Congress Easily Overrides Medicare Veto - Washington Post

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Congress Easily Overrides Medicare Veto
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By Michael Abramowitz and Paul Kane President Bush sought to block a bill yesterday aimed at forestalling an 11 percent cut in payments to doctors taking care of Medicare patients, but Congress quickly overrode his veto.
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Some Accord on Afghanistan
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By Jonathan Weisman and Juliet Eilperin Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain shifted their foreign policy focus yesterday from the future of US military involvement in Iraq to the deteriorating war in Afghanistan, with both White House hopefuls pledging …
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Outraged Icahn refocuses on ousting Yahoo board (AP via Yahoo! News)
Apparently abandoning hopes for a truce with Yahoo Inc., investor Carl Icahn sharpened his focus on replacing the Internet company’s board Monday after his attempt to negotiate a deal with Microsoft Corp. was angrily rejected.

Yahoo tells lawmakers Microsoft seeks “fire sale” (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Yahoo Inc executive accused Microsoft Corp of teaming up with activist investor Carl Icahn to force a “fire sale” price for Yahoo’s search business.

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SKorean shares lower midmorning, KOSPI below 1,500 - UPDATE - Forbes
SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares turned lower in midmorning trade on Wednesday, with the KOSPI falling below 1,500 points as investors exercised caution amid ongoing troubles in the U.S. financial sector. The KOSPI rose 1.4 percent …

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The foster father who left Dima in his car in the sweltering heat is undergoing therapy at a mental hospital An American family adopted the … him up for adoption immediately after his birth even though she too was raised in an orphanage

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Transracial adoption must respect culture - The Times
I felt I had to respond to Nomfundo Xulu s article Black, White of adopting ( July 14). Helen Pike, by e-mail As a single white parent of a black child, I can assure you that it is not easy for white families to adopt black children.