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Kohl seeks action to keep Kimberly mill going
A Wisconsin senator is calling on the U.S. International Trade Commission to reopen the 2007 trade case of NewPage Corp., which blames the shutdown of its Kimberly paper mill on illegal product dumping by China and Europe. Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl says... -
Obama praises labor, urges help for Gustav victims
Associated Press WriterIntroduced by a worker from a paper mill being shut down in Kimberly, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama praised the record of organized labor but took out time Monday night to urge support for hurricane relief efforts in the South. He...Tags: Paper and Product Packaging Industry, The White House, Disasters, Executive Branch, Hurricane Gustav
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Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug
WASHINGTON -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? In the case of...Tags: Genentech Incorporated, Cancer, Medicare, Medical Research, Diseases
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Connecticut Relies Heavily On Large-Chain Nursing Homes
Connecticut is entrusting most of its nursing home care to large for-profit chains, which have lower staffing levels and higher rates of serious patient-care violations than small chains and independently owned homes, an analysis of federal data shows....Tags: Medicare, Lewis Morris, Long Term Care, Health Insurance, Health Treatments
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Great Lakes Compact wins approval in Senate
Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Senate voted Friday to ratify a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, quickly approving legislation sought by the region's governors worried that thirsty places would covet one of the world's largest...Tags: George Bush, Carl Levin, John McCain, Parliament, National Government
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Doctors' gifts cut
Sun reporterUnder pressure from critics in Congress and elsewhere to curb expensive marketing to doctors, the leading drug-industry lobby recommended yesterday that companies stop treating physicians to restaurant meals and other handouts. The industry group,...Tags: Marketing, AstraZeneca Plc, Medical Conditions, Sales, Health Treatments
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Congress wades into Yahoo struggle
Associated PressCongress waded into the escalating fight over the future of Yahoo Inc. yesterday, demanding to know whether the Internet company's advertising partnership with Google Inc., intended to keep Yahoo out of the clutches of Microsoft Corp., raises antitrust...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Marketing, Advertising, Google Inc., Consumers
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Yahoo fails to revive talks
From wire reportsYahoo Inc.'s efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. have reached a dead end, prompting the Internet pioneer to hire online search leader Google Inc. to handle some of its advertising sales. The news of the failed talks, disclosed...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Advertising, Coup d'Etat, Google Inc., Sales
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Yahoo CEO allegedly admitted deal with Google would reduce competition
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs if the battle over the fate of Yahoo Inc. didn't have enough drama, a Microsoft Corp. executive Tuesday accused Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang of acknowledging during a private meeting that the company's Web search advertising deal with Google Inc....Tags: Microsoft Corp., Advertising, Google Inc., John Jr Conyers, Corporate Officers
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Push to move votes to weekends an uphill effort
janie.lorber@newsday.comWASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Israel had just one question for tourists and lawmakers on Capitol Hill yesterday: Why do we vote on Tuesday? But after interviewing nearly 40 people in the last two days, Israel (D-Huntington) found only two who had a clue....Tags: Democracy, Laws, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Political Candidates
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Rising consumer debt leads to wrongful garnishee of accounts
| The reports just keep coming that consumers are still having difficulty paying their debts. One of the latest is from the Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin of the American Bankers Association. The bulletin found the percentage of home equity lines...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, State Budgets, Business Institutions, Credit and Debt, Consumers
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FCC chief backs XM-Sirius union
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Sunday that he will support a merger between the nation's sole satellite radio operators, XM and Sirius, a decision that could remove the last regulatory hurdle in the lengthy...Tags: Radio Industry, Consumers, Laws, Regional Authority, Radio
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