Medicare Drug Program Leads to Public Health Emergencies
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) has declared a public health emergency in the wake of the 1 January implementation of the Bush Administration Medicare prescription drug plan. Louisiana is Read More...

Tuesday January 17, 2006 | permalink | comments (0)

Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Right-to-Die Law
In a 6-3 decision today, the Supreme Court upheld Oregon's physician-assisted suicide -- the only law of its kind in the nation. The law has been before Oregon voters Read More...

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House Leadership Post Draws Three Candidates
On Friday, conservative Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) announced his candidacy for House Majority Leader -- the No. 2 leadership position -- joining acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Read More...

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Gore Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Wiretaps
Update 2 - 2.25 am Pacific Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate Al Gore called on the Attorney General to immediately appoint a special counsel "to remedy the obvious conflict of Read More...

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