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...medical supplies. Last year's mysterious neuropathy epidemic, which affected more than 50,000 people and was apparently linked to nutritional deficiencies, has run its course with no deaths, but critical shortages are threatening to unravel a health system once described by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), a branch of the World Health Organization, as "better than that provided by the rest of the Americas...
...eight Branch Davidians convicted for their roles in the deadly shoot-out that precipitated the Waco standoff were sentenced by a federal judge to stiff prison terms ranging up to 40 years...
...bankers say they have no choice but to cover the rising costs of services and to make up for anemically low interest rates. "We are the largest branch network in New York state and the largest ATM network," says John Stack, managing director of branch banks at Chemical. "We have a superb offering to customers, which costs money, and we are in a low-interest-rate environment in which deposits are worth less to banks. When you combine those things, we must raise fees...
Michael A. Miles, CEO of Philip Morris --the world's largest tobacco company -- resigned after six years on the job, in a move that stock traders say underscores the consumer products giant's commitment to cigarette production. Nonsmoker Miles' plan to separate the embattled tobacco branch from the rest of the company looks unlikely, and company executives are preparing to shore up their image on Wall Street. The stock has been on a long, downward slide over the last decade...
Despite the string of congressional scandals, longtime observers of the Legislative Branch insist it is far cleaner now than in the 1950s and '60s, when special interests fished for congressional votes with envelopes of cash. "It was a common practice in those days for a lobbyist to come to a member of Congress and hand him an envelope and say, 'Here, this is for your campaign,' says former Representative Rod Chandler, a Washington Republican. "It was a nod-and-a-wink thing. 'If you use it on your campaign, fine. If not, that's up to you.' Nothing even approaching...