Posts Tagged ‘targets’

Ashcroft’s election war-chest targets marginals

Ashcroft’s election war-chest targets marginals
The Tories have spent £6m over two years in the parliamentary seats that hold the key to general election victory, an investigation by The Independent has found. A drive for votes masterminded, and largely funded, by the Conservative deputy chairman, Lord Ashcroft, has seen party headquarters pump more than £1.1m into the coffers of constituency parties in Britain’s most marginal seats.

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Bernanke outlines new Fed targets in exit plan

Bernanke outlines new Fed targets in exit plan
The Federal Reserve will take a new approach to setting US interest rates as it begins to tighten monetary policy in response to an economic recovery.

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