Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) called for an investigation into whether AIG and other medical benefits providers denied costly treatment for civilian contractors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a letter Tuesday to Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who chairs the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy of the House Oversight Committee, Cummings said he was "absolutely disgusted to read about the atrocities that individuals are being forced to endure as they attempt to get treatment for the injuries they received while serving our country." The LA Times and ABC News reported last week that providers of medical benefits were unwilling to fund basic medical needs like artificial limbs, surgery, and psychological counseling. (LA Times)
Norway lawyers to charge Olmert with war crimes --Attorneys seek to charge top officials, accuse Israel of 'massive terror attacks' in Gaza Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other top officials could face legal action in Norway over the Gaza offensive after six Norwegian lawyers said Tuesday they would accuse them of war crimes. The lawyers, who plan to file their complaint with Norway's chief prosecutor on Wednesday, said they will call for the arrest and extradition of Olmert as well as former Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and seven senior Israeli army officers
Britain to sink into £1 trillion debt hole next year Alistair Darling yesterday hit big-earners with a 50 per cent tax rate as he attempted to deflect attention from the worst public finance figures since the Second World War. The Chancellor announced plans to borrow £175 billion this year and £173 billion the next in a desperate attempt to plug the black hole in his reserves caused by the recession and the unknown cost of the banking bail-out.
"Don't Drink the Water" in 10 Connecticut Towns Live or work in Bloomfield, Glastonbury, Portland, Windsor, Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, South Windsor, East Granby, or Windsor Locks? Just to be safe, the state's Public Health Department is asking customers who get their water from the Metropolitan District (MDC) to boil it for at least one minute - until further notice. There are "copepods" and "rotifers" in the water.
Drama at GE shareholders meeting — ‘Open hostility’ toward execs over MSNBC's ‘leftward tilt’ — Things got testy Wednesday at the GE shareholders meeting courtesy of several complaints about political bias at its media division, NBC Universal. — Just don't expect to see the fireworks
ABC News Exclusive: Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh — Police in Uniform Join In as Victim Is Whipped, Beaten, Electrocuted, Run Over by SUV — A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips …
Bonuses To New York Times Execs Under Fire — At a time when New York Times managers are forcing all employees to take a five percent pay cut, and demanding even larger sacrifices from the NYT-owned Boston Globe, top executives of the beleaguered newspaper received substantial bonus …
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