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Senate Bill Brings Some Big Changes To Farm Policy
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is fond of saying that the five-year farm policy bill is "not your father's farm bill."There's some truth to the Michigan Democrat's comment:
Bipartisan Effort Leads To Senate OK Of Farm Bill
The Senate on Thursday completed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion a year but largely protects sugar growers and
Teen Drinkers May Feel Like Social Outcasts Study
TUESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers who drink alcohol are more likely to feel like social outcasts, and the social stress of drinking also takes a toll on their school performance,
Senate Defeats Proposal To Trim Food Stamp Program
The Senate on Tuesday began plowing through 73 amendments to a $500-billion bill that will set farm policy and fund the food stamp program over the next five years. One of its first votes was to
EU's Barroso Hints At Direct Support For European Banks
The president of the European Commission suggested on Monday that a way needed to be found to provide direct support to Europe's banks rather than lending to governments so they can recapitalize
Russia Earmarks 40 Billion As Euro Zone Crisis Buffer FT
Russia has set aside up to $40 billion for this year and next to protect the economy from contagion in the event the euro zone crisis deepens, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing an
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- LAWMAKERS SEEK TO BOLSTER INVESTMENT SHARE
Lawmakers Seek To Bolster Investment Share
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday are calling for action to boost the U.S. share of global foreign investment, which has fallen 50 percent over the past decade as companies pour money into
China JanuaryMay FDI Down But May A Bright Spot
China's foreign direct investment inflows fell 1.9 percent in the first five months of 2012 from a year earlier amid jitters about Europe's debt crisis and a slowdown in the world's second-largest
Debra Winger Making Her Broadway Debut This Winter
Debra Winger, the star of such movies as "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Urban Cowboy," will make her Broadway debut this winter in a new work by David Mamet.Producers said Tuesday that Winger and
Farm Bill Divides Midwestern And Southern Farmers
For once, it's not Democrats battling Republicans. The five-year farm and food stamps bill now being debated in the Senate is a regional fight, pitting rice and peanut growers in the South against
New Farm Bill Would End Direct Payments To Farmers
A program that puts billions of dollars in the pockets of farmers whether or not they plant a crop may disappear with hardly a protest from farm groups and the politicians who look out for their
Circumcision Ritual May Carry Herpes Risk CDC Says
which is typically associated with cold sores, but does not always cause any symptoms — is highly prevalent in the general adult population, the report said. A 2004 study showed that 73 percent of
Spain Bank Troubles Nag Finance Leaders Ministers
Growing fears for Spain's banks haunted international finance leaders at a conference on Thursday, prompting government ministers and a CEO to urge a quick bailout to stop the damage spreading
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- MONTREAL GRAND PRIX FAILS TO SELL OUT
Montreal Grand Prix Fails To Sell Out
For the first time in many years, the Canadian Grand Prix won't be a sellout, thanks to months of student unrest.Despite last ditch attempts at advertising for the Formula One race in Montreal,
China And Japan To Begin Direct Currency Trading
China and Japan will start direct currency trading on Friday as Beijing marks another stage on its journey to internationalise the yuan.Forex traders will be able to swap Japanese yen for the Chinese
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- PROREGIME SYRIAN GUNMEN TAKE ON LARGER ROLE
Proregime Syrian Gunmen Take On Larger Role
The swaggering gunmen operate as hired muscle for the Syrian regime, clutching rifles and daggers as they sweep through towns and villages, sometimes after regular military troops have pulled
Americans And Their Military The Case For Bringing Back The Draft
Charles Rangel of New York has been in the news for two reasons in recent years. First, for allegations of corruption concerning a Puerto Rico vacation spot, a story that gave readers of the New York
Direct Yuanyen Trading Could Start In Junemedia
Japan and China plan to start direct trading of the yen and yuan as early as June, aiming to make trade and financial transactions between the countries easier, Japanese media reported on
Yahoo's Axis And Two Other Stories You Need To Know
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly
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- STRESS TURNS MEN INTO SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES
Stress Turns Men Into Social Butterflies
When stress strikes, women are said to turn to their social ties for support, while men are supposed to become aggressive. But new research finds that these gender stereotypes don't always hold
