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Senate food bill good 1st step, needs work: FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate bill that would expand U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight and give it the power to recall food is a step forward but it needs to be stronger, the head of the agency told lawmakers on Thursday.
People:Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-22
Eurozone private sector lending almost stalls: ECB
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Eurozone private sector lending has nearly stalled, the European Central Bank warned on Friday, posing a threat to what is likely to be a weak recovery from the 16-nation bloc's first recession.
Nations:Germany Activities:2008 EU Recession
2009-09-25
Cribs recalled for suffocation risk
WASHINGTON - About 400,000 Simplicity drop side cribs were recalled Thursday for posing a suffocation hazard.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-02
Panel finds lax oversight of wartime contracting
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has failed to provide adequate oversight over tens of billions of dollars in contracts to support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, says a new report by an independent commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-06-08
Fashion heiress, economist push foreign aid plan
LONDON - An unlikely duo of a fashion heiress and a Nobel Prize-winning economist is pushing a controversial plan to boost aid to the developing world by giving wealthy donors a greater say in how the money is distributed.
Nations:Italy U.K. Luxembourg Denmark Sweden Netherlands People:Bill Clinton Ban Ki-moon Gordon Brown Barack Obama
2009-05-24
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