Phoenix church hit and run case shocks community
Prosecutor who cut a deal with Phoenix bishop for priest molesters filed a felony charge against Bishop Thomas O'Brien after a fatal hit-and-run. O'Brien, 67, could face probation to under four years. bail set at 45000. Police traced the crash to his car after a Saturday night collision killed Jim Reed, 43, as two vehicles fled the scene. The bishop and attorney declined comment.
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Phoenix
Thomas O’brien
O’brien
Jim Reed
Navajo STD campaign targets taboos and saves lives
Dr. Jonathan Iralu leads an STD awareness push among about 200000 Navajos across New Mexico Arizona and Utah after four syphilis cases. Safe sex kits are handed out weekly at Gallup's Class Act nightclub amid cultural barriers and a high-profile tribal president endorsement to boost outreach.
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Gallup, N.M
Jonathan Iralu
Iraly
Gallup Indian Medical Center
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Gallup
Mattee Jim
Navajo Aids Network
Medicare drug benefit falls short of private plans
Washington AP reports that both House and Senate drug bills require seniors to pay large out of pocket amounts before benefits kick in and include a complex structure where coverage stops after reaching a cap and resumes at a higher plateau. Experts warn the benefit remains far below typical private insurance and could mislead margins for retirees.
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Toms River
N.J
Kathleen Wortman Jones
Sun National Bank
Jones
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Reischauer
The
Urban Institute
Medicare
Capitol Hill
Pentagon may formalize embedded reporters policy with units
The Defense Department eyed expanding embedded journalism after about 700 reporters joined U S troops in Iraq. Victoria Clarke said the program boosted public understanding, countered Iraqi propaganda, and aided live reporting, while journalists praised frontline access though warned against loyalties skewing coverage.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Defense Department
Victoria Clarke
Clarke
Brookings Institution
Terence Smith
PBS
NewsHour
Jim Lehrer
CNN
Bob Franken
Marine Corps
Iraq
Franken
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