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...that getting Drew Faust to publicly support the DREAM Act would encourage other university presidents to do so.” Faust’s stance on this issue is not unprecedented at Harvard, as the University has supported previous versions of the legislation, Harvard’s chief lobbyist Kevin Casey said. Now that the bill has been reintroduced under the Obama administration, Casey said that Faust thought it an “opportune” time to “reconnect” with members of Congress who were already in support of the legislation. But while students...
...therapies - including acupuncture, biofeedback, herbal medicine, holistic medicine and Reiki, a Japanese healing and relaxation technique - are intent on influencing the coming health-care-reform process. "We're advocates for people who want access to spiritual treatment," says Phil Davis, a Christian Science practitioner and his church's chief lobbyist. Their goal is to encourage Congress to think of health care as more than just medical care - and to allow insurance companies to provide coverage for their holistic treatments. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...dramatically for the week by close of business Thursday. And for all the grim numbers, the banks themselves were touting the results, too. "The regulators demonstrated that the industry is strong now and, should conditions worsen, will only need minimal capital to remain strong," says Scott Talbott, a top lobbyist for the banks...
...dollar with some new, one-world currency the black-helicopter crowd keeps warning about. But it's not clear that the Republicans in their current incarnation would be a credible alternative if he falters. "We've got to be at least plausible, and I worry about that," says GOP lobbyist Ed Rogers. Republicans never really left the idea business, but Americans haven't been buying what they're selling, and their product line hasn't changed. They're starting to look like the Federalists of the early 19th century: an embittered, over-the-top, out-of-touch regional party...
...Although relatively few troubled loans will come due before the end of this year, the implications for banks are already being felt. The delinquency rate for commercial real estate loans hit 1.8% in March, triple that of a year ago, according to Scott Talbott, a lobbyist for the Financial Roundtable, which represents the largest lenders. "Losses from commercial real estate are the next economic shoe to drop," he said. "This issue has moved to the forefront...