Medicare faces $1 trillion cost from substance abuse
A New York Times report by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia projects Medicare's hospital costs linked to smoking drinking and illicit drugs will total about $1 trillion over 20 years. The analysis notes inpatient care this year from substance abuse reaches $20 billion of $87 billion, with smoking driving roughly $16 billion.
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Help on Way for Messy Office Champ
Bryan Miller, 29, winner of HarperBusinesss Messiest Office in America contest, will receive new furniture and a three to four hour clutter cleanup by Jeffrey Mayer. Miller keeps a designated file rack but fills his desk with baseball cards, a BushQuayle bumper sticker, bar exam materials, a months planner and a monthold candy bar.
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Muslims claim gains in north Bosnia and Kla danj
Bosnian government forces pressed their offensive in northern Bosnia seeking control of a key Serb communications post. Radio reports said government troops seized 12 square miles around Kla danj, northeast of Sarajevo, with over 100 Serb soldiers killed. Independent verification was not available.
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Inspectors blamed for missing action in Korea talks
Officials in North Korea insisted inspectors had ample notice of the reactor refueling and could have arrived to observe. Choe Han Chun said four telex requests were sent to the IAEA and visas arranged, while North Korea offered surveillance of used fuel rods but rejected sampling without a broader accord. The U.N. team plans to inspect cameras, seals, and facilities as diplomacy continues amid sanctions talk and a 14 month standoff.
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Las Vegas dealer imports 10,000 Singapore whipping canes
Al Allom, a Las Vegas land developer, bought 10,000 genuine rattan whipping canes from Singapore after a casual trip to the factory supplying Singapore prisons. He described the canes as four feet long and half an inch thick and said the move could profit him. The story notes Singapore recently punished Michael Fay with prison time, a fine, and four cane whacks for vandalism.
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Judge voids part of Brady law in Montana ruling
U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell ruled the Brady handgun law requirement for local police to run background checks unconstitutional. He preserved the five day waiting period and said federal power over states was exceeded by mandating state officers to perform the checks. The Ravalli County suit by Sheriff Jay Printz sparked a broader challenge, with a similar Arizona case pending.
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NPR cancels Mumia Abu-Jamal death row essays
National Public Radio pulled nine essay commentaries by condemned killer Mumia Abu-Jamal hours before air. NPR cited lack of opposing viewpoints and insufficient context as reasons for canceling the series on All Things Considered. Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 killing of Philadelphia officer Daniel Faulkner, remains a figure of controversy amid supporters and critics.
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