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Index: 2004 | January

It's the Stupid Economy

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01/31/04: Headlines   dot   01/30/04: Headlines   dot   01/29/04: Headlines   dot   01/28/04: Headlines   dot   01/26/04: Headlines   dot   01/25/04: Headlines   dot   01/24/04: Headlines   dot   01/23/04: WSF Plans April Agitation Against IMF and World Bank   dot   01/23/04: Headlines   dot   01/23/04: CCAGW Blasts Congress, Omnibus Package   dot   01/22/04: Headlines   dot   01/18/04: Headlines   dot   01/15/04: Headlines 2   dot   01/14/04: Headlines   dot   01/13/04: Headlines   dot   01/12/04: Headlines   dot   01/11/04: Headlines   dot   01/10/04: Headlines   dot   01/09/04: Headlines   dot   01/08/04: Headlines   dot   01/07/04: Headlines   dot   01/06/04: Headlines   dot   01/05/04: Headlines   dot   01/04/04: Headlines   dot   01/03/04: Headlines   dot   01/02/04: Headlines   dot   01/01/04: Headlines


01/31/04: Headlines

Independent, UK: No1 Palm Beach detective 01/31/04
Guardian, UK: Democrats Seek to Change Medicare Law 01/31/04
Marin Independent-Journal, CA: GOP lawmakers urge deep cuts in Bush budget 01/31/04

Gainesville Times, GA: Community calendar 01/31/04

Gainesville Sun, FL: State's diversity test for hopefuls 01/31/04
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: GOP presses Bush for more budget cuts 01/31/04
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: White House knew Medicare estimate was low 01/31/04
San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Bush budget has GOP on edge 01/31/04

Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS: Pickering says he's not bitter 01/31/04

Gannett Suburban New York Newspapers, NY: Pharmacists: WestchesterRx bad for business and patients 01/31/04
asthma.about.com, United States: Oxygen Concentrators 01/31/04
The News-Press, FL: Mailing wrong about benefit 01/31/04
London Free Press, Canada: Provinces get their $2B 01/31/04

Press of Atlantic City, NJ: Andujar ' s defense begins Monday 01/31/04

Seattle Times, WA: Bill looks to Canada for cheaper prescriptions 01/31/04
Seattle Times, WA: Hospital district fires Stevens CEO 01/31/04
KFOR-TV, OK: Bush giving budget preview 01/31/04
Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA: MARY IMMACULATE PINS HOPES ON CENTER 01/31/04

The Globe and Mail, Canada: System can't do it all, Smitherman cautions 01/31/04

St. Petersburg Times, FL: Accounting simplified? That's idea 01/31/04
Seattle Times, WA: Bush reportedly knew of higher Medicare costs 01/31/04
Press Enterprise, PA: Stalled talks rile hospital 01/31/04
Press Enterprise, PA: GHP considers allocating extra money for Gold Plan 01/31/04

Seattle Times, WA: Usual ID is too easy to find and steal 01/31/04

AZ Central.com, United States: Kennedy cheered by young, old 01/31/04
AZ Central.com, United States: Bush defends new Medicare costs 01/31/04
Long Beach Press-Telegram, CA: What's more important -- guns or jobs 01/31/04
Good Housekeeping Magazine: Cost for new Medicare Benefit Higher 01/31/04

Indianapolis Star, IN: Lilly, Pfizer cut some prices after Medicare rate change 01/31/04

Times Picayune, LA: Tauzin studying drug firm offer leaves critics ill 01/31/04
Detroit News, MI: Bush administration defends 33% higher Medicare estimates 01/31/04
PaulMartinTime.ca, Canada: Health Care: the Naked Truth 01/31/04
San Francisco Chronicle, CA: New Medicare cost projections a highlight issue in election year 01/31/04

The Globe and Mail, Canada: Murray Campbell 01/31/04

Baton Rouge Advocate, LA: Ex-exec aims at aging issues 01/31/04
Corsicana Daily Sun, TX: 1/31 SAVVY SENIOR (Jim Miller): Service compares nursing homes 01/31/04
Houston Chronicle, TX: Deep pockets for the special interests 01/31/04
Vancouver Sun, Canada: Martin gives provinces $2 billion for health care, but no long- ... 01/31/04

Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL: AHCA 'structuring' will cost some clinics bigger bucks 01/31/04

Naples Daily News, FL: Guest editorial: Medicare drug benefit 01/31/04
Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC: Good Hope Hospital sues over building opposition 01/31/04
San Jose Mercury News, CA: Kerry gets lawmaker endorsements; Clark telemarketing dispute ... 01/31/04
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI: Health care: It's enough to drive you off drugs 01/31/04
Reuters, United States: UPDATE 2-Bush seeks to quell election-year budget rebellion 01/31/04
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01/30/04: Headlines

Common Dreams: Bush Seeks to Quell Election-Year Budget Rebellion 01/30/04
Common Dreams: Say No to Bush's Reckless Budget Plan 01/30/04
Common Dreams: One Thing That Won't Be Tackled on Sunday: Issues 01/30/04

Guardian, UK: GOP Seeks Deeper Cuts in Bush Budget 01/30/04

AlterNet: Issues Untackled 01/30/04
Town Hall, DC: The President's budget 01/30/04
ABS CBN News, Philippines: Kerry under attack before key democratic contests 01/30/04
Bizjournals.com: Express Scripts closes on CuraScript buy 01/30/04

WCAX, VT: Dean Claws at Kerry 01/30/04

WJLA, DC: Report: LA Nurses Left Patients Alone 01/30/04
Gay.com, CA: Aging couples face fiscal burden 01/30/04
PlanetOut, NY: Study: Aging gay couples face fiscal burden 01/30/04
Reno Gazette Journal, NV: Health study credits Nevada for mental health care 01/30/04

Washington Times, DC: Tauzin confirms he may not seek reelection 01/30/04

Wodonga Border Mail, Australia: Sloppy with truth: PM 01/30/04
Nashville Business Journal, TN: TennCare selects Tennessee Behavioral to service eastern part of ... 01/30/04
Pahrump Valley Times, NV: Most rural hospitals succeed 01/30/04
Yahoo News (press release): Pharmacy Care Alliance Applies for Medicare Endorsement of ... 01/30/04

Boston Channel.com, MA: Bush Backs Medicare Plan Despite Price Jump 01/30/04

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Republicans call for deeper cuts 01/30/04
Family News In Focus, CO: Bankruptcy Bill Passes House 01/30/04
Birmingham Post Herald, AL: Nation / World 01/30/04
Edwardsville Intelligencer, IL: Maryville puts budget on hold 01/30/04

Quicken: White House Downplays Rising Medicare Cost Estimates 01/30/04

KTRE, TX: Bush Backs Medicare Drug Benefit Despite Big Jump in Cost ... 01/30/04
Newhouse News Service (NNS): Federal Tax Burden at Lowest Level Since 1950, CBO Reports 01/30/04
Bradenton Herald, FL: Bush backs Medicare reform despite costs 01/30/04
Quicken: Bush Budget Director Gets Earful From Angry GOP Lawmakers 01/30/04
North County Times, CA: Conservatives express little surprise as Bush boosts estimated ... 01/30/04
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01/29/04: Headlines

Guardian, UK: Bush Camp Prepares for Possible Kerry Run 01/29/04
Guardian, UK: Bush Campaign Shifts Gears for Kerry 01/29/04
Guardian, UK: Bush Changes Gears in Re-Election Bid 01/29/04

Guardian, UK: Bush Wraps Up Successful 2004 Budget 01/29/04

Working for Change, CA: Muckraker: MTBE-free or die 01/29/04
KSTP, MN: White House raising estimated cost of Medicare overhaul by about ... 01/29/04
Business Standard, India: A Dalit Shareholding Trust? 01/29/04
Bowling Green Daily News, KY: Democrats push back on budget 01/29/04

Brooklyn Park Sun Post, United States: Genealogy classes are Feb. 3, 7 in GV 01/29/04

Reuters, United States: UPDATE 1-QLT shares soar as Medicare ups Visudyne coverage 01/29/04
Kentucky Post, KY: More doses of flu vaccine now available at health departments 01/29/04
Tarboro Daily Southerner, NC: Rocky Mount man receives new heart 01/29/04
Canada.com, Canada: US Fed hint on higher rates depresses markets; C$ continues slide 01/29/04

The Globe and Mail, Canada: QLT stock rallies to 2-year high 01/29/04

Yahoo News (press release): Writers' Guild-Industry Health Fund Taps PacifiCare Behavioral ... 01/29/04
Mondaq News Alerts, World: Hospital Settles Excluded Employee Issue 01/29/04
Mondaq News Alerts, World: CMS Announces Higher Payment Rates For Medicare Advantage Health ... 01/29/04
Accra Mail, Ghana: President commends Holy Trinity Medical Centre 01/29/04

Quincy Patriot Ledger, MA: The Patriot Ledger 01/29/04

Sacramento Business Journal, CA: Health Net names new non-executive chairman 01/29/04
Yahoo News (press release): National Disability and Seniors Organizations Applaud CMS for ... 01/29/04
The BYU Newsnet, UT: Diabetics find hope in alternative treatment 01/29/04
Canada.com, Canada: Stocks mixed in volatile trading after Fed statement; Stelco ... 01/29/04

The Gay Financial Network: Do You Know Your COBRA Rights? 01/29/04

CJAD, Canada: US Medicare-Medicaid centre favours wider reimbursement for QLT's ... 01/29/04
The West Australian, Australia: Latham's vision: opportunity not fear 01/29/04
Canada.com, Canada: Stocks revive after Fed hint of higher rates; Stelco seeks ... 01/29/04
Portsmouth Herald, NH: Searching for the right sole 01/29/04

The Independent Journal, FL: The robbers who work on Capitol Hill 01/29/04

Reuters, United States: QLT shares up as Medicare expands Visudyne coverage 01/29/04
Anoka County Union, MN: US Senate greases rails for Northstar supporters 01/29/04
PRNewswire (press release): New Study Details Insurer Entrance Into Health Savings Account ... 01/29/04
INDYchannel.com, IN: Bush Pitches Health Plan To Small Businesses 01/29/04

Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia: Time to shed slack image: ALP 01/29/04

Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia: Latham: We must work harder 01/29/04
Durango Herald, CO: Lawmakers mull limits on doctor referrals 01/29/04
Blaine Spring Lake Park Life, MN: Good news rides the rails for Northstar Corridor 01/29/04
Coon Rapids Herald, MN: Northstar receives federal funding 01/29/04

Victorville Daily Press, CA: OUR OPINION: JFK, Bush on the same wave length 01/29/04

Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia: Battlers urged to seek rewards of hard work 01/29/04
The Australian, Australia: Latham appeals to the faithful 01/29/04
Portland Maine Press Herald, ME: Business Briefcase 01/29/04
The Australian, Australia: Taking the fight to PM's back yard 01/29/04

GovExec.com: House appropriators: Domestic spending freeze won't dent deficit 01/29/04

Modesto Bee, CA: Doctors facilities won't be sold off 01/29/04
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia: Carr won over, but PM waits with brickbats 01/29/04
Yahoo News (press release): US Wind Power May Suffer Beyond 2004 Due to Tax Policy ... 01/29/04
York Region Era Banner, Canada: Former Liberal MPP guides new provincial health minister 01/29/04

Oregonian, OR: Taxes: The 01/29/04

Daily Telegraph, Australia: Mark my words 01/29/04
Daily Telegraph, Australia: New light on the hill 01/29/04
Daily Telegraph, Australia: Full text: Latham's speech 01/29/04
Palm Beach Post, FL: Hospitals propose discount for uninsured 01/29/04

Yahoo News (press release): Celgene Corporation Reports Record Operating Performance in ... 01/29/04

PRNewswire (press release): Financial Services News 01/29/04
Wilmington Morning Star, NC: Tenet intends to sell 27 of its least profitable hospitals 01/29/04
Yahoo News (press release): Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Intend to Reimburse ... 01/29/04
Cape Cod Times, MA: Anger at Bush seems to swell voter turnout 01/29/04

Montreal Gazette, Canada: Patch has praise for our hospitals 01/29/04

The Desert Sun, CA: Tenet to put 27 hospitals on the block 01/29/04
The Desert Sun, CA: Bush prevailed in key battles over spending 01/29/04
The Arbiter Online: Turning a photo op into a lobbying op 01/29/04
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA: Senate OKs pension contribution relief 01/29/04

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Senate OKs relief on pension funding 01/29/04

San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Fate of hospital in doubt 01/29/04
Chicago Sun Times, IL: Bush got nearly everything he wanted with 2004 budget 01/29/04
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: House tries again to get a bankruptcy bill passed 01/29/04
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Tenet Healthcare says it will sell 27 of its 100 hospitals 01/29/04

Salem Statesman Journal, OR: DC trumps Oregon in wasteful spending 01/29/04

Chicago Sun Times, IL: Candidates split on best medicine for health care 01/29/04
Insurance Journal: Sierra Reports Year-End, Fourth Quarter 2003 Results 01/29/04
National Incident Notification Network, United States: NINN Daily Report 01/29/04
Provo Daily Herald, UT: Jesse J. Holland 01/29/04

Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS: 11 Miss. hospitals pay in Medicare settlement 01/29/04

Carlisle Sentinel, PA: Bush Preps for Possible Run Vs. Kerry 01/29/04
Louisville Courier Journal, KY: Metro Briefs 01/29/04
Norwich Bulletin, CT: Lisbon ambulance to charge for service 01/29/04
Shrewsbury Chronicle, MA: MetroWest Medical for sale 01/29/04

Capitol Hill Blue, VA: Bush Campaign Shifts Focus to Kerry 01/29/04

AZ Central.com, United States: President readies 2005 budget for Congress' review 01/29/04
AZ Central.com, United States: Pension relief for firms backed by Senate 01/29/04
Saint John Telegraph Journal, Canada: Provincial government looks better in the valley of decision 01/29/04
Nation News, Barbados: The First Casualty ñ Another PM - Thursday 29, January-2004 01/29/04

Montana Forum, Montana: State delegation sets priorities for ' 04 01/29/04

St. Petersburg Times, FL: Healthy Kids funding sought 01/29/04
Houston Chronicle, TX: Bush to roll out budget for 2005 01/29/04
Times Picayune, LA: 2 LOCAL HOSPITALS GO UP FOR SALE 01/29/04
The Arbiter Online: Kerry's voting record to draw attacks 01/29/04

Good Housekeeping Magazine: E-Records Key to Better Healthcare 01/29/04

Press Enterprise, PA: State and federal governments up funding, exec says 01/29/04
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA: Inquiry alleges doctor kept patients addicted to prescription 01/29/04
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, WA: Tenet to sell nearly 1/3rd of its hospitals 01/29/04
Daily Trojan Online: Procedure kept Pickering out, procedure sneaks him in 01/29/04

Freeport Journal Standard, IL: Around The Towns 01/29/04

Boston Globe, MA: Medicare HMO rates to fall 01/29/04
Detroit News, MI: OU class gives students hands-on lesson in politics 01/29/04
Sioux City Journal, IA: Bush readies 2005 budget just days after getting most 2004 01/29/04
Lawrence Journal World, KS: Kidney recipient faces dilemma 01/29/04

Springfield News Leader, MO: SMS name change bill met with filibuster 01/29/04

The University of Maryland Diamondback, MD: Fee to accompany ambulance service 01/29/04
Laramine Boomerang, WY: Hospital rates are going up 01/29/04
Detroit News, MI: Tenet Healthcare to sell 27 hospitals 01/29/04
Shreveport Times, LA: Wellness center winds down 01/29/04

The Advocate, LA: Hypertension , kidney disease called lethal La . combination 01/29/04

Houston Chronicle, TX: Bush pushes plans for health cost cuts 01/29/04
Virginian Pilot, VA: Allen is poor tutor on state budget 01/29/04
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01/28/04: Headlines

Common Dreams: Skepticism Over Bush Pledge to Slash Deficit 01/28/04
Guardian, UK: House GOP Bankruptcy Legislation Stalled 01/28/04
Curry Coastal Pilot, OR: OPTIMISM DOMINATES BUSINESS CONFERENCE 01/28/04

Curry Coastal Pilot, OR: ECONOMIST'S MESSAGE POSITIVE, YET CAUTIOUS 01/28/04

Ocala Star-Banner, FL: Tenet to sell nearly a third of its hospitals 01/28/04
East Bay Business Times, CA: Tenet to sell San Pablo hospital 01/28/04
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO: Tenet Healthcare Corp. to sell two St. Louis hospitals 01/28/04
Springfield News Leader, MO: SMS name change on the Senate floor 01/28/04

The Heartland Institute, IL: February 2004 Health Care News (pdf) 01/28/04

San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Bankruptcy bill held up by protections for farmers, abortion ... 01/28/04
Murray County News, MN: MCM Hospital board meets 01/28/04
The Heartland Institute, IL: The New Jersey Car Wreck 01/28/04
The Heartland Institute, IL: Seniors Wary of New Medicare 01/28/04

Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, OH: The newest shell game: prescription cards 01/28/04

KSDK, MO: Tenet Selling 27 Hospitals, Including 2 In St. Louis 01/28/04
San Diego Daily Transcript, CA: Congressional Democrats Seek Medicare Changes in Election Year 01/28/04
Reuters, United States: UPDATE 3-Tenet to sell 27 hospitals, take $1.4 bln charge 01/28/04
MSN Money: Tenet Takes $1.4 Billion Charge 01/28/04

KFDX-TV, TX: BUSH SPEAKS ON HEALTHCARE 01/28/04

St. Louis Business Journal, MO: UnitedHealthcare to offer 'affordable' plans to individuals 01/28/04
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Remarks by the President on Access to Health Care 01/28/04
Yahoo News (press release): Remarks By President Bush on Access to Health Care 01/28/04
Cloquet Pine Knot, MN: Assisted Living facilities have much to offer 01/28/04

WHNT, AL: Bush in pitch for small business health care measures 01/28/04

TechNewsWorld: Feds Eye IT for Reducing Healthcare Costs 01/28/04
Yahoo News (press release): Windhover Releases Annual Assessment of Top 10 Health Care ... 01/28/04
Morning News, AR: Hospital Offers Discount To Patients 01/28/04
Morning News, AR: Flu Increases Revenue 01/28/04

Lamar Daily News, CO: Diabetes education classes being offered at High Plains Community ... 01/28/04

Boston Business Journal, MA: Tenet to sell two Mass. hospitals, 25 others 01/28/04
Sun Star, Philippines: Famador: Currency for the moody 01/28/04
Guyra Argus, Australia: Rural Transaction Centre for Tingha 01/28/04
Yahoo News (press release): IntegriGuard Establishes New Headquarters; Launches New Logo and ... 01/28/04

U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Seniors Angry at Confusing Medicare Law and Will Hold Politicians ... 01/28/04

Center For American Progress, United States: Prescription Drug Prices: Harnessing Medicare's Purchasing ... 01/28/04
Yahoo News (press release): Blunt: 'Stand for Seniors, Not in the Way' 01/28/04
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Harvard's Institute of Politics Announces Spring Fellows 01/28/04
Brockton Enterprise, MA: Brockton still eyeing drugs from Canada 01/28/04

South Florida Business Journal, FL: Tenet makes cuts, but not in Fla. 01/28/04

Washington Dispatch: A Case for a Democrat President 01/28/04
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01/26/04: Headlines

BBC News, UK: US budget deficit reaches $500bn 01/26/04
The Nation: A No-Issues Contest in New Hampshire 01/26/04
Guardian, UK: Hill Budget Office Sees 10-Year Deficits 01/26/04

Guardian, UK: Bush Pushes Cap on Malpractice Awards 01/26/04

Guardian, UK: Bush Seeks Medical Malpractice Awards Cap 01/26/04
Guardian, UK: Bush, Congress Face Historic Deficits 01/26/04
Mother Jones, CA: Fact Checking the President 01/26/04
Hi Pakistan, Pakistan: Pakistani Physician honored . 01/26/04

Hi Pakistan, Pakistan: Bush vs Bush - By Touqir Hussain . 01/26/04

Common Dreams: Fiscal News Seen Gloomy as Bush Prepares Budget 01/26/04
Biloxi Sun Herald, MS: 11 Mississippi hospitals pay nearly $1 million for improperly 01/26/04
Axis of Logic, United States: US deficit set to hit record $482bn, Sydney Morning Herald (AU), 01/26/04
Channel News Asia, Singapore: US budget deficit to hit half trillion dollars this year: 01/26/04

BusinessWeek: HCA: In the Pink 01/26/04

San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Budget analysts see deeper 10-year deficits of $2.4 trillion 01/26/04
Yahoo News (press release): Taxpayers Seeing Red; CBO Estimates Record Deficits 01/26/04
Canada East, Canada: Medical waits likely to top agenda for new national health 01/26/04
Newhouse News Service (NNS): Anti-Tax Groups Take Their Battle to the States 01/26/04

Newhouse News Service (NNS): Pharmacy Benefits Manager Says He's Part of the Solution 01/26/04

Seattle Times, WA: Senior calendar 01/26/04
Yahoo News (press release): US Oncology to Discuss Company Strategy and Operations at UBS 01/26/04
Slate: The newsmags handicap the upcoming political races. 01/26/04
Scripps Howard News Service: 1,200-page energy bill would change America 01/26/04

GovExec.com: Deficit projected to hit record high this year, then decline 01/26/04

Australian Financial Review, Australia: US budget deficit balloons 01/26/04
Reuters, United States: Budget Office Deepens Fiscal Gloom for Bush 01/26/04
Olney Daily Mail, IL: Shimkus describes Medicare changes at RMH 01/26/04
WXIA-TV, GA: Deficits May Top $2.4 Trillion 01/26/04

U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Transcript of Remarks by the President on Medical Liability 01/26/04

Quicken: Federal Deficit Is Expected to Reach $477 Billion For '04 01/26/04
KPOM-TV, AR: Bush Says Unnecessary Lawsuits Sap Medicare, Medicaid 01/26/04
Nzoom.com, New Zealand: US Budget blowout forecast 01/26/04
CBC News, Canada: LARRY ZOLF: 01/26/04

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: President pushes for malpractice awards limits 01/26/04

Portland Business Journal, OR: LifeWise adds health savings accounts 01/26/04
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Gov. Martz Removes Physician Supervision for Montana's Nurse 01/26/04
Reuters, United States: US Budget Office Deepens Fiscal Gloom for Bush 01/26/04
KOTV, OK: Working poor could get health insurance under plan 01/26/04

Native Times: Senator seeks renewed focus on diabetes 01/26/04

AM850, Florida: More Flu Vaccine Available > > 01/26/04
The Daily News Transcript, United States: Editorial: Register and vote 01/26/04
Bizjournals.com: Small biz at center of health care debate 01/26/04
WXIA-TV, GA: Say Goodbye to the 'Grady Card' 01/26/04

MSN Money: Federal Deficit to Hit $477 Bln in 2004 01/26/04

Petroleum News: Energy bill on the wait list 01/26/04
Louisiana Weekly, LA: Hope comes with open eyes 01/26/04
di-ve.com, Malta: Opposition presents motion on economic situation in Parliament 01/26/04
Market Wire (press release): ADVANTAGE Enters the Lafayette Market 01/26/04

Wired News: Sources: CBO Sees $477 Billion Deficit in 2004 01/26/04

New California Media, CA: President Bush Drops North Korea From Priority List 01/26/04
The Spoof (News Satire), UK: Reporters Scramble for New Story 01/26/04
Bend Bulletin, OR: Hospital charity care on the rise 01/26/04
Everett Herald, WA: Care center crisis grows 01/26/04

Sophists.org, United States: Infiltration of files seen as extensive 01/26/04

U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: Drum Major Institute Report Shows Presidential Candidate 01/26/04
Market Wire (press release): Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. and Omega Healthcare Investors 01/26/04
Portsmouth Herald, NH: State in primary position 01/26/04
Yahoo News (press release): Industry Forum to Discuss Profit and Growth Strategies of Leading ... 01/26/04

Yahoo News (press release): ScriptSave's Prescription Drug Program Saved Cardholders Over ... 01/26/04

Bankrate.com: Household employers face Jan. 31 tax deadline 01/26/04
Jackson Sun, TN: Deficits at historic levels as Bush, Congress begin 2005 budget ... 01/26/04
Capitol Hill Blue, VA: Record Deficits Cloud Economic Future 01/26/04
Daily Telegraph, Australia: Health funds facing a critical shortfall 01/26/04

New York Teacher, NY: Tell your congressional reps to restore Medicare's promise 01/26/04

York Daily Record, PA: What of schools, debt, health care? 01/26/04
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia: Why US drug firms want us to swallow their bitter trade pill 01/26/04
The Desert Sun, CA: Our Voice: Escalating cost of obesity demands attention of ... 01/26/04
The Argus, CA: Ongoing Events 01/26/04

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Smell the bacon 01/26/04

Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia: Labor promises dental care 01/26/04
San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Fire Dept . comes to rescue - - for a price 01/26/04
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS: Open for business 01/26/04
Gainesville Sun, FL: New heart procedure alternative to surgery 01/26/04

Dissident Voice, United States: George W. Bush and the Stealing of America 01/26/04

Daily Star, Lebanon: Economics is more than statistics and money: it's about the ... 01/26/04
MENAFN, Middle East: Political squabbling halts reform , privatization program - ... 01/26/04
Malta Independent, Malta: Position Paper on - Reform of the Public Service 01/26/04
Quicken: Bush, Congress Plunge Into Election Year's Budget Work 01/26/04

Seattle Times, WA: UW regents may be close to settlement 01/26/04

The Globe and Mail, Canada: McGuinty government emphasizes prevention in health-care spending 01/26/04
The Globe and Mail, Canada: Health care gets $2-billion injection 01/26/04
Go Erie, PA: Know risks, rights before having office surgery 01/26/04
Detroit Free Press, MI: SUSAN TOMPOR: Benefits, premiums warrant health savings account 01/26/04

Valletta Times, Malta: Working in the last chance saloon 01/26/04

Pasadena Star-News, CA: The next step 01/26/04
Findlaw.com, CA: Issues of Civil Justice and Tort Reform: 01/26/04
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA: Low - income patients left waiting 01/26/04
Boston Globe, MA: Dean decries Iraq war in return to strategy 01/26/04

The Arbiter Online: Bush's ill-advised remedies 01/26/04

The Tennessean, TN: American Healthways gets Medicare boost 01/26/04
The Call, NJ: Deadline to opt out of BlueCHIP extended 01/26/04
GhanaWeb, Ghana: For the Sake of Posterity: Human Conscience and a Personal Plea ... 01/26/04
Ithaca Journal, NY: Schumer races toward re-election, away from governor questions 01/26/04

SanJuanIslander.com, San Juan Islands: SENATOR PATTY MURRAY PRESS RELEASE 01/26/04

Sioux City Journal, IA: Hospice worker helps African hospice cope with AIDS 01/26/04
Bloomington Pantagraph, IL: Pickering appointment can serve two purposes 01/26/04
Springfield News Leader, MO: New SMS name up in Senate 01/26/04
Korea Times, South Korea: [Desk Column] Reasons for Appreciating Bush's Leadership 01/26/04

Evansville Courier & Press, United States: Workshop will help iron out Medicare bill 01/26/04

Charleston Gazette, WV: Discount confusion 01/26/04
Charleston Gazette, WV: Rod Harless 01/26/04
Detroit News, MI: Dems focus on character 01/26/04
New Yorker: UNSTEADY STATE 01/26/04

Go Erie, PA: Nation can't afford the president's budget formula 01/26/04

Baton Rouge Advocate, LA: Home Sight aims to help visually impaired live at home ... 01/26/04
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT: Dean targets women voters 01/26/04
DM News, NY: New Rules Inspire Soft Pitch for Scooters 01/26/04
Fairmont Sentinel, MN: Coverage not just for nursing homes 01/26/04

Dayton Daily News, OH: US money comes home with a price 01/26/04

Green Left, Australia: Medicare Plus: a big minus for health 01/26/04
Green Left, Australia: Health care fails the elderly 01/26/04
Citizens for Legitimate Government: Comments , Discussion and Suggestions For the Dean Campaign : ... 01/26/04
Green Left, Australia: Can Labor change policy on refugees? 01/26/04

Rutland Herald, VT: Dean , wife court female constiuents 01/26/04

Rockdale Citizen, GA: Medicare reform may force cancer outpatients into hospitals 01/26/04
Opinion Journal, NJ: JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL 01/26/04
The News-Press, FL: McGovern believes Democrats have shot 01/26/04
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL: Discount drug card offers little relief to many older S. ... 01/26/04

Sacramento Business Journal, CA: Law sinks heart hospital 01/26/04

The Independent Journal, FL: Filibuster delays vote on Patriot Act again 01/26/04
The Independent Journal, FL: Nation and World 01/26/04
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch, PA: Bush and his gang must go 01/26/04
San Jose Mercury News, CA: First Sessions-Frost forum illustrates contrasting views 01/26/04

The Columbian, WA: Learn how to help elderly age gracefully 01/26/04

Milwaukee Channel.com, WI: US Rep Jerry Kleczka Won't Seek Re-Election 01/26/04
Leesville Daily Leader, LA: LaMAPP working in central Louisiana 01/26/04
TruthNews.com: Confronting The Rising Cost Of Health Care 01/26/04
Durango Herald, CO: Health District brings to mind memories of Hospital District 01/26/04
Portsmouth Herald, NH: SB 110 slaps Seacoast with higher premiums 01/26/04
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01/25/04: Headlines

Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA: Woolsey makes most of incumbency 01/25/04
Victorville Daily Press, CA: High Desert's poor confront tough health-care choices 01/25/04
King County Journal Newspapers, WA: Care cost crisis - Malpractice insurance rate increases force ... 01/25/04

Bremerton Sun, WA: A campaign veteran at 13: Mason's youngest Democrat 01/25/04

Ocala Star-Banner, FL: Rivals Mine Kerry Senate Years for Material to Slow Him Down 01/25/04
Holland Sentinel, MI: Another chance to enroll in Medicare 01/25/04
Berkshire Eagle, MA: NBHS hangs on 01/25/04
Salem Statesman Journal, OR: Couple achieve retirement goals by simply saving 01/25/04

Salem Statesman Journal, OR: Medicare, Social Security expected to provide less in future 01/25/04

Salem Statesman Journal, OR: Senior population to increase dramatically 01/25/04
Salem Statesman Journal, OR: Despite series ' title , issues affect all ages 01/25/04
Salisbury Daily Times, MD: Face-Off 01/25/04
Alameda Times-Star, CA: My AARP card - - to tear or not to tear ? 01/25/04

Press Herald, ME: I met the news today , oh boy . . . 01/25/04

Seattle Times, WA: A fundamental debate about the nation's priorities 01/25/04
Contra Costa Times, CA: Democrats shy away from issues in New Hampshire 01/25/04
San Francisco Chronicle, CA: Despite job losses, economy could help Bush in election 01/25/04
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS: Lawmakers await Barbour's vision 01/25/04

Bridgewater Courier News, NJ: Frelinghuysen talks jobs, taxes with Bernards residents 01/25/04

Chicago Sun Times, IL: Terry Savage talks money with Mary Anne Ehlert 01/25/04
Democrat and Chronicle, NY: Health plans for self-employed, unemployed 01/25/04
Democrat and Chronicle, NY: New report says upstate economy lags 01/25/04
St. Petersburg Times, FL: Sure cure for health care 01/25/04

Albany Times Union, NY: New Hampshire primary the true bellwether 01/25/04

Boston Globe, MA: What a long, strange trip 01/25/04
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI: Dentists shun new BadgerCare patients 01/25/04
Press of Atlantic City, NJ: Doctor has days in court, nights at Vineland clinic 01/25/04
Amarillo Globe News, TX: Report shows how nursing homes stack up 01/25/04

Seattle Times, WA: The Metropolitan mess: Northwest investors victims of risky ... 01/25/04

Indianapolis Star, IN: A search for good news yields results 01/25/04
Santa Maria Times, CA: Letters for Jan. 25, 2004 01/25/04
Allentown Morning Call, PA: Penn Forest rethinks decision to cut ambulance donation 01/25/04
Seattle Times, WA: New Hampshire relishes chance to pick a leading man 01/25/04

Pasadena Star-News, CA: Bottom line in health care 01/25/04

Louisville Courier Journal, KY: Ambulance problems plague poor counties 01/25/04
Jackson Sun, TN: Tennessee gets ready for presidential primary 01/25/04
Times Picayune, LA: COMMUNITY REPORT 01/25/04
Boulder Daily Camera, CO: High on the hog 01/25/04

Topeka Capital Journal, KS: It's your business 01/25/04

Boston Globe, MA: A happening town, but wary of growth 01/25/04
The Tennessean, TN: Bush health plan lauded by small businesses 01/25/04
Boston Globe, MA: Labor shortage doubts 01/25/04
Odessa American, TX: Nursing home Web site upgraded 01/25/04

Daily Inter Lake, MT: The Daily Inter Lake 01/25/04

Washington Times, DC: Tauzin mulls offers, declines Hollywood 01/25/04
Imperial Valley Press, CA: Bill would require fingerprinting of undocumented aliens by ER ... 01/25/04
Freeport Journal Standard, IL: Citizens must demand more responsible energy sources than nuclear 01/25/04
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA: Bringing home the bacon 01/25/04

Houston Chronicle, TX: How Texans voted 01/25/04

Axcess Business News, NV: Senate passes FCC budget 01/25/04
North County Times, CA: Our View: US spending is out of whack 01/25/04
Antiwar.com, CA: The Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think 01/25/04
Wired News: Bush Wants to Move Medicine Into Information Age 01/25/04
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01/24/04: Headlines

Republicons: Who's Side is GOP on? Tauzin to Head Rx Trade Group 01/24/04
Guardian, UK: The big five Democratic candidates 01/24/04
Guardian, UK: Tauzin Rejects Hollywood Lobbyist Offer 01/24/04

Reuters AlertNet, UK: Bush wants move US medicine into information age 01/24/04

CounterPunch, CA: Rule by the Corrupt and the Capricious 01/24/04
The Nation: The Populists of New Hampshire 01/24/04
Brattleboro Reformer, VT: Officials seek answers to nursing home crisis 01/24/04
BuzzFlash: The State of the Union Address: The Version You Didn't Hear. 01/24/04

Lowell Sun, MA: Dean: I'm passionate, not perfect 01/24/04

TomPaine.com, D.C.: Note To Democrats 01/24/04
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI: Kleczka won't run again 01/24/04
Boca Raton News, FL: Congressman, FAU students to examine Social Security 01/24/04
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI: Measurement of cost efficiency in health care needed 01/24/04

Mcalester News Capital, United States: Medicaid scam nets conviction 01/24/04

American Medical News: Survey: More businesses reaching cap on retiree health benefits 01/24/04
American Medical News: Medicare health plan pay to increase 01/24/04
Rutland Herald, VT: Health care puts squeeze on retirees 01/24/04
US News: Firms aim to cut medical costs by 'managing' diseases 01/24/04

US News: Too far to grow 01/24/04

US News: The shape of things to come 01/24/04
news4colorado.com, CO: The President's Radio Address 01/24/04
Montana Forum, Montana: Montana delegation brings home the bacon 01/24/04
Sunday Times, South Africa: Democrats eye candidate who won't beat about the Bush 01/24/04

Sunday Times, South Africa: State opens up bond market 01/24/04

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO: President Bush sets the agenda 01/24/04
p2pnet.net, Canada: Tauzin says No to Hollywood 01/24/04
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: President Bush's Jan. 24 Radio Address to the Nation 01/24/04
Lincoln Courier, IL: Lincoln lands some federal pork 01/24/04

Times Picayune, LA: Rep. Billy Tauzin turns down offer to represent Hollywood 01/24/04

Portsmouth Herald, NH: The environment in politics 01/24/04
Yahoo News (press release): Radio Address of President Bush to the Nation 01/24/04
Traverse City Record Eagle, MI: NMH flunks its review 01/24/04
Boston Channel.com, MA: Ex-Pharmaceutical Employee Found Guilty Of Perjury 01/24/04

Orange Leader, TX: Orange's own Brady Bunch: Congressman Brady visits his eventual ... 01/24/04

Canada.com, Canada: Esthetics before essentials 01/24/04
Central Maine Daily Sentinel, ME: Medicaid cuts upset hospitals Facilities say reduced ... 01/24/04
The Ledger, FL: FDA Begins Push to End Drug Imports 01/24/04
St. Petersburg Times, FL: Seniors agency starts pills on wheels service 01/24/04

Boston Globe, MA: Bush team shifts to campaign mode 01/24/04

Biloxi Sun Herald, MS: Moore backers: Yank Pryor nomination 01/24/04
The Globe and Mail, Canada: John Barber 01/24/04
Reuters, United States: Democrat Clark Pledges Prescription Drug Reform 01/24/04
VillageSoup, United States: Rep. Allen raps president's drug benefit proposal 01/24/04

Times Picayune, LA: Tauzin turns down Hollywood but weighs new offer 01/24/04

El Paso Times, TX: 2 doctors get fed subpoenas about Tenet El Paso hospitals 01/24/04
Lowell Sun, MA: In Nashua, calmer Dean swears he won't lose his passion 01/24/04
Dayton Daily News, OH: More flu shots made available 01/24/04
Sioux City Journal, IA: Identity theft crime spreads to Siouxland 01/24/04

Wilmington Morning Star, NC: A bitter pill for AARP 01/24/04

Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA: Moore supporters ask Bush to rescind Pryor nomination 01/24/04
Huntsville Item, TX: Brady ready to represent in 2005 01/24/04
York Daily Record, PA: The speech you didn ' t hear 01/24/04
Charleston Gazette, WV: Dan Kurland 01/24/04

Lew Rockwell, CA: Libertarians for the Dingbat 01/24/04

Lew Rockwell, CA: by Brad Edmonds 01/24/04
Shreveport Times, LA: Lawmakers hear suggestions for spending surplus 01/24/04
Shreveport Times, LA: Internal review of Caddo schools legislative audit recommends ... 01/24/04
Washington Times, DC: Spending 'freeze' won't mean cuts 01/24/04

Washington Times, DC: Inside the Ring 01/24/04

Washington Times, DC: Bush financial plan gets mixed reaction 01/24/04
Vineland Daily Journal, NJ: Welcome back from the brink, Mr. Dean 01/24/04
Palm Beach Post, FL: AARP's late house calls 01/24/04
Town Hall, DC: SOTU 2004 - - " Through tragedy , and trial . . . " 01/24/04

Opinion Journal, NJ: BUSINESS WORLD 01/24/04

Craig Daily Press, CO: Group continues work to reopen nursing home 01/24/04
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL: Medicare competition urged 01/24/04
KTVA, AK: New Medicare Law 01/24/04
Slate: Globe, Too Hot. Times, Too Cold. 01/24/04

WBKO, KY: The Cost of Obesity 01/24/04

WRAL.com, NC: Roper Named CEO Of UNC Health Care System 01/24/04
Baylor University (press release), United States: Baylor Rural Health Clinic Welcomed In Itasca 01/24/04
Puerto Rico Herald, PR: Clark First Presidential Candidate To Offer A Complete Puerto ... 01/24/04
Portland Business Journal, OR: Nursing home measurement tool improved 01/24/04

U.S. Newswire (press release), DC: American Legion: Congress Finally Passes VA Health Care Funding 01/24/04

Wiscasset Newspaper, ME: Senior Center 01/24/04
Yahoo News (press release): CHS Applauds President's Support of Energy Bill; Urges ... 01/24/04
AARP Magazine, United States: La Vida Cheapo 01/24/04
WHNS: Flu Vaccines Available in Spartanburg Area 01/24/04

Newhouse News Service (NNS): Advantages of Incumbency Are Many for Bush 01/24/04

Washington Technology, United States: CMS: Health-care providers must use single identifier 01/24/04
AZ Central.com, United States: Bush doesn't read it but we weep for economy 01/24/04
Galen Institute, VA: The Speech 01/24/04
Boothbay Register, ME: CSD Committee Presented 01/24/04

WLNE-TV (ABC6), RI: Flu clinic information 01/24/04

Workday Minnesota, MN: Overtime fight not over, AFL-CIO says 01/24/04
The Torrington Telegram, WY: