- New Deal Part II
- Going Hi-Def?
- Delaying Medical Care
- Paul Krugman Q&A
Photo by James P. Blair/Corbis; Capitol: Corbis
- New Deal Part II
- Going Hi-Def?
- Delaying Medical Care
- Paul Krugman Q&A
Photo: Loungepark/Getty Images
- New Deal Part II
- Going Hi-Def?
- Delaying Medical Care
- Paul Krugman Q&A
Photo by Helena Karlsson/Corbis
BULLETIN BEATS
Filling Prescriptions
Q. I just switched to a different Part D plan, but my new card hasn’t arrived yet. How can I fill my prescriptions?
Conning the Curious
“We have hijacked your baby,” reads the subject line of the e-mail that began flooding inboxes in September.
Scamming the VA
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Through the Years
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THEY MADE HISTORY
JANUARY 5, 1914
In an effort to reduce worker turnover and stave off unionization, Henry Ford increases wages at his assembly plants from $2.34 a day to $5 a day.
1998: Sonny Bono, the California congressman better known as an entertainer, dies in a skiing accident. The inscription on the 62-year-old Bono's tombstone: "And the Beat Goes On."
1933: Workers begin building the Golden Gate Bridge.
Workers assemble parts for the Model T.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
BRAIN AEROBICS
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Richardson Withdraws, Cites Probe
He becomes the first political casualty in Obama's Cabinet.
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Stimulus Unlikely Before Jan. 20
Congressional leaders dash hopes for a speedy response to the economic crisis.
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Israel Strikes Before Ally Departs?
Experts say Israel timed its move against Hamas before Bush leaves office.
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Alaska Turns 50
What if Alaska never became a state?
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Recession Ignores College Degree
Economists say higher-educated unemployed is poised to hit record high.
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Seniors Behind Bars
Like the rest of the country, Virginia copes with a growing number of aging inmates.
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Anticipating the New Year
From age 9 to 99, these people look forward to 2009.
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Global Aging
The world will not be aging gracefully, experts say.
NEWSMAKERS
They Made a Difference
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LATE NIGHT HUMOR
"And typically every New Year's in Times Square, they drop that ball? Not this year. Not this year. Angry investors are dropping Bernie Madoff off the building."
—David Letterman
