Delay in Teamsters rerun due to disclosure probe
A federal judge approved delaying the Teamsters election rerun from February 6 to March 17 to allow more time for the government to decide whether Ron Carey should be disqualified amid allegations of laundered campaign funds. The case centers on Carey versus James Hoffa in the union’s national elections and follows August findings of improper campaign funding.
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Ron Carey
U.S
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Kenneth Conboy
Federal Election
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Carey
James P. Hoffa
Barbara Quindel
Quindel
Illinois
Jeffrey Dahmer
Dahmer
Court Refuses Abortion Appeal in Louisiana Case
The Supreme Court rejected reviewing a Louisiana parental consent law, leaving lower court rulings that the measure unduly interfered with young girls’ abortion rights intact. Only Justice Scalia would have taken the case. The decision preserves the court’s pattern of denying full review on abortion issues.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Antonin Scalia
Richard Jeyoub
Janet Benshoof
Center For Reproductive Law and Policy
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bill of rights seeks recourse for HMO patients
Washington AP a proposed bill of rights would let terminally ill patients appeal denied experimental treatments and allow emergency room visits to be paid if health is at risk. Commission members note it would require information on HMOs and a right to appeal care inside and outside insurers with broad doctor choice.
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Families USA
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Wiggins
Oxford Health Plans
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Clinton
Engineered skin offers hope for unresponsive wounds
Laboratory grown tissue from newborn foreskin and tendons is shown to accelerate healing of chronic wounds. Dr. William Englstein noted in 300 patients a 50 percent healing increase versus standard care. Unhealed wounds occur in diabetes and poor circulation. current costs exceed five billion dollars annually.
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William Englstein
University of Miami School of Medicine
Florida
American Medical Association
Englstein
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