Senate Finance approves tax incentives with home buyer credit
The Senate Finance Committee approved a multiprong tax package offering deductible IRAs for workers, a 2500 home buyers credit, and a city revitalization plan. It omits capital gains cuts and middle income tax relief from the Bush vetoed measure, with swift passage after hours of debate.
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Treatment approved for brain cancer patient to use RU-486
Washington AP reports a brain cancer patient with inoperable meningioma received FDA permission to obtain RU-486 through his physician after telling Congress the abortion pill might prolong his life. The patient, J. David Grow, said the drug could offer a treatment option and the FDA confirmed the approval on Wednesday.
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Clifford Indicted in BCCI Case Amid Bank Scandal
Washington insider Clifford and law partner Altman face New York and federal indictments charging criminal conspiracy and bribes in the BCCI scandal. The Fed seeks civil proceedings to bar them from banking. They deny wrongdoing and pled not guilty in New York.
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Birth drug ritodrine found ineffective in premature labor
A Canadian study reported ritodrine used by about 100000 American women yearly does not reduce preterm births or improve infant outcomes. The accompanying editorial warned of possible dangerous side effects and questioned the drug’s value in delaying birth.
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Court rules Bush policy on Haitian refoulement illegal
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals barred intercepting Haitian refugees at sea and returning them to Haiti without hearings. The ruling blocks Coast Guard removals of Haitians whose life or freedom would be threatened, sending the case back to Brooklyn for further action. About 30,000 Haitians have fled since the coup that ousted President Aristide.
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