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What's in a word? Romney aide says Romney sees health care mandate as a penalty, not a tax Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON - A top adviser says Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney doesn't see the health care mandate as a tax but as a penalty or a fee or even a fine. Tukwila WA police custody death investigated The Wenatchee World Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:08 PM PDT TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) â€" An independent investigation is under way in the case of a 26-year-old man who died after Tukwila, Wash., police tried to take him for an involuntary mental health commitment. Tukwila Sgt. Mark Dunlap says police responded Saturday to a 911 call from family members who said the young man "with a history of mental illness" was being combative and making strange statements. Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency' Sin Chew Jit Poh Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY, July 2, 2012 (AFP) - The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry. EDCO fined $112K for accident that seriously injured employee Channel 8 San Diego Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:06 PM PDT EDCO Waste and Recycling Services Inc. was hit with seven citations, carrying a total penalty of nearly $112,000, stemming from an accident at its Lemon Grove facility, the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced Monday. GlaxoSmithKline to pay record $3 billion in medication fraud settlement Guelph Mercury Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:03 PM PDT British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion in fines â€" the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history â€" for criminal and civil violations involving 10 drugs that are taken by millions of people. Scott: Florida will not implement 2 parts of healthcare law WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:03 PM PDT Gov. Rick Scott made his rounds on several network news shows over the weekend making national headlines. That's because Gov. Scott says Florida will not implement two major yet optional parts of the President's health care law. Gov. Scott: I'm not going to put our citizens at risk of a program that doesn't work. ... Medical providers - Providence and Facey - align to prepare for Obama plan Los Angeles Daily News Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:01 PM PDT Two San Fernando Valley area medical providers said Monday that they have formed an affiliation to better deal with the national health care law declared constitutional last week by a divided U.S. Supreme Court. Prepare for the New Investment Tax Smart Money Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:59 PM PDT The Supreme Court's health-care ruling means the 3.8% surtax on investment income is for real. We answer your questions. GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion for health fraud The Tennessean Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:54 PM PDT GlaxoSmithKline LLC will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs for unapproved uses and to failing to disclose important safety information on a third in the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history. Triple killer faces mental health detention ABC via Yahoo!7 News Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:54 PM PDT A mentally ill man who shot dead three people has been detained for life in a mental health facility.

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