Obamacare Paid Out $2 Billion to Corporations

Obamacare Paid Out $2 Billion to Corporations: "A little-known provision in the Obamacare legislation has sent $2 billion to corporations, unions and state public employee systems to subsidize health coverage for retirees."

Libyan Boat Sinks Off Italian Island of Lampedusa; 130 Missing - Businessweek

Libyan Boat Sinks Off Italian Island of Lampedusa; 130 Missing - Businessweek: "April 6 (Bloomberg) -- As many as 130 refugees are missing after their boat broke up in rough seas off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, officials said."

BBC News - Japan plant town evacuees face hard wait

BBC News - Japan plant town evacuees face hard wait: "The catastrophic disaster which struck Japan on 11 March made hundreds of thousands of people homeless in a matter of minutes. Such was the power of the initial earthquake and the tsunami it spawned."

They’re Back! Wisc. Dems Who Fled Senate Quietly Return | The Blaze

They’re Back! Wisc. Dems Who Fled Senate Quietly Return | The Blaze: "Wisconsin’s Democratic state senators returned to work Tuesday with little fanfare, a stark contrast to the scene in February when their dramatic decision to flee the state in protest over an anti-union bill helped fuel massive protests that made the state the center of a national fight over union rights."

Barack Obama: Time to act like 'grown-ups' - Glenn Thrush and MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

Barack Obama: Time to act like 'grown-ups' - Glenn Thrush and MJ Lee - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on congressional leaders – especially Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) – to act like “grown-ups” and avert a government shutdown after they made no apparent progress in reaching a budget agreement at a White House meeting earlier in the day."

COMMODITIES-Gold hits new record, Brent oil above $122 | Energy & Oil | Reuters

COMMODITIES-Gold hits new record, Brent oil above $122 | Energy & Oil | Reuters: "SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) - Gold hit a record high on
Wednesday while oil and corn were just off peaks struck this
week as commodity prices fuel rising inflation that governments
worldwide are struggling to contain."

Japan No 2 core melted through reactor vessel: Rep. Markey - Yahoo! News

Japan No 2 core melted through reactor vessel: Rep. Markey - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The core at Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor has melted through the reactor pressure vessel, Democratic Congressman Edward Markey told a hearing on the nuclear disaster on Wednesday."