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239 days ago - I have yet to meet a health care provider, health policy expert, or political leader who has thought about the issue and come out against the idea of electronic medical records. That's why I'm surprised and disappointed that Congress, the Bush administration, and the medical establishments still haven't acted to make them a reality.

244 days ago - As the housing market continues to sag and foreclosures increase, there has been a rush by politicians, most especially Democrats, to point fingers. Foremost among them has been Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, who has fed into the "predatory lending" rhetoric emanating from Congress, as well as self-appointed black leaders like Jesse Jackson.

249 days ago - We've seen it in James Bond movies or super-cop flicks hundreds of times: The spy or the policeman jumps into a vehicle, flashes some fancy identification badge, and orders the driver (or helmsman or conductor) to break all known speed limits or other regulations while chasing some bad guy or intercept delivery of a bomb.

253 days ago - Attempts to implant women's rights in Afghanistan have done little to advance real gender equality and are in danger of becoming slogans without substance, said some prominent Afghani women who spoke last week at an Independent Women's Forum event at the National Press Club in Washington.

260 days ago - About six months ago, the Minnesota bridge collapse gave the nation a tragic illustration of what happens when you don't pay enough attention to deteriorating roads and bridges.

265 days ago - Welcome to Amerika. With its recent issuance of rules for implementing the “Real ID” law - the requirement that states issue driver’s licenses according to federal dictates and link the information to a nationwide database - the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken another page from the Soviets’ playbook. Stalin required Russian citizens to carry an internal passport ostensibly because “counterrevolutionaries” posed a threat. Amerikans will be required to show their papers to prove they aren’t terrorists or illegal immigrants.

307 days ago - Democrats in Congress appear determined to force a showdown with President Bush this week on the budget, daring him to veto their $520 billion omnibus spending bill with funding for all major federal departments and agencies, plus token funding for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.