Reuters – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
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EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
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Health care sector leaders are urging Congress to move swiftly to pass chemical reform legislation, citing the measure as critical to public health protection. On the eve of tomorrow’s hearing on the “Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010,” a bill intended to overhaul the nation’s chemical regulatory system, the sector is highlighting the link between preventing disease, containing costs, and …
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Toxic chemicals contribute to chronic disease epidemic: Health care sector leaders
AP – Friends and political allies of embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel are noticeably quiet after the disclosure that the 40-year House veteran and dean of the New York congressional delegation may face serious charges from a House ethics panel.
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Rangel ethics charges create headache for allies
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AP – Democrats nervously anticipating Rep. Charles Rangel’s ethics trial know all about the media frenzy and negative ads accompanying election-season scandals. They generated it themselves in 2006, when Republican Rep.
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Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case
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AP – A bill giving American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime on their reservations has cleared Congress and is headed to President Barack Obama, who said he looks forward to signing it.
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Obama to sign Tribal Law and Order Act
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AP – It’s the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that’s causing some of the world’s most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. His ground-breaking work attracts interest from Congress and reporters worldwide.
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Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall
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The health-care delivery system and payment structure need significant reforms, or the health care reform law passed by Congress will prove to be an “empty promise.” That is the conclusion of a new report, Health Care in California and National Health Reform, from the business-led Committee for Economic Development.
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CED report warns that health care reform will not succeed without cost reforms
AP – Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged at her Senate confirmation hearing Monday to show the “evenhandedness and impartiality” the Constitution demands if she is confirmed, and to offer proper deference to Congress and the laws it makes.
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Kagan vows to be unbiased, deferential to Congress
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AP – Arizona’s sweeping new immigration law doesn’t even take effect until next month, but lawmakers in nearly 20 other states are already clamoring to follow in its footsteps.
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Many legislators aim to copy Ariz. immigration law
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Health care advocates are getting excited about a new poll that shows rising support for health reform. Thing is, it doesn’t. Ezra Klein – United States – Healthcare reform – United States Congress – Politics
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No, Health Care Reform Is Not Very Popular
AP – Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians.
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Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office
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The Elephant in the Room: Health Reform Fog is Lifting The Philadelphia Inquirer As its real costs become clearer, Obama’s program is looking even more expensive for employers, seniors, and taxpayers (Rick Santorum, 6/16). Congress Must Restore Health Care, Insurance Provisions of Jobless Bill The [Tacoma Washington] News Tribune In the coming days, Congress will act on critical legislation that …
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Wednesday’s OpEds: Berwick Nomination; Health Reform Costs And Benefits; Medicaid And COBRA In Jobs Bill
Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama’s muted call for comprehensive energy legislation failed to sway a hesitant Congress on Wednesday, with hopes for approval before November elections fading fast.
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Obama’s call on energy bill fails to sway Congress
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AP – There’s encouraging news for Democrats battling to retain control of Congress in this fall’s elections, with the party holding a slender edge in public trust for shepherding the economy and small gains in those saying their finances are healthy, according to a new poll.
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AP-GfK Poll bolsters congressional Democrats
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Newly laid-off workers in Michigan face average monthly COBRA health care premiums of $1,019, which would gobble up more than three-quarters of their jobless benefits, according to a report released today by an advocacy group urging Congress to help.
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Without COBRA subsidy, health care would require 79% of jobless benefits
Conservative pundits and pols claimed after Congress backed health care reform that Southern Democrats who voted for the measure had doomed themselves politically. In fact, it may be the other way around, and thats something that Democrats across the country should note.
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Vote against health care reform helps doom a Democrat
AP – Two workers injured when an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico told Congress on Thursday that the companies in charge of the doomed drilling operation cut corners and neglected maintenance in a race toward higher profits.
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Workers on doomed rig: Corners cut to save money
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LAVAL, Quebec — Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. is proud to announce that Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) was awarded the prize for best product of 2010 during the 11th Congress of “Nutrition & Sante” in Belgium.
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NKO(R) Awarded Best Product of 2010
That’s because Congress is ready to impose this health-insurance tax in 2010. That’s after families have already signed up for coverage for next year, and after small businesses have already negotiated coverage contracts. …. Cactus, Caffeine, CAGR, Cake, Calculate, Calculated, Calculating, Calculator , Calculators , calculatorsclosing, Calendar, California, Call, Called, Calling, Calls, Calms, Calories, Came, Camera, Campaign, CampaignKilling, Campaigns, Campers, Camping …
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President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday asked a federal judge in Virginia to dismiss the state’s lawsuit alleging Congress overstepped its constitutional bounds with the new health care reform law.
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Feds ask Va. health reform lawsuit be dismissed