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Some of the proposed new laws in the legislative agenda Queen Elizabeth II outlined for the coming year on Wednesday. —Banking reform bill: Contains plans to increase protection for depositors when banks collapse. It also seeks to improve ...
Read moreEconomy to be big focus of British PM Gordon Brown's new parliamentary ... - Chicago Tribune
LONDON (AP) — Vowing to shield Britons from the economic downturn, Prime Minister Gordon Brown laid out a populist — but brief — agenda on Wednesday that stoked expectations he would call a national election next year. Queen Elizabeth II ...
Read moreBrown's brief agenda stokes 2009 election talk - Ann Arbor News
LONDON (Reuters) - The government is to strengthen the regulation of its banking system by giving the Bank of England powers to step in as soon as a bank begins to show signs of financial trouble. But the annual Queen's Speech -- which sets out the ...
Read moreBank rescue plans bolstered - Reuters UK
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's services sector contracted at its fastest rate in at least 12 years, a closely-watched survey showed Wednesday, ratcheting up expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by a full percentage point on ...
Read moreBritain's services sector slumps at record pace - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies. Jim Press, Chrysler's vice ...
Read moreChrysler exec: failure could spark depression - Ann Arbor News
The 2008-09 NBA rookie class is shaping up to be one of the all-time greats, and while Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose and Memphis Grizzlies guard OJ Mayo are garnering much of the early attention, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon is ...
Read moreClippers' Gordon Under Kobe's Wing - Hoops World
The Government will underwrite the £1 billion scheme which has been agreed with Britain's eight largest mortgage lenders including HBOS, Abbey and Nationwide. It comes amid growing concern over the rising number of repossessions. The Council of ...
Read moreHomeowners will be able to defer mortgage repayments under Gordon ... - Daily Telegraph
A La Grange resident again is attempting to block the sale of 2.82 acres of Gordon Park with legal action, even after voters approved the sale in November by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent. Orlando Coryell filed a four-count lawsuit in Cook ...
Read moreUpdated 12/3: Lawsuit seeks to block Monday's Gordon Park auction - Arlington Heights Post
Behind bars ... convicted killer Gordon Wood has has described life in jail ahead of his sentencing today. Killer Gordon Wood in Parklea prison Says his cellmate is "quite nice" To be sentenced today for girlfriend's murder CONVICTED killer Gordon ...
Read moreCaroline Byrne's killer Gordon Wood likes his cellmate at Parklea ... - News.com.au
JUNEAU - Gordon Harrison is this month's featured artist for at the Juneau Artists Gallery. In addition to new glazes and ceramic designs, he has also created framed fish prints in the Japanese "gyotaku" tradition. Harrison featured at Artists ...
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