Date: 11/25/2008 By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The federal government’s ledger has gone from a surplus just seven years ago to facing a prospect of a $1 trillion deficit next year. Given those dire financial straits, President-elect…
Unapproved Drugs
Date: 11/24/2008 By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and FRANK BASSAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government is paying millions for risky medications that have never been reviewed for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis…
Waxman topples Dingell for key panel chair
Date: 11/20/2008 By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Rep. Henry Waxman — a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi — has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from veteran Rep. John Dingell when…
Daschle to take health post, another familiar face
Date: 11/19/2008 By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change.…
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…
Former member: Ky. Klan plotted to kill attorney
Date: 11/13/2008 By BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated Press Writer BRANDENBURG, Ky. (AP) _ The head of a Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan organization led a failed plot to kill the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups and challenges…
Gen. Tommy Franks: Obama will ‘do the right thing’
Date: 11/12/2008 By ROCHELLE HINESAssociated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who developed and executed the Iraq invasion plan, said President-elect Obama will “do the right thing” when it comes to the war. Franks,…
Politicians Are The Same Everywhere
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Health care, defense poised to weather recession
Date: 11/1/2008 11:11 PM By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ With the global economy at risk of a deep recession, many battered areas of the U.S. economy stand to suffer more damage in coming months. Other industries, though,…