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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMT

US House eyes Saturday health care vote

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials said. The House Rules Committee aims to meet
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:21:00 GMT

Surgeons oppose Senate healthcare bill

The American College of Surgeons and 19 other groups representing surgeons delivered a letter Wednesday stating their opposition to the Senate's healthcare reform legislation."We are writing today to reiterate our serious concerns with several provisions
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

Letter to Reid on healthcare from former Surgeon General Koop shuts Senate

A letter about healthcare reform to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) from former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop triggered a security scare that briefly shut down much of the Senate on Wednesday.Koop wrote Reid a typed letter, tucked inside a
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

New Report from Pew: Social Isolation and New Technology: How the Internet and Mobile Phones Impact Americans’ Social Networks

Here’s info and links to a new report released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Access the Complete Report ||| PDF Version From the News Release/Summary: People who use modern information and communication technologies have
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:45:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

$500 Million Buy and Phone Calls to 78 House Districts Begin Today Alexandria, VA, November 04, 2009 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | --- Today, the 60 Plus Association released a new TV ad targeting the Democrat Congress' plan to cut Medicare by half a trillion
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT

HUD Study Raises Questions On Stimulus

Auditors in a limited study of stimulus spending found a majority of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants went to questionable agencies. In a survey of at least 22 programs in 15 states and Puerto Rico, auditors said only six were
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:31:00 GMT

Shinseki's Goal: In Five Years, No Homeless Vets

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:01:00 GMT

ESA News Release: Employers jailed for failing to comply with court order to pay back wages to Southland cleaning service workers - 09-1092-SAN - [11/04/2009]

Southern California Maid Service owes workers more than $3.5 million in back pay SAN FRANCISCO — The owners of a Southland residential cleaning service were taken into custody and later released after failing to comply with a court order directing
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:31:00 GMT

ETA News Release: US Labor Department announces release of $108.4 million in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to Massachusetts - 09-1350-BOS - [11/04/2009]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today certified for release $108,455,561 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Massachusetts qualified for the remaining two-thirds of its share of
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:31:00 GMT

Onstream Media Expands Federal Government Business -New Contracts with the Department of the Treasury, REJ & Associates (a Prime Contractor for HUD's Federal Housing Administration) and a Re

(2009-11-04) POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM) a leading online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications,
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:27:00 GMT

DHS and HUD launch disaster recovery Web site to solicit public comments

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have launched a new interagency Web site intended to allow federal disaster recovery officials to solicit public comments from state, local and tribal partners and the public. The site, called
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT

White House Not Planning to Ask Congressional Democrats to Adopt Obama's Stated Position of Opposing Abortion Funding in Health Care Bill

Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) speaks to students on steps of Capitol. (Congressional photo) (CNSNews.com) – The leading pro-life Democrat in the House of Representatives said he has spoken with the White House and House Democratic leaders in recent days
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:39:00 GMT

Obama Administration Says Health Care Reform Bill Will Benefit Small Business

President Barack Obama speaks at Metropolitan Archives facility, in Landover, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, where he announced a package of initiatives that will increase credit to small businesses. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (CNSNews.com) – Two days
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:38:00 GMT

HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 NOFA for the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program; Technical Correction

HUD posted on its Web site the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2009. The technical corrections to the NOFA are available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov, on HUD's
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:27:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

$500 Million Buy and Phone Calls to 78 House Districts Begin Today ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the 60 Plus Association released a new TV ad targeting the Democrat Congress' plan to cut Medicare by half a trillion dollars,
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:26:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

Republican Healthcare Reform Bill Coming

House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) announced on November 1 that his party is preparing a healthcare reform bill to compete with the Democratic alternative. Boehner said the Republican version would cover millions of presently uninsured
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT

Catholic Bishops: The Faithful Should Not Support Current Healthcare Reform Bills

Upset about the inclusion of abortion funding and mandates in the healthcare reform bills currently before Congress, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is blanketing 19,000 parishes across the nation with a bulletin insert
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine

BOSTON -- After being sued for allegedly failing to diagnose a case of appendicitis, Wang says he turned to what's known as 'defensive medicine,' ordering extra tests, scans, consultations and even hospitalization to protect against malpractice suits.
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

HUD: No federal funds used in Brewer land deal

(Bangor Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development review of the financial books at Brewer Housing Authority revealed that only local revenues were used in a recent land purchase
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:51:00 GMT

THE GOPs EFFORTS AGAINST HEALTH CARE REFORM IS MORE DESPARATE THAN IT APPEARS

A successful Congressional vote on the health care reform plan could theoretically bring an end to the Republican Party. …Passing the Democrat´s health care reform could be a rebirth of a new, FDR type 'NEW DEAL' If you think that the Republican´s
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

Anti-Abortion Democrats Should Mind Their Own Business on Healthcare Reform

By Laura Chapin, T The Congressional Busybody Caucus has struck again. On Monday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told the Washington Post that leadership was negotiating feverishly with a group of Democrats threatening to deep-six healthcare reform
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Beam Strikes Construction Worker in Head

Print Email Share TWITTER FACEBOOK A man has been taken to the hospital by helicopter after an I-beam fell on his head in Farmington on Wednesday morning. The man was working in a basement construction site on Birmington Circle when a steal beam fell,
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT

New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'

PBS, 9/28/09 Seniors B-Roll/Prescription Drugs Treatments and potentially life- B-Roll saving drugs could be withheld SUPER: Treatments and Potentially Life- Saving Drugs Could Be Withheld Senior with doctor B-Roll And seniors could even lose SUPER:
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT

HUD, Without Explanation, Delays Release of FHA Audit

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:54:00 GMT

The NPD Group: When It Comes to Entertainment Options, U.S. Consumers Turning to Social Networking, Texting, and Twitter

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- According to the latest update to the 'Entertainment Trends in America' tracking study conducted by The NPD Group, a leading market research company, many consumers expect to be spending the same amount on
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT

Dissident Voice : Inequality: The Root Source of Sickness in America

The United States spends more on health care than any other industrial nation, yet it has the highest infant death rates and the lowest life expectancy. This problem is attributed to a fragmented, profit-oriented medical system that denies millions of
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:51:00 GMT

The NPD Group: When It Comes to Entertainment Options, U.S. Consumers Turning to Social Networking, Texting, and Twitter

According to the latest update to the "Entertainment Trends in America" tracking study conducted by The NPD Group, a leading market research company, many consumers expect to be spending the same amount on traditional entertainment categories during the
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:28:00 GMT

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