November 9, 2006
After Democrats claimed all seven constitutional offices in Arkansas with decisive victories, Gov.-elect Mike Beebe invited Arkansans to put differences behind them and consider what they can do together to move the state forward. Buoyed by outstanding name recognition after …
November 9, 2006
Despite a well-stocked campaign chest and big name support, embattled Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson was forced into a runoff Tuesday, unable to overcome allegations in an FBI affidavit that said he hid bribe money in his freezer. Jefferson led the …
September 25, 2006
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which is headed by the ex-President, has received a pledge a $5.25 million from American International Group to help fund a three-year partnership with ACCION International. The money will help the organization “deliver financial services …
September 14, 2006
Powerful people view life through rose-colored glasses, with their more optimistic outlook ultimately leading them to engage in riskier behavior, according to Cameron Anderson, an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Anderson and co-author …
September 5, 2006
Democrat Eliot Spitzer has tackled illegal trading on Wall Street and fraudulent deals in the insurance industry and sued the federal government to force environmental protections in his nearly eight years as attorney general. The five people trying to replace …
September 4, 2006
The race to succeed Eliot Spitzer, recognized thorn in the side of the insurance industry, as New York attorney general is underway. Five candidates are running. Four Democrats, all public sector professionals, are vying: Andrew Cuomo, the former federal housing …
September 4, 2006
The race to succeed Eliot Spitzer, recognized thorn in the side of the insurance industry, as New York attorney general is underway. Five candidates are running. Four Democrats, all public sector professionals, are vying: Andrew Cuomo, the former federal housing …
August 16, 2006
The five N.Y. candidates running for state attorney general will get their first chance to introduce themselves to a large number of voters in a statewide town hall meeting and debate this week. “Right now it means some attention to …
June 5, 2006
Unitrin parent pioneered specialty insurance for WWII veterans DALLAS, TEXAS- April 20, 2006 — Between 1946 and 1964, over 75 million Americans, who collectively became known as the baby boomers, were born. The first group of the baby boom generation …
March 12, 2006
Three physicians who looked at thousands of X-rays and saw an epidemic of silicosis that no one else noticed took the protections of the Fifth Amendment rather than tell Congress about their work or the money they made doing it. …