California is still vulnerable to devastating loss should another earthquake occur like the Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred 20 years ago, according to ProtectingAmerican.org. “The fact is, that California’s largest cities are economically vulnerable as they were when the Loma …
Insurance companies are taking another rhetorical beating—this time as a part of President Obama’s promotional campaign for his health care reform proposals. Now a healthy dose of professional introspection can be valuable, if for no other reason than to remind …
Artist Shepard Fairey’s claim that he had the right to use a news photo to create his famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster became a widely watched court case about fair use that now appears to have nearly collapsed. His attorneys …
Democrats in the House unveiled a sweeping healthcare overhaul Thursday that would transform the insurance market, create a government-run insurance plan and levy new taxes on the rich. Weeks of closed-door negotiations to merge three House healthcare plans produced a …
Cell phones, smart phones, MP3 players, computers, e-mail, the list goes on and on of technological inventions that are part of our everyday lives. The observation that electronic data density doubles every 18 months—was first conceived in the mid-60’s by …
Democrats in the House finished work Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a surtax on the wealthy to help pay for it. The measure, the product of …
The Obama administration made gains Tuesday in its push for U.S. financial reform, unveiling a landmark bill to tackle systemic risk in the economy and winning congressional committee approval for a measure to expose hedge funds to more government scrutiny. …
Credit rating agencies would be more tightly regulated and more exposed to lawsuits under legislation approved Wednesday by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. In another procedural step forward for the Obama administration’s and congressional Democrats’ push for financial reform, …
Democratic leader Harry Reid said Monday the U.S. Senate’s healthcare overhaul will include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out, handing liberals an early victory on the bill’s most contentious issue. After days of closed-door talks, Reid said …
A top European Union official said Monday she believed President Barack Obama was serious about reaching a deal in long-running world trade talks, but the time has come for all countries to show their cards. “I think first of all …
