Judge halts Bush plan for prescription drug discount cards
A federal judge in Washington halted the Bush administration plan to promote private prescription drug discount cards under Medicare. The injunction stops the program from starting while Judge Paul Friedman considers the lawsuit by drugstore chains who call the plan clandestine and unlawful. The move delays government approval of cards that could offer discounts up to ten percent, while opponents question who would pay for the discounts and the program’s real benefits.
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Bush appoints Danforth envoy for Sudan peace effort
President Bush named former Senator John Danforth as a special envoy to broker a peace agreement in Sudan's civil war. The announcement also unveiled about $5 million in development programs for southern Sudan amid clashes with Khartoum's northern government.
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