Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg’s resignation has brought out in the open what’s been simmering since Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail — the lingering hard feelings in the state Capitol. But politicians disagree on the source …
Congressional candidates from the Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin pulled in big donations from a variety of insurance industry interests in 2008, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a …
Candidates on Both Sides of the Aisle Benefit Interestingly enough, both Democrats and Republicans were on the receiving end of the industry contribution checks. With the 2008 election now behind us, it is interesting to see how the insurance industry …
Congressional candidates from the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming pulled in donations from a variety of insurance industry interests in 2008, according to the Center for Responsive …
Barack Obama said Tuesday that the United States would “engage vigorously” in climate change talks when he is president, and he pledged to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020, despite the financial crisis. The Democratic president-elect, who regularly criticized …
As Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama comes down the homestretch leading Republican rival John McCain, corporate America is bracing for what lies beyond the finish line. After the election Tuesday, major changes look likely for many sectors of the U.S. …
If insurance industry professionals were choosing the next president of the United States, Republican John McCain would be the victor. While most polls of the general electorate give Democrat Barack Obama a lead going into today’s election, McCain topped Obama …
One of Pat Oliphant’s more recent editorial cartoons shows presidential candidate John McCain held in the trunk of an enraged elephant labeled “The Economy.” “My friends,” says McCain to a bewildered Barack Obama and Sarah Palin, “kindly pay no attention …
With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial industry will face greater congressional scrutiny in coming weeks and months. Further-reaching regulation is almost certain. Previously obscure corners of the industry now subject to few rules, such as …
With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial industry will face greater congressional scrutiny in coming weeks and months. Further-reaching regulation is almost certain. Previously obscure corners of the industry now subject to few rules, such as …
