CVS says it is subject of FTC investigation AP (November 05, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.'s business practices, the company said Thursday.
RI hospital fined $150,000 in wrong-site surgery AP (November 03, 2009) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's largest hospital was fined $150,000 and ordered to take the extraordinary step of installing video cameras in all its operating rooms after it had its fifth wrong-site surgery since 2007, state health officials said Monday.
Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can't recall AP (November 02, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way.
US: Mass. can't force gay marriage benefits AP (October 30, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - States that allow gay marriage can't force the federal government to provide benefits to those couples, the Obama administration argued Friday in court papers in a lawsuit by Massachusetts.
California Rep. Waters is under investigation AP (October 29, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - The House ethics committee said Thursday it's investigating whether California Rep. Maxine Waters used her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned stock - and whether the couple benefited as a result.
Mo. restricts media access to prisoner interviews AP (October 20, 2009) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri prison officials are restricting inmate access to the media, citing concerns over the cost of security for onsite interviews.
Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users AP (October 19, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo
Bank of America to give up Merrill deal documents AP (October 12, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After months of resistance, Bank of America Corp. is handing over documents related to its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. to the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Bigger savings seen from limiting medical lawsuits AP (October 09, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said Friday in a reversal that puts the issue back in the middle of the health care debate.