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...James Clyburn, D-S.C., wanted more money for community healthcare centers. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., wanted a better focus on investigations of white collar fraud in the healthcare sector. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., wanted greater investment in HIV-AIDS prevention. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., spoke of greater National Institutes of Health Funding. It went on. (See the most common hospital mishaps...
...Jackson arrived on stage nearly an hour and a half late (London's rush-hour traffic was reportedly the reason) and spoke for just over three minutes. "I'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. This is the final curtain call...
...widower, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's President) has collapsed into bitter recrimination. Last week, the country's Supreme Court barred the ex-Premier and his brother, the Chief Minister of Punjab, from public office, a move Sharif accuses Zardari of masterminding. In an interview with TIME, Sharif spoke of his relations with Pakistan's President and other developments, including this week's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team...
...honk sounded out front - the cabdriver had returned, sheepishly handing back the wallet with everything intact, apologizing profusely for not coming sooner. When asked by my astonished friend why he had brought it back, the cabbie replied simply that he must, with a look in his eye that spoke volumes about the punishment for stealing from tourists. Rarely have I felt so safe in a city; I didn't hesitate to walk home alone at 3 in the morning the couple of times my salsa-weary legs got the best of me before my companions tired...
...sure. Its peacekeeping force in Sudan, which was intended to have more than 30,000 troops at full strength, now has only 12,000. It is lacking essential equipment, including helicopters, and considers itself vulnerable. On Monday, the U.S. embassy in Nairobi issued a travel warning that spoke of the arrest warrant as all but a sure thing. It said Europeans and Americans could be the target of "violent protests" if the warrant is delivered...