Above the Fold |
April 15, 2011 |
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Group calls broker bill a 'death blow' to consumers |
By Jenny Ivy, BenefitsPro managing editor |
As the Big "I" hosts its legislative conference this week, nonpartisan consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog notes thousands of dollars in election campaign contributions have come from lobby associations, including the Big "I," pushing for a bipartisan bill to protect brokers' sales commissions. Read more |
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Today's News |
House approves budget deal |
By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press |
The House, in a bipartisan vote, has passed a yearlong government funding measure cutting $38 billion from the budget and closing out sometimes quarrelsome negotiations. Read more |
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More people apply for jobless benefits |
By Jeannine Avera, Associated Press |
More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks. Still, the broader trend points to a slowly healing jobs market. Read more |
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The Pulse |
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Overheard on BenefitsPro |
Romney can actually use his mistake of the MA reform to prove it did not work, allowing evidence as to why there should not be an overall health plan reform.
-- Tricord, Romney's reform no better than Obama's |
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