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Bush administration officials on Wednesday proposed to relax some federal antikickback rules in an effort to speed the spread of computerized medical records. Officials said the move would help more small medical practices and doctors’ offices use electronic records, widely viewed as key to cutting down on medical errors and …

The likelihood of getting a mammogram for breast cancer screening may depend on a woman’s income as well as her education level. A new CDC study shows that low-income women and those without a high school diploma living in major metropolitan areas are much less likely to receive a mammogram …

MEXICO CITY – Actor Mel Gibson (search), sporting a long beard and no socks, met with Mexican President Vicente Fox (search) on Wednesday and donated $1 million to help Mexico recover from Hurricane Stan (search). Fox’s office said Gibson asked to meet with Fox because he wanted to help after …

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) says he wants Congress to cut billions of dollars in federal spending it has already approved to pay for hurricane relief (search). Republican leaders of the House say they want that too, but it’s not the kind of thing that happens much on Capitol Hill. …

WASHINGTON – New York Times reporter Judith Miller (search) turned over additional notes and underwent questioning by prosecutors Tuesday in the criminal probe of the Bush administration’s leak of a covert CIA officer’s identity. In a memo to its staff, the newspaper said Miller will appear Wednesday before a federal …

DES MOINES, Iowa – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) says a federal investigation into his sale of stock in a family-owned hospital chain will affect his decision on whether he will seek the presidency in 2008. Frist, R-Tenn., said Saturday during a visit to Iowa — site of the …

UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pushing for a tough resolution against Syria (search) that would include sanctions against the Syrian government and individuals named in the U.N. report that implicates Damascus in the killing of a Lebanese leader, a U.S. official told FOX News. “This is true confessions …

LAWRENCE, Mass. – Gov. Mitt Romney (search) lifted the state of emergency for Massachusetts on Sunday, deactivating the National Guard (search) and sending a signal that the worst of the weather problems is over. Under blue skies near the banks of the swollen Merrimack River (search), Romney said by and …

LOS ANGELES – The mother of a boy whose accusations of molestation against Michael Jackson (search) were rejected by a jury made a brief, and apparently reluctant, court appearance Friday on welfare fraud charges. At first, the woman was absent from the hearing, sending her lawyer to handle a postponement. …

HONOLULU – Josh Holloway (search) and his wife reportedly were robbed at gunpoint in their home. There was no indication that the robber recognized the 36-year-old actor, who plays hunky con man Sawyer on the ABC castaway drama “Lost,” (search) television station KHON reported. The robber rousted the couple from …