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May 16, 2013
by Mark Brooks
Senate Panel Considers Labor Board Nominees
The board has already been working under a cloud since January, when a federal appeals court said the president violated the Constitution by filling vacancies on the board through recess appointments without Senate confirmation.
May 16, 2013
by Mark Brooks
Cyprus May Presell Gas Reserves to Ease Crisis
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades also told the Associated Press in an interview Thursday that limits on bank transactions that were put in place last March to prevent a bank run will be fully lifted eventually, but authorities won't act "hastily."
May 15, 2013
by Mark Brooks
Eurozone Recession Extends Into Sixth Quarter
Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said Wednesday that nine of the 17 eurozone countries are in recession, with France a notable addition to the list. Overall, the euro region's economy contracted 0.2 percent in the January-March period from the previous three months.
May 14, 2013
by Mark Brooks
Slovenia Government, Unions Agree on Wage Cuts
The deal is expected to save 108.6 million euros ($141 million) this year and 182.6 million euros in 2014 for debt-laden Slovenia, which is struggling to avoid becoming the sixth of the 17 EU countries that use the euro to need financial aid.
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