Insurers, hospitals and doctors say they are forming partnerships and creating programs to find ways to slow the growth in the nation’s $2.7 trillion health care bill.
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Hospitals and Insurers Join to Cut Health Care Costs
President Obama’s evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation’s long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit that sacrifices some votes in exchange for potentially renewing his image as a leader of vision and hope. Read full article > >
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In Obama’s stance on gay marriage, a return to hope
Despite weak job growth in the nation, a record 7.2 million Americans age 65 and over are working, double the number 15 years ago.
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Special Section: Retirement
Several banks and hedge funds are buying Greek bonds, betting that the nation will remain in the euro zone and that bondholders won’t take a haircut in a new debt deal.
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Bondholders Bullish on Greece
Studies have found that corruption is a $114 billion detriment to the nation, but many accept paying off officials as the way to get things done.
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Memo From Mexico City: Bribery Tolerated Even as It Hurts Mexican Economy
The recent improvement in the nation’s job market slowed substantially in March as employers expanded payrolls by 120,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. The number of new jobs fell far below economists’ estimates and marked the first time since November that employers added fewer than 200,000 jobs. Despite the disappointing numbers, the nation’s unemployment rate ticked down to 8.2 percent. Read full article > >
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U.S. hiring slowed sharply in March; unemployment fell to 8.2%
Declaring that the American oil industry is “booming,” President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation will be watching to see where Congress stands on his push to end tax breaks for the major oil companies.
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Senate blocks bid to end oil subsidies
Cyberattacks on enemy computer systems should require presidential authority — and not be launched at the discretion of individual military commanders — the nation’s top cyberwarrior told Congress on Tuesday. Read full article > >
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Cyberattacks should require presidential authorization, official says
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants Tuesday, but stopped short of imposing any restrictions on the nation’s existing coal-fired fleet. Read full article > >
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EPA imposes first greenhouse gas limits on new power plants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday considers the main constitutional question in its review of the nation’s health-care overhaul, whether Congress has the power to require almost all Americans to secure health insurance or pay a penalty. Read full article > >
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Supreme Court considers main constitutional question in health-care law
In a sign of the times for the troubled newspaper industry, the nation’s most venerable press-management and training organization will lay off its staff and shutter its landmark headquarters on Friday. Read full article > >
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American Press Institute to merge with NAA Foundation
Government officials on Monday asked a federal judge to approve a landmark settlement with some of the nation’s largest banks over flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices, more than a month after they announced the $26 billion deal with fanfare at the Justice Department . Read full article > >
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Government asks judge to approve landmark settlement over banks’ foreclosure practices
As the nation marks the anniversary of the 2011 quake and tsunami, an undertaker who cared for nearly 1,000 corpses using Buddhist rituals is lauded as a hero.
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A Year Later, Undertaker’s Story Offers Japan Hope
Officials said one of the trains was not supposed to be on the track and that it appeared to be the nation’s worst rail accident in recent years.
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Poland Train Collision Kills 8
The private debt relief plan negotiated for Greece may make it impossible for the nation to borrow money for years to come and leave the country dependent for that much longer on its neighbors or the International Monetary Fund, the IMF warns in an analysis of the new rescue program. Read full article > >
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Greek plan could mean exile from investors
Memo From Mexico City: Bribery Tolerated Even as It Hurts Mexican Economy
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012U.S. hiring slowed sharply in March; unemployment fell to 8.2%
Friday, April 6th, 2012Cyberattacks should require presidential authorization, official says
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Supreme Court considers main constitutional question in health-care law
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Government asks judge to approve landmark settlement over banks’ foreclosure practices
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