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James Wilson, a managing director at JMP, expressed similar concerns. "It all sounds great, but when push comes to shove, and if we had another housing collapse in eight years, could the counterparty afford it?" asks Wilson...
...foodborne illness, may help prompt change. Late last year, the Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions unanimously approved the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which is currently in front of the Senate. "It's our job to go to war against foodborne illness," says DeLauro. "We can't afford to wait." At $152 billion a year, the meter is running...
...telling people what they should eat. We're saying people should have the right to know what they eat. And they should know the consequences of what they eat. Cigarettes are now labeled: This is damaging to your health. This food is really no different. You cannot afford health care in this country and continue the same food system that we have. (See pictures of the world's harvests...
...Access to Justice program will focus on improving indigent defense services—legal assistance for people who are unable to afford a lawyer. Tribe will serve as a primary liaison to the federal and state judiciary, working with judges and attorneys across the country to improve the delivery of legal services, according to Department of Justice spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler...
...that Obama's margin in the Senate is narrower, the White House can't afford to take offense. Besides, on gays in the military, Lieberman is true blue: he has opposed the 1993 ban since its inception and sees lifting it as part of the next act in his 50-year role in the civil rights movement. It is also a way to bring people on the outside in, something Lieberman knows more about now than ever before...