QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The European Union and Canada would stand to gain about $27 billion a year by liberalizing bilateral trade further, according to a joint study issued on Thursday on the eve of their annual summit. Read more…

A La Crescenta man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges of defrauding Medicare by using patients' Medicare identification numbers without their knowledge, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Thomas P. O'Brien announced. Between August 2003 and April 2008, Melkon Gabriyelyan, 51, billed the Medicare program for more than $1,640,000. Read more…

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today joins with its partners in the international community to commemorate World Food Day. World Food Day was designated by the United Nations in 1979 to raise awareness about hunger worldwide. Read more…

Dr. Ira D. Cheifetz of Princeton Junction, NJ, was voted President-elect of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons during the Association's 90th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition in Seattle, Wash., September 16-21, 2008. Dr. Cheifetz assumes this position following a one-year term as the association's Vice President. Read more…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive all day use fees for veterans, active, reserve and guard service members and their families at its recreation areas nationwide on November 11. Read more…

Applicants Already in Line Camping Out - 1,000 Expected Read more…

President George Bush this week rejected a Congressional effort to bar the United States military from controlling Iraq's oil resources. Read more…

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. R. Lynn White of Austin, TX, assumed the presidency of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons at the conclusion of the association's 90th Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition in Seattle, Wash., September 16-21, 2008. Read more…

Points to Infrastructure Investments, Clean Water Referendum Read more…

Gateway for Cancer Research (Gateway), an international not-for-profit organization that funds translational clinical trials for cancer treatment, today named Lynette Bisconti president. Bisconti, a 10-year breast cancer survivor and marketing and public relations executive will lead the organization's mission to fund patient-centered clinical studies that make an impact on those battling cancer. Read more…

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An official says a fire has destroyed part of a landmark 19th century exhibition hall in the Czech capital. Read more…

The state's early firearms antlerless deer seasons - early muzzleloader season, Oct. 18-25, and special firearms season for junior, senior, active duty military and certain disabled hunters, Oct. 23-25 - will start up this weekend, along with seasons for squirrels and grouse, so there will be plenty of activity in the state's forested areas for the next week, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Read more…

Precautionary Labeling Leaves Food-Allergic Kids Guessing About Ingredients Read more…

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association met this week for the 103rd time to forge essential directions in patient safety, nursing working conditions, and the organization's future. MNA's House of Delegates, the highest authoritative body of the organization, endorsed new strategic priorities for 2009. "MNA's priorities and direction in advancing the interests of registered nurses in Minnesota must be our primary concern," said MNA President, Linda Slattengren, RN. Read more…

Wal-Mart employees share stories of low wages, poor treatment as Walton family prospers Read more…

Wal-Mart employees share stories of low wages, poor treatment as Walton family prospers Read more…

Governor Edward G. Rendell today named John Blake as acting secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development following the resignation of Secretary Dennis Yablonsky, effective Oct. 24. Read more…

SAE Off-Highway Engineering, SAE International's commercial vehicle magazine, is presenting a telephone/Webcast titled, "Mobile Hydraulics: Helping Machines Go Green." Read more…

Peake: Lapses 'Unacceptable,' Procedures and Accountability Tightened Read more…

6-Year Project to Improve Smallholder Farmers' Product Quality, Crop Yield, and Access to Markets Read more…

Obama and McCain Small Business Policies Will Shock Joe the Plumber Read more…

CBA Partners With Public Relations Student Society of America Read more…

The International Peace Operations Association Annual Summit, the premiere event of the private peace and stability operations industry, takes place on October 26-28 in Washington, D.C. Read more…

The Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau is among the first Texas convention & visitors bureaus to announce the use of RSS feeds on their website. Read more…

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