Medicare fund extended twelve years by trustees report
The Medicare Hospital trust fund will not be exhausted until 2029 due to the health care overhaul, extending its life twelve years beyond last year’s forecast. But experts warn savings may be unrealistic and caution that projections rely on optimistic assumptions and current law cuts.
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Washington
Medicare
Barack Obama
Richard Foster
Trustees For Medicare and Social Security
Social Security Trust Fund
Foster
Congress
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Mo. bus crash kills student and driver near Six Flags
Two school buses rear end a slowed semi in a construction zone near Gray Summit Missouri. A pickup truck driver died and at least one student was killed while dozens of band students were injured, many sent to hospitals including Cardinal Glennon. The group from John F. Hodge High was en route to a Six Flags park.
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Gray Summit
Bay Summit
St. Louis
John F. Hodge High
St. James
State Highway Patrol
Jeff Wilson
Kolby Griffith
Griffith
SSM
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Six Flags
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Dan Crain
Joy Tucker
Maramec Spring Park
Tucker
Kagan Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice by Senate Vote
The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan 63 to 37 as the Supreme Court's 112th justice, adding a first-time nominee with no prior judicial experience. Five Republicans joined Democrats in support while a fence-sitting Republican opposed citing lack of background, as three women would serve on the court for the first time.
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Washington
Senate
Elena Kagan
Supreme Court
Barack Obama
John Paul Stevens
Kagan
Justice Department
Solicitor General
White House
Stevens
Scott Brown
Massachusetts
Brown
GOP
Chuck Schumer
D-N.y
Appeal filed over California gay marriage ruling
Supporters of Proposition 8 filed appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after Judge Vaughn Walker struck down the voter ban. The case moves to a randomly assigned three judge panel with written briefs before a hearing. The outcome could push the Supreme Court to decide whether gays have a constitutional right to marry.
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SAN Francisco
California
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Vaughn Walker
9Th Circuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cement seal aims to end BP Gulf spill after static kill
BP finishes pumping cement into the blown out oil well as part of a static kill to seal the ruptured pipe that spilled millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico. Adm Thad Allen notes this reduces leak risk while crews prepare an 18,000 foot relief well and monitor for residual oil contamination.
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NBP
Gulf of Mexico
Adm
Thad Allen
Washington
Gulf
Joey Yerkes
Destin
Fla
Yerkes
Louisiana
Allen
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