Pharmaceutical Industry
Schumpeter: The tussle for talent
The Economist - 4 days agoPLATO believed that men are divided into three classes: gold, silver and bronze. Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian Economist, argued that “the vital few” account for most progress. Such sentiments are Taboo today in public life. Politicians …
Read more >>Boehner Responds to Reid and Co. Demands He Not Repeal ObamaCare: The House Will Repeal It Now, Youre Welcome
Weasel Zippers - 6 days ago
(The Hill)- Incoming House Speaker John Boehner’s office (R-Ohio) pointedly vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with Legislation repealing Healthcare Reform. Boehner’s office responded to a letter sent by the Senate’s top five Democra…
Read more >>Obama's carbon deals kill jobs, benefit Big Business
Washington Examiner - 29th Dec 2010Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Alcoa lobbies for green government policies here that boost demand for itsÊlight metal, but fights them Down Under where it produces aluminum. Democrats based much of their 2010 midterm congressional election campaig…
Read more >>Why is Mica leading a TSA secessionist movement?
Examiner.com - 29th Dec 2010When a career politician displays passion on the House floor it is usually over a cultural or social touchstone issue like Abortion or Human Rights. In other words, the human dynamic excites a fervor beyond the usual political Shell Game or horse …
Read more >>GOP Turns To K Street Veterans To Help Unravel Health Care Law
TPMDC - 27th Dec 2010
House Republicans are turning to old friends on K Street to lead their legislative attempts to Repeal the new Health Care law. Three recently hired Republican aides -- two set to work in senior positions on the powerful Energy and Commerce Comm…
Read more >>In honor of Peter Orszag's 42nd birthday: Some best (worst) revolving-door cashouts
Washington Examiner - 16th Dec 2010I know I've been picking on Peter Orszag a lot today, but I just learned it's his birthday. In the spirit of giving, then, I'll present a handful of cashouts that are more unseemly than Orszag's. I haven't ordered these, and I'm probably leaving o…
Read more >>Pharmaceutical industry on verge of major Hill victory
The Hill - 12th Dec 2010The Pharmaceutical Industry is on the verge of a major victory as the lame-duck congressional session winds down. An effort to severely restrict Pharmaceutical Industry deals from delaying the entry to the market of low-cost generic drugs appear…
Read more >>The Professional Center
Ta-Nehisi Coates - 2nd Dec 2010
This has always been part of Obama's narrative. His brand of politics rises above the fray. "I don't really understand that fully," says Jeswald Salacuse, who teaches international negotiations at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Dip…
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