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Martin Delaney dies at 63; crusader for patients with AIDS
Martin Delaney, a determined crusader for HIV-infected people, who successfully challenged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expedite the testing and approval of potentially life-saving drugs, died of liver cancer Friday at his home in San Rafael,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Frontline Limited, Minority Groups, U.S. Public Health Service
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Affirmative action and government
Will President-elect Barack Obama be a real agent of change, as he has promised, or will it be business as usual for racial and ethnic preferences in the Obama administration? A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington may...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Minority Groups, Discrimination, Heads of State, Business Enterprises
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Robert H. Barrow dies at 86; former commandant of the Marine Corps
Robert H. Barrow, a former commandant of the Marine Corps who was decorated for heroism and recognized for reforms, died Oct. 30 at his home in St. Francisville, La. He was 86 and had heart and circulatory problems. Barrow, a retired four-star general,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Tampa, The Washington Post, Weather, Heads of State
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Privatizing Social Security: 'Me' Over 'We'
Social Security privatization has been vigorously challenged on both economic and technical grounds. It has been said again and again that privatization increases risk for prospective retirees without solving the long-term Social Security financing...Tags: Society, Company Privatization, Wages and Pensions, Social Security, Privatization
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2.7% Social Security Boost for Seniors Sort Of
Times Staff WriterThe Social Security Administration today said that monthly benefits will rise 2.7% next year, or an average of $25 for each retiree, but much of that increase will be offset by a rise in Medicare premiums. In separate economic news, the government...Tags: Market and Exchange, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Wages and Pensions, Consumer Confidence
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Ernie Willcher
-->Ernie Willcher, 62, of North Potomac, Md., retired in April after 25 years as a civilian employee of the Pentagon--but still returned there several days a week after he was hired by Booz Allen five months ago. "He was having a great time there for the...Tags: Health, Education, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Defense
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Q&A: Iraq Demystified: a Primer on Politics, History
The U.S. war in Iraq takes place in a region with a long and complicated history unfamiliar to many Americans. We asked experts on Iraqi politics and history to answer some basic questions. How did Iraq come into being? Iraq was born as a state in 1921,...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions, Petroleum Industry
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How a New Policy Led to Seven Deadly Drugs
Times Staff WriterFor most of its history, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved new prescription medicines at a grudging pace, paying daily homage to the physician's creed, "First, do no harm." Then in the early 1990s, the demand for AIDS drugs...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, White House, Liver Disease, Georgetown University
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How Deaths Were Calculated
Reports of adverse drug reactions to the Food and Drug Administration are considered by public health officials to be the most reliable early warnings of a product's danger. The reports are filed to the FDA by health professionals, consumers and drug...Tags: Health Organizations, Health, Gaming, Death, Entertainment
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In Different Worlds, Afghan Clan Leads
Times Staff WriterOne brother will be installed Saturday as the leader of a newly liberated Afghanistan. The other will be planning his newest restaurant in America. Both are members of the Popalzoi, a tribe whose Durrani ancestors--part of the larger Pushtun clan--...Tags: Human Rights, Family, State University of New York, Philosophy, Onions
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Southern Section
Saturday, May 22 SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS First Round DIVISION I Camarillo 1, Hart 0 (8 innings) Centerfielder Stephanie Byrne had a two-out double to score a runner from first in the bottom of the eight inning for host Camarillo (21-7), which visits...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Martin Henderson, Natural Resources, Stanford University
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