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Traditionally, the federal government has nothing to do with that; it treats it as a local matter, and a dangerously controversial one.

The federal government would cover losses beyond that level, people familiar with the matter said.

As nothing less than control of the federal government was at stake, the convention was a bitter affair from the beginning.

He said the company likely held exploratory talks with the federal government before launching its bid for Potash Corp.

RICHARD GORDON: "What is going to be the economic policy of the federal government in the next two years? "

Harvey, who used to be a small business owner herself, says the federal government is there to help women in a number of ways.

This will almost certainly thwart any ambitions to extend the reach of the federal government over the next two years.

He made a brief public statement on the extraordinary measures taken by the federal government in recent weeks.

The fact that this still encompasses around 1m employees speaks to the size of the federal government.

Since the city has no money, the $100m for its first stage is coming from investors, philanthropists and the federal government.

To see the cogency of this argument, let's look at a part of the U. S. federal government's budget.

Its work force matches that of the entire United States federal government, excluding military and postal workers.

Any activity, even if purely intrastate , can be regulated by the federal government if it substantially affects interstate commerce.

The nimble Obama startup is about to be absorbed into a stodgy, technologically backward behemoth: the federal government.

A third big consequence of the census is to determine how much loot states bag from the federal government.

Peru's prime minister, Javier Velasquez, said the federal government would not challenge the court's ruling.

Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower.

NBAC plans to call for a continued ban on federal government funding for any attempt to clone body cell nuclei to create a child.

The solution is not to take health care away from our employees or to get the federal government to take these problems over.

buck - a - litre gasoline may be putting a serious strain on your household finances , but at least your federal government is cashing in.

The mining industry is ready to fight the Federal Government's plan for a nine-billion-dollar new tax.

There is already a bit of a muddle, since several states have taken much bolder and more experimental steps than the federal government.

He said the federal government itself needed the land-sale money.

The owner said the state and federal government already make plenty of money from taxes, why increase the fee as well.

When I spoke with him last fall, he was skeptical that the federal government would be a leading force for change.

Most environmental regulation by the federal government, like the foregoing, is now presumed to be constitutional.

In the nineteen forties the wealthy John D. Rockefeller bought a great amount of land nearby. Then he gave it to the federal government.

And the courts have long since given up trying to limit the power of the federal government.

After two years of stimulus, federal government spending has now joined state and local budgets as a drag on growth.

Contrary to what you often hear, the large deficit the federal government is running right now isn't the result of runaway spending growth.

In the eyes of most south Louisianans, the federal government has been a bit stingy when it comes to reinforcing flood defences.

So the president decided to call in reinforcements, dispatching his wife Michelle on a tour of federal government departments.

Perkins said. It rallied because the federal government announced that it would rescue Wall Street from its own subprime follies, he said.

But unlike a regular commercial bank, it had the federal government as a partner and number one customer.

The federal government is also trying to get the word out.

Some companies believe it is just a question of time before the federal government could do the same.

Some countries believe it is just a question of time before the federal government could do the same.

There's no doubt that if you take $61 billion out of the economy from the federal government that you'll have some negative effect on GDP.

The Us Constitution gives certain law-making powers to the federal government, others to the state governments, and yet others to both.

The federal government, which has been rocked by a series of corruption scandals, is trying to kick-start India's stalled reforms process.

As the Fed controls the short-term interest rate, such a strategy can avoid the pain of paying high interest rate by the Federal government.

But a far more ambitious approach is needed if the Niger delta is to be persuaded of the federal government's good intentions.

The federal government, he speculated, wanted to show that at least some parts of the country were functioning properly.

Mr Oxendine said he wanted to sue the federal government to recoup the costs of educating, imprisoning and caring for illegal immigrants.

The fact that it has not done so suggests it cares more about financing the budget deficit and the federal government's spending programmes.

Almost from the beginning of the republic the federal government encouraged the building of critical canals and roadways.

"The federal government serves as a horrible role model for the average family, " he said.

After a year of extraordinary interventions in the economy, the federal government is starting to pare its support for the private sector.

Over the past two years the federal government boosted the bank's capital base with two long-term loans worth 180 billion reais.

The name land grant came from the kind of aid provided by the federal government.

That means they'll be ready to respond as soon as the federal government approves any civilian requests for assistance.

The United States in 1906, "Pure Food and Drug Act" marks the introduction of the federal government began to control the food market.

And then for political reasons, the federal government sort of withdrew support from that industry.

But since the Depression and Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the power of the federal government has expanded at a gallop.

He said there were 'tough decisions' ahead to avoid the federal government's debt overwhelming U. S. economic growth.

Besides, without the federal government to complain about, southern Republicans would have to come up with a whole new platform.

The recovery plan tries to put the motorcycle economy back on its wheels by replacing American households with the federal government.

To help sort things through, you can find helpful information at central clearinghouses: The federal government's is at flu.

The federal government closed for a second day Tuesday as transportation remained difficult throughout much of the Washington area.

Are we about to put federal government on a sounder fiscal footing, leaving a smaller debt to future generations?

The federal government's 'help wanted' sign is up. The problem, applicants are finding, is getting in the door.

Claussen says in the absence of a substantive commitment by the federal government, U. S. states have stepped in to pick up the slack.

US military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either.

of the 1980s and early 1990s, however, the federal government continued to run substantial budget deficits.

The city came perilously close to declaring bankruptcy when its pleas for a rescue by the federal government fell on deaf ears.

Brown's raid took place within the borders of a state. But the property he seized belonged to the federal government.

But because the capital is an enclave of the federal government, the ruling did not resolve the status of similar bans elsewhere.

I had become convinced that the federal government's economic policy making was neither as organized nor as effective as it could be.

Incomes taxes are chunks that the federal government takes out of the money we make.

The limited gain could hardly serve as a relieving justification for the tremendous cost the federal government had paid so far.

After taxes, the couple received $680, 000. Hill is a baggage handler and his wife, Erin Hill, works for the federal government.

Some of the New GM - Old GM strategy is laid out in the GM viability plan sent to the federal government last month.

But the stimulus package only accounts for a part of the massive deficit the US federal government is projected to run this year.

Within the next five weeks, Congress will have to raise the ceiling it imposes on the federal government's debt.

Stier said the federal government understands the importance of employee surveys and avoiding them is a huge mistake for corporations.

The Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the federal government, with law-making as one of its most basic functions.

Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government.

A private military contractor based in Virginia decides that it would be commercially wise to declare war on the federal government.

'The voice was gone and with it, resolution achieved, ' says Ms. Haushalter, 27, an analyst for the federal government in Washington.

Wall Street understands the time-value of money; the federal government and consumers do not.

The weaknesses in Germany's banking system have long been a worry for the federal government.

Dr. Gellin, head of the federal government's vaccination program, is facing the greatest challenge of his career.

Without a boost in the ceiling, the federal government will be unable to pay its bills, including pay to federal employees.

Her reputation as a Washington insider told against her at a time when Congress and the federal government are highly unpopular.

GM and sympathetic lawmakers boosted their calls Monday for the federal government to bail out the company.

One should note that in many states, procedural guidelines were as protective of individual rights as that of the federal government.

Nevada has plenty of spare land, most of it owned by the federal government and long idle bar the occasional nuclear explosion.

The cost of the car would be somewhere near other hybrid vehicles after rebates from the state and federal government, Mims said.

Some of these deficiencies were inherent in the structure of today's federal government, but others were a consequence of flawed leadership.

Of course, the Obama administration realizes that attaining such a goal will be impossible without help from the federal government.

Prior to the 20th century, the justices said the Bill of Rights limited only the federal government.

Credit extended by these banks is in practice (though not legally) backed by the taxing power of the federal government.

After two decades, the federal government has decided to serve nutrition advice on a plate instead of a pyramid.

The company said security is tight on those servers, which are considered "national IT assets" by the federal government.

In the US, a minority seem to believe the federal government represents a hostile occupying power.

But much of the new capacity was financed by the federal government, and after the war these plants were sold to competing companies.

Protesters called on Australia's federal government to stand up to China over its human rights record in Tibet.

But the row between Republicans and Democrats over a top-up for the federal government's disaster-relief fund continues.

That essentially means the only assistance the Federal Government is likely to provide is temporary shelter and food.

It means the Federal government cannot cite a fine, imprison or otherwise criminalize a person by what they publically say or write.

the federal government slashed its budget for solar energy and conservation measures and put the money into nuclear development.

We took this as an invitation for our families to start borrowing like the Federal Government.

This year Arizona's anti-immigration ordinance sparked protests far beyond the state's borders and a lawsuit from the federal government.

The federal government paid for the dam; Atlanta contributed nothing to its construction costs.

The president wants to improve the relationship between the federal government and Native American communities.

Their most striking suggestion, however, involves the controversial notion of a health-insurance plan run by the federal government.

As the only sovereign issuer of the world's reserve currency, America's federal government is first in the queue for savings.

Eisman thinks that the federal government is likely to lose $275 billion on its Title IV loans over the next decade.

Much of the money for such schemes comes from different local, state and federal government agencies.

As it was, the Democrats would control the federal government chiefly because of the division among their opponents .

Had it been much larger, the federal government might have saved it from collapse.

Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government.

US Airways' employees apparently expect its creditors or the federal government to bail it out again.

And second, that the federal government would not impose an adequate long-term plan to address deficit reduction in the coming years.

The state governments and the federal government will make an annual budget at the beginning of a financial year.

The federal government's second contribution to the increase in housing prices was the Community Reinvestment Act.

The following table shows the amounts planned to be spent by some of the federal government's cabinet-level departments and agencies.

The country's federal government recently decided to drop its long-standing ban on new mines, but state governments have yet to follow suit.

However, US President Barack Obama says Sandy "is not yet over" and the federal government is ready to provide whatever relief is necessary.

The central theme of Reagan's national agenda, however, was his belief that the federal government had become too big and intrusive.

Americans have made it clear over the past year that they want the federal government to do something about illegal immigration.

State government , like the federal government, must be republican in form, with final authority resting in the people.

But how could the Supreme Court justify this extension, since the Bill of Rights by its terms limited only the federal government?

Republicans want to drastically slash what the federal government spends this year. Democrats and the White House do not.

Mr. Obama has said the federal government's ownership of GM shares will be temporary.

If the Treasury yield continues to surge, the expected interest burden for the federal government may spiral out of control.

U. S. Department of Justice said it was the federal government to combat the largest health care fraud actions taken.

The changes that will be made are expected to be limited to the safety and emissions changes that the federal government may mandate.

The federal government is the largest buyer of information technology in the world, spending about $80 billion a year.

And so the federal government is working with the Louisiana Recovery Authority to help people get back in their homes.

Badly framed balanced-budget rules, making the federal government as helpless as the states, would be disastrous.

We believe the assistance of the Federal Government should be provided with a minimum of administrative burden and intrusiveness .

Tunisia's revolt started with younger citizens fed up with high unemployment, rising costs of living and a corrupt federal government.

This was the first time the federal government took action to protect citizens from unsafe food and medicines.

Loans to the Federal Government, through the local state government in the United States last resort of the.

the federal government had promised to send a six - year - old elephant , named veda , to join the only male elephant in armenia ' s zoo.

The Federal Government extended some aid to roads, canals, rivers, and harbors, and made extensive land grants to western railroads.

To help jump start this market, the federal government has doubled the number of clean energy vehicles that we have in our fleet.

The federal government in any case was going to have to pick up the bill, as defaulting banks were insured under FDIC.

So consumers got overleveraged. And of course our banks did as well, as did our federal government.

They were more angry with Washington and intense in their desires for a smaller federal government and deficit.

The federal government, which under the law is in charge of fighting large spills, had to make things up as it went along.

Ideally, the federal government would make GM's job easier by staying out of business decisions, as Mr. Obama has promised.

However, when Virginia seceded in April 1861, he supported the Confederacy, showing his loyalty to his state over the federal government.

But New York has (or at least had) banking and finance; Washington has the federal government.

Under normal circumstances, this would be the time for the federal government to take bold action to ward off a double dip.

The federal government has also failed to recognize and support the decentralization and regional specialization that drive our economy.

The U. S. federal government is comprised of three branches: the executive branch ; the legislative branch ; and the judicial branch .

Given all this, the federal government is considering putting whitebark on the endangered species list.

The suits come almost three years to the day since the companies were taken over by the federal government.

Another aim would be to take the first steps toward the federal government supervising the insurance industry.

The federal government has only the powers that the Constitution states that it has.

The federal government could provide the money, while state and local governments could provide the judgment on what's worth it.

If the federal government declares a state of emergency, Texas ranchers will be eligible for low-interest loans and other forms of aid.

have said that cuts to military spending must be considered if the federal government is to reduce its deficit.

A variety of disputes can arise between the federal government and its contractors or grantees .

That document limits the responsibilities of the federal government. Other responsibilities, like education, fall to the individual states.

Tomorrow, I'm pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire federal government, will be open for business.

"The Federal Government is not likely to meet its goals in the coming years using a business-as-usual approach, " the report said.

Yes, it took America a while to form a federal government and issue a common currency, and America did fight a civil war.

And rising federal-government employment during the downturn was partly driven by efforts to save flailing private industry.

Democrats believe that by virtue of its massive purchasing power the federal government could negotiate better prices.

The executive branch of the federal government gets nearly 4 million FOIA requests a year, Pustay said.

But the federal government will not send another infusion of cash and most states require their budgets to be balanced.

Between them, GM and Chrysler have already received $17. 4bn of emergency loans from the federal government.

This threat has not been investigated by the federal government's fisheries department.

The most common measure of the U. S. economy is the federal government's report on the gross domestic product (GDP).

It is a dramatic statement to financial markets that the federal government does not understand that it must get its fiscal house in order.

Yes, the federal government is spending more, although not as much as you might think.

A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.

Our federal government built the interstate highway system much more quickly and cost-effectively than private enterprise ever could have.

Girard commitment, the federal government together with the Queensland Government disaster restoration of critical infrastructure.

The federal government, formally nominated by the king, must have the confidence of the Chamber of Representatives.

Recommendations to the federal government today suggest laws forcing alcohol packaging to carry health warnings.

Beginning in 1983, the U. S. solicitor general routinely urged the Supreme Court, on behalf of the federal government, to overturn Roe.

'It's important for the federal government to do their job, so thousands of Louisianans don't lose their jobs. '

The only industries swelling their payrolls are health care, utilities and the federal government.

But the aim is not to save petrol. It is to extract billions of dollars in loans from the federal government.

The governor, however, has so far demurred, saying the federal government should take the lead.

It would balance local government needs for investment with federal government regulation and strategic considerations.

The definition used in Washington, DC, is "federal government debt held by the public" , which stood at 62% of GDP at the end of 2010.

The federal government's recalcitrance on the subject remains the biggest obstacle to an effective global scheme to tackle the problem.

Responsibilities are split between the federal government, the local authorities in Delhi and the various sports bodies.

In early November of my first year, we learned about a federal government loan program that might provide some operating capital.

S. federal government, each year a large number of dead birds occurs every few days to do.

The worst is what happened to Bill Clinton during his first term, when parts of the federal government shut down.

It blamed the federal government's lax enforcement of its own immigration laws for its fiscal burden.

"You could quadruple what the federal government spends on entrepreneurial rural development, " he says.

This Act requires agencies of the US federal government to adopt an investment approach to IT projects.

Clinton expressed concern that there was little else the federal government could do if BP's experts failed.

state power to regulate the activities of the federal government itself is sharply limited by the notion of federal sovereign immunity.

Of course, when the housing crisis caused huge losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the federal government stepped in and bailed them out.

He would give states more freedom to administer Medicaid, but he would cap the federal government's contribution.

JERRY WEBMAN: "I think we may be looking at one of those almost generational changes in the role of the federal government in US society. "

The issue of taxes figured prominently not only in the American War of Independence, but in the formation of a federal government.

Your employer is required to deduct a certain amount from your salary as a withholding tax payable to the federal government.

But going door to door asking questions as a representative of the federal government wasn't the most satisfying position either.

But the evidence points, above all, to a stunning lack of both preparation and urgency in the federal government's response.

Every area of human misery could be classified as a 'problem'; then the Federal government could be armed to 'eliminate' it.

Only with the ratification of the U. S. Constitution in 1787 did the federal government gain the power to impose taxes.

The federal government says Punjabi groups have been responsible for most of the big terrorist attacks in the province.

The main way that the federal government pays for health care is by insuring older people through the Medicare program.

When it comes to issues of LGBT equality, corporations are far out in front of the Federal government.

If problems remain afterwards, then irradiation could be an option, provided it is permitted by the federal government.

Much of business and tax accounting involves working with various rules imposed by the city, state or federal government.

The federal government was also empowered to grant patents and copyrights to protect the work of inventors and writers.

Bonds are loans, usually made to your city, state, or the federal government, that are repaid with interest at a certain date in the future.

The federal government would pay 50 percent of the cost of building roads in cities as well as in rural areas important to farmers.

The federal government. . . has a special obligation to be alert to the consumer's needs and to advance the consumer's interests.

So yesterday, I announced that the Federal government will grant loans to auto companies, which will provide help to them in two ways.

The MQM has threatened to quit the federal government, which could reduce it to a parliamentary minority.

The federal government is now taking steps to make genetic information less threatening.

The modern federal government isn't good at solving long-term problems (if it ever was).

The only route still open led to the federal government.

The federal government would have to invest more than $400 billion over the next 40 years to complete the 2050 plan.

The Federal Government is not able to send troops into states.

The federal government will assist General Motors in the sale of its assets to a new, streamlined GM.

Mr Serpas probably remembers what happened the last time the federal government intervened.

US attorneys, who represent the federal government in district courts, serve at the president's pleasure.

Our present system gives to the federal government and its Federal Reserve System the unlimited power to counterfeit.

This year has already seen two aggressive steps by the federal government to prop up the economy.

Since most of the Founders agreed, the federal government was also denied the power to issue non-convertible paper money.

But when it comes down to it, the federal government still offers more job security than most companies.

The attack came amid heavy fighting between the Shabab and the forces of the weak transitional federal government.

On the American side, the federal government, including the Federal Reserve, effectively boosted U. S. demand for Chinese goods.

This is the name of a retirement savings plan initiated by the US federal government.

The Fed's actions, combined with the federal government's bailout bills and stimulus packages, have struck a nerve in the American people.

The federal government could set minimum standards for insurance and let the current state regulators enforce them.

On Medicaid the federal government could switch from matching state spending to block grants, as it did with welfare.

The bleeding in the stock market stopped only after rumors trickled out about a huge bailout plan being readied by the federal government.

Senator McCain recently proposed to have the federal government buy troubled mortgages.

This led to an injunction since it infringes on the federal government's sole power to regulate MPG and CAFE standards.

Consider what the federal government is able to do in a US crisis.

it hopes to bully the federal government to open part of Katmai National Park to bear-hunting instead.

It would also alienate allies of Harper's minority Conservative government after they lobbied the federal government to block the bid.

the finances of a governmental unit, including the federal government, we harm all its citizens.

They learned firsthand about the timber and logging industry and how the federal government manages the national forests.

The last time the federal government because the budget has not been forced to shut down to happen in 1995.

OSHA quickly became one of the federal government's most disliked agencies.

Where, in other words, would this latest extension to the power of the federal government end?

Meanwhile, the federal government has become the only significant borrower.

"The Federal Government, " opined a Georgia congressman, "was not created for the purpose of cutting your toe nails or corns. "

The federal unemployment insurance program that provides benefits to former employees of the federal government.

A Cabinet Minister is a MP chosen by the Prime Minister to run a federal government departments.

The federal government relocated thousands of Japanese-Americans in California and other states into internment camps.

Hartsoch said SolFocus and the CPV Consortium would like to see the federal government invest in the technology.

The Federal Government has assumed at least an oversight or standard setting role in areas such as environmental and native title issues.

In "Government Job, " America Meredith (Cherokee) illustrates her father's attempts to work with the federal government on Indian issues.

How should government authority be divided among the federal government and the states?

More than a dozen states have expanded the SCHIP program, with consent of the federal government, to cover adults in those families.