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...about fighting unemployment, fighting corruption and encouraging a participatory democracy. IS ANTI-AMERICANISM STILL THRIVING IN GREECE? It has its peaks and valleys. Obviously, the war in Iraq was one of the peaks. Anti-Americanism [has to do] with U.S. policies and how people assess them. IS IT A BURDEN BEING ANDREAS PAPANDREOU'S SON? I'm proud of my heritage. At the same time, each person carries his or her own identity. So one can be inspired by one's heritage, but at the same time review it. What I've tried to do is say, This is what...
While the passage of the new Medicare law was sold by supporters as a major step toward reducing the burden of drug costs on Americans, the controversy is boiling over again. In fact, the Medicare bill does comparatively little for Clark and millions of seniors like her who fall within an income and spending range that offers fewer benefits. Nor does it help the millions of working people not eligible for Medicare coverage. As health-care spending keeps rising, (9.3% in 2002, according to the trade journal Health Affairs, the largest increase in 11 years) and employers tighten their coverage...
...pricing alternatives and have become especially annoyed lately with the FDA's threats to initiate legal actions against any government that seeks to enter into buying arrangements with the Canadians to slash their prescription drugs costs for employees, prisoners and Medicaid recipients. The latter group represents a significant financial burden for the states. Although the feds kick in some Medicaid money, overall spending on drugs topped $23 billion in 2002, with New York accounting for $3 billion and California for $2.6 billion. The Democratic leader of the California state senate said last week that he would introduce a bill...
...inspect plants before opening, after that the oversight trails off. "The FDA has limited resources," an industry consultant told TIME. "The foreign drug-inspection program I don't think is very strong." Yet the industry is building more facilities abroad--both research and manufacturing complexes--placing an ever greater burden on an already overextended FDA staff...
...most common path is to talk to the student indirectly through their senior tutor, because the student probably feels more comfortable talking through their senior tutor, and the tutors usually have a better grasp of the situation and options,” Burden says...