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VA ends Gulf War illness research contract
Aug 26, 2009 12:07 EDT
Democrats cancel Gulf War illness research money that Republicans earmarked for Texas center. The Department of Veterans Affairs has canceled a $75 million, five-year research contract with a Texas medical center studying illnesses suffered by veterans of the first Gulf War.
FDIC proposals on banks buys draw fire as comments end
Aug 10, 2009 19:51 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lone Star Funds joined other big private equity names in opposing proposed U.S. rules for investments in failed banks, as a designated period for public comment on the draft regulations comes to an end on Monday.
Iraq vets' caregivers seek training, compensation
Jul 21, 2009 10:05 EDT
On good days, Michelle Briggs has to remind her 40-year-old husband to shower and eat. On bad days, she lifts him out of bed and picks him up when he falls.
Iraq vets' caregivers seek training, compensation
Jul 21, 2009 10:04 EDT
Caregivers of severely injured Iraq veterans to Congress: We need help.. On good days, Michelle Briggs has to remind her 40-year-old husband to shower and eat. On bad days, she lifts him out of bed and picks him up when he falls.
Key senators open to revamping secure ID plans
Jul 15, 2009 17:54 EDT
Homeland Security chief tells senators new driver's licenses would be secure and cheaper. Leading senators from both parties expressed a willingness Wednesday to revamp the nation's stalled plan to secure driver's licenses in an effort to thwart terrorists.
Report: VA putting patients at risk of overdose
Jul 10, 2009 11:47 EDT
Two years after an Iraq war veteran overdosed on medication at a Veterans Affairs facility, the problems blamed in his death have not been corrected at many of the VA's residential treatment sites, a government study found.
Report: VA putting patients at risk of overdose
Jul 10, 2009 11:47 EDT
Despite vet's overdose, VA still gives some resident patients a week's supply of narcotics. Two years after an Iraq war veteran overdosed on medication at a Veterans Affairs facility, the problems blamed in his death have not been corrected at many of the VA's residential treatment sites, a government study found.
Obama brings taste of Hawaii to White House
Jun 25, 2009 20:22 EDT
Obama turns congressional picnic into Hawaiian luau in honor of home state. Straw huts, hula dancers and kids playing with hula hoops were all on display Thursday evening in the White House's backyard ? not the typical congressional picnic.
Top senator calls for structural changes at VA
Jun 24, 2009 13:20 EDT
The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
Top senator calls for structural changes at VA
Jun 24, 2009 13:20 EDT
Senate VA committee chairman calls for more centralized quality control at VA. The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
Senate offers new plan to secure driver's licenses
Jun 15, 2009 18:26 EDT
Senate offers measure to secure driver's licenses, replace Bush administration program. The Senate wants to replace a Bush administration program to secure driver's licenses with a plan that would cost states less money ? a plan that some say is a relaxation of the post-9/11 rules.
Bill to recognize Native Hawaiians reintroduced
May 07, 2009 21:37 EDT
Shelved bill to give federal recognition to Native Hawaiians reintroduced in Congress. Hawaii's congressional delegation has reintroduced a bill from 2007 that seeks to give federal recognition to Native Hawaiians.
Senator stalls Duckworth's nomination
Apr 03, 2009 16:08 EDT
NC Sen. Burr stalls nomination of VA assistant secretary Tammy Duckworth. A Republican senator has delayed President Barack Obama's nomination of Tammy Duckworth, an injured Iraq war helicopter pilot, to be an assistant secretary at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Obama seeks win on Hawaiian home turf
Feb 16, 2008 00:33 EST
Obama Counting on Roots, Family for Advantage Over Clinton in Hawaii. Sen. Barack Obama, so closely identified with Chicago, has his roots, his family and a clear edge in Hawaii, which holds Democratic presidential caucuses on Tuesday.
Senator says military deaths shouldn't be likened to actor Heath Ledger's death
Feb 15, 2008 17:54 EST
A Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday it was inappropriate for the Army's surgeon general to compare the overdose deaths of injured soldiers in the military's care to that of actor Heath Ledger.
Bayh challenges comment by Army general
Feb 15, 2008 17:54 EST
Senator Says Military Deaths Shouldn't Be Likened to Actor Heath Ledger's Death. A Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday it was inappropriate for the Army's surgeon general to compare the overdose deaths of injured soldiers in the military's care to that of actor Heath Ledger.
Hawaii Oh-Oh
Oct 29, 2007 11:17 EDT
Congress: Nearly five decades after statehood, the U.S. House passes a bill classifying American citizens by race and establishing apartheid in Hawaii. Is the U.S. about to have its own separatist movement?
