Posts Tagged ‘Recall’

Obama Team Had Secret Meeting About Walker Recall

Out this month: More than They Bargained For: Scott Walker, Unions, and the Fight for Wisconsin by Jason Stein and Patrick Marley. Tweet This Post

Affymax, Takeda recall anemia drug Omontys after deaths

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-based Affymax Inc and Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said they are voluntarily recalling all lots of anemia treatment Omontys (peginesatide) in the United States due to reports of serious hypersensitivity reactions, including some deaths. As of Sunday, fatal reactions to the injection have been reported in about 0.02 percent of 25,000 patients [...]

Recall Mania in 2012

Joshua Spivak: “While the multi-billion dollar presidential campaign sucked up most of the nation’s attention this year, in scores of smaller elections across the country, voters took unprecedented action to force political changes of their own. In 2012, at least 168 elected officials faced recall votes. That appears to be an all-time record.” Tweet This [...]

Split Decision on Recall Races

Joshua Spivak reports there were 22 Election Day recall races and 12 officials were removed from office while 10 survived. Tweet This Post

NM company linked to illness expands peanut recall

A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products to include raw and roasted peanuts. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

American Voices: Toyota Issues Its Largest-Ever Recall

Toyota has recalled 7.4 million automobiles worldwide, including 2.5 million in the United States, amid reports that a malfunctioning power-window switch had been linked to more than 160 instances of fire and smoke emanating from car doors. Tweet This Post

Schwarzenegger: Shriver changed tune on recall run

Arnold Schwarzenegger says his wife, Maria Shriver, was told to "snap out of it" by her mother for her attempts to persuade him against running for California governor in 2003, a conversation that ultimately opened the door to his successful candidacy. Tweet This Post

Obama seeks victory in Wisconsin under clouds of recall, Ryan

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took his re-election campaign to Wisconsin on Saturday, as a new poll shows him surging in the state where liberal and conservative political ideologies have been sparring over unions, budgets and the public sector. "We don't think government can solve every problem, but it's not the source of [...]