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April 2, 2011
This, but its definitely worth asking and looking into. >> gregg: yeah, there is an intercontinental here at times square, just around the corner. all right. >> if you stay for a weekend. >> maybe theyll cover the bag. >> gregg: good idea. what about these frequent flyer miles, though? you got a tip on that. >> we are hearing from consumers how difficult it is to find any seats available, particularly if youre traveling with a family. to find four seats on a flight is very difficult today. so we...
April 1, 2011
Defend their rights all the same. nothing could unify democrats and centrists more than this, apparently. in michigan, as we reported earlier this week, republicans in the state legislature and republican governor rick snyder have passed a bill that sticks it to the states unemployed with the added benefit of torpedoing the states economy as a whole. the bill would make michigan, the state with the highest, sustained unemployment rate in the country, the only state in the country that would cut ...
March 31, 2011
But the bottom line is, no one can predict for you how long it will take. in japan radiation levels in the ocean near the fukushima daiichi plant spiked yet again. nuclear agency shows the tests now the water is nearly 4,400 times radioactive than normal. the highest recorded so far. japans self-defense force says 140 u.s. military members will arrive soon to help. the troops specialize in detecting medically treating and decontaminating radioactive material. in the meantime, thousands of ja...
March 31, 2011
Than $1.# million. some goes to lobbying theyre the fourth highest lobi. one theyre for is healthcare. the law cuts $500 billion from medicare to lead critics to ask if aarp had conflict of interest, because government expert predict cut in medicare would push seniors to medi-gap insurance, products from which aarp makes the most money. >> it stands to benefit to the tune of $1 billion conservatively in the next ten years. >> but aarp says they flatly reject any indication that aarp is driven by...
March 31, 2011
Times than normal, the highest yet. a village 25 miles from the reactor reporting twice the normal threshold for nuclear radiation. they have a problem on their hands because the radiation evacuation zone is 12-mile radius. the u.s. is recommending a 50-mile zone. and the japanese are now considering a much larger evacuation zone. and inside that area, as you can imagine, it was swamped by the tsunami, tons of debris, hundreds, if not thousands, of bodies still in that debris. recovery teams hav...
March 30, 2011
Rebels say the front line is proving to be fluid. government fighters are intensifying their strikes in misrata and now pushing east from bin jawad to ras lanuf. you can see rebels retreating from ras lanuf, a key oil port. but the opposition is not confirming they have lost the city to gadhafi. gadhafis forces are escalating their attacks as nato plans to take command of the coalition. the japanese government implementing new safety upgrades at nuclear power plants. the ocean water near the f...
March 30, 2011
Water horizon oil spill. >> it has canceled dozens of drilling leases and declare administrator inform off the gulf coast, and increased permit fees, and prolonged public comment periods, and in short it is done about everything it can to keep our energy sector from growing. >>guest: he asked if anyone at the white house is driven by a bass station recently and the officials say u.s. oil production is the highest in eight years but republicans say that is because of decisions made and commitment...
March 30, 2011
From $900,000 a year to more than $1.# million. some goes to lobbying theyre the fourth highest lobi. one theyre for is healthcare. the law cuts $500 billion from medicare to lead critics to ask if aarp had conflict of interest, because government expert predict cut in medicare would push seniors to medi-gap insurance, products from which aarp makes the most money. >> it stands to benefit to the tune of $1 billion conservatively in the next ten years. >> but aarp says they flatly reject any indi...
March 30, 2011
The majority, total failure in terms of job creation. it was a windfall for a handful of pharmaceutical companies and companies like ge. it does not work. the title said job jobs. i think we do need to reform our tax code. im willing to consider lower rates but i dont think we should borrow from the chinese to do it. i think we should plug some of the loopholes that allowed ge to do its fair share. >> why is the united states of america the home of capitalism and free enterprise have some of the...
March 29, 2011
Thats the big buzz right now. japans corporate tax rate is actually the highest in asia at 40.69%. now, the government had been considering cutting that number to keep japans growth going. but now with money badly needed for quake reconstruction efforts, theres talk from politicians that proposal to cut taxes may actually be shelved. however, the analysts i spoke with earlier, they all agreed that would not be good for japans recovery. for example, our analyst said it could be a good excuse, act...