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...deadline, five months into the year. Nelligan also says the average premium seniors are paying for the benefit "is almost 25% lower than predicted last year because of aggressive price negotiation and competition" by the private insurance companies administering the plan. The Democrats' "politically inspired report failed to mention that the Medicare prescription drug program has improved the lives of millions of seniors," says Ken Johnson, vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the drugmakers. "Ninety percent of today's Medicare beneficiaries are now receiving drug coverage...
...really want to do." Susan Whitson, the First Lady's press secretary, added that she wants to use that freedom to leave a lasting record on issues she has always had an interest in; it's just that now she's expanding that interest. Her staff didn't mention it, but polls show the First Lady is roughly twice as popular as her husband. And she does not carry the baggage he does internationally, so she can serve as an appealing ambassador for an Administration that needs all the friends...
...Benedict's speech last Tuesday at his old university in Bavaria was undoubtedly provocative and open to a range of interpretations. And for that reason, any course in Communication 101 - not to mention centuries of Vatican diplomacy - could have seen this coming. So much so that one wonders if the Pope didn't show his speech to even a single top collaborator...
...Mention the word drive to most Australians, and they'll probably think of Sydney's rush-hour gridlock. But until recent times, the word also referred to the transport of vast herds of cattle along the outback's traditional stock routes. In an attempt to recapture some of the adventure of a drover's life (a drover is the Australian answer to a cowboy), the Great Australian Outback Cattle Drive offers visitors a chance to ride those same desert trails, accompanying herds up to 500 strong...
...related to Harvard’s investigation have not been released. In both the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years, Douglass gave between $1,867 and $2,499 to the School of Dental Medicine, according to annual reports posted on the school’s website. The reports do not mention Douglass’s million-dollar gift to the school, but his name is emblazoned on a plaque in the lobby of the new 60,000-square-foot research and education building at 190 Avenue in Boston. On the plaque Douglass and his wife, Joy, are listed...