Archive for 'Drugs'
Looks like McCain Does Understand Politics
Not too long ago, McCain was saying that he didn’t really understand politics. But now as the Democrats are having a slander war, McCain has used this time to play catch up, and it seems like he gets it now.
On Tuesday, McCain released a new economic plan. Much of it focuses on tax cuts that, […]
Posted: April 16th, 2008 under Healthcare, McCain, Trade Policy, Oil, Drugs, Economy.
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Drug Companies Seeing Dem Win
In past election years, drug/pharma companies have supported the GOP by a 2-1 margin. This year it’s different. So far this year, the industry’s money is going 57% to Democrats, 42% to Republicans. Take a look at the nice table at opensecrets.org
Guess who has gotten the most so far? Hillary, the […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008 under Clinton, Obama, McCain, Drugs, Contributions.
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Obama: Not So Tough On Drugs
Remember back near the beginning of the race, when Obama admitted to doing cocaine? We sure do, and we think that following this could lead us to some interesting details about what Obama might do in regards to drug policies. To begin, some are speculating that this in and of itself may mean that Obama […]
Posted: March 13th, 2008 under Obama, Drugs.
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Tobacc-whoa!
Who would’ve guessed that FDA regulation would be good for major tobacco companies? According to Dan Clifton of Strategas in this CNBC video (CNBC+ required) from the day of the Iowa Caucus, that may be the case.
In case you cannot view the video, the main idea is that under a Democratic administration, the FDA would […]
Posted: February 26th, 2008 under Clinton, Obama, McCain, Drugs, Tobacco.
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Blind Trust
The Motley Fool analyzes the Clinton’s dissolved blind trust (done when Hillary entered the Presidential race.)
Sold were Anadarko Petroleum (APC), ExxonMobil (XOM), Dow Chemical (DOW), Dupont (DD), Pfizer (PFE), and Eli Lilly (LLY)
Did this move the market? It’s been a month. You be the judge.
Posted: July 16th, 2007 under Clinton, Petroleum, Chemicals, Drugs.
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