by Aimee Keane | Dec 5, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Even as the campaign cash flows, many U.S. companies say they deserve the same political speech freedoms of individual American citizens. While individuals can contribute up to $200 to a candidate directly without disclosure, corporations and labor groups...
by Aimee Keane | Dec 4, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Despite less than favorable stock ratings from Wall Street, IBM Corp. chief Ginni Rometty is trumpeting the company’s innovations as it heads into 2015. In her words, IBM is “cool”. “We will change the face of healthcare,” the company’s chairman,...
by Aimee Keane | Nov 26, 2014 | Events, Topics
WASHINGTON — Of the 46 million birds the National Turkey Federation says will be consumed this Thanksgiving, two by the names of Mac and Cheese were spared Wednesday thanks to an executive action taken by President Barack Obama. “I am here to announce what I’m...
by Aimee Keane | Nov 13, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is in line to chair the powerful Senate Budget Committee, pledged Wednesday to take a tough stand on cutting a federal deficit that the Congressional Budget Office projects will widen in 2016 and beyond. “One of my favorite...
by Aimee Keane | Nov 5, 2014 | Midterm Election 2014
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Joni Ernst late Tuesday won the Senate seat held for 30 years by Democrat Tom Harkin, becoming the first female U.S. senator in Iowa’s history in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley, who had Harkin’s endorsement....
