Common Agricultural Policy reforms plough narrow furrow for farmers
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:31:12 -0700

The Common Agricultural Policy , the EU's programme funnelling taxpayer support to farmers, is once again under scrutiny after the European Commission on Wednesday released new plans for its reform. It is by no means the first time that policymakers ...

Former Fed colleagues praise Cain
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:28:50 -0700

And while the post offers little insight into Cain's opaque policy views, interviews with half a dozen of his peers at the Fed reveal a man who impressed his fellow regional power brokers, and one whom many still view despite Beltway incredulity as ...

Gingrich charges Obama lacks strong policy on Iran
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:35:06 -0700

Ap washington -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is charging the Obama administration has failed to undermine the Iranian regime, saying Tehran has been "waging war against us since 1979." The Georgia Republican tells CNN's "State of the Union" he ...

Ulrich Predicts China Policy Shift to Focus on Growth
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:08:52 -0700

Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jing Ulrich, chairman of global markets for China at JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks about Chinese monetary policy and inflation, which exceeded 6 percent for a fourth month in September. She speaks from Hong Kong with Linzie Janis ...

Cain: No need to name my economic, foreign policy advisers
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:16:24 -0700

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, who has been pressed by reporters to name his advisers on economic policy , told an admiring crowd on Friday that he felt no compulsion to do so because it would only leave those aides vulnerable to ...

California Medical Association Wants Marijuana Legalized
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:24:11 -0700

Advocates for the legalization of marijuana got a new, unprecedented member of their ranks: the California Medical Association, which has adopted an official policy that recommends the legalization and regulation of cannabis. ...

UK food policy blamed for global hunger
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:32:11 -0700

By Martin Sandbu and Kiran Stacey The UK's policy on food security is a central cause for global hunger , according to War on Want, an anti-poverty campaign group. In a highly critical report released today, the group says the government's attempts to ...

Health Policy Research
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:51:41 -0700

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Side Effect" by Tim Lachowski. Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. ...

EU Farm Policy Debate Pits Top Receiver France Against UK
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:49:58 -0700

France, the biggest food producer in the bloc, has called for overall spending to be little changed when the Common Agricultural Policy is extended after 2013. The UK wants cuts in direct payments to farmers. Current policy is no longer effective and ...

Mike Nichols column: Wellness trends go from policy to police
Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:05:19 -0700

I think my initial misgivings started a few years ago when the School Board in Neenah adopted a so-called "Wellness Policy " prohibiting kids from celebrating their birthdays by bringing sugary cupcakes and candy into the classroom and sharing them with ...

Mark advocates review of education policy
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:10:55 -0700

Senate President, Senator David Mark, has suggested a review of the nation's education policy , in order to bring back the old glorious state of the sector and to achieve the goals of national development. Senator Mark bemoaned the state of the ...

Personhood: Initiative bad policy
Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:06:46 -0700

Religious and personal lives should not be defined by the state, as Amendment 26 would force upon Mississippians of all religious persuasions. Regardless of one's stand on abortion, the state should not be making health care decisions for women ...

India explores options abroad
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:31:13 -0700

India has been batting on the back foot in handling its affairs at home, but on issues of foreign policy it has lately been looking for new openings, showing greater confidence in itself. In at least four areas it has made moves which befit a nation of ...

Herman Cain says foreign policy views influenced by Bolton and Kissinger
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:49:59 -0700

By Alex Pappas--The Daily Caller Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Sunday that the writings of former United Nations ambassador John Bolton and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger have shaped his views on foreign policy . ...

Sprint clarifies i Phone 4S unlocking policy
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:49:32 -0700

by Jason Snell, Macworld.com Sprint cleared up its policy regarding international roaming on the i Phone 4S Thursday, announcing its intent to lock the phone's micro-SIM slot and then unlock it for good customers only by request. ...

U.S. Economy Trapped by Its Circle of Strife
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:53:18 -0700

And it is why investors and policy makers shouldn't overreact to bouts of bright economic news, like the retail-sales strength in September. The economy is hardly on the verge of a break-out performance. Any flurries of strength, in fact, ...

Bright spots amidst gloom
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:07:05 -0700

But the gains are highly tentative and policy mistakes in Brussels this week could easily upend the outlook. Over the past three months, political gridlock in Washington over the US budget deficit and infighting in European capitals resulted in the ...

Fed's easy policy hampers recession forecast tool
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:01:29 -0700

By Richard Leong new york (Reuters) - Add the US Treasury yield curve to the litany of items that the Federal Reserve's ultra loose monetary policy has turned topsy-turvy, and some economists who rely on it are none too happy. ...

Stephen Henderson: U.S. can't keep ignoring energy policy debate
Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:02:05 -0700

But when's the last time you heard President Barack Obama talk seriously about enacting a coherent national energy policy ? Or House Speaker John Boehner? Or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid? I ask because the lack of an energy policy was a very ...

Ankara following double-track policy on Kurdish problem
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:54:39 -0700

Isil Egrikavuk's story in today's Hurriyet Daily News gives the details; the policy needs to be focused on as well. For untrained eyes, it may look like a deep contradiction on one hand for the Turkish administration to start university classes in ...