Lew nominated as budget director to replace Orszag
President Obama named Jacob Lew, a former Clinton OMB head, to run the Office of Management and Budget and help tame deficits. Lew’s confirmation faces questions over Citi Alternative Investments work and private equity holdings, with White House defending vetting.
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Four New Orleans officers charged over Danziger Bridge shootings
A 27 count federal indictment charges Sergeants Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso, and former officer Robert Faulcon with deprivation of rights and use of a weapon in the Danziger Bridge killings after Katrina. Mentally disabled man shot in the back and stomped. Five officers previously pleaded guilty to aiding a cover up.
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Physicians hesitate to report impaired colleagues despite risk
A 2009 Journal of the American Medical Association survey finds 17 percent of U S physicians have direct knowledge of an impaired or incompetent colleague, and one third did not report to authorities. experts urge better whistleblower protections and clearer reporting paths. The piece highlights Dr A Clark Gaither who wrestled with relapse before rehab and ongoing advocacy for reporting to save lives.
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Octomom doctor accused of implanting too many embryos
The Medical Board of California accuses Dr. Michael Kamrava of implanting too many embryos in one patient causing a fetal death and failing to refer another woman to a cancer specialist after cysts were found. Kamrava faces an Oct. 18 hearing on license revocation or suspension.
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