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U.S. Judge Sets December Date for Health Care Suit Hearing

A Florida judge said Tuesday he would hear arguments Dec. 16 on a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to block President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. health care system. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, who is weighing a …

Feds to Insurers: Don’t Blame Health Reform for Rate Hikes

President Barack Obama’s top health official is vowing “zero tolerance” for insurers that blame premium increases on the new health overhaul law. In a strong letter to the insurance lobby, HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius said she’s putting companies on notice …

Halliburton, Transocean Reject BP’s Claims; Court Battles Loom

BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company’s role in the world’s biggest offshore spill. The 193-page BP report offered a preview of how the …

IRS Releases Draft Form for Small Firms to Claim Health Care Tax Credit

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns next year. The IRS also …

BP Claims Fund Pays Out $10 Million in First Week Under Feinberg

Kenneth Feinberg, who last week took over the claims process for BP Plc’s Macondo well oil spill, has so far paid nearly $10 million in emergency payouts to Gulf Coast residents who have suffered economic harm, documents show. Feinberg, who …

Commission Weighs Self-Governing Body for Oil Drilling Safety

The White House oil spill commission Wednesday will probe U.S. offshore drilling policies and consider pushing the oil industry to accept a self-governing body to help oversee tough safety standards. With a focus on offshore drilling safety after the BP …

EU, US to Hold November Summit in Portugal; Insurance on Agenda

The European Union and United States will hold a summit in Portugal in November, the EU and the White House said on Tuesday, offering an opportunity to rebuild ties strained by the cancellation of their last meeting. The summit will …

Snapshot: It Figures

25% Percent of the oil from the BP gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that had not been captured or evaporated by the end of July, according to Carol Browner, energy and climate change adviser to President Barack Obama. Government …

Snapshot: Declarations

Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s decision not to …

Declarations

Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s decision not to …