| Is Harkin waffling on public option?
The Register has published excellent editorials on the importance of the public health-insurance option. Unfortunately the May 14 editorial, "Senator Grassley Should Let the People Choose," implies that Sen. Tom Harkin supports the public option. I have reason to doubt that.
I recently wrote to Harkin, thanking him for his support of the public option, which I thought he endorsed. I received a lengthy reply about all he was doing for funding prevention, but there was not one word about a public health-insurance option. When I called his office for confirmation, I was told that "the bill hasn't been written yet." .
Companies Where Undergrads Most Want to Work
Did you know that Walt Disney (DIS) offers employees pet insurance? That at NASA you could be part of a team developing a new spacecraft that will carry the next generation of astronauts to the moon? Or that Apple (AAPL) has employees whose official job title is "genius"? These are some of the benefits or jobs that make for an ideal employer, according to research firm Universum USA's 2009 survey of more than 60,000 undergrads across the U.S., which is conducted annually for BusinessWeek.
So while jobs may be scarce, students can still dream…and possibly even secure a position among these coveted employers, most of which are still hiring. Check out the top 25 on our list of 100 ideal employers.
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Britain's Lloyds to cut further 625 banking jobs
L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it planned to cut 625 full-time jobs in Britain as part of a restructuring of its wholesale division. The layoffs come on top of 985 job losses at its motor finance unit -- also within the wholesale division -- announced in April and 305 cuts as part of the merger of its Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical insurance units. "Our objective is to create one industry-leading wholesale bank for the group," the company said. "We will seek to make these changes by using natural turnover and redeployment wherever possible." More than 300 new jobs had already been identified within the wholesale division and those facing redundancy would be considered for the new roles, the bank said. Rob MacGregor, national officer for Unite, said the trade union was furious.
Legislation big and small in peril
But other bills in the path of destruction deal with hurricane insurance, local road projects, solar energy incentives and even trans fats in restaurant foods. Endangered legislation could find new life under shrewd parliamentary maneuvers before lawmakers adjourn next week or could move ahead if Democrats stop their bill blockade. But on Monday, it appeared a number of bills were close to death. "We're mourning our bills," declared black-clad Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, a Brenham Republican. The legislative session ends June 1. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend Democrats stalled House debate to keep the Republican-pushed voter ID bill from coming up for consideration before a Tuesday night bill passage deadline. The GOP measure would require voters to show photo identification or two forms of non-photo alternative ID before casting a ballot.
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