April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Insurance Australia Group Ltd. said storms and higher borrowing costs will harm profitability, weakening its case for QBE Insurance Group Ltd. to increase a A$7.9 billion ($7.4 billion) takeover offer. Chairman James Strong ...

Washington Post - According to the earmark disclosure, the money was for a project overseen by General Dynamics . Obama's Illinois finance chairman, James S. Crown, serves on the company's board of directors, and his family holds a sizable stake in the firm.