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GUN MAKER HALTS SALES TO NEW YORK
Times Union: “When Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this year pushed through a ban on assault-style weapons, worries surfaced about the fate of gun makers in New York, including Remington Arms Co., which makes assault-style rifles and other weapons at its Ilion factory. … But at least one gun maker has stopped selling its products in […]
FOX WHINES ABOUT FACEBOOK: MISSES THE MARK
February 17, 2013
Fox, Facebook Paid No Taxes… : “Despite earning more than $1 billion in profits last year, social media juggernaut Facebook paid zilch when it came to federal and state taxes in 2012. In fact, the website will actually be getting a refund totaling $429 million thanks to a tax reduction for executive stock options. In […]
MEDICARE SPENDING CUTS ARE HERE
February 12, 2013
Star Ledger: “The Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the nation is spending far less than predicted on Medicare.The non-partisan budget office revised down its 10-year spending projection for Medicare by $137 billion, or 2 percent, in its latest long-term economic forecast.” They report that spending for Medicare and Medicaid for last year […]
SUPER BOWL GOES DARK: OBAMA EWACKOS ENERGIZED
February 4, 2013
National Journal: “The Super Bowl blackout could provide the momentum for energy policy like the Hispanic vote has done for immigration reform, according to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.” Murkowski: “What is it that brings about that motivation? Maybe it could be something like a gap in the Super Bowl […]
GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES BUDWEISER, CORONA MERGER DEAL
January 31, 2013
AP: “The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proposed $20.1 billion purchase of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, which would unite the ownership of popular beers like Budweiser and Corona. … Americans spent at least $80 billion on beer last year. ABI’s Bud Light is the best-selling beer in the nation […]
OBAMA BLAMES GDP FALL ON GOP
January 30, 2013
Jay Carney spoke about the Q4 .01% GDP contraction: “There is more work to do and our economy is facing headwinds, and that is Republicans in Congress. It can’t be we’ll let sequester kick in because we insist tax loopholes remain in place for corporate jet-owners. It’s not a game, it’s the American economy.” This […]
SURPRISE SHRINKAGE IN US ECONOMY: SPENDING’S NOT WORKING
January 30, 2013
Bloomberg: “U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, after benchmark indexes climbed to a five-year high, as data showed the economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter. Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest Internet retailer, jumped 4.5 percent after reporting gains in sales and North American operating margin. Chesapeake Energy Corp. surged 7.2 percent as Chief Executive Officer […]
MAYOR EMANUEL PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO BANKS: STOP SUPPORTING GUN MAKERS
January 29, 2013
Mayor Emanuel Chief of Staff: “Now we need you and other commercial banks to join this fight for safer streets. Collectively we can send a clear and unambiguous message to the entire gun industry that investors will no longer financially support companies that profit from gun violence.” Bank of America and TD Bank have received […]
OBAMACARE PREMIUMS: CIGARETTE SMOKERS PAY $5,100 MORE
January 25, 2013
AP: “Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a little-noted provision in the massive legislation. The Affordable Care Act – “Obamacare” to its detractors – allows health insurers […]
PRESCRIPTION TO SMOKE CIGARETTES
January 24, 2013
KEYE TV: “A state representative from Portland is sponsoring a bill that would make nicotine a Schedule III controlled substance. That would put it in the same league as anabolic steroids. That means if you don’t have a doctor’s prescription, you can’t have or distribute cigarettes. If so, it could mean hard time: up to […]
February 17, 2013
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