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...brought the problem to Tom Reynolds, the New York congressman who runs the National Republican Campaign Committee tasked with getting members reelected. His decision to go to Reynolds first adds fuel to the charge that Republicans saw this as much a political problem as a matter of keeping children safe. With approval numbers for Congress lurking below 30% in most surveys, this kind of event, a month before the election, could reinforce a "throw the bums" out mentality that could result in a Democratic win in the House...
...played by British comedian SACHA BARON COHEN is on the wackiest publicity tour in history for his movie Borat. Last week he caused a minor security kerfuffle when he tried to personally deliver a screening invitation to "President George Walter Bush." Good to know our nation's leader is safe from practical jokers...
...major regulatory oversight would be a new hurdle for the supplement business, thanks to some old friends in Washington. Senator Hatch co-sponsored the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which released manufacturers from demonstrating that products were safe before being sold. Hatch has invested in a Utah company called Pharmics, and other supplement companies contribute regularly to his campaigns. XanGo recently became Hatch's top contributor, with executives donating...
...more than 800 reports of adverse effects from the Chinese weight-loss herb before it proposed limiting doses in 1997. A subsequent study tied 155 deaths to various ephedra products, but uncontrolled sales weren't banned until 2004. Utah company Neutraceutical Corp. is still arguing that lower doses are safe, but in August the firm was overruled by an appeals court...
...State of Denial, a book full of stories about an Administration pursuing a war with no clue how to go about it. And Representative Mark Foley, a Republican from Florida, resigned after his X-rated Internet chats with teenage boys from the House page program were made public. A safe seat for Republicans was suddenly in jeopardy...