| 03/12/08 | Gregoire joins pitch to Obama for federal aid (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) |  |
Published 03/12/08 03:09:00
Gov. Chris Gregoire joins with other governors in making a pitch to President-elect Barack Obama for federal aid to create jobs and ease health-care costs. Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) Explore : Barack Obama, Politics, Seattle, The 44th President of United States, Washington |
| 03/12/08 | Event: ?The Next Generation of Biomedical Research: Implications for the Future of Healthcare,? Chicago Council on Science and Technology (bioethics.com) | |
Published 03/12/08 02:57:03
Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix, President and Scientific Director, Children?s Memorial Research At no other time in history have we been this close to translating basic scientific discoveries into novel therapeutic strategies to benefit humankind. However, the traditional missions of academic institutions and the pharmaceutical industry are almost diametrically opposed. Have we reached the point... Source : bioethics.com (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Are expensive heart scans worth it? (STLtoday.com) | |
Published 03/12/08 02:05:43
Cardiologists have opened another front in the rancorous debate over expensive medical technologies, questioning the conclusions of a new study finding that high-resolution computer scans of the heart are almost as effective as conventional angiograms.The debate reveals a deep rift among heart specialists over the use of 64-slice or CT angiography, which produces mesmerizing 3-D images of... Source : STLtoday.com (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | Chrysler submits plan to Congress, asks for $7 billion in 2008 (eGMCarTech) | |
Published 03/12/08 01:19:09
... also reveals that Nardelli will receive an annual salary of $1 and that he will not receive health care or insurance from the company. According to Automotive News, the plan also outlines 24 new product launches through 2012 including four different types of electric-vehicles. The first of the four will arrive in 2010 and the others by 2013. Chrysler said that it assumes... Source : eGMCarTech (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, Cars, Chrysler, Daimler AG |
| 03/12/08 | Governors urge Obama to spend on infrastructure (kansascity.com) | |
Published 03/12/08 00:23:00
... state coffers come even as hard times and layoffs force more people to apply for unemployment and other state-administered benefits, including Medicaid. And declining property tax revenue in states with high foreclosure rates has hurt local governments, which depend on that money to provide local services. Obama on Tuesday pledged to move as quickly as possible on a stimulus... Source : kansascity.com (subscribe) Explore : Ed Rendell, Government, US |
| 03/12/08 | Governors urge Obama to spend on infrastructure (Miami Herald) | |
Published 03/12/08 00:23:00
... state coffers come even as hard times and layoffs force more people to apply for unemployment and other state-administered benefits, including Medicaid. And declining property tax revenue in states with high foreclosure rates has hurt local governments, which depend on that money to provide local services.Obama on Tuesday pledged to move as quickly as possible on a stimulus package... Source : Miami Herald (subscribe) Explore : Ed Rendell, Government |
| 03/12/08 | Wal-Mart Shoppers Sue For $2M (The Liberty Papers) | |
Published 03/12/08 00:12:53
I guess this one comes from the ?give me a friggin break? file: Two customers are suing Wal-Mart for negligence after being injured in a mad rush for post-Thanksgiving bargains that left one store employee dead, the men?s attorney said Tuesday. Temporary Wal-Mart worker Jdimytai Damour, 34, was crushed to death as he and other employees attempted [...] Source : The Liberty Papers (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Golden Innovations Donates $5,000 to Kettle Moraine Food Pantry (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Published 02/12/08 23:16:55
... than 40 locations. The Golden Innovations companies are leading providers of integrated senior health care services, partnering with more than 1,000 nursing homes, hospitals and other health care organizations in 37 states. The companies include Aegis Therapies, AseraCare Hospice and Home Health, 360 Healthcare Staffing, Ceres Purchasing... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : Business, Pantry, Retailers, Wales |
| 02/12/08 | Chrysler to seek $7 billion in government loans (Examiner) | |
Published 02/12/08 23:16:15
... also says that CEO Robert Nardelli already gets a $1 per year salary from Chrysler and receives no health care or other benefits.Chrysler LLC also says it did not pay salaried workers merit raises or performance bonuses this year and doesn't intend to pay them in 2009.All three automakers have submitted their plans to Congress, and the CEOs plan to attend hearings later... Source : Examiner (subscribe) Explore : Business, Chrysler, Government |
| 02/12/08 | Screw the Rich (ChooseTheHero.com) | |
Published 02/12/08 23:01:41
... medical students and our citizens won?t have to go to school in Mexico to work here. The price of health care will fall. Less rich people is what you want, more MD?s is what we want. We both win. Same with other high paying occupations. Sciences, math, and on and on. While you are at it. Give a few poor people a break. Not with a welfare check (or ?tax? break). Just stop... Source : ChooseTheHero.com (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Chrysler to seek $7 billion in government loans (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:58:00
... also says that CEO Robert Nardelli already gets a $1 per year salary from Chrysler and receives no health care or other benefits.Chrysler LLC also says it did not pay salaried workers merit raises or performance bonuses this year and doesn't intend to pay them in 2009.All three automakers have submitted their plans to Congress, and the CEOs plan to attend hearings later... Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) Explore : Business, Chrysler, Government |
| 02/12/08 | Daschle's Health Care Response Video: Interesting, Or Not? (Personal Democracy Forum) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:56:33
A week ago, the Obama-Biden transition team solicited ideas for improving health care. Today, the team responded to our comments with a video from Tom Daschle (recently nominated for Secretary of Health & Human Services) and Lauren Aronson. Is this video something that we tech-politics geeks should be excited about? I'm cautiously optimistic. Source : Personal Democracy Forum (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Uncertain future for auto industry kids (CNN) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:36:24
... family.Her parents both logged more than 30 years on the job for the automotive giant -- her mother, Cathy, as a skilled welder in a Flint, Michigan, truck plant and her father, Gary, as a company electrician and supervisor.Her uncle worked on the assembly line in a GM plant in Flint, and a cousin works on the assembly line at the same Flint factory.Now retired from GM, Emery's parents... Source : CNN (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, Flint, General Motors Corporation, Michigan |
| 02/12/08 | Uncertain future for auto industry kids (News Beast) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:36:24
... family.Her parents both logged more than 30 years on the job for the automotive giant -- her mother, Cathy, as a skilled welder in a Flint, Michigan, truck plant and her father, Gary, as a company electrician and supervisor.Her uncle worked on the assembly line in a GM plant in Flint, and a cousin works on the assembly line at the same Flint factory.Now retired from GM, Emery's parents... Source : News Beast (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, Flint, General Motors Corporation, Michigan |
| 02/12/08 | Today's the day: Unions work to get out vote in Georgia runoff (PWW Daily Online) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:28:25
... Senate this year to help break the grip of obstruction that has blocked important legislation on health care, the economy and the freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life. Chambliss is the embodiment of that obstruction, voting against working family-friendly legislation?from veterans benefits to children?s health care and the Employee Free Choice Act. Source : PWW Daily Online (subscribe) Explore : Georgia, Saxby Chambliss, Senate |
| 02/12/08 | Telecoms, other groups draw up national broadband strategy (Cnet) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:19:00
Telecom and tech companies joined with labor unions, public interest groups, and other organizations Tuesday to issue a for a national broadband strategy. The is asking for President-elect Barack Obama and the next Congress to make national broadband deployment a top priority in 2009 and has set forth a framework for successfully implementing a broadband plan. "The national broadband... Source : Cnet (subscribe) Explore : Cisco Systems, Network |
| 02/12/08 | Telcos, groups draw up national broadband strategy (Cnet) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:19:00
Telecom and tech companies joined with labor unions, public interest groups, and other organizations Tuesday to issue a for a national broadband strategy. The is asking for President-elect Barack Obama and the next Congress to make national broadband deployment a top priority in 2009 and has set forth a framework for successfully implementing a broadband plan. "The national broadband... Source : Cnet (subscribe) Explore : Cisco Systems, Internet, Media, Technology |
| 02/12/08 | Nova Scotia's Capital Health cuts surgeries to deal with deficit (CBC.ca) | |
Published 02/12/08 22:01:51
There will be 1,000 fewer surgeries in the Halifax region next year as Capital Health tries to fend off a $7-million deficit. Source : CBC.ca (subscribe) Explore : Nova Scotia |
| 02/12/08 | Comcast Raises Prices, Disconnects Complaint Line [Redonkulous] (The Consumerist) | |
Published 02/12/08 21:39:57
Reader Benjamin is pissed because Comcast in his town of Richmond, VA they raised his rates, and justified it by saying they have to pass on the cost of rising gas, technology, and health care. He... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source : The Consumerist (subscribe) Explore : Comcast, Energy and Water, Leisure, Shopping |
| 02/12/08 | Mauritania: Desertification Threatens to Wipe Out Livelihoods, Communities (All Africa) | |
Published 02/12/08 21:36:51
Environmental degradation, responsible for the dangerous displacement of sand dunes in Mauritania, has wiped out homes, livestock and livelihoods throughout the desert country. An October UN study estimated that land degradation costs nearly US$200 million annually in potential revenue losses and health care expenses. Source : All Africa (subscribe) Explore : Africa, Mauritania, West Africa |
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