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Nursing home drug
use puts many at risk
Nearly 2,500 nursing home residents in Mass. were given powerful antipsychotic drugs last year that were not intended or recommended for their medical condition, a practice that is more common here than in most other states, according to a Globe analysis of federal data. (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
Va. health bill could foil Obama proposal
In Virginia, a new battle is being waged over a question that could undercut a key part of President Obama’s health care proposal: whether Washington can require that most Americans have health insurance. (By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff)
Iraqis defy deadly attacks to cast votes
Defying a sustained barrage of mortars and rockets in Baghdad and other cities, Iraqis went to the polls in large numbers yesterday to choose a new Parliament meant to outlast the American military presence here. (By Steven Lee Myers, New York Times)
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