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...recognizes that extended shifts remain a “cornerstone of American postgraduate medical education.” Both Czeisler and the Committee of Interns and Residents support legislation that would change the number of hours that residents work. A bill proposed by State Senator Richard T. Moore, a Democrat, that would limit the maximum number of consecutive work hours to 10 for high-intensity jobs. Residents who work these extended shifts “are putting themselves and their patients at risk,” Czeisler said...
...Rodriguez is a liberal Democrat who voted against the Iraq war, against banning same-sex marriage, for partial birth abortion and for a boost in the minimum wage. Rodriguez had served seven years in Congress before losing his seat in the neighboring 28th congressional district in 2004 after DeLay's redistricting plan anchored the district in Laredo, away from Rodriguez's home base in San Antonio. The new district favored Laredo resident and conservative Democrat Henry Cuellar, who beat Rodriguez by just 58 votes in the primary. Rodriguez challenged incumbent Congressman Cuellar again this year in the March primary...
...Paulson's problem is compounded by the fact that the clock is ticking. With a new Democrat-run Congress due to open for business in January, he may not even have months. One of the most powerful Democratic voices in the Senate will be that of Charles Schumer, co-sponsor of a temporarily postponed bill that would impose heavy tariffs on Chinese products if Beijing doesn't allow the renminbi to rise from what Schumer and others say is its current artificially low level against the dollar. Paulson may remind the Chinese, also, that the new Speaker of the House...
...already concerns that by rushing to strengthen the Iraqis, U.S. forces may be ignoring abuses committed by the very people they're training. "I am greatly concerned that U.S. aid--including weapons--has gone to Iraqi security forces who have violated human rights," says Senator Patrick Leahy, a senior Democrat from Vermont who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee. "We want to build up the Iraqi forces, but that does not mean we should support people who commit atrocities...
...presidential run for years - as well as whether a losing campaign would hurt his political future. But those who have talked to him expect he'll decide to run. He's already starting to take some key steps, meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in important states, like House Democrat James Clyburn of South Carolina, and leaving "Hi, I'm Barack Obama" messages on the voice mails of elected officials in both New Hampshire and Iowa...