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Fiat says moving headquarters to U.S. not on agenda

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat SpA (FIA.MI) said on Thursday the idea of moving the group's legal headquarters to the United States is not on the agenda. "This issue, treated several times ...

Obama Forces Out Acting IRS Commis.; Bachmann on the Air; Tancredo Mulling Another CO GOV Bid

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSPres. Obama said late Wednesday he was "angry" that the IRS singled out conservative groups for extra vetting and announced that the agency's acting commis. had been forced out (National Journal).In an effort to calm the swirl of controversy about the reaction to last year's attacks ...

Postal Service Releases Top Dog Attack City Rankings

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a prelude to National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the Postal Service released its dog attack city rankings today and urged pet owners to help reduce the incidence of dog bites to letter carriers."If our letter carriers deem your loose dog to be a threat, you'll be asked to pick up your mail at the Post Office until it's safe to deliver," said ...

Obama Condemns IRS After IG Report; NRSC to Invest in Gomez; IA's Schultz in DC for Possible SEN Bid

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSIn a statement Tuesday night, Pres. Obama said that a gov't watchdog's report "shows intolerable and inexcusable behavior" by the IRS in targeting tea party groups, and he's asked Treas. Sec. Jacob Lew "to hold accountable those responsible and to ensure it never happens again" (AP ...

Open Society Foundations Announce 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

14 Justice Leaders selected from CA, IL, LA, MI, NC, NY, PA, TX, WA, and PRNEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open Society Foundations today announced an award of $1.2 million to the 2013 cohort of Soros Justice Fellows. The fellows, a mix of emerging and established leaders, include investigative journalists, lawyers, grassroots organizers, policy advocates, and scholars ...

Supersized Labor: Detroit Sees Largest Fast-Food Strike in U.S. History

When Michigan’s Republican Governor Rick Snyder signed controversial “right-to-work” legislation last December, it was a significant policy defeat for the American labor movement. But the symbolism of anti-union laws passing in Michigan was even more potent. In 1936, United Auto Workers members occupied a General Motors factory in Flint, MI, beginning what came to be known as the Flint Sit-Down ...

Fare of the Day: Detroit, MI to Denver, CO $198 RT, incl. all taxes.

Fare of the Day: Detroit, MI (DTW) to Denver, CO (DEN) $198 RT non-stop, including all taxes on Southwest Airlines.

There's More To Asthma Than Meets The Air

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is still no cure for asthma, so for 22 million people in the U.S., this chronic disease continues to be a daily burden no matter where they live. But it's not just air pollution they should be worried about. Factors such as pollen, secondhand smoke – even high rates of poverty, a large uninsured population or a high number of ER visits ...

SC-01 Voters Head to the Polls; Whitaker Will File in IA SEN; Christie Has Lap-Band Surgery

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSSenate Maj. Leader Harry Reid's aides "met recently with staffers" of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) "to warn them: Targeting vulnerable" Dems like Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AR), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) "on gun control could backfire on the party," but it "didn't work ...

New Lung Cancer Guidelines Recommends Offering Screening To High-Risk Individuals

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) third edition of evidence-based lung cancer guidelines, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, recommends offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanning for lung cancer screening to people with ...

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