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Houston to move BARC out of health departmentMayor Bill White on Tuesday reversed course and announced the troubled Bureau of Animal Registration and Care will be moved out of the city health department.
Houston Chronicle Wednesday, September 02, 2009The Take: Time for Obama to Regroup in Health-Care BattleWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who spent part of his August break fishing out west, offered a wry response this week when asked what the administration's plan is for health care. "Catch more fish," he e-mailed back.
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009Obama Urges Precautions Against Swine Flu; N.Y. Schools to Give Free VaccinePresident Obama called on Americans on Tuesday to take common-sense steps to help contain the expected impact of swine flu, including staying home from work when they are sick, frequently washing their hands, and covering their sneezes with a sleeve instead of a hand.
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009Report Details Ã?Â?Lewd and Deviant' Behavior by Guards at U.S. Embassy in KabulPrivate
security contractors who guard the U.S. Embassy in Kabul have engaged in lewd behavior and hazed subordinates, demoralizing the undermanned force and posing a "significant threat" to security at a time when the Taliban is intensifying attacks in the Afghan capital, according to an...
Washington Post Wednesday, September 02, 2009Bachmann calls for 'covenant' to defeat health care overhaulRepublican congresswoman ramped up the rhetoric, telling a supportive crowd that 'ObamaCare cannot pass.'
Star Tribune Wednesday, September 02, 2009Pronto Pups, not politicsPoliticians are swarming the State Fair, but they might have to dip themselves in chocolate and jump on a pogo stick to get any attention from fairgoers.
Star Tribune Wednesday, September 02, 2009Explosion Kills Afghan Deputy Intel ChiefExplosion Hits People Attending Inauguration for New Mosque; Taliban Claims Intel Figure Was Target
CBS News Wednesday, September 02, 2009Taking Doctors' Profits Out Of Medical Care DecisionsIn the current health care system, doctors profit from each procedure they order. Some lawmakers want any health care overhaul to add incentives for doctors to value quality over volume. Others say incentives for cutting costs should target the patients instead.
NPR Wednesday, September 02, 2009Grassroots Volunteers Push Obama's Health OverhaulPresident Obama has lost ground in his campaign to overhaul the nation's health care system. A Kaiser Health tracking poll shows that 40 percent of Americans support a health care revision. That's down from 62 percent in June. Obama's grass roots group Organizing for America, is hoping to help the president regain some lost ground in Florida.
NPR Wednesday, September 02, 2009Lobbyists Campaign For Their Health Care 'Reform'There are many people trying to influence the debate on overhauling health care. Washington lobbyists are pushing the interests of health insurance companies, drug companies, hospitals and many more. Lobbyist Paul Lee, a founder of Strategic Health Care, talks with Ari Shapiro about the debate over changing the health care system.
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