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Austerity-Weary Iceland Votes in National Election
By JENNA GOTTLIEB and JILL LAWLESS REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Co REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) – Five years after Iceland’s economic collapse, early returns signaled that voters are favoring the return of a center-right, Eurosceptic government, widely blamed for the nation’s financial woes. Ousting the incumbent, liberal Social Democrat/Left Green coalition, Icelanders appear to be opting for the conservative Independence Party. .. Continue reading
FMCS Statement on Strongsville City Schools, SEA Negotiations
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) issued the following statement today on the labor negotiations between the Stron… Continue reading
Analysis: Air assaults raise doubts about Myanmar’s reformist rulers
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways. Assurances by the quasi-civilian government that it wants a peace deal with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and that the military is exercising “maximum restraint” are starting to ring hollow as jets and helicopter gunships take to the air. The 18-month conflict is back under the spotlight, with U.N Continue reading
Analysis: Air assaults raise doubts about Myanmar’s reformist rulers
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways. Assurances by the quasi-civilian government that it wants a peace deal with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and that the military is exercising “maximum restraint” are starting to ring hollow as jets and helicopter gunships take to the air Continue reading
Fed’s Bullard: Central bank independence hurt by crisis response
Central banks have sacrificed some of their cherished political independence by undertaking fiscal-like policies to help repair the damage of the global financial crisis, a senior official of the Federal Reserve said on Friday, as he called the ECB one of the worst offenders. Continue reading
Could Catalonia’s vote boost Basque independence?
The results of Sunday’s local elections in Catalonia will likely have most immediate impact in the independence-minded region and in the halls of Madrid’s central government. But their effects within other Spanish communities that harbor hopes for independence may prove just as profound. Continue reading
Catalonia election tests Spanish unity
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Voters in Spain's Catalonia region go to the polls on Sunday and are likely to elect a pro-independence leader who will test Spanish unity at a time of deep economic crisis. Opinion polls show two-thirds of voters in this region on the French border will cast ballots for parties, both rightist and leftist, that want Catalan independence from Spain. Continue reading
Independent Scotland Would Face Economic Challenges in Long Run – IFS
Scotland’s public finances would be viable in the short term if it were to gain independence from the U.K. thanks to its oil and gas revenues, but its economic position would become challenging over the longer run as those resources run out, a new study said Monday. Continue reading
