Perfect Storm Delays Births and Hospital Plans
Obstetricians describe the strain from limited television access and place of care as Dr. Rakhi Dimino notes delays while Dr. John Irwin plans to expect 26 births in June. A Florida GOP bid for U S Senate by Charlie Crist reshapes party dynamics amid economic woes and high unemployment. In Geneva a 7.03 carat blue diamond sells for over 8.4 million dollars at Sotheby's, underscoring luxury demand despite the crisis.
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Rakhi Dimino
Houston Women's Care Associates
John Irwin
Woman's Hospital of Texas
Tallahassee
Fla
Charlie Crist
U.S. Senate
Florida
Washington
Crist
Geneva
Sotheby's
Bennett
South Africa
Social Security and Medicare face earlier insolvency warnings
The 2010 trustees reports warn Social Security will pay out more in benefits than taxes in 2016, with the trust fund depleted by 2037, four years earlier than before. Medicare hospital payments also run ahead of receipts, with depletion by 2017, two years sooner. The trust funds are paper bonds backed by full faith but no assets, needing borrowing or tax increases to redeem. Treasury Secretary Geithner urged action on long-term solvency.
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Washington
Social Security
Medicare
Whan Egonto
Parkersburg
W.va
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Trustees Group
Sergeant charged in deaths sheds light on military mental health
A U S military probe into care for soldiers follows Sgt John M Russell 44 of Sherman Texas being charged with five counts of murder and one of aggravated assault after shooting at Camp Liberty He was escorted to a mental health clinic earlier but seized a weapon and returned to the clinic The incident prompts a formal inquiry into behavioral health services and policy in Iraq.
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Baghdad
U.S
Fin Comrades
John M. Russell
Sherman
Texas
Camp Liberty
David Perkins
Iraq
Sis
Russell
Perkins
54Th Engineer
Bamberg
Germany
Pentagon
Washington
55Th Medical Company
Indianapolis
Navy
Charles Springle
Wilmington
D.C
Michael Edward Yates
U.S. Command
Invest
Korea
Vietnam
Daniel P Bolger
Wilburn Russell
American reporter exposes UK MPs expenses scandal
Heather Brooke, a Pennsylvania born journalist, pushed Parliament to publish MPs expense claims after a drawn out legal battle. Her efforts revealed widespread secrecy and costly claims from porn to a moat cleaning, sparking public concern over government spending while reforms unfolded.
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London
Heather Brooke
Britain
Brooke
United States
House of Commons
Information Ombudsman
Michael Martin
Families seek answers at Buffalo plane crash hearing
Relatives of Flight 3407 victims gather in Cheektowaga for a National Transportation Safety Board hearing. They watch a Continental arranged simulcast and press for details on pilot training and flight crew fatigue amid testimony that cited possible pilot shortfalls and training gaps.
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Buffalo
Cheektowaga
N.Y
Ruthann Stilwell
Continental Connection
Stilwell
National Transportation Safety Board
Mary Abraham
Newark
N.J
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Nalist
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U.S. Army
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Associated Press
Niagara Interna
Sippany
Russo
NTSB
Clarence Center
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