Vaccine injury program faces delays and high rejection rate
The vaccine injury compensation program has paid $900 million to about 1,300 families while denying 60 percent of claims since its start. Critics say administration is slow and adversarial, with rules changed in 1995 making DPT cases harder to prove. Brent McFarland, now 23, lives with seizures and cognitive issues, receiving years of benefits after a lengthy legal battle.
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Two portraits surface of bus shooting suspect in Seattle
In Seattle two men recall the possible suspect Steven Gary Coole, linked to the fatal bus crash that killed driver Mark McLaughlin and two passengers. Police await ballistics as witnesses describe a tall, well dressed man drinking and arguing at a bus stop before the incident.
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Iraqdailies accuse UN and Butler of blocking weapons review
Iraqi state papers claim the United States and chief U.N. arms inspector Richard Butler obstruct a full review of Iraqs weapons programs to maintain sanctions. Babil notes the documents tactic aims to show Iraq uncooperative while INA says inspectors visited 12 Baghdad sites and conducted soil sampling amid resumed UN work.
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