Obama-Fox Sitdown Gets Testy

With his health care initiative hanging in the balance on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he and other Americans don't care much if the House of Representatives uses an unusual mechanism to avoid a direct vote on the Senate's version of health care reform.

Ad Wars Ramp Up As Health Bill Draws Near

You can tell the health care debate is reaching a critical point just by the number of ads flooding the airwaves of local and cable television.

Deals grease skid toward health vote

White House signals that multistate payoffs to win votes might happen. March 17, 2010 6:00 AM Everybody involved expects a vote - or at least a resolution, one way or another - this week on the Senate health care plan Democrats in the House have to pass if the misnamed reform is to get done.

Area man pleads guilty to making false statements

A Sallisaw man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to making false statements.

State Fines Care Centers Accused of Retaliation

State regulators have fined three care centers accused of retaliating against whistle-blowers. The facilities are accused of threatening, demoting or firing employees who reported concerns about resident care.

AU employees may file lawsuit

A complaint by Auburn University employees alleging discriminatory pay may become a lawsuit after negotiations mediated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission failed to produce a solution in last month.

EPA to study water pollution from Marcellus shale drilling

All the drilling, water withdrawals and water pollution associated with the rapid recent development of Marcellus shale gas in Pennsylvania and four other Appalachian states has attracted the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Hey Michigan, how's your water? The EPA wants to know

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a conference in April called " Coming Together for Clean Water ." For the new two weeks, the EPA is taking comments on a web forum.

EPA Launches Web Forum on How to Best Protect America's Waters

March 18, 2010 EPA Launches Web Forum on How to Best Protect America's Waters Special to Huntingtonnews.net Washington, DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input on how the agency can better protect and improve the health of our waters.

Gov't says chemical maker Innospec pleads guilty to bribery, violating US embargo against Cuba

Specialty chemicals maker Innospec Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of bribery, defrauding the United Nations and violating the U.S. embargo against Cuba, U.S. authorities said.

Associated Press Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro told members of a House A

Associated Press Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro told members of a House Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday, "The culture of the agency is changing.

SEC: Regulatory Capture Hard at Work

The WSJ is reporting that back in 2003, the SEC tried to remove the restrictions on compromised security analysts that tried to prevent them from whoring out recommendations for banking business.