New statistics released this morning by the U.S. Department of Commerce show consumer spending did not rise in June, after increasing 0.1% in May. The report also shows that wages were down in June. Click here for the full report…
A new Gallup poll shows that 43% of Americans surveyed say the decision to send U.S. troops to Afghanistan was a mistake. The poll was conducted following the leak of over 92,000 classified Afghan war documents dating from 2004 to 2009…
Afghanistan, Gallup, Obama, War in Afghanistan, WikiLeaks Former President George W. Bush has granted NBC’s Matt Lauer a one-on-one interview to discuss his upcoming book, “Decision Points,” to be released on November 9. The interview will air on November 8 in primetime. Bush will then appear live on the Today Show on November 10…
A House subcommittee on ethics announced today that it has found “substantial reason” to believe that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) violated House ethics conduct rules when she intervened on behalf of a bank which her husband once served as a board member and owned stock in.
Waters is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, and could face trial if she does not reach a settlement. She is the second House Democrat to be charged with ethics violations this summer, after longtime Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), was charged last week…
By Philip Bunnell
Individual states can go choose to exceed the standards provided by the health care reform law, according to Brian Webb, the Manager for Health Policy and Legislation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
“What this law does is establish a minimum federal floor. It basically says ‘Here’s the level of protection we are going to ensure every citizen of the United States has,’” Webb said during a press briefing Monday with the organization the Alliance for Health Reform.
Webb added that states are free to determine how healthcare is distributed, as long as the federal standards are met.
The bill, which was signed into law in late March, is still in the process of being implemented across the country. States will have until 2014 to comply with federal standards.
- Rob Sanna, Talk Radio News Service
