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New Prescription For Patient Safety: Improve Medical Residents’…
Illinois Deserves the Truth | September 24th 2009 by Illinois Deserves the Truth
So we know that some 98,000 people die every year in hospitals as a result of preventable medical errors and that there are all kinds of reasons for this, as well as patient safety reforms that would reduce errors, injuries,... read more
GAO Report: States Remain “Fiscally Strained” Despite U.S. St…
SalesTaxBuzz Blog | September 24th 2009
If you needed more proof that states and localities will continue to seek ways to fill budget shortfalls, consider this: Despite the $48 billion in federal stimulus dollars provided in fiscal 2009, “states will continue to be fiscally strained,” read more
What Does a Decline in the Foreign-Born Population Mean to Americ…
Immigration Impact | September 24th 2009
Photo by nathangibbs. BY ROB PARAL, ROB PARAL AND ASSOCIATES For years now, one of the few findings you could count on in the Census Bureau’s annual statistics report was the steady growth in the foreign-born population. Other major indicators of read more
Promises, Promises, Promises
The Black Informant | September 24th 2009
Once again, let’s go back in time for a moment. From the change.gov website under ethics: “Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As read more
Parental Rights Still in Jeopardy
Faithful in Prayer | September 24th 2009 by Jackie Durkee
It is time for an update on the issue of Parental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (a treaty). If you still have not heard about this, please read my articles on this blog under UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) read more
Obama Administration Continues Push for Regulatory Reform
The Kueser Law Firm Blawg | September 24th 2009 by Jason M. Kueser
From Investment Fraud Blawg and Securities Fraud Blawg: “A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it.” — Winston Churchill On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, several major media outlets published articles discussing the Oba read more
Obama Administration Continues Push for Regulatory Reform
Securities Fraud Blawg | September 24th 2009 by Jason M. Kueser
“A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it.” — Winston Churchill On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, several major media outlets published articles discussing the Obama administration’s continued efforts to enact enh read more
Obama Administration Continues Push for Regulatory Reform
Investment Fraud Blawg | September 24th 2009 by Jason M. Kueser
“A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it.” — Winston Churchill On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, several major media outlets published articles discussing the Obama administration’s continued efforts to enact enh read more
Darryl McDaniels from DMC & Zara Phillips on Adoptee Rights
Adoption News | September 23rd 2009 by Ungrateful Little Bastard
ny1.com — NY1 Politics Online: Interview with Darryl McDaniels & Zara Phillips promoting adoptee rights and dispelling myths and misconceptions regarding restoring access legislation. view video read more
Pushing ONC to Act on Consumer’s Behalf
Chilmark Research | September 23rd 2009
Just about anything you hear coming out of HHS’s ONC office is with regards to digitizing the doctor’s office. This is somewhat understandable as there is some $36B in ARRA funding just waiting for the rules on “meaningful useR read more
Spanish Language Media Holds President Obama To His Promises
Immigration Impact | September 23rd 2009
Photo by lauren victoria burke. When President Obama hit the talk show circuit last weekend, he also included a visit to Al Punto, Univision’s weekend news program with anchor Jorge Ramos. Ramos questioned the President about undocumented immigrant read more
Delaware Purchase of Hazardous Waste Facility Bond
Surety Bonds Blog | September 23rd 2009
Delaware passed a new law, SB 168, effective upon enactment on May 15, 2008 in reference to requirements for hazardous waste facilities. If ownership of a hazardous waste facility is being transferred, the party seeking to transfer must provide all a read more
New Bill Might Boost Recruitment Rates for Rare Disease Clinical…
Partnerships With CROs | September 23rd 2009 by IIR USA
This article in outsourcing-pharma.com discusses how a bill introduced by US Congress Representative Edward Markey would allow patients with rare diseases to disregard up to $2,000 of compensation received for participating in clinical trials. Curre read more
Tax break for responsible pet owners?! I vote YES!!
Ban Puppy Mills | September 23rd 2009 by Daethian
Dear Animal Advocates, Introduced by Rep. Thaddeus McCotter?, H.R. 3501—known as the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (“HAPPY”) Act—is a federal bill that would reward responsible pet parents by allowing them to read more
Yellowstone Grizzlies Back on Endangered Species List
Planetsave | September 22nd 2009 by Lucille Chi
In 2007 federal protections were dropped for the protection of Yellowstone grizzlies. Ever since then, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition have been fighting to give protection back to the bears. They argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (F read more
VA Town Hall Meeting on Immigration Reform Sets Debate Tone
Immigration Impact | September 22nd 2009
Amid numerous reports that the Obama Administration is edging away from a timeline on an immigration reform bill, the often spirited town hall meetings have already begun. Last night, Virginia Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) held a town hall meeting at read more
Will Ferrell "Defends" Health Insurance Companies
MOMocrats | September 22nd 2009 by MOMocrats
Well, sort of. Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell I could really laugh at this if it wasn't spot on.Aside from thinking about health insurance reform here, Joanne Bamberger is also trying to get her head around it at her place, P read more
“Defensive Medicine?” Looks More Like Texas Docs Have Come Do…
Illinois Deserves the Truth | September 22nd 2009 by Illinois Deserves the Truth
Remember that New Yorker article that President Obama referred to talking about why health care in McCallen, TX was so expensive? You know, the piece we’ve alluded to before—the one where a doctor admitted unnecessary tests were ordered because i read more
Will Ferrell + Friends on Insurance
dm+p media blog | September 22nd 2009 by paul dewey
Will Ferrell and his team have a field day trouncing on the 'unjust lambasting' that insurance execs are receiving in the media today. This spot is a great sendup of activist ads although it too seems to be sponsored by MoveOn.org P read more
Chatting with Chairman Baucus, Over a Cup of Buffalo Blend
Topix: Trivia | September 22nd 2009 by Michael Foxworth
In an interview with The New York Times ahead of the start of committee action on his far-reaching legislation to revamp the health care system, Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat and chairman of the ... | @ltaSEARCH read more
(Video) Message to World Leaders: The people have voted. Make Cop…
NurtureNature! | September 22nd 2009
site: http://www.earthhour.org twitter:http://twitter.com/earthhour This December world leaders meet in Copenhagen to decide how we deal with climate change. What sort of future would you have them choose Earth or Global Warming? Hundreds of milli read more
Congress requests hearings on czars
willnevergiveup | September 22nd 2009
On September 15, 2009 a Concurrent Resolution was submitted by members of the House of Representatives expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the read more
CLIMATE CHANGE: Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Conne…
The Conservation Report | September 21st 2009 by Buck Denton
The Second Circuit announced an important decision today that allowed several states and land trusts to continue their nuisance claim against various U.S. utilities over their release of carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to climate change. read more
New Report: Good Immigration Policy Creates a Stronger American M…
Immigration Impact | September 21st 2009
Photo by kentkb. The myth that immigration is bad for U.S. workers has sullied the immigration debate for far too long. A new report by the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI), “Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand read more
A big environmental issue awaits PA lawmakers
EnviroPolitics Blog | September 21st 2009 by Frank Brill
For three months, state lawmakers in Pennsylvania have been twiddling their thumbs as Governor Rendell and Legislative leaders played hard ball over the state's 2010 budget.The weekend's news that a budget resolution may be at hand means that lawmake read more
Specter Pushing Laws to Reverse U.S. Supreme Court’s Rulings in…
Illinois Deserves the Truth | September 21st 2009 by Illinois Deserves the Truth
We wanted to bring your attention to a couple of news items detailing some pretty exciting legislation in the works from U.S. Senator, Arlen Specter (D-PA). The bills address two pretty bad U.S. Supreme Court decisions, both of which we’ve... read more
Seattle Times Says “Certificates of Merit” in Medical Malprac…
Illinois Deserves the Truth | September 21st 2009 by Illinois Deserves the Truth
When the editorial board from a state’s largest newspaper (not to mention one of the largest in the nation), agrees that a “tort reform” idea in the House Energy and Commerce health care bill, and touted by the Obama Administration,... read more
Nevada Foreclosure Mediation: Sanction the Bank or Modify the Loa…
Legally UnBound | September 21st 2009 by Kael Garvey
Last Friday, the LV Sun reported that the foreclosure mediation program is getting a much needed boost, after its start in July 2009. Nevada enacted laws in the spring that forced all foreclosures... Law and Legal Analysis from the Opinions of the I read more
And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
StoptheCallsFast.Com | September 21st 2009 by Robert L Friedman
These debt collectors just keep suing people and getting away with financial murder. The reason this carnage just keeps continuing is that the legislation on both the state and federal level has no real teeth. read more
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maxpagels.com: quality hypertext | September 21st 2009
Days before it was scheduled to shut down, the legislation to keep Philadelphia’s Free Library system open has been passed by the Pennsylvania State senate. Excellent news. read more
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