Walter Reed Tries New Approach, Nike Settles Suit
The Washington Post: At Walter Reed, a New Approach -- "After revelations this year of squalid living conditions and bureaucratic nightmares at Walter Reed, the Army took the unusual step of creating the Warrior Transition Brigade. It brings in combat-seasoned officers and sergeants to assist the facility's nearly 700 outpatients -- tracking their recovery, ensuring that their appointments are kept and watching out for their morale."
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The Virginian-Pilot: Vick Bankrolled Dogfighting, Co-Defendant Says in Plea Deal -- "A co-defendant told federal prosecutors that NFL star Michael Vick 'almost exclusively funded' a dogfighting operation and provided the money to bet on matches, according to court documents related to the man's guilty plea."
The New York Times: Kenyan Farmers' Fate Caught Up in U.S. Aid Rules -- "As the United States Congress debates an omnibus farm bill, it is considering a small change that advocates say could make a big difference to the world's hungriest people: allowing the federal government to buy some food in Africa to feed the famished, rather than shipping it all overseas from America."
Chicago Tribune: Nike Settles Discrimination Suit -- "Nike Inc. has agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by current and former African-American employees of its Niketown store on Michigan Avenue."
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