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...decision to withhold the memos is bound to be criticized by Republicans - who will argue that it runs contrary to the Obama administration's promises of more open government. At a Congressional hearing last month, Attorney General Eric Holder seemed to indicate the Administration's willingness to release the memos. "It is certainly the intention of this administration not to play hide and seek or not to release certain things in a way that is not consistent with other things," he told the House Appropriations Committee. "It is not our intention to try to advance a political agenda...
...Crist was named general counsel for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. "A combination of two things I love: sports and law," he recalled...
...seeking the seat held by retiring Republican Sen. Mel Martinez, has consistently boasted approval ratings in the high 60s since taking office despite economic dark days in the Sunshine State. An adroit campaigner who addresses every citizen he meets as "my boss," Crist is widely expected to crush the general election field - if he can make it through the primary. Dubbed a RINO - Republican in Name Only - by GOP stalwarts for supporting green policies and President Obama's stimulus package, among other left-wing pet causes, Crist should have enough centrist street cred to woo moderate voters in the general...
...Health-information technology: A recent study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital and George Washington University found that less than 2% of the 2,952 hospitals they surveyed had comprehensive electronic health-record systems. Without these, it is harder to track what kinds of procedures are being performed and what results they are achieving. But these systems are a big investment - usually costing from $20 million to $200 million - at a time when hospitals are already under severe financial strain...
...With few giving him any chance in general elections expected in 12 months, Brown looks fresh out of ideas - and luck. A tabloid newspaper this week published make-up instructions written for the Prime Minister, found among official papers left in the back of a taxi. The brief advised the P.M. on using foundation, concealer, and fake tan. To his credit, though, they didn't end up on expenses...