Bill to curb teen smoking gains final passage in Congress
Historic anti smoking bill speeds to final passage after a long fight. It gives the FDA authority to regulate tobacco, requires strong warning labels, bans certain sponsorships, and limits ads near schools. Supporters say it will save lives and deter youth smoking.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
Food and Drug Administration
Reginald Little
Becky Cook
Holocaust museum reopens after fatal shooting in DC
Washington AP reports the U S Holocaust Memorial Museum reopened after a security guard was killed by James von Brunn a rifle wielding 88 year old white supremacist. Patrons crowded in while a makeshift memorial lay by the entrance for slain guard Stephen Johns.
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Stephen T. Johns
Johns
James von Brunn
von Brunn
D.C. Police Union
Harry Weeks
Health care senators tied to industry through spouses and investments
Influential lawmakers including Sen. Dodd and others across parties hold stock, board, or spousal links to major health care firms such as Javelin Pharmaceuticals Cardiome Brookdale Senior Living and Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals. Rockefeller and Harkin also reported gains from health care holdings while Dodd chairs health committee work.
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Washington
Chris Dodd
Senate
Jay Rockefeller
Tom Harkin
Dodd
Tom Coburn
Judd Gregg
John Kyl
Orrin Hatch
Jackie Clegg Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc
Cardiome Pharma Corp
Brookdale Senior Living
Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Cardiome
Pear Tree
Congress
Associated Press
Bryan DeAngelis
Rockefeller
Alliance For Health Reform
United Health Group Health Insurance Company
Afl-Cio Labor Union
AARP
St. John Health
Michigan
Cigna Corp
United Hospital Fund of New York
Texas town links quakes to drilling amid council crisis
In Cleburne Texas the earth quaked for the first time in 140 years with four aftershocks up to 2.8 magnitude since June. City leaders held an emergency session to consider fracking changes while hiring a geology consultant amid debate over drilling's role in the tremors and a rise in seismic activity in North Texas.
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Cleburne
Texas
John Q
Ted Reynolds
Outdoor holding pens spark Arizona prison reform push
Marcia Powell, 48, died after four hours in an unshaded outdoor holding cell at Perryville prison in 108 degree heat. The incident prompted a criminal probe and a swift reform, with Arizona banning outdoor detention cages except in extreme cases. Powell had been en route to an observation ward after a psych evaluation amid a disturbance, highlighting long standing use of chain link enclosures in Arizona since the 1960s.
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Powell
Arizona
Donna Leone Hana
Middle Ground Prison Reform
Perryville
Phoenix
Ryan
Florida
New Mexico
Texas
California
Corrections
Barrett Marson
Charles Ryan
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Maine
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