20100912

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World Panel Backs Rules to Avert Banking Crises (Sep-12, 15:30 EDT )-- Top central bankers and regulators agreed on new rules for the global banking industry that are designed to avert future financial disasters, but could also dampen bank profits.


Harrisburg to Get State Help on Debt (Sep-12, 14:30 EDT )-- Gov. Ed Rendell said that Pennsylvania would speed $4.5 million to help the city avoid a default on a general obligation bond and help it right its troubled finances.


Global Regulators Agree On New Bank Capital Rules (Sep-12, 14:00 EDT )-- Global financial regulators agreed on new banking rules designed to strengthen bank finances and rein in excessive risk-taking to help prevent another crisis.  Banks will be forced to hold more and safer kinds of capital to offset the risks they take...


Boehner Backs Tax Cuts Limited To Middle Class (Sep-12, 13:47 EDT )-- House Republican leader John Boehner says he would support extending tax cuts only for middle-class earners even though he considers it "bad policy" to exclude the highest-earning Americans from tax relief during a recession.


University Declares A Week Without Social Media (Sep-12, 12:45 EDT )-- What if one day Facebook, Twitter and Instant Messenger just weren't there? Harrisburg University will face just such a reality this week when it enforces a campus-wide social media blackout.


Disabled Vets Create Jobs At Business Boot Camp (Sep-12, 07:00 EDT )-- As the U.S. unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent, many recent veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for jobs in the civilian work force. If they're disabled, the task is all uphill, so some...


Obama Plans As Midterms Put Economy To A Vote (Sep-12, 07:00 EDT )-- The Obama White House has rolled out a new plan it says will help create jobs and dig out of the recession. The jobs push comes late in a crucial election year; November's midterm elections are less than two months away. Host Liane Hansen talks with...


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