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Mass. AG Coakley to make case for health care law
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:58:28 GMT -
Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts' own landmark 2006 health care law.
The cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soarSun, 05 Feb 2012 21:48:56 GMT -
Every night before putting on his pajamas, Dad emptied the coins from his pockets.
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Sexual Harassment and Retaliation on the 'American Law Journal'
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:48:33 GMT -
Harassment claims are falling. But the risks for those reporting it - despite expanding U.S. Supreme Court protection against retaliation - seem as daunting as ever.
Proposed Executive Order Could Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Government ContractorsSun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:50 GMT -
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, has been kicking around the government in various iterations since 1994, and since 2009 has included language protecting transgender people from workplace discrimination.
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Virus strikes cruise ship out of New Orleans
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:28:13 GMT -
Norovirus is a genus of viruses of the family Caliciviridae. Recent scientific findings reveal that the genus causes around 50 percent of all gastroenteritis around the world.
Gas Tax, 'Crimes of the Heart'Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:23:44 GMT -
Gov. O'Malley called for legislators to pass a sales tax on gasoline , saying on Wednesday that the decision would be unpopular but much needed.
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Joint Report on International Swap Regulation
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:33:07 GMT -
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission delivered to Congress a report on international swap regulation, as required by Section 719 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Apple stock sale is rottenSun, 05 Feb 2012 21:18:34 GMT -
Dear John: I had placed an order to sell 50 shares of Apple stock on the day the company was recently reporting quarterly earnings.