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Aetna Shareholders Vote Down Measures To Change Board Leadership, Further Disclose Political Spending
The Hartford CourantA few Aetna Inc. shareholders took the health insurer to task Friday morning during an annual meeting in Tampa, Fla., over the way it structures its board leadership, how it discloses political spending and the manner in which it ran the annual meeting....Tags: Aetna Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Officers, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings
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White says SEC not now writing political spending rule
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission told lawmakers on Thursday that her agency, despite pressure from liberal groups, is not currently drafting a rule that would call for public companies to disclose their political...Tags: Justice System, Financial and Business Services, Jeb Hensarling, Investments, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Migration, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants
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House votes for more scrutiny of economic impact of SEC rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. The bill, which is not expected...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Maxine Waters, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Scott Garrett, Republican Party
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Obama climate agenda faces U.S. Supreme Court reckoning
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate...Tags: Justice System, Conservation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, Global Change
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U.S. urged to take tougher line on Indian trade practices
Reuters* India is largest beneficiary in U.S. trade benefit program * U.S. Congress has already begun look at Indian practices By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. think tank on Tuesday recommended Congress suspend trade benefits for India, in...Tags: Novartis AG, U.S. Congress, Medical Research, India, National Government
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Ashtabula County Chamber of Commerce president Jessica Forsythe awarded scholarship
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, OhioWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jessica Forsythe of the Ashtabula County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a Sam's Club � Scholarship to the Institute for Organizational Management. Chosen from more than 900 applications and awarded to only 20 first-...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms on Monday pushed...Tags: Justice System, Orrin Hatch, Interior Policy, Migration, Personal Data Collection
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IRS targeted conservative groups, official says
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...
Tags: Interior Policy, White House, Paul Ryan, Political Fundraising, Tea Party Movement
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EDITORIAL: Rays of hope
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaFive years ago today, the immigration reform debate became much more real and closer to home for Eastern Iowans. On May 12, 2008, federal immigration agents and local law enforcement raided the former Agriprocessors meat packing facility in Postville...Tags: Justice System, Interior Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Migration, Personal Data Collection
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Global accountants stick to plan for leases on balance sheets
ReutersLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Company balance sheets could swell by trillions of dollars under an international plan issued on Thursday by two accounting bodies to show more clearly the cost of leasing everything from photocopiers to property. If the...Tags: Marketing, Realty, Credit Ratings, KPMG, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Common Core Supporters Firing Back
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), American Federation of Teachers, Tea Party Movement, Mike Huckabee, Business Enterprises
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