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Proposed tax would limit reinsurance supply: Report...Imposing
new taxes on foreign-owned insurers and reinsurers would
shrink the supply of reinsurance in the United States by
about 20%, according to a report released Friday.
It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam...At a time when
the official unemployment rate is nearing double digits, and
6.35 million people are receiving unemployment benefits, the
U.S. government is on a hiring binge.
House No. 2: Explore Pelosi Interrogation Briefing...
The House majority leader reluctantly agreed Tuesday that
congressional hearings should investigate Speaker Nancy Pelosi's
assertion that she wasn't informed, more than six years ago, that
harsh interrogation methods were used on an al-Qaida leader.
Racist shopping (Black business owned only) becomes a movement...So
far, the Andersons have spent hundreds of dollars with black
businesses from grocery stores to dry cleaners. But the couple still
hasn't found a mortgage lender, home security system vendor or toy
store. Nonetheless, they're hoping to expand the endeavor beyond
their Chicago home.
 Obama
opposes adding wind coverage to flood insurance...by
Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune WASHINGTON -- In a major blow to
those who want to add wind coverage to the federal flood insurance
program, ...
Report: One-fourth of overseas votes go uncounted...One
out of every four ballots requested by military personnel and other
Americans living overseas for the 2008 election may have gone
uncounted, according to findings being released at a Senate hearing
Wednesday.
House
Dems scale back plans to curb global warming...House
Democratic leaders are scaling back plans to curb global
warming and make the transition to cleaner energy in the
hopes that they can get a bill passed this year.
Many Swine Flu Cases Have No Fever
...Many people suffering from
swine influenza,
even those who are severely ill, do not have
fever, an odd
feature of the new virus that could increase the difficulty of
controlling the epidemic, said a leading American infectious-disease
expert who examined cases in Mexico last week.
Antitrust eyes turn toward
Google...Google, the
Internet goliath, is on a collision course with President
Obama even though its employees and executives have lavished
money and support on Americas new chief executive.
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