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Political Ad Spending Defies Bad Economy

By | 09.13.10 | 5:29 pm

Tell your children to get a degree in advertising — political advertising, to be exact. Despite the economic downturn, and despite the fact that we’re not in a presidential election cycle, Adweek is reporting that spending on political advertising sales are predicted to break records:

Dems vs. Insurance Industry, Round II

By | 10.15.09 | 6:00 am

Health insurance companies, for decades exempt from federal anti-trust laws, are exploiting that privilege to churn profits at the expense of patients, a number of Senate Democrats charged Wednesday. The lawmakers — including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — want to repeal the exemption as part of broader efforts More…

Blacking Out the Bailout Details

By | 10.22.08 | 10:20 am

When it comes to the government’s $700-billion rescue plan, it’s clear that a huge amount of money is at stake. As a result, the Treasury Dept. vowed last week to run an “open and transparent program,” so taxpayers know exactly where that money will go and how it More…