ER wait times approach an hour in national study
CDC analysis shows average ER wait rose from 38 minutes in 1997 to near 60 minutes in 2006 due to more arrivals, fewer ERs, bed shortages, and limited surgeon staff. The study notes regional differences with the South busiest, racial disparities, and 119 million visits in 2006 versus 90 million in 1996.
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Atlanta
Stephen Pitts
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Pitts
Asso
Ciate
Emory University
U.S
American Hospital Association
Tive
Schumacher Group
Iran stalls on nuclear talks as new sanctions loom
Washington reports world powers plan further penalties against Iran amid expedited nuclear work. Tehran claims no weapons aim and seeks energy deals, while Bush shifts to conditional talks. McCain and Obama pledge tough diplomacy with potential for broader talks.
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Washington
Iran
U.N
U.S
Tehran
Bush
State Department
Gonzalo Gallegos
John McCain
Barack Obama
Obama
Michelle Obama speaks to military families in Virginia
Michelle Obama read to school children then listened to stories of hardship from wives of sailors soldiers Marines and airmen near Norfolk Virginia. She criticized the Bush administration for insufficient support and joined six active duty spouses on stage with Claudia Kennedy and Paul Bucha. The event launched the Blue Star Families initiative to aid families facing deployments and burdens from base to base.
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Orfolk
Michelle Obama
Barack Obama
U.S. Navy
John McCain
Armed Services
Claudia Kennedy
Army
Paul Bucha
Obama
Virginia
McCain
Iraq
Afghanistan
Investigators declare Ivins anthrax killer in 2001 attacks
Government files released Wednesday assert Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax murders, possessing the spores and envelopes used in the mailings. He died by his own hand last week as investigators pressed charges. The records portray Ivins as troubled, drafting emails predicting further harm, and attempting to frame colleagues while immunized against anthrax and yellow fever.
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Washington
Bruce Ivins
Ivins
FBI
U.S
Jeffrey Taylor
Justice Department
Paul Kemp
Taylor
Steven J. Hatfill
John Ashcroft
Hatfill
Tom Daschle
Patrick Leahy
Daschle
Leahy
America
Israel
McCain calls for Congress vote on energy policy
McCain urged Congress to return from recess to act on energy bills in a campaign stop in southern Ohio. He pressed for offshore drilling and higher energy efficiency while criticizing Obama on nuclear power and taxes. The candidate tied energy policy to jobs and the housing slowdown facing Merillat Industries and its 5100 workers.
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Jackson
Ohio
John McCain
Congress
U.S
Senate
McCain
Arizona
League of Conservation Voters
Virginia
House
Barack Obama
Merillat Industries
Obama
Merillat Company
Merillat
Europe
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