CIA deploys teams to Libya as rebels face hard battle
The CIA has sent small operatives to Libya and helped rescue a crew member of a downed U.S. fighter jet. The White House said it would review all forms of aid for rebels opposing Muammar Gaddafi. Lawmakers questioned costs and rebel cohesion, noting a limited military role.
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Poll shows Americans wary of economy ahead of 2012 vote
An Associated Press-GfK poll finds growing pessimism about the economy despite signs of a rebound. President Obama maintains roughly 50 percent approval as voters face high gas costs and tight budgets. Only 15 percent see improvement this month, versus 30 percent in January, creating an opening for Republicans.
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Medicare to pay $93K cancer drug Provenge
Medicare officials said the program will cover the $93,000 cost of Provenge, a Dendreon biotech therapy giving men with incurable prostate cancer about four extra months. The decision, to be finalized by June 30, could generate up to $1 billion in sales next year and helps patients 65 and older access the treatment through government coverage.
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Ohio lawmakers approve strict limits on public employee bargaining
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill to curb collective bargaining rights for about 350,000 public workers. It allows wage negotiations but bars health care, sick time, and pension benefits, ends automatic pay raises, and bans strikes. The measure now goes to Governor Kasich for signing.
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Retiree Health Cost Outlook Improves For New Couples
Fidelity Investments finds a 65 year old couple retiring this year will need about 230000 for medical costs in retirement. The figure is 8 percent lower than last year’s 250000 projection, ending a decade of steady rises from 160000 in 2002.
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Climate change could push brown recluse northward
KU graduate student Erin Saupe using climate models predicts brown recluse spiders will migrate northeast as temperatures rise. Current range spans Iowa to Texas and east to Kentucky. models for 2020 2050 and 2080 show movement into South Dakota Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania. Medical implications include misdiagnosis and better bite assessment in a changing distribution.
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Parole hearing set for rapist in Kansas cases
A May parole hearing targets 48 year old Charles Curtis Hunter for a string of rapes, burglaries and assaults in Lawrence in late 1978. If paroled, he would still serve nearly 11 years for a 2005 assault at Larned State Hospital. Public comments can be submitted online in April.
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Mortenson kicks off KU outreach week with Three Cups of Tea talk
Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools, spoke at the Lied Center to launch KU's Into the Streets Week. The event drew hundreds, moving attendees including Kathi Finns Hubert, who shed tears as Mortenson described promoting peace through education in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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