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Federal fund needed for next 'big one'
NEW ORLEANS — Much of the United States is susceptible to major natural disasters, so a national catastrophic insurance fund makes sense, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told a gathering of state legislators Wednesday.
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found in Local: Louisiana: Monroe
NEW ORLEANS — Much of the United States is susceptible to major natural disasters, so a national catastrophic insurance fund makes sense, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon told a gathering of state legislators Wednesday.
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found in Local: Louisiana: Monroe
Bush must get serious over Iraq withdrawal
Bush must get serious over Iraq withdrawal By Sean Reed Apparently, it's not just the presidential candidates who are pandering to voters this election season. On Friday, President Bush released a statement announcing an agreement between the United States and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal Al-Maliki to "a general timeline" for the withdrawal of U.
The Crimson White – 14 hours, 27 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alabama: Tuscaloosa
Bush must get serious over Iraq withdrawal By Sean Reed Apparently, it's not just the presidential candidates who are pandering to voters this election season. On Friday, President Bush released a statement announcing an agreement between the United States and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal Al-Maliki to "a general timeline" for the withdrawal of U.
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found in Local: Alabama: Tuscaloosa
140 dogs removed from area home
LISBON - Approximately 140 dogs were removed from a Freeman Road residence Wednesday.County sheriff's deputies and agents from the Humane Society of the United States and Columbiana County Humane Society descended on the property to remove 140 Manchester terriers that apparently had been hoarded and kept in highly unsanitary conditions with little or no access to food or water, according to a pr
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found in Local: Ohio: Youngstown
LISBON - Approximately 140 dogs were removed from a Freeman Road residence Wednesday.County sheriff's deputies and agents from the Humane Society of the United States and Columbiana County Humane Society descended on the property to remove 140 Manchester terriers that apparently had been hoarded and kept in highly unsanitary conditions with little or no access to food or water, according to a pr
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found in Local: Ohio: Youngstown
A Shameful Ban
APLAN THAT would direct about $50 billion over the next five years to halt the spread of HIV-AIDS in developing countries has dodged multiple challenges from Republican lawmakers and is set to become one of the Bush administration's finest accomplishments. The Senate voted overwhelmingly last week to approve the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the House is expected to do the same as early as today. But one of PEPFAR's most significant provisions, the elimination of a 21-year-old ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants that puts the United States in the company of countries such as Libya and Sudan, may not take effect even if the legislation passes. The bill leaves to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the decision as to whether HIV-positive visitors may enter the country. HHS officials have previously expressed a willingness to remove the ban but may delay a decision until the next administration takes office.
Washington Post – 14 hours, 30 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
APLAN THAT would direct about $50 billion over the next five years to halt the spread of HIV-AIDS in developing countries has dodged multiple challenges from Republican lawmakers and is set to become one of the Bush administration's finest accomplishments. The Senate voted overwhelmingly last week to approve the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the House is expected to do the same as early as today. But one of PEPFAR's most significant provisions, the elimination of a 21-year-old ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants that puts the United States in the company of countries such as Libya and Sudan, may not take effect even if the legislation passes. The bill leaves to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the decision as to whether HIV-positive visitors may enter the country. HHS officials have previously expressed a willingness to remove the ban but may delay a decision until the next administration takes office.
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found in Politics: Opinions
In Pickens County, English rules
Prompted by fears of illegal immigration and a lack of jobs, one of South Carolina’s most conservative counties has joined a wave of communities across the country considering laws to make English their official language.Pickens County officials voted this week to require all business to be conducted in English except in an emergency. Another vote on the issue is slated for next month, and the requirement would become official if it passes.The law would apply only to companies doing business with the county and would not affect hospitals, schools or courts, County Council vice chairman Ben Trotter said.“English is something that we speak,” he said Wednesday. “If we went to Mexico ... you do not dial one for Spanish or two for English. You learn theirs, or you’re out in the cold. They don’t bend over backwards for us.”The plan to make English the official language in Pickens County is just part of the ordinance. Touted as a plan to curb hiring of illegal immigrants, the ordinance also says the county would not employ anyone who cannot document that they can work legally in the United States. It also would require vendors working for the county to certify they do not knowingly hire or employ unauthorized workers.
The State – 15 hours, 53 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Columbia
Prompted by fears of illegal immigration and a lack of jobs, one of South Carolina’s most conservative counties has joined a wave of communities across the country considering laws to make English their official language.Pickens County officials voted this week to require all business to be conducted in English except in an emergency. Another vote on the issue is slated for next month, and the requirement would become official if it passes.The law would apply only to companies doing business with the county and would not affect hospitals, schools or courts, County Council vice chairman Ben Trotter said.“English is something that we speak,” he said Wednesday. “If we went to Mexico ... you do not dial one for Spanish or two for English. You learn theirs, or you’re out in the cold. They don’t bend over backwards for us.”The plan to make English the official language in Pickens County is just part of the ordinance. Touted as a plan to curb hiring of illegal immigrants, the ordinance also says the county would not employ anyone who cannot document that they can work legally in the United States. It also would require vendors working for the county to certify they do not knowingly hire or employ unauthorized workers.
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found in Local: South Carolina: Columbia
Madisonville man charged with fraud
A Madisonville man owes the United States Railroad Retirement Board $106,000 and is sentenced to two years probation.
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found in Local: Indiana: Evansville
A Madisonville man owes the United States Railroad Retirement Board $106,000 and is sentenced to two years probation.
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found in Local: Indiana: Evansville
Angel Flight pilot lets heart guide him
MARION — Toledo businessman Charlie Poll is an angel of flight — a person of hope for those patients he transports to or from treatment in the eastern United States.
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found in Local: Ohio: Columbus
MARION — Toledo businessman Charlie Poll is an angel of flight — a person of hope for those patients he transports to or from treatment in the eastern United States.
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found in Local: Ohio: Columbus
Beware Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Traps
Companies in the United States often undertake extensive promotional activities to market and sell their products throughout the world. These efforts can include paying the expenses for customers to travel to company facilities. But there is the potential that the payments will run afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Attorneys Richard M. Strassberg and Kyle A. Wombolt discuss recent FCPA enforcement action involving promotional expenditures and outline some compliance best practices.
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found in Business: Law and Taxation
Companies in the United States often undertake extensive promotional activities to market and sell their products throughout the world. These efforts can include paying the expenses for customers to travel to company facilities. But there is the potential that the payments will run afoul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Attorneys Richard M. Strassberg and Kyle A. Wombolt discuss recent FCPA enforcement action involving promotional expenditures and outline some compliance best practices.
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found in Business: Law and Taxation
U.S.O.C. Says 2 Web Sites Are Selling Bogus Tickets
The United States Olympic Committee has filed lawsuits against two Web sites for unauthorized sales of tickets to the Beijing Olympics.
New York Times – 16 hours, 21 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Sports
The United States Olympic Committee has filed lawsuits against two Web sites for unauthorized sales of tickets to the Beijing Olympics.
New York Times – 16 hours, 21 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Sports
Charles Wick, 90, Information Agency Head, Is Dead
Mr. Wick was the longest-serving director of the United States Information Agency.
New York Times – 16 hours, 25 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Obituaries
Mr. Wick was the longest-serving director of the United States Information Agency.
New York Times – 16 hours, 25 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Obituaries