SCOTT STEIN: Put down the political pom-poms.

Yesterday on NPR I heard a report that Nebraska Democrat Senator Ben Nelson will join with Republicans to oppose the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Purportedly this means that it is likely that "Democrats cannot find the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP ...

When the President of the United States, allegedly possessed of the best bully pulpit in the free world, needs to go on the Super Bowl pre-game show to attract a big audience, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. We can't solve that problem here at HealthBlawg, but perhaps ...

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President Obama continues to "reach out" to conservatives and moderates. The benefits of this approach, however, are dubious at best. Ben NelsonObama, for example, secured support for healthcare reform legislation from Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska by giving his state millions of dollars in Medicai ...

Two CFOs Named to IASB to Bring Practical Experience in Preparing Financial StatementsTwo chief financial officers have been named members of the International Accounting Standards Board. Dr. Elke König of Germany and Darrel Scott of South Africa will begin their five-year terms as full-time membe ...

Two CFOs Named to IASB to Bring Practical Experience in Preparing Financial StatementsTwo chief financial officers have been named members of the International Accounting Standards Board. Dr. Elke König of Germany and Darrel Scott of South Africa will begin their five-year terms as full-time membe ...

President Obama continues to "reach out" to conservatives and moderates. The benefits of this approach, however, are dubious at best. Ben NelsonObama, for example, secured support for healthcare reform legislation from Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska by giving his state millions of dollars in Medicai ...

Snow and Republicans are conspiring against the nation's unemployed. There's not much anyone can do about the former, with even more forecasted over the next day and a half. And with Scott Brown now seated, there are questions about what can happen with the latter. Although both parties say Washin ...

Michael Pelly in The Australian Legal Affairs on Friday took some comfort from England soccer (now former) captain John Terry's failure in court to stop publication of an affair with a team mate's ex, suggesting the decision of High Court Justice Tugendhat would have Australian media lawyers smiling ...