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POPSFirst, Do No Harm BU Med student accused of Craigslist killing and robberies. Gender-bending Harvard-educated rifle-wielding wife-murdering dermatologist Richard Sharpe ends it all in prison. Hooker-frequenting hammer-and-slash wife-murdering prominent allergist Dirk Greineder seeks a new trial. Harvard-trained doc who walked away from surgery does time on drug charges but skates on child rape charges when witness refuses to testify. You’ve got your nursing Angel of Death du jour. Nursing assistant accused of terrorizing elderly. Drug docs to the stars! A rash of them are staring at charges related to buried mistakes Jacko and Anna Nicole. All that’s before you get to the little remarked-upon regular run of docs who believe in hands-on examinations … whether their patients need it or not. In a lot of those cases, the oath should have been “First, Do No Pharm.” But howbout, “First, Weed Out Barmy.” I know, I know, for every murderous, abusive wackjob there are thousands of caring,
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POPSIsraeli President Katsav to be indicted for raping two women? In an attempt to thwart the accusations made at him, President Katsav tried to seek charges of blackmail against the alleged victim, which appeared to backfire as the publicity unleashed many new allegations from other women: Altogether, there appears to be sufficient evidence to indict Katsav for sexual offenses involving five women. Additional complainants are expected to be summoned to testify against him at his trial to reinforce the argument that Katsav had a specific modus operandi in relation to women. And if that wasn't enough, Police have also found sufficient evidence to indict Katsav on charges of illegal wiretapping and Katsav is also suspected of obstructing justice and harassing a witness.
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POPSMere Sound and Fury Until Harry and Nancy Do Their Thing in The Dark
Half of it will come from massive cuts in Medicare Advantage, while the other half will be generated by new taxes on high-end insurance, higher income taxes, and new levies on drugs and innovative medical devices. We will address these additional yellow flags on this page on Tuesday in Part 2. There is another reason why the CBO's preliminary analysis should be taken with a grain of salt, though this one wasn't mentioned in the report. Whatever the content of the Baucus bill once it is voted out of the finance committee, it will disappear into a legislative black hole as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their key aides do what they did on the economic stimulus package back in February -- huddle together behind closed doors to write the final bill, which will then be presented as a fait accompli in the form of a conference report. Everything else is mere sound and fury signifying nothing until Harry and Nancy do their thing in the dark.
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POPSThe Fed And Investment Banks That is why large commercial banks, which have open account obligations to thousands of other banks, creditors and counterparties, can be said to be too big to fail. Applying the too-big-to-fail label to investment banks reflects a serious misunderstanding of how their business model differs from that of a commercial bank. In order to sign their agreement, the Fed and the SEC had to ignore a request by two powerful senators – Christopher Dodd and Richard Shelby, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate banking committee – who asked the two agencies in a letter last week to respect the prerogative of Congress to assign responsibilities to regulatory agencies. Instead, the two agencies have created a fait accompli that takes the question out of the hands of Congress. If Congress wants to have anything important to say about the regulation of the financial markets and the liabilities to be borne by the taxpayers, it should step in now to nullify this agreement or limit it
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POPS '24' Producer:::Hillary As President Is 'Nuts' Saying that he was “probably going to get behind Rudy" for the White House, Mr. Surnow named comedian Dennis Miller as another entertainer who has “come out” as a conservative in the overwhelmingly liberal Hollywood environment and said that another popular comedian, Adam Sandler “is going to come out and support Rudy Giuliani.”
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