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Is It Time for Malpractice Reform?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

American Prospect - By Joanne Kenen - Nov. 20 (News Analysis) - Year after year, Republicans try to pass legislation that would limit medical malpractice awards. Fix the tort system, they argue, and we fix rising health-care costs. And year after year, Democrats resist placing arbitrary caps on awards to people who may have suffered from an egregious medical error. The fight plays out like a predictable old Western -- good guys versus bad guys. Depending on your politics, the villain is either the greedy doctor or the greedy trial lawyer.

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Feds failing in duty to protect water from oilsands development

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Canada.com - By Mike De Souza - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - The Harper government is failing to enforce federal law and exercise its constitutional authority in at least 10 different aspects of monitoring the exploitation of Alberta’s oilsands and its impact on water, says a new report to be released Monday.

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Pesticides that kill rodents also poison owls.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

environmentalhealthnews.org - By Karen Kidd (synopsis) - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - Bait laced with the chemicals is eaten by the rodents. However the mice, rats and other rodents may live for several days after eating the bait. The poisoned animals often have different behaviors after they are poisoned and may spend more time out in the open, making them vulnerable to predators, including owls and other raptors. Birds of prey, like owls, are beneficial because they eat rodents and help keep their populations in check. The birds can be exposed to the rodenticides through their diets, and sometimes this has led to larger-scale poisonings.

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Fed Beaten: Bill To Audit Federal Reserve Passes Key Hurdle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post News Team - Nov. 20 (News Report) - In an unprecedented defeat for the Federal Reserve, an amendment to audit the multi-trillion dollar institution was approved by the House Finance Committee with an...

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Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Cain Burdeau - Nov. 19 (News Report) - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.

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Study Suggest Black Women's Relative Invisibility in Society

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Miller-McCune - By Tom Jacobs - Nov. 24 (News Report) - New research finds black women are more likely to go unnoticed and unappreciated than black men or whites of either gender.

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