November 2010
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Screening Tool May Better Identify Heart Disease in African Americans
In a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), researchers say they may have an explanation as to why African Americans, despite having lower amounts of coronary artery calcification, are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events compared with Caucasians. The answer, according [...]
Republican Calls Obama ‘Very, Very Urban’ On House Floor
Hufington Post – Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, referred to President Obama as “very, very urban,” while charging that as a senator he gave special favor to African American farmers who were victims of government discrimination. In case anybody missed his meaning in a speech on the House floor Monday evening, King emphasized [...]
Cut-off of jobless aid would lower economic growth
If Congress lets unemployment benefits expire this week, the jobless won’t be the only ones to feel the pain. The overall economy would suffer, too. Unemployment benefits help drive the economy because the jobless tend to spend every dollar they get, pumping cash into businesses. A cut-off of aid for millions of people jobless for [...]
Obama calls meeting with GOP leaders ‘good start’
President Barack Obama is calling his meeting with congressional Republicans “a good start” on efforts to work more closely to resolve differences over taxes, budget and national security. Appearing at the end their lengthy meeting at the White House, Obama said he believes all the leaders present understand that the people sent a message in [...]
N.O. officer says he burned body after Katrina
A New Orleans police officer on trial for burning the body of a man who was fatally shot by a different officer testified Monday that he set the fire because he didn’t want to let another corpse rot in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. “I was exposed to so much death, so many bodies,” said Officer Gregory [...]
