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Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Restaurateurs Seek Supreme Court Review of San Francisco Health Insurance Mandate (Law.com)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:24pm CDT
An association representing the restaurant industry has filed a petition for writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the 9th Circuit upholding a law requiring San Francisco employers to provide health insurance to employees. A Nixon Peabody attorney who represents the Golden Gate Restaurant Association says the 9th Circuit ruling is inconsistent with Supreme ...
Yahoo! News - student loans
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Students may have to pay back loans from holiday work (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:14pm CDT
Students who work during university holidays may be forced to start paying off their student loans if proposed changes to the repayment threshold are made.
Google Search: arts money
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LA Unified OKs $1.6 billion in cuts over three years - Los Angeles Times
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:38pm CDT
WCBDLA Unified OKs $1.6 billion in cuts over three years
Los Angeles Times, CA
... 10% of the district's operating budget -- from this year's books, which includes federal grant money and other funding. Programs, including most summer school offerings and arts education, have already been scaled back due to funding shortages. ...
LAUSD approves $5.5 billion budget Daily Breeze
School board votes to fire nearly 400 teachers Sun-Sentinel.com
Board OKs school budget with 'pay as you play' feature The Union Leader
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Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Obama argues for government health insurance (San Jose Mercury News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:15pm CDT
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made a detailed case Tuesday for a new government-administered health insurance plan, but he did not rule out signing a bill that lacks such an option if he cannot win enough support from Democrats in Congress.
Yahoo! News - student loans
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Easing a College Financial Aid Headache (New York Times)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:11pm CDT
The Obama administration is working to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a detailed form that scares off many students.
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Insurance Giants Oppose Gov't Health Plan (KDKA Pittsburgh)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:09pm CDT
The insurance industry Tuesday laid down a marker on health care, warning in stark terms that a proposed government insurance plan would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half century and overtake the system.
Google Search: arts money
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Flint fireworks cancelled - ABC12.com
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:04pm CDT
Flint fireworks cancelled
ABC12.com, MI
"If there's no money, there's no money, and you have to pay for the basics, and fireworks aren't basics." Most towns around Mid-Michigan have sponsors so many of them are still a go. The Greater Flint Arts Council says it's trying to come up with ways ... -
Nonprofits Imperiled By Low Reserves In Tight Times, Lack of ... - Washington Post
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:47pm CDT
Nonprofits Imperiled By Low Reserves In Tight Times, Lack of ...
Washington Post, United States
The researchers examined 2006 tax filings for 2648 Washington area nonprofit groups, including environmental groups, arts and culture organizations and direct-service providers. The results were sorted by the size and type of organization. ...
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Will Obama health plan scuttle employer insurance coverage? (The Houma Courier)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:43pm CDT
ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama today squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system.
Yahoo! News - bad credit
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Bad time for A/C units to fail (KSDK St. Louis)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:12pm CDT
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John Viega Explains What Motivates Bad Guys - An Excerpt from The Myths of Security (O'Reilly Media)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:32pm CDT
Longtime security professional John Viega reports on the sorry state of security in his new book, The Myths of Security: What the Computer Security Industry Doesn't Want You to Know. "Today, the tech world might hear a lot about security issues, but the world at large rarely does," writes Viega. In this excerpt from The Myths of Security, Viega explains what motivates bad guys to break into ...
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Cinergy Health Commentary On President Obama's Call for Cost Control, Competition in Health Insurance Arena (redOrbit)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:08pm CDT
Provider of Affordable Health Insurance Points to President's Suggestion that Focus Be on Patient Care Not Price of Premiums AVENTURA, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinergy Health, a nationwide provider of guarantee issue health insurance benefit programs for the consumer market, expressed its approval with remarks made by President Obama during his press conference today. "As politicians from ...
bizjournals.com - Business Services - Legal Services
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Snell & Wilmer cuts associate salaries 10 percent
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:47pm CDT
Snell & Wilmer LLP — one of Phoenix’s largest law firms — is cutting associates’ salaries by 10 percent as it and other law firms grapple with the economic slowdown.
Google Search: arts money
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Only a Few Hills in the Valley of Christie's Season-Opening Art ... - New York Times
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:24pm CDT
Only a Few Hills in the Valley of Christie's Season-Opening Art ...
New York Times, United States
Buyers — primarily Europeans — were cautious about spending money, and bidding was thin. The combination of meager offerings and tight purse strings led Christie's to reduce some reserve prices — a handful of works sold for less than their estimates ...
Yahoo! News - life insurance
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Nigeria: Disability Cover Now Part of Group Life Insurance (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:02pm CDT
The mandatory group life insurance provided in the Pensions Act 2004 will now be expanded to cover disability during the life of the insured. This was part of the amendment being sought by operators into the existing law.
Google Search: arts money
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Arts, Briefly Change at IMG Agency - New York Times
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:00pm CDT
Arts, Briefly Change at IMG Agency
New York Times, United States
Mr. Hamlen co-founded IMG's predecessor agency in 1979. Mr. Hamlen left IMG in 1992 to establish and run Classical Action, which raises money for AIDS services. He said Mr. Wissman had called him out of the blue and suggested he take the job.
Yahoo! News - Search Results for refinance loan
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Banks lowering loan forecast (Contra Costa Times)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:47pm CDT
n Rising interest rates on mortgages slow refinancing
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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GreenHunter seeks buyer for biofuels refinery
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:43pm CDT
The largest biofuels refinery in the country, situated along the Houston Ship Channel, is for sale.
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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President Obama mocks private insurance companies; promises new health plan will not break the bank (New York Daily News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:09pm CDT
President Obama Tuesday mocked insurance-industry foes of his proposed government-run health plan option, saying free-market boosters should not be afraid of competition.
Yahoo! News - Search Results for refinance loan
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Petrobras to Refinance $5 Billion Loan in Tranches (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:59pm CDT
June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA is likely to refinance the remaining $5 billion of a $6.5 billion bridge loan by selling debt in tranches as it seeks to pay for soaring investments, Chief Financial Officer Almir Barbassa said.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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Report: Gov. trying to sell State Fund assets for $1B without industry input
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:47pm CDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and staff are working behind the scenes to sell assets of the San Francisco-based State Compensation Insurance Fund for a reported $1 billion, and are intentionally keeping the state Department of Insurance and the state Attorney General’s office out of the picture, according to an exclusive report Tuesday by the Workers’ Comp Executive.
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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Report: Gov. trying to sell State Fund assets for $1B without industry input
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:47pm CDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and staff are working behind the scenes to sell assets of the San Francisco-based State Compensation Insurance Fund for a reported $1 billion, and are intentionally keeping the state Department of Insurance and the state Attorney General’s office out of the picture, according to an exclusive report Tuesday by the Workers’ Comp Executive.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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American General to lay off 124 in Houston
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:41pm CDT
American General Life Cos. will lay off 124 Houston employees as part of a major work force reduction nationwide.
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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Spherix switches drug makers
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:28pm CDT
Spherix Inc. has switched manufacturers for its late-stage diabetes drug, ending its 12-year agreement with its first supplier in the process. (SPEX)
Yahoo! News - life insurance
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Fitch Affirms Protective Life Insurance Co.'s CMBS Servicer Ratings (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 3:07pm CDT
CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms Protective Life Insurance Company's servicer ratings as follows:
Yahoo! News - student loans
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Tufts Helps Alumni Working in Public Service Repay Education Loans (Newswise)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:37pm CDT
Tufts University has awarded aid to 288 alumni working in the non-profit and public-service sectors to help them repay student loans through what is believed to be the first university-wide loan repayment assistance program. Anyone may apply who has earned a Tufts degree, is paying off educational loans incurred to attend Tufts and is employed by a qualifying organization. Alumni may reapply ...
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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3M sues EnvisionWare for patent infringement
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:24pm CDT
3M Co. said Tuesday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in federal district court against EnvisionWare Inc. (MMM)
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Health insurance co-op talks stall (UPI)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:58pm CDT
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Talks between U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats on health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government healthcare plan have stalled, senators said.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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Plug adopts shareholder rights plan
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:57pm CDT
Plug Power Inc. has adopted a shareholder rights plan. -
A123's Q1 revenue rises, loss widens
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:47pm CDT
A123 Systems Inc.’s first quarter revenue more than doubled year over year, but a spike in research and administrative costs helped widen its net loss, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. -
North Raleigh HQ for North State Bank
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:29pm CDT
Raleigh-based North State Bank, turning nine this year, has moved into its new 22,000 square-foot headquarters building at the corner of Falls of Neuse and Spring Forest roads. -
U.S. to loan $8B to Ford, Nissan, Tesla
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:27pm CDT
The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday announced $8 billion in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla to spur development of more fuel efficient vehicles. (F)
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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Dayton children's hospital relocating testing center
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:24pm CDT
Children’s Medical Center of Dayton is moving its outpatient testing center in Kettering across town to a location at the Arbor Shopping Center.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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Former Atlanta broker gets 6 years in prison for fraud
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:23pm CDT
Frederick Barton was sentenced Tuesday to serve six and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently diverting $2 million from several clients and investors, including a woman with Alzheimer's disease.
bizjournals.com - Business Services - Legal Services
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Report: Law firm Day Casebeer eyes merger with Howrey
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:51pm CDT
A Silicon Valley intellectual property boutique reportedly is in discussions to merge with Howrey LLP, an international law firm with a prominent IP litigation practice.
Yahoo! News - health insurance
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Obama says government health insurance "makes sense" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:49pm CDT
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he firmly believed that a government-run health insurance plan "made sense" in a broader overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, and that private insurers should find ways to compete for clients.
Yahoo! News - Search Results for refinance loan
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AP Source: Liverpool close to loan refinancing (The Republican)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:47pm CDT
(AP) — LONDON - Liverpool's owners still hope to attract new investors before the end of the year and are on course to refinance the club's loan by next month's repayment deadline, an executive close to the situation said Tuesday. -
AP Source: Liverpool close to loan refinancing (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:10pm CDT
Associated Press - June 23, 2009 1:05 PM ET LONDON (AP) - Liverpool's owners still hope to get new investors before the end of the year and are on course to refinance the soccer club's...
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences wins $25M grant
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:10pm CDT
The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Genome Sciences has won another round of grants from the National Institutes of Health, totaling $25 million. -
Survey: Americans lack knowledge about generics
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:09pm CDT
Nearly 30 percent of Americans don’t know or don’t think that generic drugs have the same effectiveness as brand name drugs, a new survey finds. -
Dendreon to spend $50M on N.J. plant
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:54am CDT
Seattle biotechnology company Dendreon Corp., which is developing a treatment for prostate cancer, must be feeling pretty good about its prospects following positive research around its Provenge product. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, the firm (NASDAQ: DNDN) said that it is spending up to $50.5 million to have its Morris Plains, N.J., biotechnology processing facility completed by April 2010. (DNDN)
bizjournals.com - Business Services - Legal Services
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Howrey launches junior associate program
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:50am CDT
While several law firms are differing entering associate start dates for a year or more to cut costs, Howrey LLP is launching an entry level lawyer training and initiation program for its U.S. associates so that they can start this fall.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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Tesla gets long-awaited government loan
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:38am CDT
Tesla Motors, makers of the first electric car that can travel more than 200 miles between charges, got its $465 million loan guarantee from the government Tuesday. Tesla has been banking on the guarantee for more than two years. The guarantee essentially insures the San Carlos-based company can borrow the money from financial partners to build a factory to produce for Tesla’s next-generation sedan, the Model S. The sedan will sell for around $45,000, that’s with a $7,500 tax credit from the government, and is about half the price of its first production vehicle, the high-end Tesla Roadster. (F) -
New South Federal CEO leaves
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:25am CDT
New South Federal Savings Bank Chairman Will Ratliff plans to retake the reins as CEO and president of the company. -
Tollgrade prepares for proxy fight with Ramius Group
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:22am CDT
Tollgrade Communications Inc. is making its case to shareholders this week in preparation for a looming proxy fight with activist shareholder Ramius Group, a New York investment firm. (TLGD)
Yahoo! News - life insurance
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Life Insurance Corp eyeing 20 percent premium growth (Calcutta News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:05am CDT
Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC), the country's largest life insurer, is targeting 20 percent growth in premium this fiscal, a top official said here Tuesday. -
Life Insurance Corp eyeing 20 percent premium growth (New Kerala)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:03am CDT
Kolkata, June 23 : Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC), the country's largest life insurer, is targeting 20 percent growth in premium this fiscal, a top official said here Tuesday.
bizjournals.com - Health Care - Health Insurance
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Washington U. lands $19M from NIH
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:01am CDT
The National Institutes of Health has awarded scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis four grants totaling $19 million to explore the microbes that inhabit the human body.
bizjournals.com Banking & Financial Services - Venture Capital
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Grant Thornton report: Employers are slashing 401(k) matching programs
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 11:01am CDT
With the economy still limping along, companies are looking to cut costs at the expense of their employees’ retirement plans, according to a new study by accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP. -
Most Stifel clients accept auction rate securities buyback; Carnahan calls offer ‘inadequate’
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:54am CDT
Stifel Financial Corp. said Tuesday that 95 percent of eligible clients have elected to participate in its auction rate securities buyback, but Secretary of State Robin Carnahan says customers accepted "not because it is a good offer, but rather because Stifel has given them no other choice." (SF)