Posts Tagged ‘Surge’

Opponents mark Obamacare’s third anniversary with lobbying surge

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight months before President Barack Obama's health care law goes prime time, a confederation of industry and business groups is ramping up its lobbying apparatus for an 11th-hour assault on the web of new taxes and regulations. … Tweet This Post

American Voices: Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child Album Sales Surge After Super Bowl

Online sales of Beyoncé’s albums have leapt 230 percent since her well-received Super Bowl halftime show Sunday, while digital record sales for her former group Destiny’s Child, with whom she reunited during the performance, have soared… Tweet This Post

Hagel, McCain tangle over Iraq war and troop surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is tangling with Chuck Hagel over his past statements about the Iraq war. The Arizona Republican says that his dissatisfaction Hagel’s answers could affect whether he votes for or against the former Republican senator who is President Barack Obama’s choice for secretary of defense. Politics News Headlines – [...]

Will Obama’s order lead to surge in gun research?

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Researchers say that President Barack Obama's order to encourage use of federal money to study gun violence may help lead to more knowledge about how to prevent firearm injuries and deaths. Tweet This Post

Will Obama’s order lead to surge in gun research?

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Researchers say that President Barack Obama's order to encourage use of federal money to study gun violence may help lead to more knowledge about how to prevent firearm injuries and deaths. Tweet This Post

Neb. gun certificate requests surge after shooting

Sheriffs in Nebraska’s three largest counties are reporting record requests for firearm certificates in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Connecticut.Officials in Douglas, Sarpy and Lancaster … Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

After Sandy, a surge of support for New Jersey’s Christie

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's approval rating has leaped 19 percentage points since superstorm Sandy slammed the state, as voters by a wide margin applaud his response to the crisis, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll said on Wednesday. The Republican governor, who will face re-election in 2013 and is considered a contender for [...]

Jobless claims surge in wake of superstorm Sandy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits surged last week to a 1 1/2-year high, a sign superstorm Sandy had dented the economy by leaving tens of thousands of people out of work. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 78,000 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000, the Labor Department [...]