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Medicare Paid $47 Billion In Suspect Claims, According To HHS

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 11.15.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a ...

Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media


Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

House Cuts Health Bill Price To $871 Billion: AP Source

AP | ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price ...

SAI PHOTOS: Toyota Unveils Bigger, More Expensive Hybrid Car

AP | By YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


ASSOCIATED PRESS, BY YURI KAGEYAMA: TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its hit Prius, underl...

The Complicated Psychology of Putting Good Food On the Table

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green


Marguerite Manteau-Rao

(cross-post from La Marguerite) Every night, the same question comes up, of what to make for dinner? Tonight's no different. No leftover in the fridg...

Insurance Insanity

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living


Roseanne Colletti

The consumer health organization, "Families USA", reports health care premiums in the U.S. rose 5 and ½ times faster than earnings over the last eight years.

Higher Education Key To Improving Economy, Yet McCain Lacks Specifics On Help

Gregory S. Evans | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home


Gregory S. Evans

In a shrinking economy with a middle-class burdened by the extraordinarily high costs of college tuition in the United States, the best investment we can make for our long-term fiscal health is in increased access to higher education.

Ole Miss, New Miss, the Money Melt and the Cost of DADT

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

Why are we engaging in these absurd practices when our troops are exhausted, overextended, and deployed again and again after their tours have ended?