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AIG execs' posh retreat angers lawmakers
Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday. The tab...Tags: Private Health Care, American International Group, Henry Waxman, Personal Service
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Worst of times
We are a stalwart and stouthearted people, and never more so than in hard times. People weep in the dark and arise in the morning and go to work. The waves crash on your nest egg and a chunk is swept away and you put your salami sandwich in the brown...Tags: Natural Resources, Private Health Care, Society, Wetlands, Barack Obama
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Study Underscores High Costs Of Addiction
Los Angeles TimesDrug and alcohol abuse sets people on a path toward heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses, and a study in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment reports that hospital costs for this medical fallout can be substantial — and could be...Tags: Health Insurance, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Research, Medicare, Insurance
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Obama, McCain both stretch facts
The Associated PressDemocrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and more during their second presidential debate. Some examples: McCAIN: Said he would provide a $5,000...Tags: Health Insurance, Private Health Care, George Bush, Small Businesses, Medical Services
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Feeling The Squeeze
Special to The CourantIn the past handful of months, Phil Mathews has found that he and his staff are talking about their clients' health, stress levels and ailing marriages more than ever before. And Mathews isn't even a doctor. He's a career coach trying to help people...Tags: Private Health Care, IMS Health Incorporated, Scranton, Family, Hospitals and Clinics
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After Rescue, Trip To Resort
Associated PressLess than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday. The tab...Tags: Private Health Care, American International Group, Henry Waxman, Personal Service
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Palin Cautious In Mixing Faith, Policy
Los Angeles TimesAlthough in her race for governor she clamored for faith-based "intelligent design" to counter the teaching of evolution in Alaska's classrooms, Sarah Palin has not sought to require it in state schools, Alaska educators say. As governor and in her...Tags: Sarah Palin, Private Health Care, Government, Abortion, Regional Authority
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Adler's gear no ordinary projector
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, in comments during their second presidential debate. McCAIN: Said Obama supported a congressional earmark of "$3 million for an overhead projector at...Tags: Private Health Care, Health Insurance, State Budgets, John McCain, Adler Planetarium
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Obama, McCain Stretch Facts On Financial Crisis, Health Care
Associated PressDemocrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point. Some examples: McCAIN: Said one way out of the financial crisis is to "stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us." THE FACTS:...Tags: Health Insurance, Private Health Care, George Bush, Small Businesses, Medical Services
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Debate fact check: McCain, Obama both stretch truth
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, during their second presidential debate.
Some examples:
• Obama: "Actually I'm cutting more than I'm spending so that it will be a net spending cut."
•...Tags: Health Insurance, Private Health Care, Small Businesses, Medical Services, Barack Obama
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McCain, Obama Clash On Taxes And Combating Financial Crisis
John McCain and Barack Obama battled repeatedly Tuesday night over the causes of the economic meltdown that has shaken the country, and offered sharply contrasting prescriptions for how to restore stability. But at a point in the race when the Republican...Tags: Private Health Care, Diplomacy, Guerrilla Activity, Wars and Interventions, George Bush
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Wayne-Westland classes off for 3rd day in dispute
Classes for 13,000 students in the Wayne-Westland Community Schools are being canceled for a third day as teachers remain off the job to protest lack of a contract. The school board in the western Wayne County district was meeting Tuesday night, and...Tags: Private Health Care
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