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HEADLINES: NEW CAP HALTS BLOWN B-P WELL / WHITE HOUSE ORDERS INSURERS TO COVER PREVENTIVE TESTS WITH NO CO PAYS / FINANCIAL REFORM BILL PASSES SENATE, PRESIDENT WILL SIGN / GOLDMAN SACHS TO PAY $550 MILLION FINE IN FRAUD CASE / FED MAY TAX EXTRA AIRLINE FEES / DOT CALLS FOR AIRLINE PRICING REFORMS / FDA ISSUES NEW WARNINGS FOR "AVANDIA" / WHITE HOUSE: UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS EXPECTED TO PASS NEXT WEEK / VETS GROUPS APPLAUD PTSD CLAIMS DECISION

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NEW CAP HALTS BLOWN B-P WELL

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 07/16/2010

WHITE HOUSE ORDERS INSURERS TO COVER PREVENTIVE EXAMS & TESTS WITH NO CO PAYS

More from the Emeritus News Health Care Page- 07/15/2010

GOLDMAN SACHS TO PAY $550 MILLION IN FRAUD CASE / SETTLEMENT AVOIDS ADMISSION OF WRONGDOING

More from the Emeritus News Financial-Pensions Page- 07/15/2010

FINANCIAL REFORM BILL PASSES SENATE / OBAMA WILL SIGN / INCLUDES DETAILED SUMMARY

More from the Emeritus News Financial-Pensions Page- 07/15/2010

DOT WANTS AIRLINE PRICING REFORMS / GAO CLAIMS AIRLINES NOT PAYING TAXES ON BILLIONS IN FEES

More from the Emeritus News Consumer Page- 07/15/2010

MAKER OF DRUG "AVANDIA" REACHES $460 MILLION SETTLEMENT / FDA ISSUES WARNING FOR "AVANDIA" DURING BIG WEEK FOR OTHER PRODUCT RECALLS AND WARNINGS /FTC SETTLES TWO MAJOR FALSE CLAIMS CASES

More from the Emeritus News Consumer Page- 07/14/2010

VETS GROUPS APPLAUD WHITE HOUSE DECISION TO LOOSEN REQUIREMENTS FOR VETERANS PTSD CLAIMS

More from the Emeritus News Insurance Page- 07/14/2010

JOB SHORTAGE SENDS MORE YOUNG AMERICANS TO MILITARY SERVICE / ALL BRANCHES MEET OR EXCEED RECRUITMENT GOALS

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 07/14/2010

NO CLEAR EVIDENCE YET SHOWING MECHANICAL DEFECTS IN TOYOTA ACCELERATION CASES

More from the Emeritus News Consumer Page- 07/14/2010

WHITE HOUSE BELIEVES SENATE WILL PASS UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION NEXT WEEK

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 07/13/2010

LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTS NET JOB LOSS MAY 2009-MAY 2010

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 07/13/2010

BP TESTING NEW WELL CAP

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 07/13/2010

SEC AND FDIC PLACE NEW RULES ON PENSION PLANS AND BANKS

More from the Emeritus News Financial-Pensions Page- 07/13/2010

TWO REPUBLICANS GIVE BOOST TO BI-PARTISAN DEFICIT COMMISSION

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 07/09/2010

BP REPLACING FAILED OIL WELL CAP

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NAACP CALLS ON B-P TO GIVE MINORITIES BETTER CHANCE AT HIGHER PAYING GULF CLEANUP JOBS

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 07/09/2010

FEDERAL JUDGE CLEARS BENEFITS FOR GAY PARTNERS IN GAY MARRIAGE STATES

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 07/09/2010

MORE RECALLS FOR SOME LEXUS MODELS

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WEEKLY INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TREND UP

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 07/01/2010

SENATE FAILS AGAIN TO DEFEAT REPUBLICAN HOLD ON UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/30/2010

FEMA STANDS BY FOR HURRICANE ALEX AS LANDFALL ARRIVES IN NORTHERN MEXICO

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PBCG TAKES $1.5 BILLION HIT TO SAVE 61,000 PENSIONERS WITH SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER

More from the Emeritus News Financial-Pensions Page- 06/30/2010

FIRST INDICATION OF WEAK JOBS REPORT FOR JUNE

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CBO REPORT SEES LONG TERM BUDGET CRISIS / ADVISES AGAINST CUTBACKS DURING RECESSION

More from the Emeritus News National- World Page- 06/30/2010

SUPREME COURT SURPRISE DECISION UPHOLDS SOFT MONEY BAN IN CAMPAIGNS

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/29/2010

CRITICAL WEEK NEARS END WITH NO AID FOR UNEMPLOYED AND FINANCIALLY IMPLODING STATES / WHY ADDRESSING UNEMPLOYMENT MUST COME FIRST

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 06/30/2010

HOUSE FAILS TO PASS STAND ALONE UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION / REPUBLICANS HALT BILLS IN BOTH CHAMBERS OVER SPENDING

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/29/2010

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DIPS AS FEARS OVER UNEMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS STIR NEW CONCERNS / STOCK MARKET TAKES BIG HIT ON NEWS

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HOUSE FAILS TO PASS STAND ALONE UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION / REPUBLICANS HALT BILLS IN BOTH CHAMBERS OVER SPENDING

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/29/2010

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DIPS AS FEARS OVER UNEMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS STIR NEW CONCERNS / STOCK MARKET TAKES BIG HIT ON NEWS

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/29/2010

OBESITY: BEST AND WORST U-S CITIES

More from the Emeritus Health Care Page- 06/29/2010

WELLPOINT SECURITY BREACH REVEALS PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF 470,000 PEOPLE

More from the Emeritus News Insurance Page- 06/29/2010

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DOUBLE DIPPING ON RETIREMENT FUNDS

More from the Emeritus News Financial-Pensions Page- 06/29/2010

DEATH OF SEN. BYRD POSES PROBLEMS FOR DEMOCRAT AGENDA

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 06/28/2010

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN CHICAGO GUN BAN / QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER LONG TERM IMPACT /COPY OF ACTUAL DECISION

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/28/2010

STATES DESPARATE TO CLOSE BUDGET GAPS / THOUSANDS MORE LAYOFFS AND SERVICE CUTS LIKELY

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/28/2010

OBAMA SIGNS MEDICARE DOCTORS PAY FIX / PACKAGE ONLY TEMPORARY AS BIGGER BATTLE LOOMS OVER PERMANENT SOLUTION

More from the Emeritus News Insurance Page- 06/25/2010

G-A-O PRELIMINARY REPORT CLEARS NOW DEFUNCT "ACORN" OF WRONGDOING / AGENCY ALSO SAYS EPA WILL BE OVER BUDGET WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/25/2010

OBAMA SIGNS MEDICARE DOCTORS PAY FIX / PACKAGE ONLY TEMPORARY AS BIGGER BATTLE LOOMS OVER PERMANENT SOLUTION

More from the Emeritus News Insurance Page- 06/25/2010

G-A-O PRELIMINARY REPORT CLEARS NOW DEFUNCT "ACORN" OF WRONGDOING / AGENCY ALSO SAYS EPA WILL BE OVER BUDGET WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/25/2010

STARTING JULY 1ST, HIGH RISK POOLS WILL TAKE UNINSURED WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS

More from the Emeritus News Insurance Page- 06/25/2010

POTENTIAL FUEL LEAKS FORCE RECALL OF LEXUS HYBRID H-S 250

More from the Emeritus News Consumer Page- 06/25/2010

CBO TO RELEASE LONG TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK JUNE 30/ OUTLOOK TO INCLUDE BUDGET DEFICIT PROJECT

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 06/25/2010

FEDERAL JUDGE WHO STRUCK DOWN GULF DRILLING MORATORIUM SOLD EXXON-MOBIL STOCK THE DAY OF HIS DECISION

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/25/2010

GALLUP POLL: THOSE CALLING THEMSELVES "CONSERVATIVE" UP 2% BUT WITHIN MARGIN OF ERROR

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 06/25/2010

UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSIONS FAIL AS REPUBLICANS CONTINUE STALLING OVER COST

More from the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/24/2010

MCCHRYSTAL REPLACED IN AFGHANISTAN BY GEN. PETRAEUS / VIDEO OF OBAMA ANNOUNCEMENT

More from the Emeritus News National-World Page- 06/23/2010

JUDGE HALTS FEDERAL MORATORIUM ON GULF OIL DRILLING / SAYS MORATORIUM NOT "IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST"

More from the Emeritus News Advocacy-Legal Page- 06/22/2010

MAJOR FROZEN FOOD AND DOG FOOD RECALLS

More from the Emeritus News Consumer Page- 06/22/2010

DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS ASK FOR G-A-O PROBE OF STUDENT AID TO "FOR-PROFIT" COLLEGES

More from the Emeritus News Education Page- 06/22/2010

CUTS IN MEDICAID AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LIKELY AS DEMOCRATS TRY TO GET REPUBLICAN VOTES

More froma the Emeritus News Employment Page- 06/22/2010

PRESIDENT OBAMA MARKS BEGINNING OF CHANGES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE

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THINK TANK TALK- Research, surveys and talking points from the best minds in the tanks

The Future of American Jobs-The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market-By David Autor from the Center for American Progress, click here

Currency Manipulation—History Shows That Sanctions Are Needed- by Robert E. Scott- Economic Policy Institute- click here

Trade policy and the American worker-Jeff Faux & Andrea Orr- Economic Policy Institute, click here

Collectors use forced arbitration to deny rights of credit card holders-New Report Shows Inherent Biases; Consumers Lose 90 percent of Cases- National Consumer Law Center, click here

Just Pay: Improving Wage and Hourly Enforcement Laws in the U-S- National Employment Law Project, click here

What it means to lose a job during the Recession-Congressional Budget Office, click here

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