WASHINGTON — Democrats are mocking Republicans in the House of Representatives for voting to repeal the health care reform law and keep their own enhanced medical care. When Congress passed the health care law, it required members of Congress to get their insurance on exchanges with the rest of the public. But in voting to [...]
Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun Microsystems CEO, announced today the launch of his new internet startup site that works to ease the often-overwhelming issues of caring for an aging family member. Care Zone, Schwartz’s company, allows family members and health care workers to share details ranging from updates to patient information. The former tech CEO was [...]
Liam Fox today quit his post as Defence Secretary over his links to friend and self-styled adviser Adam Werritty. Dr Fox resigned from the Cabinet after a week of damaging revelations about their relationship. Despite pledging to remain in his post, the Minister today sent a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron announcing his resignation. [...]
Resignation calls: Dr Fox leaves the Ministry of Defence last night amid fresh calls for him to stand down Senior Tories predict Liam Fox will have to resign after further details emerged overnight about the tycoons who funded the lavish jet-setting lifestyle of his close friend Adam Werritty. The Defence Secretary’s position was described by [...]
Defence Secretary Liam Fox was today facing fresh allegations of cronyism as it emerged he created a job in his office for a second ally – against the advice of senior military figures. Dr Fox appointed Lieutenant Colonel Graham Livesey as a military assistant, despite opposition from Sir Peter Wall, the Head of the Army. [...]
Tennessee Republican state Rep. Curry Todd, who once compared undocumented immigrants to “rats” was arrested in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday night and charged with drunken driving and possession of a handgun under the influence. At around 11:15 Tuesday night, Rep. Todd was stopped in his GMC Envoy in Nashville. The AP reports that he allegedly failed [...]
While the wealthiest people in the U.S. continue topull further and further ahead of the rest of society, the Great Recession has left millions out of work and even more living in poverty. Indeed, nearly one in six Americans are struggling to get enough to eat. And that has placed an ever-growing number of people in [...]
More than one-fifth of employed Americans lack health insurance, according to a recent survey, and that number is may be poised to grow as more workers take part-time or temporary jobs that don’t offer employer-provide health care. Twenty-two percent of American workers lack health insurance, a Department of Labor-funded study from the Iowa Policy Project found. [...]
“Our main purpose was getting information about health out to … as many women as possible.” This is how Paula Doress-Worters describes the goals of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” one of the most widely recognized women’s health resources from the past century. (Just check out the pilot episode of “The Wonder Years” to see a young Kevin [...]
WASHINGTON – Rick Perry is big on exercise. And in 2007, he decided Texas public school students should be, too. On Aug. 30, 2007, the Texas governor mandated 30 minutes of exercise a day for students, signing a bill that required each student to engage in “moderate or vigorous physical activity … throughout the school [...]
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