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1. Business - Economy

   Revolving doors of power

   Posted May 15th 2013, 12:00am by Kevin Rafferty

   ... cynics claim that the revolving door between the centre of political power and the financial centre goes back to Alexander Hamilton, the first US treasury secretary, who went from his law ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1237824/revolving-doors-power
2. News - World

   Judge rejects further delay to Guantanamo hearings in 9-11 case

   Posted Oct 15th 2012, 04:56pm by Reuters in Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base

   ... in Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base US attempts to move forward in the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks have ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1061689/judge-rejects-further-delay-guantanamo-hearings-9-11-case
3. News - World - U.S. POLITICS

   America's high-stakes gamble on spending cuts

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 12:00am by MCT

   ... has saddled the government with a US$16 trillion debt. Now the government is about to start cutting spending in some programmes, offering a first look at how the US people will react. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1170843/americas-high-stakes-gamble-spending-cuts
4. Business - Banking & Finance

   Banking crusaders

   Posted May 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Kevin Rafferty

   ... safer. If their proposals win congressional approval, the big banks would have to raise more than US$1 trillion in fresh capital, which might be a good brake against their reckless gambling ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1243006/banking-crusaders
5. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   How US creates currency wars with no winners

   Posted May 25th 2013, 12:00am by Andrew Sheng

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Currency US Monetary policy US Economy Andrew Sheng Andrew Sheng says academic's book delivers irrefutable home truths on US monetary policy Travelling around Southeast Asia last week, the mood was all about currency fluctuation and its impact on markets. Things do look different when the Thai stock market's daily turnover touches US ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1245227/how-us-creates-currency-wars-no-winners
6. News - Asia - ARMED FORCES

   US combat ships try to stay afloat amid billions in budget cuts

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Greg Torode

   ... News Asia US Navy Government Budgets US Military Defence Maritime Greg Torode, Chief Asia correspondent With US$500m shaved off the Pentagon's budget, a vessel like the Blue Ridge, already 43 years old, must keep running for decades more Consider this a tale of two ships - one old, one new and both reflective of the budgetary problems now facing the US Navy as it faces ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1170636/us-combat-ships-try-stay-afloat-amid-billions-budget-cuts
7. News - World - IMMIGRATION

   US senate vote helps illegal immigrants take first step to citizenship

   Posted May 23rd 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... supporters sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote on Tuesday night cleared the way for a showdown on the Senate floor on the measure, which is one of US President ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1243573/us-senate-vote-helps-illegal-immigrants-take-first-step-citizenship
8. Time for US to get its financial house in order

   Posted Sep 10th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ...-sponsored enterprises to default on their debts would have posed systemic risk to the global financial system, damaged the credibility of the US government and undermined confidence in the US dollar. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/652077/time-us-get-its-financial-house-order
9. Business - Companies - REMUNERATION

   CEO pay in US hit US$9.7m in 2012

   Posted May 25th 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... Business Companies Executive Pay CEO US Associated Press Shareholder activists say many company leaders are paid beyond what their performance merits The head of a typical large public company in the United States made US$9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 per cent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis using data from Equilar, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1245433/ceo-pay-us-hit-us97m-2012
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion - WHAT THE MAINLAND MEDIA SAY

    Police under fire as petitioners call on Washington for help

    Posted May 12th 2013, 12:00am by Raymond Li

    ... - the Obama White House. In recent days, tens of thousands of mainlanders have signed a petition to the US government's public website, We The People, calling on the Obama administration ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1235631/police-under-fire-petitioners-call-washington-help

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