Ethics & Health Law News - 18-Sep-2013
Author: Lawrence O. Gostin, JD JAMA. 2013;310(11):1127-1128. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.276527. “The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, which established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), exemplifies the nation’s extraordinary compassion and generosity—granting $48 billion over the current 5-year period (2009-2013). PEPFAR, however,...
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The Wall Street Journal - 26-Sep-2014
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....
