Archive for September, 2009

Lee Ann Murray of Austin has a daunting list of medical problems, ranging from migraines that can last a week to lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect multiple parts of her body. She sees a cadre of specialists at Austin Diagnostic Clinic, who she says provide excellent care. But the clinic — one of the largest in Central Texas, with 120,000 patients — told Murray that because of problems collecting payments from her health insurer — the U.S. military’s Tricare plot — it is dropping her coverage. By Oct. 31, she will have to find new doctors, and so will 2,600 to 2,700 other Ce

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Obama’s war council divided on Afghanistan (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 in 333062.

President Barack Obama walks toward Marine One for a departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Obama is scheduled to fly to the National Institutes of Health. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP – President Barack Obama summoned his war council to the White House Situation Room on Wednesday for an intense, three-hour discussion that exposed emerging fault lines over Afghanistan ? with military commanders pressing for more troops and other advisers expressing skepticism.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Overnight Stars

Written by on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 in Latest News.

From Lady Gaga to the Jonas Brothers, check out this gallery of performers who became well-known seemingly overnight.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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