Poll finds Americans would support taxing wealthy to pay for health ...
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Overall, the poll found the public split on Congress' health care plans. In response to some questions, participants said the current system needed to be changed, but they also voiced concerns about the potential impact on their own pocketb...
Building groups OK with DNR split proposal
Daily Reporter
A Wisconsin lawmaker says the state needs to get the Department of Natural Resources in order and find a compromise on who should lead the agency. State Rep. Michael Huebsch, R-West Salem, said he will introduce a bill in the coming weeks d...
Inhofe, Coburn split on funding
Tulsa World
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe pushed Monday for a longer extension of funds for road projects, but his fellow Oklahoma Republican senator, Tom Coburn, wants to focus on fiscal discipline with a month-to-month approach that would drive up costs for t...
Banks, policymakers spar over new rules
Town Hall
Some policymakers fear that topping up capital and liquidity levels won't be enough to avoid a public bailout in future and that big banks should be split up to ringfence deposits. The Financial Services Forum of top banks urged the U.
Cutting budget a tough course for Arizona leaders
Denver Post
The cuts now under consideration are split between school equipment funding and social services. The amount targeted in school cuts is based on what the state can trim without running afoul of the stimulus program's requirement to maintain ...
Was Beckham snubbed?
ESPN.com
According to Baseball America, "Before the draft, scouts were split on his defensive ability ... His hands aren't the softest, and he'll have to work to get smoother at fielding grounders." Beckham started 102 games. Andrus started 145 game...
European Stocks Decline From 13-Month High; Irish Life Drops
Bloomberg
the asset management business that split from Julius Baer Group Ltd. last month, surged 5.8 percent to 13.05 Swiss francs after saying client assets increased 7.6 percent to 113 billion francs ($112 billion) in the four months through Octob...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acquires Exxon stake
Dallas Morning News
Those shares are to be split 50-to-1 under Berkshire Hathaway's Nov. 3 deal to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the nation's second-largest railroad. Berkshire has agreed to pay $26.3 billion in cash and stock for the 77.4 percen...
Two $50K prizes expiring in Pa.; $34M Powerball claimed
Philadelphia Daily News
Last Tuesday, a $77 million pot was split by two tickets - one purchased in Union, N.J., the other in South San Francisco, Calif. Here are the numbers to check on those unclaimed Pennsylvania prizes: Quinto , Dec. 19, 2008: The $50,000 winn...
Dying woman 'had hand chopped off'
News.com.au
Investigators believe the woman may have been targeted after an acrimonious split with a former partner and were preparing to question six men held at several west London police stations. One line of inquiry is that the woman was attacked e...
Poll: Health plan costs a key issue
Dallas Morning News
There's been little change in broad public sentiment about the overhaul plan from a 40-40 split in an AP poll last month, but not everyone's opinion is at the same intensity. Opponents have stronger feelings than do supporters. Seniors rema...
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Starz Entertainment to Host ...
MSN Money
During the call, Liberty Media may make observations concerning its historical operating performance and outlook and may discuss the pending split-off of a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Entertainment Group and the related, p...
Democratic candidates for Alabama governor split on health care bill
Chicago Tribune
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health care legislation in Washington has split the Democratic candidates for governor in Alabama , with Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks accusing U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of betraying his constituents by voting agai...
