The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

There are some people, Chuck, who said we couldn't get -- it would be tough to do contracting and procurement reform, get that through Congress, though it looks like the Senate is probably going to finish that tonight and the House will pass that out of committee some time this week.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

This time banks will get a chance to make changes to their proposed capital deployment plan before the Fed gives them a pass or fail grade.

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