The Conscience of a Liberal
Paul Krugman
The New York Times
September 19, 2008, 7:24 pm
McCain on banking and health
OK, a correspondent directs me to John McCain’s article, Better Health Care at Lower Cost for Every American, in the Sept./Oct. issue of Contingencies, the magazine of the American Academy of Actuaries. You might want to be seated before […]
Court: US can block mad cow testing
By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 29, 1:42 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday.
The dispute pits the Agriculture Department, which tests about 1 percent of cows for the potentially […]
Talk about avarice in biblical terms; this is the Trifecta!
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Please find the CNN story and video at Yahoo.com/news
Two Charged in Medical-Care Billing Scam
The Wall Street Journal
By AMY KAUFMAN
August 7, 2008; Page A14
LOS ANGELES — A top hospital official and the operator of a homeless facility face federal criminal fraud charges for their alleged involvement in an elaborate plan to recruit homeless individuals for unnecessary health-care treatment and then bill the government for […]
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Please find the story here.
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One lives and learns.
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Story.
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I had mistakenly believed that all drugstores were pro-life.
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No Contraceptives For Chantilly Shop
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 16, 2008; A01
When DMC Pharmacy opens this summer on Route 50 in Chantilly, the shelves will be stocked with allergy remedies, pain relievers, antiseptic ointments and almost everything else sold in any drugstore. But anyone who […]
That ‘new shower curtain smell’ gives off toxic chemicals, study finds
An environmental organization finds high concentrations of dangerous chemicals in shower curtains sold at major stores.
By Tami Abdollah, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 13, 2008
Vinyl shower curtains sold at major retailers across the country emit toxic chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems, […]
Mom says teacher let classmates vote autistic son out of class
By Colleen Wixon | Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
2:31 PM EDT, May 25, 2008
PORT ST. LUCIE - Melissa Barton said she is considering legal action after her son’s kindergarten teacher led his classmates to vote him out of class.
After each classmate was allowed to say what […]
118 years after
Jacob Riis’ HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
&
42 years after
Michael Harrington’s THE OTHER AMERICA.
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This is the true obscenity of unrestrained greed
with its consorts of arrogance and stupidity.
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ABC NEWS
April 22, 2008
Life Expectancy Slips in Poor Parts of America
New Study Shows Drop in Life Expectancy in Deep South, Parts of Midwest, Texas […]