Biden’s Advisory Role Expands to Supreme Court Pick
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 11th, 2009 4:31 am by HL
Biden’s Advisory Role Expands to Supreme Court Pick
The person in the White House most knowledgeable about Supreme Court nominations sits in the vice president’s office.
Sallie Mae’s About-Face on Loan Subsidies
For the past two decades, every attempt to overhaul the $85-billion-a-year student loan industry by eliminating subsidies to lenders has faced insurmountable opposition from one of the most powerful institutions in the business: Sallie Mae, the world’s largest student loan company.
Chances Bright for Legislation Seeking FDA Regulation of Tobacco
After 15 years of debate, tens of millions spent on lobbying and a roller-coaster legislative history, public health advocates say they believe Congress is finally ready to regulate tobacco — and their opponents privately agree .
Former Hospital CEO Rick Scott Leads Opposition to Obama on Health Care
The television ads that began airing last week feature horror stories from Canada and the United Kingdom: Patients who allegedly suffered long waits for surgeries, couldn’t get the drugs they needed, or had to come to the United States for treatment.
Industry Groups Pledge to Stem Health-Care Cost Increases
Volunteering to “do our part” to tackle runaway health costs, leading groups in the health-care industry have offered to squeeze $2 trillion in savings from projected increases over the next decade, White House officials said yesterday.
