Archive for August, 2010

SEC Declines to Sue Moody’s Over Inflated Ratings

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Moody’s Corp. chose not to downgrade inflated ratings on almost $1 billion of debt in 2007 out of concern for the company’s reputation, according to U.S. regulators who said they weren’t sure they had authority to sue. Find more info about SEC Declines to Sue Moody’s Over Inflated Ratings photos videos ...

Video: Mice, maggots found at farms in egg recall

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

FDA officials found manure stacked 8 ft. high. NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Other) Find more info about Video: Mice, maggots found at farms in egg recall photos videos pictures. read more

Media’s Impact On Teen Sexual Behaviors, Teenage Pregnancies And Sexually Transmitted Infections

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

With the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western Hemisphere and 25% of teens having had a sexually transmitted infection, we should be paying careful attention to media messages about sexuality and contraception, says a revised policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media," ...

Education Stocks Fall as Lawmaker Details Curbs

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Strayer Education led a decline in for-profit U.S. education stocks as Senator Dick Durbin said industry practices should be curbed Find more info about Education Stocks Fall as Lawmaker Details Curbs photos videos pictures. read more

Pawlenty directs state to decline health reform

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty directed state agencies on Tuesday to decline all discretionary participation in federal healthcare reform, throwing up roadblocks to President Barack Obama's goal of providing health insurance to all Americans. Find more info about Pawlenty directs state to decline health reform photos videos pictures. read more