GOP raises $20M for candidates at Washington fundraiser
GOP lawmakers and donors filled the Washington Convention Center for a dinner that raised over 20 million dollars for Republican House and Senate candidates. President Bush and Vice President Cheney attended a pre-dinner reception with top donors as officials push a busy fundraising summer.
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House probes payment to Roger Clinton
The family of Rosario Gambino paid Roger Clinton fifty thousand dollars. A House panel examining Clinton era pardons reviews the check and related background requests from the White House and Justice Department. Roger Clinton, former president’s brother, wrote a 1999 letter to the parole board on Gambino’s behalf.
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Group to sue over arsenic standards in drinking water
The Natural Resources Defense Council will sue the EPA and Administrator Christie Whitman for failing to meet a June 22 deadline to propose a plan to cut arsenic in tap water. Senator Barbara Boxer and colleagues back the suit to restore the Clinton-era limit of 10 parts per billion, down from the current 50 ppb.
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Senate moves toward passage of patients rights bill
After years of struggle and two weeks of debate Democratic advocates push for Senate passage. Sen John Edwards says more work lies ahead as votes are planned on issues from shielding employers to enforcing state patients rights laws. President Bush backs a House GOP bill limiting lawsuits.
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Jogging Boosts Bone Density In Young Men
A study in the American Journal of Public Health finds men in their 30s who jog at least nine times a month show bone density at least five percent higher than nonjoggers. Data from 4,254 men, including 954 joggers, used hip X rays to assess density.
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