Probe of former HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson said to be closed
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 4th, 2010 4:36 am by HL
Probe of former HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson said to be closed
Alphonso Jackson, who resigned as President George W. Bush’s secretary of housing and urban development amid multiple controversies, including allegations that he steered business to friends, is no longer the target of a federal investigation, his attorneys said Monday.
Alphonso Jackson – United States – Government – History – Executive Branch
U.S. media campaign has failed to influence Cuba, senators say
U.S. government television and radio broadcasts to Cuba have failed to make “any discernible inroads into Cuban society or to influence the Cuban government,” the majority staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released Monday.
Cuba – Caribbean – Travel and Tourism – United States – Solidarity Organizations
Newsweek: Obama wants to pick another woman for Supreme Court?
Three. That may be the number to pay close attention to as we await President Obama’s choice to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. And it may also be the best clue as to why President Obama will likely choose a woman to fill the vacancy.
United States Supreme Court – United States – Supreme Court – Government – Judicial Branch
Derivatives-spinoff proposal opposed as part of overhaul bill
A dramatic proposal that could force banks to spin off their derivatives businesses, potentially costing them billions of dollars in revenue, has run into opposition on multiple fronts as the Senate prepares to take up legislation to remake financial regulations.
Business – Derivative – Investing – Goldman Sachs – Blanche Lincoln
German cabinet submits Greek bailout bill to Parliament
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved legislation on Monday that would give Greece $29.6 billion over three years as part of a wider bailout, as the German government acknowledged that letting Greece go bankrupt could send the euro into a tailspin and hurt Germany’s own ec…
Greece – International Monetary Fund – European Union – George Papandreou – Germany
