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Okla. insurance industry champ bowing outHemscott, UK - 2 Jun 2008 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Ron Peterson, the lawmaker who blocked health insurance mandates after getting thousands of dollars in contributions from insurance … Read in full at Okla. insurance industry champ bowing out – Hemscott

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A Smooth ROUND ONE For the Individual MandateWBUR, MA - 2 Jun 2008 95% of adults who paid state taxes in April reported having health insurance. In this first test of the state’s mandatory health insurance law, … Read in full at A Smooth ROUND ONE For the Individual Mandate – WBUR

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Op-Ed ; Ed Reform Can Be Basic but TangibleRedOrbit, TX - 16 By EDWARD MOSCOVITCH Gov. Deval Patrick will be seeking public input on his long-in- the-works education "Readiness Project" beginning this evening. … Read in full at Op-Ed ; Ed Reform Can Be Basic but Tangible – RedOrbit

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Okla. insurance industry champ bowing outForbes, NY - 23 By RON JENKINS 06.02.08, 12:35 PM ET Ron Peterson, the lawmaker who blocked health insurance mandates after getting thousands of dollars in contributions … Read in full at Okla. insurance industry champ bowing out – Forbes

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A warning for storm victims about contractorsWTHR, IN - 2 Indianapolis – The storm had just cleared the area when contractors started making their way into damaged neighborhoods. Signs promising fast and fair … Read in full at A warning for storm victims about contractors – WTHR

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Michigan news briefsDetroit Free Press, United States - 11 Smith, chair of the House Insurance Committee, said he hopes the ruling resolves the issue, and that two bills to let the Accident Fund sell more than … Read in full at Michigan news briefs – Detroit Free Press

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Proudly Out: David Paterson Gives Us 1324 Reasons to Say 'I Do'Gay Wired, CA - 15 Both of our names are on our mortgage and house insurance , we’ve named each other in our health care proxies and our wills, we wake up in the same bed each … Read in full at Proudly Out: David Paterson [...]

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In mortgage meltdown, 'walkaway' homeowners may be suburban mythLos Angeles Times, CA - 31 May 2008 Bankers and housing analysts say many homeowners, owing more than their homes are worth, are defaulting on their loans even when they can afford payments. … Read in full at In mortgage meltdown, 'walkaway' homeowners may be suburban myth – Los [...]

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Storms fail to spark change in building codesBeaumont Enterprise, TX - 21 "Clearly, our system could be improved," said John Smithee, chairman of the Texas House Insurance Committee, which handles building code legislation. … Read in full at Storms fail to spark change in building codes – Beaumont Enterprise

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Building Codes Not Major Priority in Texas Even After Hurricane RitaMyFox Houston, TX - 20 "Clearly, our system could be improved," said John Smithee, chairman of the Texas House Insurance Committee, which handles building code legislation. … Read in full at Building Codes Not Major Priority in Texas Even After Hurricane Rita – MyFox Houston

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