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Time running out for 'Get Help Now' program (Observer-Reporter)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:49:39 GMT
This article has been read 0 times. Next week is the last opportunity for citizens to take advantage of Gov. Ed Rendell's "Get Help Now, Pennsylvania" program that has provided free legal advice to those in dire economic straits.

Dave Lindorff: "My Fellow Americans": The Speech Obama Should Give to Congress (The Huffington Post)
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:16:55 GMT
"I stand before you a chastened president. I made a mistake. Two mistakes really. I thought that Congress could do its job and through the deliberative process, produce a health care reform plan that would win broad support."

Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement In Its History (Medical News Today)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:24 GMT
American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice, to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Justice Department announced today.

Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing (Kansas City InfoZine)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:36:12 GMT
Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History

Labor group protests on 23rd Street (The GW Hatchet)
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:01:40 GMT
Loud protesters have taken over the corner of 23rd and G streets by clanging cowbells and beating on drums as early as 9 a.m. every morning this week, disturbing students who live and travel in the area.

Put Down the Ax: Five Alternatives to Layoffs (AllBusiness via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT
Businesses struggling to make payroll should look into these alternatives before handing out pink slips.

Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in its History (redOrbit)
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:09:51 GMT
Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc.

Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Ordered To Pay $2.3B (WCPO Cincinnati)
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:42:06 GMT
Justice Department says that this is the largest health care fraud settlement in its history.

Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Ordered To Pay $2.3B (The Kentucky Post)
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:35:33 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors hit Pfizer Inc. with a record-breaking $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the world's largest drug maker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal drug promotions that plied doctors with free golf, massages, and resort junkets.

Current Conditions V2 (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:07:04 GMT
Clearfield, Clearfield County ---Appalachian Wood Products, Inc., receives high safety honors for going more than169 days without any injuries. The company was recognized for Outstanding Performances in the area of Employee Safety by the PMA Insurance Group.