For Mr Berlusconi, it promised savings of hundreds of millions.In total the cabinet approved deficit-cutting measures of €40 billion ($55 billion).
Unlike Congress, which can approve deficit spending to soften a recession's impact, most state legislatures are required by their constitutions not to spend more than they take in.
Mr. Johanns argued that the procedure was meant to approve deficit-cutting provisions, but "was never really designed to pass complex legislation like climate change".
After all, it was a Republican president and Congress that created the massive deficits in the first place, by putting trillions in tax cuts, prescription drug benefits and war spending on the federal credit card (though it should be noted that more than a few Democrats voted for the budget-busting Bush tax cuts, even more supported the Medicare drug bill and most approved the deficit war funding).
Even the Irish, who have occasionally rebelled against their own government, approved the deficit-cutting European Union fiscal treaty last week by a healthy margin.
Congress faces self-imposed deadlines of Nov. 23 and Dec. 23 to approve a deficit reduction of $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion over 10 years, or accept across-the-board cuts of $1.2 trillion.
He announced tax increases and spending cuts aimed at meeting a target for the fiscal deficit approved by the IMF.
The selective norepinepherine reuptake inhibitor, atomoxetine, represents the first non-stimulant based drug approved for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and has replaced methylphenidate (Ritalin®) as the first line in pharmacotherapy for the treatment of ADHD.
A1 M.T.A. Head Got Big Raise The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is seeking a fare increase and new state taxes to stanch a growing budget deficit, approved a 22percentt pay raise for the authority's executive director last year.
But Risperdal is not approved for attention deficit problems, and its risks — which include substantial weight gain, metabolic disorders and muscular tics that can be permanent — are too profound to justify its use in treating such disorders, panel members said.
