Staff Keeps Giffords Office Running Amid Health Care Debate
In Tucson staffers orbiting Congress keep Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office functioning after the January 8 shooting. They process about 10 000 memorial cards, handle constituent complaints, and log messages to send to Giffords when she can read them. Leaders say she would want staff to maintain votes and duties.
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Tucson
Ariz
Congress
U.S
Gabrielle Giffords
Washington
Giffords
C.J. Karamargin
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Utah 10 Year Old Stabs Mother After Argument
A 10-year-old boy stabbed his mother in the back during a dispute over chores in West Valley City Utah. The 35-year-old woman required stitches at Pioneer Valley Hospital. A younger sibling was unharmed. The boy was placed in the care of relatives and prosecutors will decide on juvenile court action.
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West Valley City
Utah
West Valley
Mike Powell
Associated Press
Pioneer Valley Hospital
Powell
State Division of Child and Family Services
Salt Lake County
Ten New England residents sue Medicare over service cuts
Five residents and five national health care groups sue the federal agency in U S District Court in Burlington alleging illegal reduction or denial of home health and therapy services for chronically ill patients. Edith Masterman, a Maine resident, shares her experience of funding cuts ending in multiple nursing home stays. The suit targets Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Kathleen Sebelius.
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Montpelier
New England
Medicare
U.S. District Court
Burlington
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Ellen Griffith
Center For Medicare Advocacy
Edith Masterman
Wilton
Maine
Masterman
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