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...Hughes and other media watchdogs are concerned that marketers - and all media - are increasingly referencing pornography and pornographic motifs. "Apparently, Anheuser-Busch has decided to associate itself and its brand with something that destroys family and degrades women," says Cathy Rose, a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian think tank and lobbying group. "I think it's a questionable approach at the very least." She cites Focus on the Family studies that have found that 43% of families say pornography is a problem in their home. And while she acknowledges that the spot has some...
...sale of General Motors' Hummer division to a Chinese buyer has yet to be finalized, but one thing about the future of the iconic American brand seems clear: the era of Hummers as street-clogging gas hogs is over. Analysts say the brand's future lies in either slimmed-down SUVs or large special-purpose vehicles not unlike the military-troop carriers that formed Hummer's roots...
...Medicine (NEJM), suggest that several life and disability insurers, both in the U.S. and abroad, have yet to acquiesce to calls from the American Medical Association and others to divest their holdings in companies such as Reynolds American, Lorillard and Philip Morris. Many insurers cited in the letter say the study wildly overstates their investments, but the authors disagree. "Insurers continue to put their profits above people's health," said Dr. J. Wesley Boyd, the lead author of the report. "It's clear their top priority is making money, not safeguarding people's well-being." (See pictures of vintage cigarette...
...health insurers indicated they would be willing to stop charging higher premiums to people with a history of medical problems if all Americans were required to purchase health plans. Perhaps the next step will be for life and disability insurers to look at their tobacco stocks and, as they say, kick the habit...
Quotes By: "I've thought long and hard as to what I might say that would sound original at this moment. But honestly, I don't have an original thought in my mind - all I know is what I feel in my heart, and that is that I am enormously moved and deeply proud of this nomination." - Accepting the Secretary of the Army nomination from President Obama on June...