Tag Archives: Obamacare
Don’t Blame Us, Re-trial for Skakel
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Don’t Blame Us: The computer contractors who built the Obamacare website dodged responsibility this morning for the system’s malfunctions. Cheryl Campbell, senior VP of Canadian company CGI Federal, told a congressional hearing that The White House is in charge as …
Obamacare Gets Doctor, Fresh Apples
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Tron: The Administration has appointed an efficiency expert to fix the Obamacare website from the inside. Jeffrey Zients was first appointed in 2009 to the Office of Management and Budget to make federal agencies and departments run efficiently, and in …
Computeracalypse, Cheney Has Heart
Monday, October 21, 2013
Glitchlock: The NY Times quotes computer experts saying that it could be mid-December before the Obamacare website problems are fixed and that’s after the deadline to buy medical insurance that starts in January. As many as 5 million lines of …
JP Morgan to Pay Billions, Grand Slam
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Money, Money: JP Morgan Chase is considering a record $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department over its sale of bad mortgage securities. If it goes through, it would be the largest such settlement in US history. The settlement …
Iran Breakthrough, Terrorists Ran a Shop
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Iran: President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a diplomatic breakthrough yesterday speaking to each other on the telephone. It’s the first time since 1979 that leaders of Iran and the US have spoken to each other. Obama said …
Skip the Shake, Green Eggs in the Senate
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
No Handshake: Despite recent hopes of improved relations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani skipped a United Nations luncheon yesterday and a chance to shake hands with President Obama. But both expressed hope in their speeches to the UN. Rouhani said in …
Nairobi Terror, EPA Sets Greenhouse Limits
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Nairobi Shootout: A suspected terrorist attack on an upscale Nairobi shopping center today has left up to 20 people dead, according to the Red Cross. Reports say the attackers threw grenades and targeted non-Muslims in the Westgate shopping mall, which …
Food Stamps Targeted, Pope Speaks
Friday, September 20, 2013
No Soup: The House yesterday passed a bill that would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next 10 years. The law would also require adults 18-50 with underage children to get a job or job training while limiting …
Fed Surprises, Shutdown Coming
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Econ 101: Stocks flirted with a record close yesterday after the Federal Reserve announced it will continue to prop up the economy with $85 billion a month in new treasury bonds. Analysts were expecting the beginning of “the taper”, with …
Assad: “Expect Everything”
Monday, September 9, 2013
Scoop: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told CBS News the US should expect retaliation for an attack on his country. “You should expect everything,” Assad said in a surprise interview with anchor Charlie Rose. The dictator said the US has no …