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Sweeping changes of Medicare overhaul will save it
The recent Medicare Trustees report showed the program is careening toward bankruptcy and will run out of money in 2024 — five years faster than the trustees predicted just one year ago. And to make it worse, the chief actuary for Medicare,
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:09A
Sweeping changes of Medicare overhaul will save it
The recent Medicare Trustees report showed the program is careening toward bankruptcy and will run out of money in 2024 — five years faster than the trustees predicted just one year ago. And to make it worse, the chief actuary for Medicare,
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:09A
Prisoner wants compo over bed fall
The inmate wants compensation for loss of income and the cost of medical expenses over the accident at a maximum-security jail. He has claimed his ability to do manual labour, the only work available to him, has been restricted by injuries suffered in
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:08A
Hidalgo upsets Cilic in French Open
Marin Cilic became the first seed to crash out of the French Open after he lost to Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in Paris. The 19th seed went down in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-4, and is expected to now slip out of the top 20 in the world
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:07A
Pressure on military prosecutor
The role was also supposed to help entrench a series of reforms to military justice enacted under the Howard government. Military justice insiders say the decision to dismiss the controversial charges will reflect badly on Brigadier McDade.
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:05A
Seventeen killed as train collides with jeep in eastern India
The accident took place when the jeep was hit by the speeding train at an unmanned railway crossing in Bihar state's Madhubani district. The victims were on their way to participate in the victory procession of a candidate who was elected as the head
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:04A
Boards watching the Centro case
But when the corporate regulator's case closed last week and Justice John Middleton adjourned to ponder his decision, after all the probing and testing of Centro directors and all the impressive rhetoric of the previous four weeks, one question
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:04A
Wreck closes I-40 near Tinker
MIDWEST CITY -- A crash Sunday morning has prompted officials to close eastbound Interstate 40 near Tinker Air Force Base, the state Transportation Department reported. The roadway is closed at Douglas Boulevard, and traffic is being diverted to
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:04A
Oklahoma Republicans, Democrats Reflect On Historic Session
Changes to the state's workers' compensation and civil justice systems, one of Fallin's top priorities, both were approved by lawmakers this year. The so-called "tort reform" package included a hard cap of $350000 for non-economic damages and a
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:03A
Chad Jones: 'You Just Have To Get Up And Keep Going'
Chad Jones gave an uplifting, optimistic interview recently regarding his progress following the horrific car crash last June that nearly cost him his left foot, and maybe his life. The video is below. Here is an excerpt, with Jones talking about his
Updated: 05/22/2011 10:03A
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