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Thursday, February 10, 2005

Some physical therapy patients are frustrated when they learn their insurer won’t cover the last stage of treatment. But all is not lost when coverage is denied. The Attorney General’s office and Citizen Action have advice on how to appeal a claim.

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Richard Kirsch, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, says you are not powerless when HMOs say no
» Citizen Action of New York
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Joe Baker, Bureau Chief, Attorney General's Health Care Bureau, explains what ...

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The New Rendition

Jane Mayer, New Yorker Staff writer, reports that after America sends detainess abroad, they are often tortured
» "Outsourcing Torture" by Jane Mayer in the New Yorker
» The Taft/Yoo memos (The New Yorker)
» Q & A with Jane Mayer

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Extraordinary Rendition, Neologisms, Newspeak

Responding to today's interview with Jane Mayer on the practice of extraordinary rendition, MH in the East Village writes:

What exactly is the semantic origin of the term "extraordinary rendition"? On the face of it, one might imagine a rapturous piano sonata, but the actual meaning re: torture/interrogation is ...

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