The US Deal Is Close.
At a joint news conference with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte in Baghdad, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Oct. 7 said the US and Iraq were "very close" to a pact to keep American troops in this country next year but it will take "bold political...

President Bush signed a surveillance-reform bill that the Democrat-controlled Congress, after a shamefully acrimonious three-year onslaught, passed overwhelmingly.
President Bush signed a surveillance-reform bill that the Democrat-controlled Congress, after a shamefully acrimonious three-year onslaught, passed overwhelmingly. The overhaul streamlines the process for court approval of wiretapping (and other eavesdropping) designed by the outdated 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). It confers immunity from civil lawsuits on telecommunications...

Company Watch - American Airlines.
Aug 31, 2008 American, British Airways and Iberia intend to cooperate commercially on flights between the United States, Mexico and Canada; and the European Union, Norway and Switzerland. British Air and American had an application for antitrust immunity rejected in 2001 due to a shared dominance of...

What if....
... you are aware of healthcare practices that compromise patient safety? ... you are aware of problem related to a healthcare provider's professional practice? ... there is problem with the practice of a specific APN, an RN, an LPN, or a CNA who is licensed/...

Airline Finance News - Europe.
Sep 8, 2008 Air France KLM, Iberia, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines are among those who have posted weaker results in past months, while British Airways said the economic slowdown and high fuel costs had created the worst trading conditions it had endured. Japan's All Nippon Airways...

Obama Maintaining Support Among Liberals; Support may be increasing slightly.
Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: Despite reports of liberals' frustration with Barack Obama's perceived movement toward the center of the ideological spectrum, Gallup Poll Daily tracking data show Obama's share of the vote among liberals has not declined in recent weeks. PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack...

Congress A to Z, 5th ed.
9780872895584 Congress A to Z, 5th ed. CQ Press 2008 704 pages $85.00 Hardcover JK1021 Part of CQ Press's five-volume American Government A to Z series, this reference work contains some 250 articles...

Retaliation against healthcare workers prohibited.
Effective March 29, 2007, a law was enacted to protect healthcare workers from retaliation for making a good faith report or disclosure regarding patient safety information or quality of patient care. "Disciplinary action" is defined in the statute as "any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including,...

A timetable in Iraq.
Byline: The Register-Guard War-weary Americans will welcome progress toward an agreement for the drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq, but there should be no victory dances. The prospect of an end to an ill-conceived venture is cause for gratitude for the sacrifices borne by those...

Sudan's Bashir Joins Syria's Assad In Providing Arab Rulers With New Lessons.
*** Assad Thinks He Has Got A Way Out Of The Trap Set In The Lebanese Murder Cases - A French Plan Which Will Get The UN Court To Focus On Mid-Level Actors Paying The Price, While He's Set For A Bigger Role In Line With Western Interest In...