Hungary Passes Central Bank Rules Despite Risk to Bailout
Date: 30 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Even though the country's borrowing costs are soaring, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said it could stand on its own if talks for an I.M.F. safety net fell through.
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Whirlpool Files Antidumping Complaint on Washers
Date: 31 December 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Whirlpool asked the United States to impose duties on washing machine imports made by LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics.
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The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 31 December 2011
A boom in bourbon, trouble for television makers and sellers, store closures at Sears and a shortage of organic milk.
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Move to Allow Vote to Merge Treasurer and Comptroller Jobs Stalls in House
Date: 31 December 2011
By Kristen McQueary
Kristen McQueary
The state comptroller and treasurer want to merge their jobs. The Senate has agreed to let voters decide, but the bill is stalled in the House.
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Jon Banner Returns as Producer of ABC’s ‘This Week’
Date: 30 December 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Jon Banner, who was the top producer of “This Week” when George Stephanopoulos started moderating the program in 2002, is returning to the show.
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This Blagojevich Listens, but He Acts Up a Lot, Too
Date: 30 December 2011
By Kristen McQueary
Kristen McQueary
A horse named Blagojevich channels his aggression into the calisthenics of winning races, not the criminal horse trading of United States Senate seats — unlike his namesake.
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Notes from a Blogging ‘Discomfort Zone’
Date: 30 December 2011
By Andrew C. Revkin
Andrew Revkin
More on the two-way nature of blogging and the power of the Web to improve humanity’s journey.
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Answers to the Year in Questions
Date: 30 December 2011
Answers to Ben Schott’s quiz about memes like the ones read in The Times.
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Protecting the Accusers
Date: 31 December 2011
Readers respond to recent columns.
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Angelina, George, Ben and Mia
Date: 31 December 2011
By Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
As our elected “leaders” exasperate us with narcissism and paralysis, some Hollywood figures are actually showing a moral compass on humanitarian issues.
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