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Health Care System Wastes Up To $850 Billion Annually, Report Says

Politics Daily | David Sessions | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Malpractice, Fraud, Medical Mistakes, Thomson Reuters, Paperwork, Preventable Conditions, Billions, Inefficiency, Administrative Inefficiency, American Health Care System, Billions of Dollars, Waste, Unnecessary Care, Fradulent Medicare Claims, Health Care, Business News

According to a report by Thomson Reuters, the American health care system wastes between $505 billion and $850 billion every year, which is up to a th...

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Toxic Assets: Government's New Programs Aim To Buy Buy Banks' Bad Assets, Help Home Buyers

Washington Post | Renae Merle and David Cho | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Finance, Tax Credits, Banks, Troubled Assets, Housing and Economic Recovery Act, Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Recession, Obama, Real Estate, Bad Assets, Geithner, Billions, Freddie Mac, Toxic Assets, Housing, Treasury, Lending, Tarp, Business News

The Obama administration is close to rolling out two initiatives aimed at addressing lingering problems from the financial crisis: A long-delayed effo...

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The Train That Never Was

James Moore | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Miami, Florida, Billions, Tampa, Trains, High Speed Rail, Texas, Orlando, Jeb, Bush, Jeb Bush, Stimulus Package, Politics News

The Florida Overland Express was the train that never was. If built on the projected schedule, it would be carrying 8 million passengers this year -- it was vetoed by Jeb Bush.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, India, Warship, Chas Freeman, Freeman, Obama, Iran, Submarine, Nuclear, Brown, Sallai Meridor, Ukraine, Medvedev, Clinton, Gaza, Donors Conference, Billions, Sudan, Cricket, Hague, Washington, Guinea-Bissau, Palestinian National Authority, Assassination, Taliban, Aipac, China, Ambassador, Paksitan, Foreign Affairs, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan's Civil War? Facts: Gunmen attack the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday and...