NPR 2011-06-29

France's Finance Minister Christine Legarde will become the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund. She was elected today with the backing of the world's major economies. The changes at the IMF come during tumultuous times for the organi

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China to promote audio-video coding standard

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China will promote the application and industrialization of its self-developed audio-video coding standard (AVS+) in broadcasting and television, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said Friday.

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Obama Chief of Staff: US Will Not Default

White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

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Report: Standard & Poor's is Under Investigation

A major American newspaper says the U.S. is investigating the financial services company that downgraded the U.S. credit rating for its faulty rating of mortgage securities that played a major role in the country's 2008 recession. The New York Times