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FDA PROPOSES TO SWITCH DRUGS FROM PRESCRIPTION TO OTC
Feeling the pressure mounting against the mushrooming costs of Medicare, the Obama Administration has decided to propose a change that would cut out doctors, cut out insurance coverage, and reduce Medicare expense for an impressive array of drugs now only available by prescription. See Using Innovative Technologies and Other Conditions of Safe Use To Expand [...]
Catholic Bishops Vow to Protest
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on Americans to engage in two weeks of public protest against the Obama Administration’s so-called contraception mandate. Between June 21 and July 4, 2012, Catholics nationwide will join with others to protest a Department of Health and Human Services rule that gives DHHS jurisdiction, as part of [...]
White House Blocks “Fast and Furious” Witness
The White House and Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. continue to resist congressional attempts to investigate the botched Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Fast and Furious” operation. Between 2006 and 2011, BATFE, operating under the jurisdiction of Attorney General Holder, passed approximately 2,000 firearms to suspected gun smugglers in the hopes of [...]
EPA Official “Crucified” by His Own Comments
In a May 2010 speech, reported upon by the Associated Press and by The Blaze, Al Armendariz, EPA’s Administrator of the South and Southwest region, including the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, described his enforcement philosophy. He viewed EPA enforcers as akin to Romans who would enter a village and crucify [...]
IRS Given $500 Million to Enforce Individual Mandate
Although the Supreme Court is likely to hold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional on or before the last day of June, the Obama Administration is not withholding tax dollars in anticipation of the decision. Instead, the Administration is rapidly expending in excess of $1 billion to implement the new law. [...]
Role of Obama in Bin Laden Kill Disputed
The White House has portrayed President Obama as a commander-in-chief who courageously led American military forces to kill bin Laden. The suggestion is that he was aware of all operational details and gave specific authorization for them. According to Vice President Biden, the President called the shots: “As [President Obama] walked out of the [Situation [...]
FDA Condemnation of the Terminally Ill
This article by Jonathan W. Emord is republished with permission from newswithviews.com. By Attorney Jonathan Emord NewsWithViews.com Based on the latest government estimates, half of all Americans born today will likely be stricken with some form of cancer. FDA approved cancer treatments rarely result in longevity greater than if the patient received no treatment [...]
Medicare and Social Security Trustees Predict Insolvency
The trustees of the Medicare and Social Security trust funds predict that the two funds will be insolvent by 2024 and 2033, respectively. On those dates neither fund will contain revenues sufficient to cover the costs of benefits. In 2012, Medicare will provide health insurance to an estimated 50 million Americans, and social security will [...]
