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obamacare at work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has yet to get U.S. government approval for its swine flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, while Novartis said it was still struggling to make vaccines. Glaxo,...
Oct. 27, 2009
u.s. swine flu deaths surpass 1,000, cdc reports
For more information on why H1N1 vaccine is still not available in your area, navigate through the multitude of systems and organizations described in the link below. http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/vaccination/statelocal/centralized_distribution_qa.htm Government...
Oct. 26, 2009
i come to bury caesar
FROM MSNBC: (3 hours ago) Reid said, "While the public option is not a silver bullet, I believe it's an important way to ensure competition and to level the playing...
Oct. 26, 2009
temporary budget lets dhhs use no-bid contracts
"McCoy said the no-bidding process is necessary to make immediate cost cuts." A no-bid approach is most often chosen for expediency, but rarely yields significant...
Oct. 10, 2009
millions spent luring dell to n.c. can't be recouped
The collapse of Dell in North Carolina and the loss of $18 million in state incentives stems from a backward approach to managing economic development and tax policy in this state. Ms...
Oct. 10, 2009
battle wages over school diversity policy on election eve
One of the primary reasons I chose not to purchase property in Wake County is the inane social engineering that goes on within Wake County schools. Property values tend to vary in proportion...
Oct. 5, 2009
sales tax rate means adjusting for n.c. businesses
Bev's Department of Revenue evidently needs more than 24 days just to print out new sales tax forms. Having failed to execute this herculean task within the time frame required by budget...
Oct. 5, 2009
greenspan says unemployment will top 10 percent
"Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now." Greenspan...
Oct. 4, 2009
verizon fires workers over state dmv probe
"The telecommunications company has a multimillion-dollar computing contract with the state Division of Motor Vehicles, which says workers received gifts from employees over the past three years." Another...
Oct. 3, 2009
n.c. applies for $5b from feds for high-speed rail
Passenger rail is a business only a contrarian investor like Barack Obama could love. Last year, Amtrak managed to lose $1 billion on $2.5 billion in revenue. A business with losses equal...
Oct. 3, 2009
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