These Wheels Just Keep on Rollin’
Three main Segway tour companies in D.C. cater to this crowd, and spokesmen at each said sales have grown in recent years.
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The 50 Richest Members of Congress
In 2009, he made seven stock purchases worth more than $1 million and 12 stock sales worth more than $1 million.
Gerard: Don’t Penalize the Oil and Gas Industry
The latest published data shows the industry earned 7.3 cents for every dollar of sales, slightly below the average for all U.S. manufacturing, which earned 7.8 cents for every dollar of sales.
Reback: Antitrust Investigation of Google Long Overdue
Google’s dominant share in these markets means that companies doing business on the Web (which is just about every company these days) secure much of their sales revenue through “referrals” from
Obama Issues Fresh Threats Against GOP Over Financial Reform
“This amendment guts provisions that empower consumers with clear information that allows them to make the financial decisions that work best for them and simply encourages misleading sales tactics
Senate Hopefuls Have Big Sales Job on Health Vote
Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Ellsworth’s likely general election opponent, was already hitting the Congressman on Monday for his vote on the bill — but stopped short of accusing Ellsworth of no longer being against
New Books Ready for Spring Sales
The big release of the next week is “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine,” author Michael Lewis’ take on the recent collapse of American financial markets.
Pelosi Selling Obama Plan
Pelosi stopped short of formally endorsing Obama’s plan, saying that she still needs to talk to more of her Members and see legislative language.
Kim & McConaghy: Congress Should Extend a Helping Hand to Homeowners
Congress should allow a deduction for losses on home sales between 2008 and 2010. Currently, about 27 percent of home sales are at-loss sales, up from 10 percent in late 2007.
Budget Provokes Bipartisan Deficit Worries
But his coordinated sales pitch hit resistance Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats alike peppered Orszag with complaints about an unprecedented $9 trillion ocean of red ink over the coming decade
A Helping Hand to Haiti
For example, 701 will feature the king crab salad, while Ardeo will offer cider-braised beef short ribs.
The 2012’ Scenario and the Failure of U.S. Succession
“2012,— a recent blockbuster movie, garnered an impressive $225 million in worldwide box office sales its opening weekend.
Steering Around the Highway Bill Gridlock
More importantly, investing in technology in the short term will help increase efficiencies in the long run, ensuring the Highway Trust Fund goes further while also rewarding private sector innovation.
Enzi: Common Sense Has Left the Building
When I was showing someone a shoe and he said he didn’t like it or couldn’t afford it, I didn’t try another sales pitch. I knew it was time to find another shoe — one he liked and could afford.
Promoting Drug Importation Is Risky Politics
During my time in Congress, I was the chief advocate for federal regulation of Internet prescription sales, ensuring that each online pharmacy had to note its physical location, as well as the state and
Lieberman Backs Obama Afghan Strategy
— Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) hailed the notion of a timeline while stopping short of a full endorsement, simply declaring “the right mission is to train the Afghans for their
It’s Time to Open the Fuel Market to Methanol
In fact it would do much more than protect Americans from a return of $4-per-gallon gasoline, because if such flex-fuel capabilities were made the standard required for new vehicle sales in the U.S., it
Are Investment Bankers Really to Blame?
States, which scrutinize the insurance companies and other financial service firms operating within their jurisdiction, had little interest in the aggressive sales practices of subprime lenders even after
Party Polarization Menaces Efforts To Control Debt
Suddenly, it’s occurred to liberals as well as wonky budget hawks that the nation’s fiscal future is “unsustainable,— but the chances of action — short of a crisis — are near zero.
Bingaman: Buyers Need Incentives to Go Green
September sales figures for new cars have confirmed what many of us feared; auto sales have returned to the sluggish pace that we saw earlier in the year, and manufacturers are seeing significant losses