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Scott Transition Team Gets Health Care Recommendations
Sunshine State News - 22nd Dec 2010
Some of the work of the state’s Health Care agencies should be consolidated, the state should push for Repeal of the federal Health Care law, and shifting of Medicaid patients to managed care should continue, Gov.-elect Rick Scott’s He…
Read more >>Will Gov. Gregoires plan finally destroy game management for hunters?
Examiner.com - 15th Dec 2010A proposal unveiled yesterday by Gov. Christine Gregoire that would merge the Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) with the Parks and Recreation Commission, Recreation and Conservation office and Law Enforcement branch of the Depa…
Read more >>OVERNIGHT TECH: Opposition building to Genachowski's net neutrality proposal
The Hill - 13th Dec 2010Net Neutrality advocates come out against Genachowski's plan Opposition to Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski's open Internet proposal is building on both the left and the right ahead of a potential vote on the proposa…
Read more >>Nigeria Files Charges Against Cheney in Halliburton Bribery Scheme
t r u t h o u t - 9th Dec 2010Dick Cheney. (Photo: Jean-Bernard Sieber / World Economic Forum) Dick Cheney is officially a wanted man. The former Vice President was indicted Tuesday by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crime Commission along with eight other current and former…
Read more >>Overnight Tech: E&C; battle nears close, Groups target FCC Dems on net neutrality
The Hill - 6th Dec 2010Welcome to the first issue of Overnight Tech, a news roundup and a primer for tomorrow. Includes Tuesday's schedule after the jump. CHAIRMAN BATTLE ENDS TUESDAY (or possibly doesn't): Tuesday could end the aggressive campaigns by four House Re…
Read more >>Comcast gets hammered by complaints
Politico - 30th Nov 2010It’s been a rough week for Comcast. The cable giant, and the largest provider of residential Internet lines, has recently come under fire for having too much control over access to its pipes. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politic…
Read more >>Google travel bid hits turbulence - Kim Hart
Politico - 26th Nov 2010
Google is making a play for your travel dollars, but first it has to clear security. The search giant is looking to break into the travel business and compete with Orbitz, CheapTickets, Travelocity and the like. To do it, Google is trying to pur…
Read more >>I Would Pay Cash Money To See The Look on Gergens Face
Balloon Juice - 18th Nov 2010
This RS Roundtable with Gergen and Taibbi took a turn for the awesome: In 2008, Obama managed to win over both the Financial Sector and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Now he seems to have pissed off both ends of that coalition. Ha…
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