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Rep. James P. Moran Jr., second from left, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee were arrested at the Sudanese Embassy on Friday at a protest over Darfur.
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In 2003, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV accused the Bush administration of twisting intelligence about Iraq's efforts to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger to justify going to war.
"Blood was spreading in the water," Hogan said. "The sharks were gathering. It's typical Washington politics, except that this involved the commission of a crime."
A Few Insurers Handling Bulk of Drug Benefit
UnitedHealth Group and Humana are the biggest winners among insurers offering the new Medicare drug benefit, according to enrollment numbers.
Although about 90 companies are administering more than 3,000 private plans around the country, enrollment is heavily concentrated in just a handful of companies, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
UnitedHealth, which has a joint marketing relationship with AARP, was a clear No. 1. It obtained 27 percent of the enrollment in stand-alone drug plans, or 3.8 million enrollees.
-- From News Services
A Few Insurers Handling Bulk of Drug Benefit
UnitedHealth Group and Humana are the biggest winners among insurers offering the new Medicare drug benefit, according to enrollment numbers.
Although about 90 companies are administering more than 3,000 private plans around the country, enrollment is heavily concentrated in just a handful of companies, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
UnitedHealth, which has a joint marketing relationship with AARP, was a clear No. 1. It obtained 27 percent of the enrollment in stand-alone drug plans, or 3.8 million enrollees.
-- From News Services
