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Treasury Secretary Visits Washington State to Discuss American Exports, Jobs and Economic Growth

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner traveled today to Washington state – the number one exporter in the United States on a per capita basis – to discuss the Administration's efforts to spur American exports, open new markets f...

Chrysler Financial Parent Company Repays $1.9 Billion in Settlement of Original Chrysler Loan

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it has received a $1.9 billion repayment from Chrysler Holding (CGI Holding) in settlement of one of the loans that the Treasury Department extended to finance Chrys...

When will the prosecutors who ignore the law be disciplined?

How can a nation claim to follow the rule of law when public prosecutors commonly manipulate evidence and violate the principle of private investigation? What has the judicial reform over the past 10 years achieved?
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“Time to go up a gear,” say UN human rights chief at end of Japan visit

TOKYO (14 May 2010) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday she had held encouraging discussions with the Japanese government on a range of domestic and international human rights issues, includ...