White House seeks support for attack on Iraq
President Clinton officials defended the threat to bomb Iraq at a town meeting on the Ohio State University campus. Madeleine Albright and Sandy Berger faced boos from protesters while arguing diplomacy and a safer world. Demonstrators urged peace and questioned the plan's human cost.
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Pharmacies end data sharing on patient information
Giant Foods and CVS halted selling medical data to Elensys after privacy concerns arose from mailings that promoted new drugs and reminded customers to fill prescriptions. Giant Food advertised the decision in The Sun and The Washington Post, stating safeguards were in place and that privacy was not violated. CVS echoed the suspension citing customer concerns and the role of outside marketers.
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APA
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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El Nino Threatens California Agriculture and Pollination
Wet fields and inactive bees raise worries that continued El Niño storms will delay planting of vegetables and corn for dairies, disrupt pollination of almonds and fruit crops, and trigger price and supply ripples through California’s agribusiness.
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Mr. Boggiatto
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Arizona
New Mexico
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Theresa Thorne
California Strawberry Commission
Hang up on hucksters AARP advises
AARP launches a new anti fraudulent campaign urging older Americans to hang up on telemarketers. Training and nationwide public service announcements will help seniors exit calls with lines like I’m not interested. Research shows victims are typically over age 50, well educated and financially secure.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Imelda Marcos appeals graft conviction to full Supreme Court
Former first lady Imelda Marcos petitions the Philippine Supreme Court for a final review of her 1993 graft conviction to avoid prison for up to 12 years. She maintains no personal benefit from alleged graft and aims to run for president in May as the high court weighs the appeal after a January panel ruling upheld the conviction.
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Philippines
Imelda Marcos
Supreme Court
Winfrey Lawyers Open Case in $12 Million Beef Defamation Suit
Oprah Winfrey’s legal team opened their defense in Amarillo as jurors heard from the show’s executive producer and viewed graphic images of animal parts headed for processing. The case, a common-law business disparagement suit, seeks $12 million claiming the Winfrey program harmed beef prices.
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Texas
Oprah Winfrey
U.S
Mary Lou Robinson
Winfrey
Czech president Havel undergoes throat surgery
President Vaclav Havel, 61, has a successful throat operation to close a crack in a trachea linked to a scar from a 1996 tracheotomy. Doctors cited coughing as a possible cause and noted infection risk from air and phlegm entering the crack.
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Vaclav Havel
Oldrich Tolerman
Havel
HMOs Hit Back With Ads Targeting Public Skepticism
Ads from George Washington University Health Plan, Illinoisis, and PHN push a patient friendly image, claiming fewer doctor restrictions and cost controls led by physicians. The strategy aims to counter rising backlash tied to managed care losses, access limits, and emergency room rules amid broader legislative scrutiny.
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