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Cardin: Planned Medicare reimbursement cut 'will never take place'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:17:23 GMT -

If U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin gets his way in Congress, physicians, especially those in primary care, could get a bigger paycheck.

Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:03:51 GMT -

An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.

Employment / Labor Law News

USD 501 has disaster training
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:23:17 GMT -

Dave Sterbenz, director of Shawnee County emergency management, explains the process of responding to a large-scale disaster or emergency to the Topeka Unified School District 501 board of education during a training session Thursday.

John Stossel: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:24:00 GMT -

You own a business, maybe a restaurant. You've got a lot to worry about. You have to make sure the food is safe and tastes good, that the place is clean and appealing, that workers are friendly and paid according to a hundred Labor Department and IRS rules.

Environmental Law News

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:21:05 GMT -

A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.

'We hear people shooting guns while we are working'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:06:19 GMT -

This Springfield man said he's afraid to go to work. That's why he does not want to be identified.

Corporate / Securities Law News

'Quote Stuffing' A Focus In Flash-Crash Probe
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:14:42 GMT -

"Quote Stuffing" A Focus In Flash-Crash Probe by Roberta Rampton, Rachelle Younglai and Jonathan Spicer U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as "quote stuffing" in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell stocks are placed and canceled almost immediately.

Moodya s Escapes SEC Lawsuit, Now Moves to Shield Itself From Liability
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:11 GMT -

Current and former executives of credit rating agencies are sworn in during a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill on Oct.

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