Bush pushes FDA tweaks to curb drug patent games
The piece argues Hatch Waxman loopholes let pharma extend monopolies via 30 month stays. It notes 150 percent more generics and $10 billion annual savings, but urges Congress to remove FDA from patent disputes or allow courts to assess merit and potential damages. It criticizes House inaction and calls for immediate action.
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Bush
Food and Drug Administration
Hatch-Waxman
FDA
University of Calgary
Aidan Hollis
Congress
Senate
House
Why do schools ban Bible
A reader questions why Bible study is restricted in schools while the Bible is common in homes and regarded as a sacred book by Christians. The letter argues educators fear the Bible and accuses them of insulting readers' intelligence.
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Earth
Choral Show, Club Meeting, and Benefit Concert in Roswell
Twenty five years ago on November 14 1977 Berrendo Middle School presented its fall choral production Our Hit Parade The New Mexico Landmen Association met at Roswell Country Club A local group of hairdressers and beauticians organized a concert to raise funds for the Boys Ranch in Roswell.
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Berrendo Middle School
New Mexico Landmen’s Association
Roswell Country Club
Roswell
Beauticians
Slush funds for mayors raise questions in New Mexico
The piece examines private travel and entertainment funds in Artesia Las Cruces and Raton versus Santa Fe and Albuquerque. It notes ABQPAC funded by city contractors and developers for Albuquerque mayor Chavez and the Amigos del Alcalde in Santa Fe, plus how other cities rely on official funds for travel and expenses.
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Santa FE
Artesia
Las Cruces
Raton
Albuquerque
Martin Chavez
Abqpac
Chavez
Japan
China
Mexico
Ilse
Albuquerque Journal
Theresa Zanetti
Larry Delgado
Amigos del Alcalde
Santa Fe New Mexican
Delgado
Barbara Kilough
Jim Ericson
Jesse McCarty
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Diane Kinderwater
State Department of Finance and Administration
Bush victory signals push for conservative agenda in GOP Congress
President Bush, citing a decisive midterm win, vows to pursue a conservative agenda with a 60 vote Senate hurdle. He champions a 1.35 trillion tax cut permanent, a homeland security department, right wing judicial nominees, offshore oil drilling, abortion limits, faith based program growth, and partial Social Security privatization while avoiding concessions to centrists.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Senate
Homeland-Security Department
Charles Pickering
Mississippi
Priscilla Owen
Texas
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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The piece discusses how economic reform is hindered by charged language. It critiques privatizing Social Security and death duties, noting political reluctance and public confusion. It condemns simplifying reforms to single parts while warning about universal tax ideas and welfare implications.
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U.S
Mark Twain
Jim
Chile
Bush
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