The News Review:
- With House in Recess Focus Moves to Senate
- Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox: Birthers Canada Insurance More
- * To lower funding to insurance unit under restructuring
- Unemployment Insurance Running ut For Many US Jobless – NYT
- Filing: Michael Jackson’s life insurance paid out
- Mark S. Berset CE of Comegys Insurance named to Utek board
With House in Recess Focus Moves to Senate
Washington Post
Sherrod Brown (hio) and Jay Rockefeller (W. ) say they are upset about reports that the finance panel is leaning toward a watered-down version of a public insurance option. In the meantime Senate Democratic leaders are reviving the R-word — reconciliation that is. Sources close to the party?s leadership say that if Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont. ) misses the mid-September mark for compromise legislation they?ll press him to bring out a Democrats-only bill. Inherent in that suggestion is a none-too-subtle reminder that the Democrats still have a procedural power play in their quiver.
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Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox: Birthers Canada Insurance More
Washington Post
f course the media will roll over for him. Ana Marie Cox: Careful with that "we" Tucker! I mean I’m rolling over for him like Harry Reid and an insurance lobbyist but you are certainly not. And by that I mean I prepared to accept the proposition that higher taxes may in fact be the proper solution to a crisis that we are still discovering the complete contours of. Everyone knows that And clearly the economic crisis is in its last throes. Where are they? Who’s the Thomas Ricks of this story?_______________________Marriottsville Md.
* To lower funding to insurance unit under restructuring
Reuters
N)said it may reduce a planned $1 billion investment in aspin-off insurance unit based on the outcome of talks withgovernment-controlled housing companies sending its sharesdown as much as 6 percent. MGIC said the ongoing talks with government controlledmortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (. N) and Freddie Mac(.
Unemployment Insurance Running ut For Many US Jobless – NYT
Wall Street Journal
–>Unemployment Insurance Running ut For Many US Jobless – NYT ArticleCommentsmore in. 5 million jobless Americans will use up their unemployment insurance benefits by the end of the year as jobs remain scarce the New York Times reported Sunday. Because of extensions.
Filing: Michael Jackson’s life insurance paid out
The Associated Press
The records filed Friday in Los Angeles are redacted and don’t indicate how much the policy paid out. The filings state that money designated for Jackson’s three children has been received by a trust being handled by special administrators of the singer’s estate. The filings are meant to augment a petition to give the children a monthly stipend. Another filing indicates Jackson’s mother Katherine is also eligible for some benefits from the policy.
Mark S. Berset CE of Comegys Insurance named to Utek board
Bizjournals.com
board of directors but the latest business executive to join has a strong local connection. Berset the chief executive officer of. Utek is still consulting and transferring technology but instead of exchanging this for equity positions it is now working for cash.