businessweek.com - 1/16/2009
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LANSING, Mich. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs and make other budget cuts this year in another blow to the state's economy. The nonprofit health insurance giant announced the cuts Friday. The company hinted at possible layoffs last year after the Michigan ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/16/2009
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Atlantic Media's political director Ron Brownstein calls it
the Big Blue Wall. They're the 18 states which
have voted for Democratic presidential candidates consistently through at least five election cycles. That's 248 electoral votes. (In ...
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The Big Blue Wall
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Layoffs: I read the news today, oh boy!
Calculated Risk —
WSJ: Circuit City to Liquidate, Meaning 30,000 Job Losses Bloomberg: GE Capital May Cut as Many as 11,000 Jobs This Year WSJ: Pfizer to Cut Up to 2,400 Jobs WSJ: Google Plans 100 Layoffs of Recruiters AP: AMD to cut 1,100 workers, 9 pct of staff Reuters: Hertz to cut more than 4,000 jobs Bloomberg: WellPoint Cuts 1,500 Jobs, Blames ‘State of Economy’ AP: Blue Cross Blue Shield to cut up to 1,000 jobs Tampa Bay Business Journal: Report: Layoffs looming at Clear ...
Michigan Blue Cross announces layoffs
Corrente —
Blue Cross Blue Shield to cut up to 1,000 jobs
The company hinted at possible layoffs last year after the Michigan Legislature did not pass changes to insurance rules sought by the company. Blue Cross says it wants law changes because it is losing millions of dollars each year on health insurance policies that cover individuals.
Just pass HR 676 and put these parasites out of their misery.
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