Date: 2/22/2009 By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now for the hard part. Even if the national credit card is maxed out and partisanship remains the rule for Washington’s political tribes, President Barack Obama and Congress are plunging…
Supporters ask court to uphold malpractice caps
Date: 11/13/2008 By JOHN O’CONNORAP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ A 2005 law limiting the amount of money juries may award in medical malpractice cases unfairly targets those most seriously injured who deserve the most compensation, lawyers told the…