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What We've Found: Boy wants more phys. ed., CHIP out of House bill, Beijing "black clinics", Karzai must earn U.S. aid, contributions change U.S. reps vote on Cuba and PA lawmakers' salaries frozen
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What We've Found: Boy wants more phys. ed., CHIP out of House bill, Beijing "black clinics", Karzai must earn U.S. aid, contributions change U.S. reps vote on Cuba and PA lawmakers' salaries frozen
Julia Harte with your morning fix.
A Chester county boy with diabetes and his parents filed for a "due process" hearing with his middle school after school officials refused to let the boy attend gym class more frequently than other kids to keep his blood sugar low.
The Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance to children in low-income families, would be phased out by the House health overhaul bill, which would instead direct such children either to Medicaid or to a national health insurance exchange.
Beijing's poorest residents were still seeking medical care from illicit "black clinics," even after the government shut down 3,300 of the illegal medical centers last year.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai must show "measurable results" of his efforts to fight corruption and cronyism and improve the Afghan army before he can expect to receive future civilian aid from the United States, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed Karzai yesterday.
Political contributions from the U.S.-Cuba Democracy political action committee reached some lawmakers in the House of Representatives days before they voted against closer ties with Cuba -- a sharp reversal of their previous positions.
Since there has been no inflation in cost-of-living expenses over the past year -- in fact, a net deflation of 0.14 percent -- Pennsylvania state lawmakers' salaries were frozen at $78,315 this month.
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