Government study blasts nuclear cleanup as overruns persist
A GAO report says 18 billion dollars spent over two decades on nuclear waste cleanup has not met schedule goals and needs overhaul. It notes technical and legal hurdles threaten costs, with sites at Hanford, Savannah River, and INEEL complicating disposal of 94 million gallons of high level waste.
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Police hunt Hoffa clues in backyard pool search
In Hampton Township Michigan eight hour search ends with no find as investigators dig under a backyard pool seeking evidence in the 1975 Hoffa disappearance. An informant Richard Powell led officers to the crawl space where he once claimed a missing Bay City man’s body was buried.
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Anthony Giacalone
Greenspan warns deficits threaten future economic growth
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee that substantial and excessive deficits threaten the economy's growth potential and the ability to reduce unemployment. He warned rising debt crowds out private investment and cited looming retirements of 75 million baby boomers and strain on Social Security and Medicare beyond 2010.
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Pharmacists defend ephedra products amid oversight concerns
Jay Watts of Family Pharmacy says ephedra based diet aids help some users and that small drug stores can monitor customers closely. Alderman agrees no impact from bans, while Dr. Jill Michels says lack of FDA regulation makes herbal supplements potentially dangerous and dietary change remains the real solution.
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Family Pharmacy
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Jill Michels
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Food and Drug Administration
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