PROBE FAR BROADER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED
A Justice Department investigation into possible influence-peddling by prominent Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is examining his dealings with four lawmakers, more than a dozen current and former congressional aides and two former Bush administration officials, according to lawyers and others involved in the case.
Investigators want to know whether Mr. […]

“A LOT OF US RELIED ON FORMER CIA DIRECTOR GEORGE TENET. WE HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AND CIA, AND THEY DID NOT TELL US THERE WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CIA, COMMERCE OR THE PENTAGON ON THE WMDS.” - Rep. Norm Dicks
…. Rep. Norm Dicks, a member of […]

The number of U.S. children and teens who were diagnosed with depression more than doubled between 1995 and 2002, while the use of antidepressant drugs rose and the use of psychotherapy or counseling declined.
The findings, say researchers, point to possible instances of inappropriate prescribing to children.
While guidelines call for children to be treated with […]

SEA LEVELS MAY BE RISING TWICE AS FAST AS IN PREVIOUS CENTURIES
Current levels of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere are higher now than at any time in the last 650,000 years.
That is the conclusion of new European studies looking at ice taken from 3km below the surface of Antarctica.
The […]