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GOP Candidate For Calif. Gov. Switches Positions On Abortion-Related IssuesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:13AMCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, took liberal positions on abortion-rights issues when he unsuccessfully ran for state Assembly in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. Poizner's past statements supporting abortion-right issues contradict the conservative stance he has taken in his current campaign. On Friday, the Poizner ...

Stupak Indicates Abortion Compromise Possible For Health BillWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:13AMRep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats standing in the way of party leadership efforts to pass a health bill, signaled Monday that the impasse may be close to resolution. The Associated Press: Stupak "said he expects to resume talks with House leaders this week in a quest for wording that would impose no new limits on abortion rights but also would not ...

Administration, Health Insurers Point Fingers At Each Other In Premium Hike Dust-UpWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:12AMThe Obama administration and insurance industry executives are continuing their battle over rate increases. Politico: "Insurance industry executives sat down with administration officials in the White House last week to justify their rising premium costs, attributing them to increasing medical costs. But it's an answer President Barack Obama apparently wasn't buying. In his weekly Saturday ...

Moorestown requests assistance from unions.Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:12AMMOORESTOWN — As township officials continue to work on the municipal budget, members of the Township Council publicly urged its union employees to come back to the bargaining table.

Lansing board discusses confidentialityWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:11AMOver the past few years, advances in technology have made privacy for schools an issue, according to Lansing School Superintendent Randy Bagby.  

For TMC, a tempered optimismWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:10AMThe Telluride Medical Center is in talks with two colossal insurance providers as it hopes to extract more favorable deals from each in the coming months.

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on Insurance AgenciesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:10AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Insurance Agencies" report to their offering.

Settlements over dropped insurance lanquishWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:09AMA state committee is questioning why so few California consumers are taking advantage of settlements reached between state regulators and health insurers over the controversial industry practice of dropping coverage of members after they got sick. The state...

In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from pastWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:09AMPresident Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, pushes for more operations despite "strong homophobic culture"