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Lawmakers angered by posh AIG retreat
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 coastal resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said yesterday. The tab...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Insurance, Laws, Personal Service, American International Group
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Unite to address health care crisis
The state of our economy today is quite sad - with rising unemployment, a liquidity crisis, abysmal consumer confidence, businesses imploding and Americans losing their homes. But an unprecedented $700 billion bailout bill has been passed. And so,...Tags: Medical Services, National Government, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Government, Consumer Confidence
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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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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: Henry Waxman, Personal Service, American International Group, Private Health Care
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Lawmakers learn insurance giant AIG sent execs on pricey retreat soon after federal bailout
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Days after it got a federal bailout, American International Group Inc. spent $440,000 on a posh California retreat for its executives, complete with spa treatments, banquets and golf outings, according to lawmakers investigating the...Tags: Employees, Barack Obama, Henry Waxman, Accounting and Auditing, Insurance
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Fire and Ice
Special to The Morning CallAt the end of a day when the stock market recorded one of its largest point drops in history, John McCain and Barack Obama offered sympathy, ideas and detailed proposals Tuesday night as they repeatedly clashed over how to address the nation's deepening...Tags: Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Stock Broking, Sarah Palin
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AIG execs lived it up
Of The 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: Mortgages, Henry Waxman, Accounting and Auditing, Laws, Personal Service
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Barbs fly over economic mess
The Associated PressBarack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping $300 billion program to shield homeowners from mortgage...Tags: Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Mortgages, John McCain, Government
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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: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Government, National Government
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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: Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Fines, Financial Markets, John McCain
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THE FACTS: Did they tell the truth?
WASHINGTON - The candidates stretched facts, sometimes past breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and misrepresented each other's position on health care during their second debate. Some examples: MCCAIN: Said one way out of the...Tags: Fines, Wages and Pensions, Health Insurance, Freddie Mac, Phil Gramm
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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: Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Health Insurance, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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