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...business had it not been for the stimulus package. Jamiel owns a shoe store in Providence, R.I. He told of eight different banks that turned him down late last year when his 73-year-old business, struggling from the economic downturn, was badly in need of a loan. In March, he was able to secure $400,000 from a credit union through a program set up by the stimulus plan, whereby the government provides insurance for small-business loans. Jamiel said the loan has allowed him to restock his store, Jamiel's Shoe World, and that sales have nearly doubled...
...Gaza’s population of 1.4 million is dependent on humanitarian aid for basic needs. According to the World Food Programme, the Gaza Strip requires a minimum of 400 trucks of food every day just to meet the basic nutritional needs of the population. Yet, despite a 22 March decision by the Israeli cabinet to lift all restrictions on foodstuffs entering Gaza, only 653 trucks of food and other supplies were allowed entry during the week of May 10, at best meeting 23 percent of required need...
...concern of the Chinese is not a figment of anyone's imagination. It was just in March, in fact, that Premier Wen himself prodded Washington for reassurance. At the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress in Beijing, Wen said, "We have lent a massive amount of capital to the United States, and of course we are concerned about the security of our assets. To speak truthfully, I do indeed have some worries. So I call on the United States to maintain its creditworthiness, abide by its commitments and ensure the security of China's assets." (Read...
...welcomed Geithner warmly in his public remarks; the chill in China's rhetoric of just a couple of months ago is now gone, as is any notion that Beijing will stop buying huge amounts of Treasury debt anytime soon. In fact, in March, China's direct holdings of U.S. Treasury securities alone (excluding so-called agency debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) rose $23.7 billion, to reach a new record of $768 billion, according to preliminary U.S. data, making China far and away America's biggest creditor...
...oral arguments on Coleman's second appeal of a statewide recount that took away his initial lead of 215 votes and handed the advantage to Franken. The January recount had given Franken a 225-vote lead, and a three-judge panel expanded that lead to 312 votes in March, deciding Coleman's first appeal in Franken's favor. No one knows when the state's supreme court will issue its decision on Coleman's second appeal, but legal experts say it should be fairly soon after Monday's arguments, which came nearly three weeks after the supporting briefs were filed...