Obama's success fuels affirmative action's foes
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action, a much-debated policy that he supports.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-06-28
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
Medicare "drifting towards disaster": U.S. official
Medicare is lurching toward disaster and it is too late for the Bush Administration and Congress to do anything about it, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Tuesday.
People:George W. Bush
2008-04-29
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
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