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Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...ntable, administration officials recently signaled lawmakers that Schwarzenegger may not support a separate legislative crackdown. Lawmakers are proposing to prohibit the dirtiest equipment from being used on public works projects bankrolled with state bond money approved by voters last year. In interviews w...

White House Hid, Minimized Health Reports: Ex-surgeon General

...ry's chief health educator from 2002 to 2006, told lawmakers that he was not authorized to discuss certain sensitive subjects in public. They included embryonic stem-cell research, something US President George W. Bush vehemently opposes and has refused to fund, the controversial morning-after pill and sex e...

Spain Announces Cash-for-kid Payments to Boost Birth Rate

...e policy. Zapatero justified the plan by telling lawmakers that "to continue to progress Spain needs more families with more children and families need support to have these children and resources to raise them." Previously, child support in Spain was low compared with that of neighbouring countries such a...

President Bush Not for Expansion of Child Health Insurance

... Congress, with a substantial number of Republican lawmakers and with many governors of both parties, who want ...am funding of $60 billion over the period enough, lawmakers said, to cover 3.3 million additional youths while keeping the focus on children of the working poor...

U.S President Defied-Senate Votes To Expand Child Health Insurance

...he latter expansion has particularly incensed some lawmakers who disapprove of waivers the Bush administration has granted to those states. The program now costs the federal government about $5 billion a year, with states contributing additional money. Now, the Senate plan would add about $35 billion in fede...

Bush Again Vetoes Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill

...he scientific community, Bush rejected moves by US lawmakers to overturn his earlier prohibition against using federal funds for any research involving human embryo destruction. It is only the third time in six years as president that he has wielded his veto; the first time was last year when he blocked a si...

Sex Offender Honored Twice by Texan Lawmakers

There were a lot of red faces among Texan lawmakers on Friday as they learned that a Fort Worth doctor... needs. Dr. Nilon Tallant, 75, was introduced by lawmakers in 2006 and again in January of this year's legislative session, even though one legislator said he'...

US Lawmakers Considering Legislation to Restrict Payments by Drug Companies to Doctors

... doctors from drug companies nationwide. Several lawmakers on Capitol Hill have expressed interest in such legislation, including Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa. A federal law requiring public disclosure of payments to doctors could be very effective if it was carefully monitored and consist...

US to Detain Seafood Imports from China

...afe contaminants. The move comes just days after lawmakers urged a recall of up to 450,000 Chinese tires because of safety defects and weeks after thousands of cats and dogs died because of tainted Chinese pet food. Dangerous toys, fake drugs, toxin-coated cosmetics, illicit pesticide-laden mushrooms, erra...

More Than a Toothache

... says. In the Maryland General Assembly this year, lawmakers are considering a bill that would set aside $2 million a year for the next three years to expand public clinics where dental care remains a rarity for the poor. Providing such access, Tinanoff and others say, eventually pays for itself, sparing chi...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...ton on May 21 to explain Thailand's position to US lawmakers and other government agencies, according to official sources. In an annual report released this week, the US trade office said it was concerned by "an overall deterioration in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Thaila...

Various Civil Society Groups Form Alliance to Fight HIV/AIDS

...s to advocacy programmes, including a session with lawmakers from the state," Ahmed said. Only 19 percent of Asians who need AIDS drugs receive them, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released last month said. The WHO report is backed by the United Nations' anti-AIDS agency (UNAIDS) and UNICEF. Ind...

A Serious Look at Mental Health Issues in Children

...receive treatment. The most important agenda for lawmakers is to evolve an act that seeks to improve and widen the scope of Behavioral Health Services for Children in the Commonwealth. The bill envisages making certain alterations in schools, preschool programs, and insurance coverage. The key motive of the ...

Brickbats And Bouquets For U.S Prison Healthcare In-Charge

... taken his share of ire from the Legislature. Some lawmakers are chafing at his blunt style, while others are furious over the prospect of spending billions on inmate healthcare with no legislative control.In one episode, Sillen sparked substantial grumbling when he vowed to send U.S. marshals to the state tre...

Medical Marijuana Activist Drops Lawsuit

...ngress. She said she's talking with lawyers and lawmakers about drafting "a right-to-life, medical necessity sort of bill. It's basically going to protect the sickest of the sick, and it's going to be narrow because there are other bills already out there." She's also continuing her work with medical-marij...

My Space Pressured into Sharing Data on Sex Offenders

...role violations or help in investigations. He said lawmakers in North Carolina are considering legislation that would further restrict access to social networking Web sites, including one that would require parents' permission for minors to set up a profileRealizing stalling would do no good for its image, My...

Mexico Supreme Court Accepts Petition To Review Mexico City Law Legalizing Abortion During First Three Months' Gestation

...e first three months of pregnancy in the city, and lawmakers approved the measure in April. City Health Secretary Manuel Mondragon said the law requires that women seeking abortions prove they are residents of the city except in cases of medical emergency. He also said that each facility would be able to per...

Another Statewide Organization Joins the Fight Against Assisted Suicide

... controversial issue and Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Vermont overwhelmingly rejected assisted suicide, opposition in California grows. Californians Against Assisted Suicide and other opponents have successfully defeated previous legislative attempts to legalize physician assisted suicide. Assembly...

Bush Announces Request for $30B, Five-Year Extension of PEPFAR

...ed lives." Many international aid organizations, lawmakers and HIV/AIDS advocates applauded Bush's proposal, the Post reports. "With the energy and resources provided by PEPFAR and other programs, there has been impressive progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS worldwide, but the battle is far from won,"...

Bush Seeks Doubling of AIDS-fighting Funds

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged lawmakers to set aside 30 billion dollars over five years to fight AIDS worldwide , but AIDS activists said the proposal fell short of funds needed to battle the global scourge. Bush also said that First Lady Laura Bush would visit Africa in June to assess HI...

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