New safety program to monitor Medicare drug use
Federal health officials will begin monitoring prescription drug usage by millions of Medicare participants in an effort to identify potential safety problems.
2008-05-23
U.S. election looms over North American summit
With the U.S. election looming over their annual summit, North American leaders gather in New Orleans this week for what is expected to be a largely symbolic meeting overshadowed by questions about free trade.
People:Felipe Calderon Stephen Harper Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-04-21
Director takes Iraq war architects to task in new film
After a wave of films chronicling the lives of soldiers and civilians on the front lines of the war in Iraq, an award-winning documentary released this week throws the spotlight on the architects of the conflict for the first time.
People:Paul Wolfowitz Donald H. Rumsfeld Activities:Second Gulf War Sundance Film Festival
2007-07-25
U.S. health insurers aim to shape reform process
Facing growing consumer concern over soaring costs, America's health insurers are more eager to participate in reform now than in the 1990s, but they will still fight any attempt to reduce their profits, policy experts say.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Moore Hillary Clinton
2007-07-20
Unpopular Congress enduring tough times
These are tough times for the Democratic-led U.S. Congress, where partisan battles have led to little progress on big issues and have made lawmakers collectively less popular than President George W. Bush.
People:Cindy Sheehan Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi George W. Bush Activities:110th Congress 2006 U.S. Immigration Row 2005 Hurricane Katrina Second Gulf War
2007-07-10
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