Dayhoff Soundtrack: E-Brief from CNSNews: Sebelius Says President Obama Has Instructed All Cabinet-Level Departments to Promote Public Health

Monday, April 12, 2010

E-Brief from CNSNews: Sebelius Says President Obama Has Instructed All Cabinet-Level Departments to Promote Public Health

Monday, April 12, 2010 - E-Brief from CNSNews: Sebelius Says President Obama Has Instructed All Cabinet-Level Departments to Promote Public Health

Sebelius Says President Obama Has Instructed All Cabinet-Level Departments to Promote Public Health
(CNSNews.com) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says President Obama “expects” all cabinet departments to leverage their resources in support of public health, a move she suggested is unprecedented. Sebelius explained that the Department of Transportation can operate as a “health agency" by funding bike trails for communities, for example.

Health Law Bans New Doctor-Owned Hospitals, Blocks Expansion of Existing Ones
(CNSNews.com) – The new health care overhaul law, which promised increased access and efficiency in health care, will prevent doctor-owned hospitals from adding more rooms and more beds. The new health care rules single out physician-owned hospitals, making new projects ineligible to receive payments for Medicare and Medicaid patients. More than 60 doctor-owned hospitals across the country that were in the development stage will be canceled, said Molly Sandvig, executive director of Physician Hospitals of America.

Justice Ginsburg’s Advice for Female Lawyers: Marry A Supportive Husband
(CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the best thing female lawyers can do to ensure they have successful careers is to marry a loving, supportive husband who will not be afraid to put his wife ahead of himself.

Justice Ginsburg: Supreme Court Picks Should Not Be Made Based on Religion
(CNSNews.com) – Speaking at Georgetown University Law School on Thursday, Ginsburg – one of two Jewish justices on a court dominated by Catholic members – said no justice would want to be identified by his religion.

Activist Atheist Pair Want Pope Arrested
(CNSNews.com) –Accusing the Pope covering up clerical sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens want lawyers to build a case for arresting the pope for “crimes against humanity” when he visits Britain later this year to beatify a 19th century British theologian.

Polish President Was a Reliable U.S. Ally, But Also a Candid Critic
(CNSNews.com) – The death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski cut short the leadership of a conservative who did not shy away from controversy, whether it meant annoying the European Union over the death penalty or the Kremlin over his opposition to Russian maneuvering in the former Soviet sphere of influence. His death also deprives the West of an uncompromising ally, one who was strongly supportive of the military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and willing to brave Russian anger by agreeing to host U.S. missile defense facilities as a shield against Iran.

Pre-Vote Stupak: ‘I’m Not Going to Run From the Issue’; Senate Bill Will ‘Go Down in Flames’
(CNSNews.com) - In December, the day before the Senate passed its health-care bill, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) told CNSNews.com that abortion language in Senate version of the bill was unacceptable, that the bill would “go down in flames” in the House, and that he and other pro-life Democrats were under extreme pressure from the Obama White House and House Democratic leaders to change their position on the issue.

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COMMENTARY

Nukes
By Rich Galen
President Barack Obama is on an anti-nuclear binge. It is obviously a good thing to want to reduce nuclear weapons on the planet, and I hope he is successful. Forty heads of state being zipped around downtown Washington cannot be a good for work-a-day people like you and me, but it’s a small price to pay for getting the world to focus on the issue of nuclear terrorism.

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