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 Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goalBarack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.
Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams
Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based on prescriptions from doctors who actually were dead, some for 10 years or more, a congressional investigation has found.
Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
Report says some vets paying more for health care
Some military retirees disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pay more for health care than other retirees, and a new report recommends waiving their insurance premiums to correct the inequity.
Noriega, Cornyn spar over veterans' issues
Democrat Rick Noriega, an Army National Guard officer who wants to win over fellow military voters in his run for U.S. Senate, is portraying Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn as no friend to veterans.
Noriega, Cornyn spar over veterans' issues
Democrat Rick Noriega, an Army National Guard officer who wants to win over fellow military voters in his run for U.S. Senate, is portraying Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn as no friend to veterans.  Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agendaDemocrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save homeowners from foreclosure, avert Medicare cuts and give the government power to spy on suspected terrorists.
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.
A look at the political center
A recent AP-Yahoo News poll shows that 15 percent of the electorate - people who call themselves moderates and aren't solidly supporting a candidate - make up the persuadable middle. More than half are independents and, judging by history, many probably don't vote party line. The center of the electorate is where the White House is all but certain to be won or lost. Both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are aggressively going after these voters, the most prized group but also the most difficult to reach.
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