Hospital operator Medcath Corp. paid Elmendorf Strategies LLC $200,000 to lobby the federal government last year. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company paid the lobbying firm $120,000 in the second half of 2007 according to a form disclosed Feb. 13 by the Senate's office of public records.
Line Scheduled To Close In 2010 Officials with the US Air Force aren't sure whether they want to order more Lockheed Martin C-130J turboprop transports in the near future. They want to have the option, however, and that may not be available if the production line closes down as scheduled in 2010.
The D.C. Healthcare Alliance, the city's safety net for poor, uninsured residents, might have allowed hundreds of ineligible people to receive benefits because of inadequate or nonexistent controls, according to a 17-month audit released yesterday.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- After struggling with an addiction to food, a Raleigh man sheds more than 200 pounds, thanks to words of encouragement from loved ones and Weight Watchers.
The number is far higher than the state Indian heritage panel knew and fuels the argument of activists who opposed the building of homes near the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach. Archaeologists have removed 174 sets of human remains from a controversial housing development under construction in Huntington Beach, bolstering claims that it was a significant prehistoric Native American
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Every year in the United States, about 200 people kill someone in self-defense. It's legal. It's often necessary. But it can emotionally scar the people who do the killing.
The Southern Nevada Health District announced it is notifying approximately 40,000 patients of a local medical clinic about potential exposure to hepatitis C following an investigation of several acute cases of the illness.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. -- About 200 people gathered in eastern North Carolina on Thursday to bury a racial slur they say has no place in today’s culture and language. Members of Mount Olive College's student-athlete advisory council organized a communitywide funeral to put the “N” word to rest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush said today that the country is not headed into a recession and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. “We’ve acted robustly,” he said.
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