September 15, 2010
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 …
September 13, 2010
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 …
September 9, 2010
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 …
September 7, 2010
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 …
August 31, 2010
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 …
August 25, 2010
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 …
August 17, 2010
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 …
August 16, 2010
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 …
August 16, 2010
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 …
August 16, 2010
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 …