Holes in Freedom to Farm safety net hit drought losses
AP reports that after 1996 reforms the federal disaster aid dwindled as grain sales funded relief then dried up, leaving ranchers in Texas Oklahoma and the Dakotas liquidating herds. Critics call the act Freedom to Fail while Sec. Dan Glickman warns Congress to restore support and banks shrink lending due to insurance gaps.
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Agriculture Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Congress
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Harold “Tooter” Pruett
Decatur
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Senate
GOP
Judge Blocks Two Drug Company Mergers
U S District Judge Stanley Sporkin on Friday halted two major drug distributor mergers. The $1.75 billion deal between McKesson and AmeriSource Health is paused, and a $2.6 billion merger of Cardinal Health and Bergen Brunswig is delayed. The Federal Trade Commission sought the injunction, arguing reduced competition in drug wholesale.
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Stanley Sporkin
McKesson Corp
San Francisco
AmeriSource Health Corp
Malvern
Cardinal Health
Dublin
Ohio
Bergen Brunswig Corp
Orange
Calif
Federal Trade Commission
BET founder urges black journalists to preserve cultural voice
Washington AP Robert Johnson founder of Black Entertainment Television told the National Association of Black Journalists that black journalists and business leaders must protect African Americans voice amid a largely white owned U. S. media He urged reporters to remember the soul of black people and noted blacks influence in media relies on white financial backing He outlined BET as a discussion forum not a news outlet and signaled plans to broaden into black themed films while stressing community focus
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U.S
Robert Johnson
Black Entertainment Television
National Association of Black Journalists
Johnson
Hollywood
GOP delays teen smoking legislation in Congress
House Republicans sidetracked action on a teen smoking bill at least until September amid intra party debate. Speaker Gingrich had said the measure would pass before a August recess, but officials say support waned as the Senate showed no momentum and debate within the GOP grew uncertain. Critics say tobacco interests influenced the decision.
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House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Deborah Pryce
Ohio
DMO
John McCain
R-Ariz
McCain
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