Saturday, November 17, 2012

Act

  • PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - Get it Passed!

    The PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, which is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, was passed by the Senate this week.

    pediatrics.about.com

  • Election 2012: The future of the Affordable Care Act

    Today was supposed to be the deadline for states to tell the Obama administration whether or not they will be forming their own health insurance exchanges, one of the key components of the Affordable Care Act(ACA) that will help provide health ...

    www.philly.com

  • High court's threat to the Voting Rights Act

    In fact, it is because we have a Voting Rights Act that hundreds of thousands of voters were able to cast the votes necessary to re-elect President Obama.

    www.sltrib.com

  • Russia chafes as House passes Magnitsky Act

    MOSCOW - Russia kept up its criticism of a measure approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday that would impose sanctions on Russians deemed to have violated human rights.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Gene Frenette: Teammate calling out Tim Tebow spineless act

    Nobody can act surprised that Tim Tebow now finds himself in a circus atmosphere on a Rex Ryan-coached team in New York. But the locker room drama that surfaced this week when a Jets' teammate anonymously called Tebow a "terrible" player to the New ...

    jacksonville.com

  • Respect States' And Citizens' Rights Act: Colorado Reps Introduce Legislation ...

    Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette introduced legislation today that would exempt states from federal laws banning the sale, possession and use of small amounts of marijuana by adults.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Gulf Coast States at Odds on Penalties for Oil Spill

    There are two significant varieties of civil remedies to come from the spill: penalties under the Clean Water Act and claims under the Natural Resources Damage Assessment.

    www.nytimes.com

  • Petraeus thought at the outset that Benghazi attack was terrorist act

    Updated 3:00 pm ET -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified Friday before congressional intelligence panels telling members that he had believed from the outset that the Sept.

    nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com

  • Sportsmen's Act to come to Senate vote after Thanksgiving

    When the Senate returns from its Thanksgiving recess, it will resume consideration of the Sportsmen's Act (S. 3525). The Senate adjourned Thursday, November 15 after considering the bill most of the week.

    www.examiner.com

  • Ga. governor rejects Obamacare insurance exchange

    Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia will not set up a state health insurance exchange as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The governor cited unknown costs, lack of flexibility, and lack of state control in his decision to reject the exchange.

    www.examiner.com

  • 'Sister Act' soars on stage

    'Sister Act" might just be the most ecumenical of culture clash musicals - a deliciously silly farce that suggests that somewhere between prayer and disco there is a sisterhood of love that can fill the pews with as many people as flock to Broadway ...

    www.suntimes.com

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl Working On Dream Act-Style Immigration Bill

    WASHINGTON -- A rough outline for a Dream Act-like bill from Senate Republicans leaked on Thursday is part of a year-long effort by Sens.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • In final act of heroism, soldier saves wife

    MIDLAND - Army Sgt. Joshua Michael's final act of heroism before he was fatally injured Thursday was throwing his wife off the back of a flatbed trailer as it was struck by a train.

    www.chron.com

  • Walker says Wisconsin won't set up health exchange

    But Walker stayed true to his longtime opposition to President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, derided by Republicans as "Obamacare," with his decision Friday to join with other Republican governors in ceding authority for creating the exchanges to ...

    www.seattlepi.com

  • The Rolling Stones act out in films, too: A cinematic history of the World's ...

    It's that recognition of The Act that made the Stones such a great rock 'n' roll band -- able to cultivate the ragtag image and bad-boy attitude to go with irreverent songs and bluesy irony.

    www.cleveland.com

  • Gurdwara Act row: Sheila Dikshit dares Parkash Singh Badal to 'leash her'

    LUDHIANA: The face-off between Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit over the management of Delhi gurdwara affairs escalated on Saturday, with the latter daring Badal to "try leashing her" for her government's decision ...

    timesofindia.indiatimes.com

  • Finland shooting spree leaves 3 people dead only days after parliament ...

    The newly amended Gun Control Act approved by the Finnish Parliament on Oct. 27 strictly limits the purchase and possessing of pistols and revolvers by Finnish citizens, and raises the minimum age requirement for purchase and possessing of gun licenses ...

    guardianlv.com

  • Flint lawsuit on Public Act 72 continues despite appeals court ruling in Detroit

    FLINT, MI -- The Flint City Council's lawsuit against the emergency financial manager shouldn't be affected by today's appeals court ruling that Public Act 72 is lawfully in effect in Detroit, a Flint council member said. Councilman Sheldon Neeley said ...

    www.mlive.com

  • CityVille 'City at Night Act 2' Goals: Everything you need to know

    As Zynga continues to expand upon CityVille's nighttime mode, players are now able to complete a series of three new goals in Act 2 of the City at Night Saga. The first Act of quests released less than a week ago, but since you can work on all of the ...

    blog.games.com

  • Supreme Court to review key section of Voting Rights Act

    The Supreme Court said Friday it will review a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that has been the federal government's most forceful tool in protecting minority rights at the polls.

    www.washingtonpost.com

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