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Environment Trumps Health As FDA Ends Sales of Only OTC Asthma Inhaler in U.S.

By Susan Jones | March 20, 2011, 11:26 AM EDT

The only over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold in the United States soon will be banned from store shelves because of environmental concerns, and replacement medications may cost more, the U.S. Food and Drug administration acknowledged. The FDA announced o ...

Dems Pounce on Pawlenty – Hours Before His Formal Announcement

By Susan Jones | May 23, 2011, 4:54 PM EDT

With 17 months to go until the 2012 presidential election, the party in power has signaled its intention to go negative early and often. Even before former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty formally announced his intention to run for president on the Republican ...

Sen. Al Franken: In 2 Years, Obama ‘May Not Be the President’

By Susan Jones | June 9, 2011, 10:57 AM EDT

Sen. Al Franken, a liberal Democrat from Minnesota, suggested on Wednesday that Barack Obama may be a one-term president. He made the comment as the Senate Judiciary Committee considered President Obama’s request to extend FBI Director Robert Mueller’s te ...

Texas Governor Sounds Like A Candidate in Speech to Republican Gathering

By Susan Jones | June 20, 2011, 10:31 AM EDT

A standing ovation and cries of “Run, Rick, Run” greeted Texas Gov. Rick Perry following his campaign-like speech to a gathering of conservatives in New Orleans on Saturday. Addressing the Republican Leadership Conference, Perry wasted no time in criticiz ...

Liberal Activists to Protest Job-Creating Oil Pipeline

By Susan Jones | June 23, 2011, 3:40 PM EDT

Actor Danny Glover, a perennial protester, plans to march with other liberal activists outside the White House in the summer heat to protest a proposed oil pipeline that would bring crude oil from Canada to U.S. refineries in Texas, creating tens of thous ...

Go on Vacation, Rent a Car, Help the Environment

By Susan Jones | July 5, 2011, 2:16 PM EDT

A major car-rental company is inviting customers to "help save the environment with your next rental." As part of its carbon offset program, Enterprise Holdings offers customers the option of adding $1.25 to the cost of the rental car, which Ent ...