House approves medication legislation in Congress vote
The House passed a bill 243 to 186 to allow Americans to buy prescription medicines abroad, signaling a clash between lowering costs and drug safety. Supporters aimed to include the provision in broader Medicare prescription drug talks, while Senate opposition to changing current safety laws clouded the measure's fate.
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Congress
Dan Burton
R-Ind
Canada
John Dingell
Michigan
Senate
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Gunman linked to council clash as rival claims emerge
A day after Councilman James Davis was shot in City Hall, investigators pursued competing portraits of killer Othniel Askew. Askew alleged Davis offered him 45 000 to drop a primary bid and threatened family, claims dismissed by Davis allies as preposterous while security tightened at City Hall.
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James Davis
Davis
Othniel Askew
FBI
Askew
Nas
City Hall
Brooklyn
Kendall Stewart
James
Lupe Todd
Todd
Janet Minto
David Sasser
Sneads Ferry
N.C
Sasser
Michael Bloomberg
Richard Burt
Burt
Head Start overhaul heads to Senate vote
Head Start reform moves from a tight House approval to the Senate where leaders weigh shifting preschool control to states. The measure, backed by the White House, would let up to eight states coordinate Head Start with other programs amid GOP support and Democratic opposition over long term state control and religious hiring rules.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Judd Gregg
R-N.h
Senate Education Committee
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