Federal government asks Canadians for input into pension plan rules
TORONTO - The federal government is asking Canadians what improvements they'd like to see in the way corporate pension plans are

Federal government asks Canadians for input into pension plan rules
The federal government is asking Canadians what improvements they'd like to see in the way corporate pension plans are regulated.

Federal government keeping Joey Langston out of prison for Scruggs II
Oxford, MS (WLBT) - More mysterious legal action as the Richard "Dickie: Scruggs judicial scandal continues to unfold. WLBT news has learned the federal government is keeping Scruggs former partner Joey Langston out of prison and close at hand.

Banks Borrowing More Money From Federal Government
Commercial banks borrowed $87.9 billion from the federal government over the last week.

GM receives second aid of the US Federal Government
The second installment of the US Federal Government aid amounting to $5. 4 billion (from a total of $13.4 billion) will be provided to General Motors on the 16th of this month.

Federal government?s listeriosis probe delayed
OTTAWA ? Several people approached to lead a promised probe into the deadly listeriosis outbreak were unavailable or unwilling to take on the grim task, says a senior government source.

Fish harvesters seek opportunity to consult with federal government: Crisis for coastal Canada: McCurdy
An ad-hoc group of 15 fish harvesting organizations is calling on the federal government to launch a series a pre-budget consultations.

German Government Mulls Commerzbank Supervisory Board Members
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Germany?s government, poised to take a stake of 25 percent plus one share in Commerzbank AG , is considering candidates for the supervisory board as it looks to secure federal interests in the country?s second-largest bank.

Court strikes down federal sex offender law
RICHMOND, Va. -- Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

$2 million federal downpayment for flood damage
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal government will give Washington $2 million as a downpayment toward flood damage repairs.

Nigeria: The Need to Audit Federal Government Accounts
Like a bad dream, the revelation by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), empowered by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to "monitor the accruals to and disbursements of revenue from the Federation Account," that Nigeria got more than N3l trillion from its revenue sources in the past nine years out of which the Nigerian National Petroleum ...

Government allows Hartford, Lincoln National to buy thrifts to qualify for bailout funds
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators will allow two large insurers to buy thrifts so they can qualify to receive money from the government's financial rescue program.

Suffolk man charged in hired killing of government witness
NORFOLK A Suffolk man charged Friday in the murder-for-hire of a government witness could face the federal death penalty. Michael D. Butts, 52, was arrested after a lengthy investigation by the Suffolk police cold case squad and agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the U.S. Attorney?s Office.

Lincoln, Clinton want federal money for 'shovel-ready' projects
LINCOLN -- Lincoln and Clinton officials would like the federal government to pay for some ?shovel-ready? projects as part of a $775 billion proposed stimulus package.

Government allows Hartford, Lincoln National to buy thrifts to qualify for bailout funds
Federal regulators will allow two large insurers to buy thrifts so they can qualify to receive money from the government's financial rescue

Redlands looks to federal government to help fund projects
REDLANDS - Intersection, storm-drain and water recycling projects may not be sexy, but city officials hope their attributes will gain them federal assistance.

$2 million federal downpayment for flood damage
Associated Press - January 9, 2009 4:25 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the federal government will give Washington $2 million as a downpayment toward...

Amid probe, municipal bond industry group calls for more federal oversight of certain brokers
The municipal bond market's self-regulatory body is calling for greater government oversight of the industry as federal authorities

Federal funding with serious restrictions [11:00 am]
FARMINGTON -- The federal government recently sent New Mexico $3.8 million targeted toward the clean-up of old mining sites. Find out why the money can't be used for projects that need its help the most in Sunday's edition of The Daily Times.

Nearly 20 million tons of coal ash stored in ponds in 2005 with no federal oversight
Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk