Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and a member of the Democratic Party.
Read More at Wikipedia ›The Senate Finance Committee is looking into possible links between three drug companies and nonprofit medical groups, citing concerns about the groups' advocacy of painkillers, Reuters reported Wednesday.
The panel sent letters to Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (ENDP) and Purdue Pharma LP and seven medical groups seeking documents about their financial connections, Reuters reported.Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.), the committee's chairman, said in a statement that "painkillers have an important role in health care when prescribed and used properly, but pushing misinformation on consumers to boost profits is not only wrong, it's dangerous," Reuters reported.Reuters said officials at the three drug companies weren't immediately available for comment.Full story at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/09/us-usa-painkillers-investigation-idUSBRE84811420120509Copyright © 2012 Dow Jones Newswires...A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be extended through December under a bipartisan deal announced early on Th...
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President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for authority to close the Commerce Department and create a new export agency, an overhaul that could save $3 bill...
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With less than a month to go before a congressional ``super committee'' must present a plan to slash huge U.S. deficits and no clear solution in sight, deficit exper...
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Former Bush Advisor Karl Rove discusses the importance of tax reform in the 2012 presidential election.
FBN’s Liz MacDonald discusses her career in financial journalism and the president’s continued efforts to blame the Bush Administration for current economic problems.
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Sen. John Hoeven, (R-N.D.), argues the pipeline will get built.
FNC’s Andrea Tantaros discusses the senator’s efforts to get the XL Pipeline built.
FBN's Rich Edson breaks down details of issues discussed on the second day of hearings on the health-care law.
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Senators from both parties raised concerns Thursday about Moscow's record on human rights and foreign policy, highlighting the difficult task facing the Obama admini...
To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, the best welfare program is a job.That truth becomes more urgent due to this stunning new finding: nearly eight million of America’...
FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets around the world.
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