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Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch (Reuters) Print E-mail

Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson casts his vote at an Alftanes polling station. Icelanders have massively rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said Saturday after partial referendum results.(AFP/Halldor Kolbeins)Reuters - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.


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Early results: Iceland voters reject debt deal (AP) Print E-mail

Icelanders voting in a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, March 6, 2010.   Icelanders are voting in a nationwide referendum on approving the use of taxpayers' money to repay international debts. Opinion polls suggest that a majority of Icelanders will vote 'no' on Saturday to the $5.3 billion deal to compensate Britain and the Netherlands for deposits lost in a collapsed Icelandic bank. That is expected to complicate Iceland's effort to recover from a deep recession and a banking collapse. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti)AP - Still furious over the crippling aftermath of the global financial crisis, Iceland's voters on Saturday resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank, according to initial results.


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A furious health care push — but what about jobs? (AP) Print E-mail

President Barack Obama speaks about clean energy and job creation at OPOWER, a smart grid and energy efficiency software company that works with utility companies to help customers use less energy, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's furious, final push to get a health care bill passed threatens to shove aside the message he promised would top his list this year: creating jobs.


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Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul (AP) Print E-mail

President Barack Obama speaks about clean energy and job creation at OPOWER, a smart grid and energy efficiency software company that works with utility companies to help customers use less energy, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year's worth of work.


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10 Classic and Forgotten CD-ROMs (PC Magazine) Print E-mail
PC Magazine - Before the arrival of the Internet and powerful gaming consoles, there were these PC-based gems.
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