Current events also can affect how employees use their plans. "After Sept. 11 we saw more people interested in creating wills," said Jen Porter, a spokeswoman for Des Moines-based ARAG North America Inc., one of the largest national providers of prepaid legal services. In the wake of news coverage of Terri Schiavo, the woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die battle in Florida, Porter said, ARAG fielded more requests for living wills.
No joke: Lawyers at bargain rates
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Would Florida Republicans prefer Brit Hume or Sean Hannity? Those are the likely moderators for Florida's national televised Republican presidential debate in October, state GOP chairman Jim Greer told party activists Saturday. The Fox News debate is part of the Oct. 20-21 "Presidency IV" event in Orlando that's shaping up to be a big deal.
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Huckabee...Huckabee recounted what went through his mind listening to Paul during that debate: "The Republicans are supposed to have a big tent. But this is Bozo's big top, and there's the side show. Good God, give us a break."
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On government intervention in the Terri Schiavo case: "I had no problem with the state getting involved because it's one of their citizens. But I wasn't sure how the federal government had a role in all that."
State is gaining clout, GOP told
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