1. Bloomberg: Restrict painkillers in NYC

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    ... (New York Times) Some of the most common and most powerful prescription painkillers on the market ... Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday in an effort to crack down on what he called a citywide and national ... will no longer be able to get more than three days' worth of narcotic painkillers like Vicodin

  2. Companies race to beat Obama tax increases

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    ... (BLOOMBERG) The wealthy look set to enjoy a windfall in the closing weeks of the year as companies ... dividends totaling about $20 billion this quarter to avoid anticipated tax increases in 2013 ... , according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Others, including law and private-equity firms, probably

  3. $4,500 wonderbike set to hit streets

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    ... (Bloomberg) Portland-based Ryno Motors has set a launch date of January, 2013 for its electric Ryno

  4. Bloomberg launches sex-ed, condom app for kids

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    ... (New York Post) The Bloomberg administration has launched an app intended to reduce teen pregnancy ... called "Teens in NYC Protection+" that provides a wealth of health data for kids who are &mdash

  5. Mayor locks up baby formula to push breast-feeding

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    ... (NYPOST) The nanny state is going after moms. Mayor Bloomberg is pushing hospitals to hide ... On NYC initiative, 27 of the citys 40 hospitals have also agreed to give up swag bags sporting

  6. Cabinet members told push 'Obamacare' at commencement

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    ... (Campus Reform) The White House has instructed Cabinet members and senior officials to use 2013 ... commencement addresses to promote the supposed benefits of "Obamacare," Bloomberg Businessweek reported ... individuals to stay on their parents' insurance plan until the age of 26, Bloomberg Business reported.

  7. Ray Nagin indicted

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    ... http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/01/ray_nagin_becomes_first_new_or.html (Times Picayune

  8. Starbucks uncertain over Bloomberg's drink plan

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    ... . As the Bloomberg administration moved ahead on Tuesday with its plan to restrict sales of big sugary drinks ... , exempts any beverage that contains more than 50 percent milk by volume. Officials in City Hall

  9. Senate Reps urge action soon to avoid U.S. fiscal cliff

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    ... (BLOOMBERG) Congress should act to avert an utterly predictable fiscal cliff of tax increases ... Dec. 31 and automatic spending cuts will start in 2013. The combined effect of those and other

  10. With half his braintied behind his back

    ... spinal operation a few years ago, he became addicted to powerful prescription painkillers. Rush ... radio contract, but a few weeks later, put Bill Clinton's comparatively measly $10 million book ... contract on its front page. Meanwhile, in the past week alone, LexisNexis has accumulated more than 50