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CIGNA Saves Money, but Teenager Dies

   After CIGNA Health Insurance allegedly flip flopped on it’s decision to pay for 17-year old Nataline Sarkisyan’s liver transplant, the Los Angeles teenagers family says it will sue the company.    
   Attorney Mark Geragos said he also plans to ask the L.A. district attorney to press
murder or manslaughter charges against CIGNA.
    Accordingto the Associated Press,  Geragos says [...]

No Real Suprisies in Mitchell Report

The long awaited Mitchell Report looking into Major League Baseball players abusing performance enhancing drugs has been released, and there are no surprises in it.  However, I am shocked at the extent of the problem.  One part of the report claims a clubhouse executive looked the other way after a shipment was received, and another [...]

Clinton Volunteer Calls it Quits Over Email

 
 After forwarding a hoax e-mail suggesting Barak Obama is a Muslin who wants to destroy the United States, a Hillary Clinton volunteer is stepping down.   Judy Rose  forwarded the e-mail  to eight people, according to The Associated Press.  Ironically, one of the recipients was a Chris Dodd Supporter who posted the email on a liberal blog. [...]

North State Gang Member is FINALLY Convicted

The SECOND time’s a charm for Tehama County prosecutors as a gang member is convicted for a 2005 KILLING. A jury Monday found 22-year old Julio Avila guilty of voluntary manslaughter following two days of deliberations, in which the judge sent jurors back after being deadlocked on a sought after second degree murder charge. Deputy [...]

Credit Card Compaines on the Congressional Carpet

Are credit card companies using deceptive tactics by raising rates without adequate warning?  Some on Captiol Hill think so.  Credit Card executives defended rates saying using a credit score to help determine how much interest to charge is key to their risk management. But  Senator Carl Levin says even customers who consistently pay on time are getting hit when rates [...]