Grassley vows fight as prescription bill faces GOP pushback
Senate Republican leader Grassley expects some party colleagues to delay a Medicare prescription drug coverage bill. He aims to shepherd a draft from the Finance Committee by late July, though divisions over scope and cost persist. Democrats like Rockefeller denounce the hearings as ineffective and stalled.
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U.S. arms sale to Taiwan disputed by China over Aegis plan
Beijing eased public criticism after the United States ruled the weapons package would exclude naval destroyers with the Aegis radar. China summoned Washington’s envoy to protest while Beijing signaled that any deal missing the system would be a favorable outcome for Beijing.
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Smokey Bear campaign shifts to wildfires message
Smokey Bear unveils a new ad approach linking campfire safety to fatal crime scene imagery. The 30 second television spot contrasts a couple toasting marshmallows with a chalk outline as Smokey urges personal responsibility and expands the warning to all fires. National networks will air the campaign in May.
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Astronauts rewire station robot arm amid spacewalk hurdles
Apollo era era spacewalkers Scott Parazynski and Chris Hadfield freed power lines for the International Space Station's 58 foot robot arm. The two led a seven and a half hour outing, overcoming a loose cap in a berthing port and a stubborn video converter, while NASA weighed the risk of the unused line.
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