What Health Care Reform Means for Medicare Programs
Region: United States
Using results from a questionnaire [2] we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network [3], we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health care... more
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Stimulus Spending Hits $216 Billion
Region: United States
The federal government has paid out $216 billion, or 27 percent of the stimulus package, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov and the most recent available estimates [1] (PDF) of tax cuts issued so far. The ... more
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GM Announces It Will Pay Back Gov’t Loan With Gov’t Money
Region: United States
GM will be begin paying back the TARP money in December [1], the company announced [2] this morning. It’s a statement in need of a little context. Basically, GM will be using a portion of its $50 billion in TARP bai... more
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New Yorkers Tell DEC: ‘No Way' on Natural Drilling
Region: New York
It didn't take long for a New York City public hearing on natural gas drilling to descend into near chaos. Just seconds after the first speaker took the microphone at the Department of Environmental Conservation's hearing... more
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University of Phoenix’s Curious Take on the Law
Region: Arizona
The University of Phoenix has 190 campuses operating in 39 states [1], the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The school says it has 420,000 students and tens of thousands of employees at its schools of nursing, busines... more
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Psychiatrist Was Paid $500Kto Promote Antipsychotic Drug, Despite Doubts
Region: United States
Chanile Hayes came under Dr. Michael Reinstein's care after suffering a nervous breakdown. Hayes went from 140 pounds to nearly 300 in two years after taking Seroquel, a drug that Reinstein was paid to promote by... more
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Taxpayers Lose $2.3 Billion with CIT Bankruptcy
Region: United States
CIT filed for bankruptcy protection [1] on Sunday, and part of its plan to heal itself is wiping out the taxpayers’ $2.33 billion stake [2] in the company. CIT, which specializes in lending to small and midsiz... more
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U.N. Responds to Allegations of Missing Afghan Aid
Region: Afghanistan
Yesterday, we published a story about a draft audit [1] showing that the U.N. was unable to account for tens of millions of dollars sent to the Afghan elections commission. The United Nations Development Program has submit... more
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Chesepeake Energy Won’t Drill in NYC Watershed
Region: New York
For now, New York City’s water appears to be safe from drilling [1]. Responding to mounting concerns that chemicals from natural gas drilling could contaminate drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corporation declared i... more
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U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board
Region: Afghanistan
Afghan employees from the Independent Election Commission load election materials into a truck to be sent to provinces on Oct. 22, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential rivals are reigniting their campaigns for a se... more
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