Iowa Panel Won't Sanction Pharmacy Group
ABC News
An Iowa legislative panel is declining to sanction a pharmacy group for violating lobbying laws during the last legislative session, but lawmakers say they want to overhaul the law to bring more transparency to the system. That panel will s...
UPDATE 2-NASA successfully tests new tall moon rocket
Reuters
In addition to ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station 225 miles (360 km) above Earth, the booster is intended to be part of a system to fly astronauts to the moon and other destinations in the solar system. "BALANCING A BROO...
The Ares Lift-Off: Learning from Space Shuttle Mistakes
Time
The Ares' Orion crew capsule includes a launch abort system which is scheduled to undergo the first of three tests next year. The abort system involves three separate motors to pull the capsule away from the rocket, to provide directional c...
Objections to fishing plans aired
Boston Globe
At a news conference in Portland organized by an advocacy group called the Fair Fish Campaign, critics said a so-called "catch-share" system would drive out small-scale fishermen and lead to corporate ownership of fisheries.
American Association for Homecare Proposes Strong Anti-Fraud Measures ...
YAHOO!
Ensure All Providers Are Qualified to Offer the Services They Bill: A cross-check system within Medicare databases should ensure that homecare providers are qualified and accredited for the specific equipment and services for which ...
Big US companies balk at healthcare public option
Reuters
The costs for all of us in the system will continue to go up and again put pressure on employers to get out of the healthcare system," John Castellani, president of Business Roundtable, told reporters at a news conference. Other business gr...
Public Health Insurance Option
New York Times
They see the public option as a step toward a single-payer system in which the government would pay most of the nation's health care bill and private insurers would either be forced to the sidelines or put out of business. In trying to answ...
Kirkuk Status Delays Election Vote
Post Chronicle
Lawmakers in Parliament were expected to pass a measure on the election law earlier this month. Disputes had centered on whether to hold parliamentary elections schedule for January using a closed system, listing only political parties, or ...