Canada’s Federal Election doesn’t need the Greens
The upside of a federal election is it’ll be over in a little more than a month. The downside is it will seem much, much longer and in addition to the familiar Parliament Hill cast of characters, we’ll have to listen to the sanctimonious voice of Elizabeth May the whole time.

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Oklahoma nominee would be only American Indian on federal bench, but initial reaction is cool
OKLAHOMA CITY – Arvo Mikkanen would seem to be an ideal candidate to become the only current federal judge of Native American descent.

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Heritage Global Solutions Provides Lieberman Software’s Security Products to Federal Government
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lieberman Software’s products are now included on Heritage Global Solutions’ GSA Schedule GS-35F-0049V, expanding the company’s access to U.S. federal government and public sector customers.

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Tuesday wrap: Stocks up amid hopes for Federal Reserve stimulus
The Toronto stock market closed higher Tuesday as minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting on interest rates stoked hopes that the central bank may begin another round of economic stimulation as early as next month.

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I work in the service industry, and I deal with convenience stores,fast food restaurants, and motels. An Arab, or an Indian, or some other forigner will buy a business, keep it a few years, then sell to a family member or another foreigner. Now, 99% of these business’ are owned by them! Whats up?

   Federal Reserve slashed the interest rates to target 0.25% to 0%..It is to fight deflation or  recession. It was the trump card used to revive economy.Free money supply can create demand and increase the consumption.It can help sinking economy.But can it have kick start  effect to the problem and place economy on the fast track.The answer is no.It can do no miracles in short run.Free money supply can boost the demand not the confidence.Investors will not invest money somewhere because they get it at free interest rate.Investors look for returns.One will invest only if he is confident of making money on investment not just because it’s free money.Borrower has to pay the principle amout back if not interest.Nobody will take a risk of investing particularly if there is going to be a depreciation of invested asset.People will look for surety and would not like to take the unnecessary risk unless and until confidence revives.Fed and U.S.Government have to be prepared to take more actions on SOS basis and be ready with alternative plans as interest rate trump card has been already used.Restoring investors confidence is the need of hour.

Traders were cautious and tried to book profits.they expect something more has to be done to kick start the economy.Depriciating dollar will only help commodities prices and emerging markets.Wait and watch was the policy before jumping on to the bandwagon.Redumption pressure in January are also feared by them.Emerging market Government are also expected to cut the interest rates further to catch up with Fed

Security Federal Corporation Announces Annual Earnings of $632,000 AIKEN, S.C.—-Security Federal Corporation , the holding company for Security Federal Bank , today announced results for its fiscal year and for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year both ending March 31, 2010. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

DeVry, Career Education drop on federal official’s criticism
(Bloomberg) — Apollo Group Inc., the biggest U.S. for-profit education provider; Career Education Corp.; Grand Canyon Education Inc., and DeVry Inc. fell in stock trading after a trade journal report that U.S. Education Deputy Undersecretary Robert Shireman criticized the companies. …

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As the Great Depression touched every corner of America, the New Deal promoted indigenous arts and crafts as a means of bootstrapping Native American peoples. But New Deal administrators’ romanticization of indigenous artists predisposed them to favor pre-industrial forms rather than art that responded to contemporary markets.

In A New Deal for Native Art Jennifer McLerran reveals how positioning the native artist as a pre-modern Other served the goals of Ne… More >>

A New Deal for Native Art: Indian Arts and Federal Policy, 1933-1943