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US President Donald Trump To Inherit A Stable Economy: Study
Congressional analysts on Tuesday projected that US President Donald Trump has inherited a stable economy and a government that is on track to run a $559 billion budget deficit for the ongoing budget year.
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US' $618 Billion Defence Budget Boosts Ties With 'Major Defence Partner' India
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the US $618 billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security cooperation with India and conditions nearly half of the funding to Pakistan on a certification that it is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network and other terror groups.
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US Congress Clears Decks For India To Become 'Major Defence Partner'
The US Congress has cleared the decks for India to become a "major defence partner", with the Senate overwhelmingly passing the USD 618 billion American defence budget for 2017.
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US Lawmakers To Go On Vacation
Congress is about to leave for a seven-week vacation without giving the Obama administration any of the $1.9 billion it's seeking to battle the Zika virus, and a Senate effort to revive the nuts-and-bolts process of passing agency budgets faces another setback at the hands of Democrats.
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Barack Obama: US Can Meet Goal Of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
President Barack Obama says the US can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year.
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Obama Seeks Cyber-Security Boost to Replace 'Ancient' Tech
Obama's comments came after the release of his 2017 budget proposal.
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Barack Obama To Unveil Election-Tinged Budget
Barack Obama unveils the last budget of his presidency today, a multitrillion-dollar plan that is dead-on-arrival in Congress but could shape the 2016 White House race.
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India, 19 Other Nations Pledge to Promote Clean Technologies
Twenty countries, including India, the US and China, will today launch an initiative to double their clean energy research and development budget over the next five years as part of global efforts to tackle climate change.
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Paris Climate Summit: Bill Gates to Join PM Modi, Obama to Announce Clean Tech Initiative
Countries will commit to doubling their clean energy technology research and development budgets by 2020 and private investors will boost their own investments in the sector.
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US Congress, White House Reach Agreement on Budget
The US Congress and the White House have reached an agreement to raise the debt limit and fix a budget for the next two years, the media reported today.
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US Republicans Pass 3.8 Trillion Dollars 2016 Budget
The Republican-led US Congress passed a 2016 budget Tuesday, a largely symbolic policy document which if fully enacted would balance federal spending and slash 5 trillion dollars in social, education and health programs over the next decade.
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US Jobs Market Flexes Muscles as February Payrolls Soar
US employers stepped up hiring in February and the jobless rate fell to its lowest level since the spring before President Barack Obama took office, which could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in June.
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Obama Seeks $14 Billion to Boost US Cyber-Security Defences
The budget seeks an increase of about $1.5 billion from this year's $12.5 billion devoted to cyber-security spending.
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President Obama Sends Record $4 Trillion Budget to Congress
In a message accompanying the massive budget books on Monday, Obama said his proposals are "practical, not partisan." But even before the books were delivered, Republicans found plenty to criticize in tax hikes totaling $2 trillion.
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United States Asks For $8.8 Billion to Fund Fight against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama has requested $8.8 billion to fund the fight against the Islamic State group in his 2016 budget unveiled on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump To Inherit A Stable Economy: Study
Congressional analysts on Tuesday projected that US President Donald Trump has inherited a stable economy and a government that is on track to run a $559 billion budget deficit for the ongoing budget year.
-
US' $618 Billion Defence Budget Boosts Ties With 'Major Defence Partner' India
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the US $618 billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security cooperation with India and conditions nearly half of the funding to Pakistan on a certification that it is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network and other terror groups.
-
US Congress Clears Decks For India To Become 'Major Defence Partner'
The US Congress has cleared the decks for India to become a "major defence partner", with the Senate overwhelmingly passing the USD 618 billion American defence budget for 2017.
-
US Lawmakers To Go On Vacation
Congress is about to leave for a seven-week vacation without giving the Obama administration any of the $1.9 billion it's seeking to battle the Zika virus, and a Senate effort to revive the nuts-and-bolts process of passing agency budgets faces another setback at the hands of Democrats.
-
Barack Obama: US Can Meet Goal Of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
President Barack Obama says the US can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year.
-
Obama Seeks Cyber-Security Boost to Replace 'Ancient' Tech
Obama's comments came after the release of his 2017 budget proposal.
-
Barack Obama To Unveil Election-Tinged Budget
Barack Obama unveils the last budget of his presidency today, a multitrillion-dollar plan that is dead-on-arrival in Congress but could shape the 2016 White House race.
-
India, 19 Other Nations Pledge to Promote Clean Technologies
Twenty countries, including India, the US and China, will today launch an initiative to double their clean energy research and development budget over the next five years as part of global efforts to tackle climate change.
-
Paris Climate Summit: Bill Gates to Join PM Modi, Obama to Announce Clean Tech Initiative
Countries will commit to doubling their clean energy technology research and development budgets by 2020 and private investors will boost their own investments in the sector.
-
US Congress, White House Reach Agreement on Budget
The US Congress and the White House have reached an agreement to raise the debt limit and fix a budget for the next two years, the media reported today.
-
US Republicans Pass 3.8 Trillion Dollars 2016 Budget
The Republican-led US Congress passed a 2016 budget Tuesday, a largely symbolic policy document which if fully enacted would balance federal spending and slash 5 trillion dollars in social, education and health programs over the next decade.
-
US Jobs Market Flexes Muscles as February Payrolls Soar
US employers stepped up hiring in February and the jobless rate fell to its lowest level since the spring before President Barack Obama took office, which could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in June.
-
Obama Seeks $14 Billion to Boost US Cyber-Security Defences
The budget seeks an increase of about $1.5 billion from this year's $12.5 billion devoted to cyber-security spending.
-
President Obama Sends Record $4 Trillion Budget to Congress
In a message accompanying the massive budget books on Monday, Obama said his proposals are "practical, not partisan." But even before the books were delivered, Republicans found plenty to criticize in tax hikes totaling $2 trillion.
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United States Asks For $8.8 Billion to Fund Fight against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama has requested $8.8 billion to fund the fight against the Islamic State group in his 2016 budget unveiled on Monday.
