Palin, Biden Go Toe-to-Toe

Oct. 2, 2008, 11:40 p.m.

Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska tonight held her own in a debate with her Democratic opponent, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, addressing a range of topics with apparent knowledge – or at least strong preparation – and avoiding the type of major gaffes her backers had feared could sink the struggling campaign of Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

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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