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Thursday, 11 August 2011
Hasina among top female leaders
Saturday, 23 July 2011
Boehner pulls out of White House debt talks
ruHouse Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Barack Obama Friday night on a deal to make major cuts in federal spending and avert a threatened government default, sending already uncertain compromise efforts into instant crisis.
Within minutes, an obviously peeved Obama virtually ordered congressional leaders to the White House Saturday morning for fresh negotiations on raising the nation's debt limit. "We've got to get it done. It is not an option not to do it," he declared.
For the first time since talks began, he declined to offer assurances, when asked, that default would be avoided. Moments later, however, he said he was confident of that outcome.
"This was an extraordinary fair deal," said the president. "If it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue."
"We have now run out of time," said Obama. "What we're not going to do is continue to play games and string this along," said the president. "I've been left at the altar now a couple of times."
He added, "I cannot believe that Congress would be that irresponsible that they would not pass a package to avoid a self inflicted wound."
At a rebuttal news conference of his own a short while later in the Capitol, Boehner said, "I want to be entirely clear, no one wants default on the full faith and credit of the United States government, and I'm convinced that we will not."
"It's time to get serious ... if the White House won't get serious, we will," said Boehner.
"We've put plan after plan on the table ... never once did the president come to the table with a plan," said Boehner. "We were always pushing."
Barring action by Congress by an Aug 2 deadline, the Treasury will be unable to pay all its bills. Officials say a default could destabilize the already weakened U.S. economy and send major ripple effects across the globe.
Even by the recent standards of divided government, Boehner's decision triggered an extraordinary evening as first the Democratic president and then the Republican speaker maneuvered for political position on an issue of enormous national import.
Unspoken, yet unmistakable in all the brinkmanship was the 2012 election campaign, still 18 months away, with the White House and both houses of Congress at stake.
Analysis: 'As bad as it gets' in dysfunctional DC
In a letter circulated earlier to the House Republican rank and file, Boehner said he had withdrawn from the talks because the president wanted to raise taxes and was reluctant to agree to cuts in benefit programs.
The disconnect was "not because of different personalities but because of different visions for our country," he said, and he announced he would now seek agreement with the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Obama was having none of that, announcing instead a morning White House meeting where he said he expected to hear proposed solutions from the top leaders of both parties in both houses.
"One of the questions the Republican Party is going to have to ask itself is, 'Can they say yes to anything?'" Obama said.
The president avoided direct criticism of Boehner, although he did mention that his phone calls to the speaker had gone unreturned during the day.
A White House official told that the president called Boehner on Thursday night, but did not hear back. Then, Friday afternoon, the speaker's office reportedly emailed the White House to say Boehner would be available to talk at 5:30 p.m. ET. The White House called the speaker's office after that email was received to ask if they just talk right then, but his aides reiterated that Boehner would be availabe at 5:30 p.m. ET. It was during that call that the speaker walked away from the talks.
Boehner said he would attend the Saturday meeting at the White House.
Private, sometimes-secret negotiations had veered uncertainly for weeks, generating reports as late as Thursday that the two sides were possibly closing in on an agreement to cut $3 trillion in spending and add as much as $1 trillion in possible revenue while increasing the government's borrowing authority of $2.4 trillion.
That triggered a revolt among Democrats who expressed fears the president was giving away too much in terms of cuts to Medicare and Social Security while getting too little by way of additional revenues
"Failing to raise the debt ceiling would do irreparable harm to our credit standing, would undermine our ability to lead on global economic issues and would damage our economy," former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a Republican, told reporters during the day.
Current administration officials and Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have said much the same thing for weeks — while gridlock persisted in Congress.
Obama said his only requirement for an agreement was legislation that provides the Treasury enough borrowing authority to tide the government over through the 2012 election.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., agreed in a written statement, saying a shorter-term extension was unacceptable.
Within minutes, an obviously peeved Obama virtually ordered congressional leaders to the White House Saturday morning for fresh negotiations on raising the nation's debt limit. "We've got to get it done. It is not an option not to do it," he declared.
For the first time since talks began, he declined to offer assurances, when asked, that default would be avoided. Moments later, however, he said he was confident of that outcome.
"This was an extraordinary fair deal," said the president. "If it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue."
"We have now run out of time," said Obama. "What we're not going to do is continue to play games and string this along," said the president. "I've been left at the altar now a couple of times."
He added, "I cannot believe that Congress would be that irresponsible that they would not pass a package to avoid a self inflicted wound."
At a rebuttal news conference of his own a short while later in the Capitol, Boehner said, "I want to be entirely clear, no one wants default on the full faith and credit of the United States government, and I'm convinced that we will not."
"It's time to get serious ... if the White House won't get serious, we will," said Boehner.
"We've put plan after plan on the table ... never once did the president come to the table with a plan," said Boehner. "We were always pushing."
Barring action by Congress by an Aug 2 deadline, the Treasury will be unable to pay all its bills. Officials say a default could destabilize the already weakened U.S. economy and send major ripple effects across the globe.
Even by the recent standards of divided government, Boehner's decision triggered an extraordinary evening as first the Democratic president and then the Republican speaker maneuvered for political position on an issue of enormous national import.
Unspoken, yet unmistakable in all the brinkmanship was the 2012 election campaign, still 18 months away, with the White House and both houses of Congress at stake.
Analysis: 'As bad as it gets' in dysfunctional DC
In a letter circulated earlier to the House Republican rank and file, Boehner said he had withdrawn from the talks because the president wanted to raise taxes and was reluctant to agree to cuts in benefit programs.
The disconnect was "not because of different personalities but because of different visions for our country," he said, and he announced he would now seek agreement with the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Obama was having none of that, announcing instead a morning White House meeting where he said he expected to hear proposed solutions from the top leaders of both parties in both houses.
"One of the questions the Republican Party is going to have to ask itself is, 'Can they say yes to anything?'" Obama said.
The president avoided direct criticism of Boehner, although he did mention that his phone calls to the speaker had gone unreturned during the day.
A White House official told that the president called Boehner on Thursday night, but did not hear back. Then, Friday afternoon, the speaker's office reportedly emailed the White House to say Boehner would be available to talk at 5:30 p.m. ET. The White House called the speaker's office after that email was received to ask if they just talk right then, but his aides reiterated that Boehner would be availabe at 5:30 p.m. ET. It was during that call that the speaker walked away from the talks.
Boehner said he would attend the Saturday meeting at the White House.
Private, sometimes-secret negotiations had veered uncertainly for weeks, generating reports as late as Thursday that the two sides were possibly closing in on an agreement to cut $3 trillion in spending and add as much as $1 trillion in possible revenue while increasing the government's borrowing authority of $2.4 trillion.
That triggered a revolt among Democrats who expressed fears the president was giving away too much in terms of cuts to Medicare and Social Security while getting too little by way of additional revenues
"Failing to raise the debt ceiling would do irreparable harm to our credit standing, would undermine our ability to lead on global economic issues and would damage our economy," former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a Republican, told reporters during the day.
Current administration officials and Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have said much the same thing for weeks — while gridlock persisted in Congress.
Obama said his only requirement for an agreement was legislation that provides the Treasury enough borrowing authority to tide the government over through the 2012 election.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., agreed in a written statement, saying a shorter-term extension was unacceptable.
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Royal Couple Prince William, Kate Middleton Met by Protesters at Children's Hospital
Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were met by protesters Saturday in the French-speaking province of Quebec as they visited a children's hospital.
Demonstrators protest before the arrival of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at the Institut de tourisme et d'hotellerie du Quebec in Montreal July 2, 2011. Prince William and his wife Catherine are on a royal tour of Canada from June 30 to July 8.
The protesters consisted of members of the separatist group Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, or Quebecker Resistance Network.
The group chanted, “A united people will never be vanquished,” as they waited for Prince William outside Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre in Montreal.
They also carried signs saying: “Parasites go home,” and “Your fortune came from the blood of our ancestors.”
The protest, however, did not dampen the mood for hundreds of royal supporters that gathered to greet Prince William and Kate as they made their way in to visit cancer patients and the neonatal department.
Saturday, 4 June 2011
The national budget of Bangladesh the fiscal 2011-2012
The national budget of Bangladesh the fiscal 2011-2012 will be announced within the next couple of months. What’s your opinion & suggestions that you would expect in new budget?
Give your opinion & helps government to implement a pure budget for all the peoples of Bangladesh.
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Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr: Proud Parents Of Baby Boy
Hollywood sure has something quite warm and cuddly happening this fall. Tabloid reports are running wild with the news that Orlando Bloom and his supermodel Miranda Kerr have become proud parents of a baby boy on Thursday.
Orlando and Miranda had reportedly gone into wedlock secretly in July ’10 and there were reports about Miranda going for shopping in LA to look for some baby clothes.
According to tabloid reports, Miranda’s parents have flown over from Australia to be with the happy couple who are extremely excited on the arrival of the baby in their lives.
Miranda Kerr, an Australian has spent most of her childhood there and has been visiting her home in New South Wales, a few miles from the West of Sydney ,ever since she came over to LA. This popular Victoria’s Secret model has been one of the most sought after names in Los Angeles and her beauty and poise are still very much adored by her fans.
However, with the baby born in the US, speculations about what his parents are going to name him are already the hot topic of conversation.
Nothing has been said as yet on that front from the celebrity couple, but the fact that despite being born in the US and having a US, Australian and European passport, the baby is going to be a lot Aussie has been reportedly stated by the supermodel mom as reported in a popular daily.
Congratulations to the couple for the baby.
Orlando and Miranda had reportedly gone into wedlock secretly in July ’10 and there were reports about Miranda going for shopping in LA to look for some baby clothes.
According to tabloid reports, Miranda’s parents have flown over from Australia to be with the happy couple who are extremely excited on the arrival of the baby in their lives.
Miranda Kerr, an Australian has spent most of her childhood there and has been visiting her home in New South Wales, a few miles from the West of Sydney ,ever since she came over to LA. This popular Victoria’s Secret model has been one of the most sought after names in Los Angeles and her beauty and poise are still very much adored by her fans.
However, with the baby born in the US, speculations about what his parents are going to name him are already the hot topic of conversation.
Nothing has been said as yet on that front from the celebrity couple, but the fact that despite being born in the US and having a US, Australian and European passport, the baby is going to be a lot Aussie has been reportedly stated by the supermodel mom as reported in a popular daily.
Congratulations to the couple for the baby.
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