Palin Pick Surprises Political World

Aug. 29, 2008, 2:05 p.m.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) chose to make a little history of his own Friday, eschewing conventional picks for vice president and choosing first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the second woman ever selected for a presidential ticket and the first Republican.

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Stier: Detecting a Bad Breast Cancer Bill

July 1, 11:28 a.m.

Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article