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Petrelis Files (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Person With AIDS at White House Signing? (From the left, the second person is Frank Oldham.) Earlier today, President Barack Obama signed the Ryan White CARE Act 's reauthorization and legislation lifting the HIV immigration and travel ban, and his remarks are here . I have no problem with honoring the late Ryan White and his bravery, but I also would have appreciated if Obama had spent an equal number...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says the U.S. Treasury Department has awarded $215 million in tax credits to three Iowa-based organizations.
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Workplace Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Senator Tom Harkin will speak at the University of Pittsburgh from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Barco Law Building's Teplitz Memorial Courtroom, 3900 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Harkin's free talk, part of the Thornburgh Family Lecture Series in...
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AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court took aim at older workers and age discrimination cases with a 5-4 ruling written by Justice Clarence Thomas that forces older workers to jump a higher than previous legal hurdle to prove age discrimination. Today, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act was introduced in Congress to restore vital civil rights protections for older workers in the face...
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The centre due to open on Wednesday (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Italy Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration. S vivian wealth fund may take a minority stake in Enel SpA as part of the Italian utility. Libya, Cyprus to sign energy agreements. By VPPS Kenya will benefit from a new fund to finance infrastructure construction and poverty reduction established by Libya. StatoilHydro Okokrim Will Not Investigate The Libya Case. Political warmth aids Libyan hifonics spree...
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Smart Money (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
College students may be facing a dramatically different student-loan environment next year: one in which they borrow directly from the government, while private education lenders focus on higher-cost private student loans or exit the market altogether. The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed by the House of Representatives last week, would eliminate the so-called Federal Family Education...
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Tennessee Guerilla Women (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Quote of the Day “Mark my word — I’m the chairman — it’s going to have a strong public option. It now falls to me to pick up the torch. ” -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who has replaced Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was cheered by an enthusiastic crowd when he...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin predicts Congress will approve a health care reform bill this fall that includes a public option, saying a "silent majority" of Americans favor such an overhaul.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin predicts Congress will approve a health care reform bill this fall that includes a public option, saying a "silent majority" of Americans favor such an overhaul.
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- A number of news outlets are reporting Wednesday that Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd will continue as chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, a development that would close off any prospect for Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed to take the job. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's recent death gave rise to much speculation about...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Chairmanship of the Senate health committee may fall to Tom Harkin of Iowa. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) has decided against succeeding his close friend and mentor, the late Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), as chairman of the Senate's health committee, a senior Senate aide said Tuesday night.
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Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
An open thread this morning, to bear witness to the funeral of Senator Kennedy , pay final respects and remember a great leader. Live video coverage here on NECN, via Boston.com and without time delay. It is a rainy day in Boston; buses have been bringing in politicians, celebrities, family and friends to Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Basilica. Earlier they gathered at the JFK Library one last time:...
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Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Although it does not look like that the card check provisions which would effectively eliminate the secret ballot for determining union representation will survive, at least in any EFCA type bill passed by this Congress, there is still some irony in the comments of Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, who is leading the push for the bill in making the following comment about his fellow Democratic Senator:...
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Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) didn’t succeed Thursday in his effort to amend the cash for clunkers program to disqualify those drivers earning more than $50,000 a year. (In fact, he ended up pulling his own amendment after discovering a drafting error that the Michigan delegation wouldn’t let him fix.) Is that fair to someone of my status who [...]
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BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) didn’t succeed Thursday in his effort to amend the cash for clunkers program to disqualify those drivers earning more than $50,000 a year. (In fact, he ended up pulling his own amendment after discovering a drafting error that the Michigan delegation wouldn’t let him fix.) Is that [...]
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