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Republicans are scared and angry. Scared that voters will know the truth about their plan to end Medicare. Angry that you and I are exposing it. They aren't just sitting back and complaining about it, they are threatening legal action and demanding TV stations take the ad off the air. Comcast's response: We're not pulling it. Our ad is working! **Please contribute $5 right now so we can INCREASE our ad buy and keep Republicans on defense. ** ** ** ** WATCH MSNBC'S RACHEL MADDOW COVER OUR AD AND CONTRIBUTE $5 TO STAY ON OFFENSE!** Here's a snippet of the letter the National Republican Congressional Committee and Charlie Bass sent to TV stations running our new ad in New Hampshire: > The Advertisement states, in pertinent part, that "Charlie Bass voted to END Medicare." This is completely false... a vote in favor of the [Paul Ryan] Budget Resolution was a vote to protect Medicare for future seniors. We urge you not to ascent to this political ploy... broadcasting stations are not protected from legal liability for airing a false and misleading advertisement... So is the ad true? Of course it is. Help keep it on the air. But don't ... Insurers could be knocked down by a huge gush of insured losses, which could come crashing down on their capital positions. The rating agency A.M. Best took a rating action on GEICO, wherein it affirmed the financial strength rating of A++ and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aaa". Risk-return balances Progressive. **By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer** Tuesday, May 24, 2011 To handle a growing customer base, Progressive Insurance plans to hire 110 workers by the end of June at its call center in southern Hillsborough County, the auto insurer said Tuesday. "The number of policyholders we have continues to grow," company spokeswoman Leah Knapp said, citing a 6 percent increase in auto policies and 5 percent increase in special lines policies compared to a year ago. Progressive currently has about 2,300 employees at the Riverview center. The complex is the company's second-largest customer service location, after its headquarters and flagship customer service operation in Cleveland. The new jobs, which involve selling auto policies and answer customer questions, would pay in the $12 to $15 per hour range, Knapp said. To find out more about available positions, go to jobs.progressive.com. On Wednesday, Allstate Corp. announced the acquisition of Ensurance and Answer Financial from White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. for approximately $1.0 billion. Progressive Corp.'s earnings per share for April 2011 were 18 cents, up a penny from the year-ago earnings of 17 cents. The CA-36 special primary election is just six days away and we need your help to make sure DFA-endorsed candidate Debra Bowen closes strong. Debra is kicking her Get Out The Vote operation into high gear during the final four days of the election. But the success of this operation will depend on DFA members to step up and push progressive champion Debra Bowen over the top. Can you help delivery the resources Debra needs to win? **Contribute $5 right now to fuel Debra's GOTV campaign today!** Debra has always run campaigns empowered by grassroots activists. In this race, over 90% of her contributions have been for less than $100, and over 80% of all contributions have come online. But Debra's opponent Janice Hahn is being boosted by $75,000 from an insurance industry outfit targeting Debra's defeat. And according to the L.A. Times, about half of Hahn's campaign contributions come from "lobbyists, developers, and others doing business with the city" -- the ultimate City Hall insiders. **Debra is a progressive leader who has always put principle over politics.** But to ensure victory on May 17th, we need to make sure Debra has the resources to finish ... The supervisor of insurance in the Finance Ministry has put together a far- reaching program of progressive reforms in the state's pension savings incentive initiative - but it's hitting a ... By JONATHAN HALVORSON This past Monday, the Vermont Senate passed a Single- Payer bill. The House had already passed a similar bill and the governor is friendly to the legislation, so all that stands between Vermont and a single- payer law are a few formalities. At the moment, though, Vermont is alone in taking advantage of the Affordable [...] Cincinnati posted better-then-expected results due to higher earned premiums in its property and casualty business. Recap: A close look at the House Progressive Caucus's budget; why the media often ignores the best budget proposals; and a reminder: The public option makes insurance cheaper, RyanCare makes it more expensive. This piece from my colleague Michael Moynihan about a Whole Foods protest in Boston would be amusing if it weren't so infuriating. Seems that a group of activists are trying to block a Whole Foods from opening in a gentrifying part of the city. The problem? As we've seen with similar efforts to stop Walmart [...] Kevin Drum doesn't think it will be so hard to solve our fiscal problems with tax hikes:I said that… Kevin Drum doesn't think it will be so hard to solve our fiscal problems with tax hikes:I said that… By JOHN GOODMAN I used to think the biggest obstacle to getting agreement about health care reform was ideology (socialism vs. capitalism). Then I decided it was sociology (engineers vs. economists). I now am inclined to believe it is psychology (bureaucrats vs. entrepreneurs). I came to this realization after reading through a long list of comments to [...] Progressive Corp's earnings per share for first quarter 2011 were 55 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12 cents. Interesting word choice, governor
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