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Edition: Jul 11, 2001
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Hospitals, patients run short of key drugs Production cuts, tight inventories can hit fast
Patricia DeRatto knows which local hospitals have stocks of the medicine that keeps her son from bleeding to death. Because the medicine has been in short supply for months, she's called them all to check, just in case.
Brokerage restricts analysts' stock buys Firms they cover off-limits at Merrill
NEW YORK -- In one of the most significant attempts yet to quiet concerns about conflicts of interest on Wall Street, Merrill Lynch no longer will allow its 850 stock analysts to invest in companies they cover.
'Deadbeat dad' told: No more kids Wis. court backs threat of prison
In an unprecedented action against ''deadbeat dads,'' the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Tuesday that a man who owed $25,000 in child support could be ordered not to father anymore children as a condition of probation.
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Jamaica violence prompts military responseDow and Nasdaq stocks nose-diveDow Jones industrial average drops 123.76 points to 10,175.64; Nasdaq index falls 63.92 points to 1962.79; 30-year Treasury bond yield drops to 5.
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Civil unions blur at Vt.'s state line
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- In 1997, Robert DeBenedictis and Don Picard invited 200 guests to a Massachusetts beach to celebrate their union.
Police begin search of Condit's apartment
WASHINGTON -- Police investigating the disappearance of former government intern Chandra Levy searched the apartment of Rep. Gary Condit with his permission Tuesday night.
Team creates human embryos to harvest stem cells Scientists' announcement sure to add fuel to ethical debate over controversial research
A group of fertility specialists announced Tuesday that they have created human embryos specifically as a source of cells that could be used for research into treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer.
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Post office will keep Saturday deliveries Packed pool beats the heatThe U.S. Postal Service will continue delivering mail six days a week, its board chairman said Tuesday.
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For Bush's agenda, summer an unkind season Some priorities face tough battles
WASHINGTON -- President Bush hoped to begin scoring significant progress on his domestic agenda this week so he could claim credit for concrete results before Congress left town for its August recess.
Pilot knew jet landed too fast, cockpit transcript indicates Documents detail errors
WASHINGTON -- The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight into Burbank, Calif., last year knew he had messed up. He had landed his 737 too fast, crashing though a fence at the end of the runway and skidding into a nearby gas station.
'Well, there goes my career'
As Southwest Flight 1455 descended toward Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport on the evening of March 5, 2000, warnings began sounding, according to transcripts released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
White House rejects exemption for charities that won't hire gays Activists say issue is not resolved
After a day of intense criticism, the Bush administration rejected a proposed regulation Tuesday that would have let religious groups receive federal money even if they refused to hire gays and lesbians.
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Across The USA
Alabama: Mobile -- The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science will apparently become the first public school in the state with mandatory drug testing for all its students this fall. The Mobile school also plans to test faculty on a voluntary basis.
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Campaign-finance vote 'going to be very close'
WASHINGTON -- With a showdown vote scheduled for Thursday in the House of Representatives, both sides in the fight over rewriting the nation's campaign-finance laws say the matter is too close to call, and they are painting dire scenarios should their op
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