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Lobbyists spending big to shape health care debate

Jim McElhatton

Sen. Max Baucus will be busy the next few weeks trying to steer the health care reform bill, but he won't be so busy that ...

Patient records seized in federal drug probe
5 AM Sarah Karush ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal agents looking for evidence of illegal drug distribution have seized patient records from the home office of a Bethesda physician, according to court records. Continue reading »
S.C. governor faces 37 ethics violations
5 AM S.A. Miller
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was hit with formal charges of 37 ethics violations, forcing a former Republican rising star to need to fight for his own political survival. Continue reading »
Man gets 2 life terms in burning/beating death
5 AM Sarah Karush ASSOCIATED PRESS
An immigrant from El Salvador was sentenced Monday to two consecutive life terms plus 30 years for beating an 83-year-old woman and setting her on fire while she was still alive. Continue reading »
EXCLUSIVE: D.C. contractor repairs Council Chair's home
5 AM Jeffrey Anderson THE WASHINGTON TIMES
D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray fared better than most homeowners when a megadeveloper that works with city agencies arranged for what he says were minor repairs and prepared plans to renovate his home. Continue reading »
Work on Gray's home unusual, firm says
5 AM Jeffrey Anderson THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Repair work performed on D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray's house this summer by a politically connected developer's company was outside the normal scope of practice, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. Continue reading »