Officials see new urgency to improve USA's bridges

Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007

NEWS

4 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad
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Four American soldiers were killed during combat in Baghdad, including
three
in a single roadside bombing, the U.S. military said Friday. Three
soldiers
were killed and 11 wounded Thursday when a bomb exploded near their
combat
patrol in eastern Baghdad, the military said in a statement. Four of
the
wounded were treated and returned to duty, it said.

Officials see new urgency to improve USA's bridges
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Against the shock of a mighty span's inexplicable fall at rush hour,
into the nation's greatest river bridge experts offer this reassurance:
The same
federally mandated inspections that show one-quarter of U.S. bridges to
be "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete" also indicate
they're in very little danger of collapsing.

Some doctors refuse services for religious reasons
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Doctors are becoming more assertive in refusing to treat patients for
religious reasons, expanding the list of services they won't provide
beyond
abortion to include artificial insemination, use of fetal tissues and
even prescribing Viagra.

MONEY

Lead use can be accidental, or not
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U.S. and Chinese product-safety experts say there are many reasons why
Chinese factories might inadvertently or not use lead-based paint on
toys, a situation that has prompted calls for mandatory product testing
and certification.