Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill
Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill: ___ LAWMAKERS: SEN.
Health fight in Congress a " and court of public opinion
Democrats call the Senate's health care bill a first big step toward insuring more Americans and controlling costs; Republicans say it's the first step toward bigger government and higher taxes.
Graham: Review needed of 'sleazy' health bill deal
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants his state's attorney general to look at dealmaking that sealed a final compromise on federal health care legislation.
Another View: Senate should pass reporter shield law
AMERICANS were shocked two years ago to read that wounded soldiers were being housed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in moldy, rotting buildings with cockroaches and mice.
New mining law to empower whistleblowers
Rituparna Bhuyan Posted: Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 at 2309 hrs IST Updated: Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 at 2309 hrs IST New Delhi: The mining business in the country may be shrouded in a nefarious political economy nexus that abets illegal extraction of mineral wealth.
Conn. Department of Labor unemployment filing system, overwhelmed by claims, slows to a crawl
A crush of unemployment claims has slowed the Connecticut Department of Labor's filing system to a crawl.
W.Va. Sen. Byrd urges EPA Administrator Jackson to clarify how permits issued to coal mines
West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd urged the federal government's lead environmental regulator on Monday to work with the mining industry and others to clarify how coal mines get permits.
Not Everyone is Sold on Copenhagen
The U.N. Convention on Climate Change did little to establish consensus in the U.S. about global warming.
EPA: Hunte Kennel Systems Agrees to Pay Fine to Settle Insecticide Violation
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency reported on Dec. 21 that Hunte Kennel Systems and Animal Care Inc.
Rajaratnam, Chiesi Enter Not Guilty Pleas in Galleon Insider-Trading Case
Raj Rajaratnam , the billionaire Galleon Group LLC founder, and Danielle Chiesi , an executive at New Castle Funds LLC, may face a summer trial on federal charges that they used inside information to profit from stock trades.
Fibrocell Science, Inc. Receives FDA Complete Response Letter Regarding azficel-T for Wrinkles
Fibrocell Science, Inc. announced today that it has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration related to the Biologics License Application for azficel-T, an autologous cell therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles in adults.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is adjusting fees for some transactions as part of its requirement to keep collections stable.
