Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Honda tops in auto supplier survey - Business First of Louisville:
Of the Big Three automakers from which anchored the bottom ofthe list, came in ahead of (NYSE: GM) and , which came in last overallo in the survey for the second year in a row. That’x after being ranked the top U.S. automakedr in 2006, Planning Perspectives said. The firm surveyed more than 200 domestic and foreigndomestic suppliers. They weighed in on their workintg relationship and profit opportunities with the automakerss along with their working relationship with purchasing Despite a hold on the top three spotas inthis year’s survey, individual scores for Toyota and Nissan in the working relationship categorty slipped compared with the year before. The U.S.
automakers, by notched better scores from a year ago on their workingb relationshipswith suppliers. “Research we begamn in the early 1990s always showed Toyota as havingy the best relationship withits suppliers, but somethiny seems to be changing,” said John Henke Jr., presidenyt of Planning Perspectives. “They’re looking a little more like U.S.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Memphis Business Journal:
“Health care reform is not somethin I just cooked up when I took Obama told a crowd ofabouty 1,500 people Thursday at in the Green Bay suburb of “It is central to our economic future. In past years and there may have been some disagreement onthis point. But not Earlier this month, Obama said he wants Congress to pass a comprehensivde health care bill by the end of the summetr and ready for his signature by Many Democrats, including the president, favor a government-sponsorer health insurance plan that would competr with private insurers and be available for peopld not eligible for other government health care programw such as Medicare or Most Republicans and many business groups, say a competing plan that isn’tf profit-driven would drive private insurerds out of business.
On the , a physician’s group Obama is schedulede to meet with Monday in said it is opposed toa government-sponsoreds insurance plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Healtgh Insurance Exchange that would allo people to compare insurance benefitsand prices. None of the planzs included in the exchange would be allowed to deny coverage basedon pre-existing conditions and all must includer an affordable, basic benefit option.
“I also stronglyh believe that one of the options in the Exchangde should be a public insuranceoption – becausde if the private insurance companies have to compete with a public it will keep them honest and help keep priceds down,” Obama said. Supporteres of health care reform say it would provide health insurances coverage to millions of Americans and make coverage more affordables for those who arealready covered. Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate thre e times fasterthan wages, even thoser with coverage have reached a breaking point, Obama Employers are not faring any better.
Small business ownerds have been forced to cut health care benefits or drop coverage entirely becauser ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensive health care system inthe world,” Obamsa said. “We spend almost 50 percent more per personm on health care than the next mostcostlyh nation. But here’s the Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for Obama vowed to let Americans who are content with theird coverage and their physicians keep what they but said the country has reached a pointy where doing nothing about the cost of healtg care is no longeran “If we do nothing, within a decadw we will be spending one out of every five dollarse we earn on health Obama said.
“In 30 years, it will be one out of evert three.” Obama acknowledged covering all Americanes wouldbe expensive, but promised healthg care reform would not add to the country’sa deficit over the next 10 years. “To make that we have already identified hundreds of billiona worth of savings in ourbudget – savings that will come from stepds like reducing Medicare overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in both Medicare and Medicaid,” Obam a said. In addition, Obama is proposing that Congressx scale back the amountthe highest-income Americans can deductf on their taxes and use that money to help financde health care.
Obama spoke for about 20 minuteds and then took questions from six peopl e in the audience who expressed fearover “socializefd medicine,” asked questions about wellneszs and even questioned the country’s educatiohn system. Regarding the idea of socializexd medicine, Obama said that isn’ t what he, or anyone in Congress, wants.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Landrieu: On 1-10 Scale, NOLA Recovery Is a 6 - CBS News
Kansas City Star | Landrieu: On 1-10 Scale, NOLA Recovery Is a 6 CBS News Landrieu thanked everyone who has contributed help and praised recovery efforts so far and, though she said on a scale of one to ten New Orleans' recovery ... Remembering Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later Justice system creeps toward improvement after Hurricane Katrina Harry Shearer's Katrina documentary screens Monday at Des Peres Cine |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Fliers like airlines less and less - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
of Westlake Village found in an annual survey of airline customers that theier satisfactionfell again, for the thirdf year in a row. This is the lowestr level for four years, the companyy said. Though flyers said on-time arrivalas improved and waits at airlinecounters shortened, neverthelesa they were unhappy with new fees for checked bags, in-flighyt services, and the attention given by flight attendants. J.D. Powerd studied airlines in two groups traditionaland low-cost carriers.
ALK) and (NYSE: CAL) ratedf as the best in the traditionalcarrierr group, with Alaska garnering an aware for being tops in overall American Arlines and were given average while (NASDAQ: UAUA) and (NYSE:LCC) were rated below average. (NASDAQ: JBLU) topped the list of low-cos carriers with the only superior rating inthis (NYSE: LUV) and were both rateds above average. and (NYSE:AAI) were raterd below average.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Arcade owner: New downtown zoning plan will limit growth - The Newark Advocate
Arcade owner: New downtown zoning plan will limit growth The Newark Advocate ... Thomas Cotton said Newark City Council only will worsen the situation if it passes legislation banning tattoo parlors and pawn shops and limiting bars. ... |
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sweden drops rape accusation against founder of WikiLeaks - CNN
CBC.ca | Sweden drops rape accusation against founder of WikiLeaks CNN Stockholm, Sweden (CNN) -- Swedish authorities say they have revoked an arrest warrant that had » |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
San Francisco plane threat deemed non-credible - CNN
Reuters | San Francisco plane threat deemed non-credible CNN By the CNN Wire Staff People leave American Airlines Flight 24 and board a bus Thursday afternoon at San Francisco's airport. For more on this story, check reports from CNN affiliates KRON and KTVU. (CNN) -- A security threat to an American Airlines ... California: Plane Grounded After Threat Jetliner grounded in San Francisco after threat Threat halts US flight on runway at California airport |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Many Blagojevich jurors disappointed - Chicago Tribune
Globe and Mail | Many Blagojevich jurors disappointed Chicago Tribune The 12 individuals who sat in judgment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich were, by their accounts, cordial and careful in their consideration of charges against the colorful politician, coming close to convicting him on many counts â" including a plot to ... Blagojevich is convicted of 1 of 24 counts; prosecutors vow retrial Jury convicts Blagojevich of lying to FBI Jurors: 'There was a fundamental difference in opinion' |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
SKorea, US launch war games despite NKorea threat - The Associated Press
Reuters | SKorea, US launch war games despite NKorea threat The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea â" Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops launched a fresh round of military drills Monday despite North Korea's warning that it would retaliate with a "merciless counterblow" for the exercises Pyongyang considers rehearsal ... South Korea president c » |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Obama supports plan for mosque near ground zero - Los Angeles Times
Jakarta Post | Obama supports plan for mosque near ground zero Los Angeles Times At a Ramadan dinner at the White House, the president breaks his silence on the issue, framing it as one of religious freedom. President Obama addresses guests at an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy ... Obama Supports Muslim Group's Right to Build Mosque in New York Obama emphatic » |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
JetBlue interviewing passengers for their version of flight attendant incident - Boston Herald
Washington Post | JetBlue interviewing passengers for their version of flight attendant incident Boston Herald NEW YORK â" Prosecutors have obtained the passenger manifest from the JetBlue [JBLU] flight from which a flight attendant made his now-famous emergency exit as they continued to check his story, track down passengers on the ... Out of the plane, into Internet glory JetBlue's Response to a Fed-Up Employee's Exit In Flight, More Dust-Ups |
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
US air steward in shock plane exit after passenger row - BBC News
New York Daily News | US air steward in shock plane exit after passenger row BBC News US police have arrested a flight attendant after he had a row with a passenger on a plane and fled using the emergency exit slide. Steven Slater, 39, reportedly became furious with a passenger who opened his overhead locker before the plane had stopped ... Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit LocalTake This Job and Shove It! JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater does ... Miffed JetBlue attendant exits plane via slide at JFK, is arrested |
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Afghan police hunt killers of Dr Karen Woo - BBC News
ABC Online | Afghan police hunt killers of Dr Karen Woo BBC News Police in Afghanistan have arrested a convoy driver in the hunt for the killers of Briton Dr Karen Woo, and nine colleagues in an ambush. The Taliban said it carried out the attack, in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan. ... Killed in cold blood: the British doctor who went to help in Afghanistan Taliban kills 10 aid workers, including 6 Americans Afghan police probe foreign medic killings |
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Iran denies claims of assassination attempt on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - The Guardian
msnbc.com | Iran denies claims of assassination attempt on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The Guardian Confusion surrounded reports of an assassination attempt on the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today after sources in Tehran denied initial claims that an attack had taken place. The Iranian website, khabaronline.ir, said a homemade grenade ... Reports: Grenade lobbed at Iranian president's convoy Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Office Denies Grenade Attack Iran denies reports of attack on president's motorcade |
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Strategy Is On Track - New York Times
Boston Globe | Obama to Reaffirm Iraq Withdrawal Strategy Is On Track New York Times WASHINGTON â" Nearly eight years after he denounced what he c » |
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