Few takers for Medicare drug cards slow rollout
AARP reports only 400 enrollments from 26 000 kits mailed to its 35 million members as the nine week old Medicare drug discount program sees slow uptake. Walgreens sponsors note disappointed turnout amid price site glitches and call center overload while officials urge immediate sign ups.
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Attacks wound two soldiers in Kufa and Najaf base shelled
Militants aligned with Muqtada al Sadr roamed Najaf and Kufa firing on U.S. forces, wounding two soldiers as mortar shells struck the Najaf base. Three Iraqis died and eight were injured in clashes. In Baghdad, Iyad Allawi was named prime minister as UN envoy Brahimi negotiates a broader government.
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