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WORLD / NEWS Mon May 10, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting Sunday a "stabilization mechanism" that could provide at least 440 billion euros (US $560 billion) for a crisis aid package as they sought to ease markets shaken by the Greek economic crisis before the markets re-open Monday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 15, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- As many as 80,000 black farmers who were awarded a $1 billion settlement for racial bias can pursue independent litigation against the government now that the payout deadline of March 31 has passed... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 29, 2010 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night may stay the nation's letter carriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, but e-mail and the recession may stop their Saturday deliveries... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Mar 10, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Some people who didn't file a federal tax return for 2006 have more than 1 billion reasons to reconsider, but they need to do it fast, according to the Internal Revenue Service... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 4, 2010 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- A movement born of $1 billion in budget cuts to California's state university system has blossomed into a nationwide protest, as students and professors in 33 states will challenge administrators and state lawmakers to ante up... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon Feb 1, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- President Obama today unveiled the $3.8 trillion budget proposal for 2011. Here are some key points... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Jan 30, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan -- including about $2.85 billion in missiles... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 9, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Thousands of American Indians would receive as much as $1,000 each if they accept $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit over government mismanagement of tribal lands... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Thu Nov 19, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Nov 18, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The federal government made $98 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2009, and the Medicare program accounted for a third of the total, officials say... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Nov 15, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The United Nations launched an online appeal for individual donations to fight hunger as donor nations tackle an economic crisis and, for the first time in history, more than 1 billion face starvation worldwide... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Oct 21, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office projects that the House Democrats' health care plan, which includes a "more robust" public option, would cost $871 billion over 10 years, according to two Democratic sources. The bill, based on preliminary accounting, reduces the deficit in the first 10 years. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not release CBO's preliminary numbers, but aides say final numbers could be released Wednesday... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Oct 20, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Creating and saving jobs while boosting investment in the future are among the top goals of the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus plan... Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 7, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Scientists at NASA have discovered a nearly invisible ring around Saturn -- one so large that it would take 1 billion Earths to fill it. The ring's orbit is tilted 27 degrees from the planet's main ring plane. The bulk of it starts about 3.7 million miles away from the planet and extends outward another 7.4 million miles... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Sep 30, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- President Obama, in an effort to stimulate the economy and support critical research, will announce $5 billion in grants when he visits the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, according to an administration official... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Sep 7, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- British chocolate and candy maker Cadbury has rejected a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) offer from U.S. food giant Kraft to merge the companies, according to a statement released Monday... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Aug 24, 2009 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- Michael and Steven Roberts didn't have two quarters to rub together a couple of decades ago. Now, the two African-American business leaders estimate their holdings -- from hotels to TV stations -- are worth $1 billion. One St. Louis hotel they own once barred black people... Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Aug 12, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion next year, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released Wednesday said... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Jul 28, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The federal government will give $1 billion in grants to law enforcement agencies in every state to pay for the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Jul 24, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- California lawmakers worked into early Friday in a marathon effort to close a $26 billion budget gap, in the state with the largest economy in the United States... Read More