Obama administration refuses to relax Plan B restrictions
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 8th, 2011 5:34 am by HL
Obama administration refuses to relax Plan B restrictions
The Obama administration stunned women’s health advocates and abortion opponents alike Wednesday by rejecting a request to let anyone of any age buy the controversial morning-after pill Plan B directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves.
For what the Food and Drug Administration thinks is the first time, the Department of Health and Human Services overruled the agency, vetoing the FDA’s decision to make the contraceptive available without any restrictions. Revealing a rare public split, FDA Administrator Margaret A. Hamburg said her conclusion that the drug could be used safely by women of all ages was nullified by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Gingrich, Romney prepare for January collision
Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, who have spent much of this year ignoring one another, are now on a collision course in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, facing a series of state-by-state battles in January that will possibly decide the race by testing which one can best surmount his own weaknesses.
GOP candidates speak at Republican Jewish Coalition Candidates Forum (Live video, tweets)
Six Republican candidates are in Washington on Tuesday to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition Candidates’ Forum.
Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman addressed the attendees before 10 a.m. ET, and the rest of the schedule is as follows:
10:25 a.m.: Mitt Romney
For Obama’s green-car revolution, fits and starts
The Obama administration has poured roughly $5 billion in taxpayer funds into the electric-car industry, offering incentives to manufacturers, their suppliers and even car buyers who might want to go green.
But analysts say the risk is rising that taxpayers in many cases will not see a return on their money soon, if ever. Instead, they warn that some federally subsidized companies could be forced to shut down in coming months.
