Voting 218 for and 208 against, the House on April 25 approved the conference report on a bill (H... Thomas Voting Reports...
Voting 218 for and 208 against, the House on April 25 approved the conference report on a bill (HR 1591) that requires the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to start by Oct. 1, 2007, but sets no mandatory date for completing the pullout of all but a residual force. The bill appropriates about $90 billion through September for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, $5.1 billion f...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Insurance Data Management Association has named Jim Jensen of Secura Insu... What's new in business
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Insurance Data Management Association has named Jim Jensen of Secura Insurance Co. the recipient of the award for the Insurance Data Collection & Reporting Exam for this cycle. The award goes to the highest scorer on each of the four IDMA certification courses, each testing cycle.
APPLETON — Dan Hohnberger, an account executive at WHBY-AM has successfully met the r...
"At first the whole idea sounded weird," said Corral, who has shipped both frozen and fresh milk ... Caution advised with onlin
"At first the whole idea sounded weird," said Corral, who has shipped both frozen and fresh milk to Nebraska, Texas and North Carolina. "But the more you think about it, the more normal it seems to be. Years ago, there were wet nurses."
Mothers began selling breast milk online in 2005, and there are now hundreds of offers on the Web. In this unregulated market, a new clientele has appeare...
"It's essential to bring humanism and spirituality into the public policy debate," said Sfeir-Yo... World Bank retiree sees a g
"It's essential to bring humanism and spirituality into the public policy debate," said Sfeir-Younis, 59, who grew up in Chile and now lives in Portugal after retiring from the World Bank two years ago, where he was a senior adviser focusing on human rights and globalization.
Sfeir-Younis, who has written extensively and lectures widely about fighting poverty, is an advocate of the so-ca...
Some of Iowa's top high school graduates who were named to the Register's Academic All-State te... Iowa needs jobs to keep us h
Some of Iowa's top high school graduates who were named to the Register's Academic All-State teams during the past five years reveal why many left to study out of state and why a few stayed. Read more of their thoughts at DesMoinesRegister.com.
"Iowa should not be afraid to lose some young people. Midwesterners who relocate to other parts of the country are a great advertisement for the...
RALEIGH - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Friday accused his Democratic rivals... Giuliani says Dems back so
RALEIGH - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Friday accused his Democratic rivals of embracing health care plans that would amount to socialized medicine.
The former New York City mayor, responding to comments made during the first Democratic primary debate Thursday night in Orangeburg, claimed Democrats favor "mandatory" universal health care and the plans would only exac...
Lawmakers agreed to restore state oversight of health insurance rates, but a proposal to help the... Legislature snubs hospital
Lawmakers agreed to restore state oversight of health insurance rates, but a proposal to help the financially troubled Hawaii Medical Center died without being heard in the final two weeks of the session.
, giving the state insurance commissioner final say over health insurance rates, essentially restores a law that expired last year.
The proposal to help Hawaii Medical Center, form...