FDA panel favors broader Lap-Band use for obesity
About 12 million more Americans could qualify for the Allergan Lap-Band as FDA advisers recommend expanding approval beyond morbid obesity. If approved, the device used in roughly 100,000 people annually could help patients shed 50 pounds or more, with cases like Angela Denson seeking an 80 to 85 pound loss.
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Food and Drug Administration
Allergan Inc
FDA
Angela Denson
Indianapolis
Tractor trailer hits school bus in Port Barre injuring 3
A tractor trailer struck a school bus with flashing lights on U.S. 190 near Port Barre Louisiana injuring three children critically and 18 others while both drivers sustained minor injuries. The bus driver also serves as town mayor.
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Port Barre
Louisiana
Stephen Hammons
Hammons
U.S. 190
Opelousas
Baton Rouge
Deficit commission fails to advance plan amid partisan rift
The Obama deficit commission deadlocked 11 to 7 on Bowles-Simpson, signaling a difficult, partisan path for Congress. Fourteen votes were needed to send the proposal to Congress, which would cut about 4 trillion dollars over a decade with spending reductions and tax increases.
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Barack Obama
Deficit Commission
Congress
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Senate
Obama
Xavier Becerra
California
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Schakowsky
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Obama visits Afghan troops amid weather delays and tensions
President Barack Obama surprised troops at Bagram Air Field praising progress and signaling a transition plan for Afghan responsibility next year. He avoided Kabul due to wind and dust, met Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Eikenberry, and handed out five Purple Hearts to wounded servicemen.
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Afghanistan
Bagram
U.S
Kabul
Hamid Karzai
Obama
Karzai
101St Airborne Division
David Petraeus
NATO
Karl Eikenberry
Generals Back White House On Military Ban Debate
Army chief Gen. George Casey and Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos urged Congress to delay repealing the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy amid war in Afghanistan. They warned of social upheaval in tight units and questioned the timing of lift quotes. Navy and Air Force leaders showed mixed views as Pentagon study suggests possible repeal.
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Iraq
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