Is someone snooping your health records? New rule will tell you who

There is a proposed law that would allow patients to see who accessed their health records and what that person did with them. It would be very much like a credit report. You would be able to get one free report per year. The reports would only include electronic health reports. Recently there have been huge health information leaks from hospitals. Most health care providers are against the proposed law because it will be costly, but the hope is that snoopers will be deterred.

I think it's important for people to be able to find out who is accessing their private health records. It's a huge trust just letting doctors know. Perhaps this law, if passed, will allow people to trust electronic health records more. People also need to be told about the proposed law. If they don't know the reports are available to them then they won't request them. These laws are targeted at helping the consumer, and so the consumer should use it. If they don't use it then what's the point of having it available? The government is trying to take care of it's citizens and protect them, but the people need to be aware.
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/31/6757204-is-someone-snooping-your-health-records-new-rule-will-tell-you-who

NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths

After a U.S. marine was killed an airstrike was organized. The airstrike hit a compound where five insurgents were fighting, unfortunately there were civilized inside also. Afghan officials report that 14 civilians were killed, 12 of which were children and two women. NATO reports that only 9 civilians were killed. Protestors, carrying the bodies of children, went to the capital. NATO only attacks as retaliation for attacks on them. Suicide bombers detonated themselves as top Afghan and international officials were leaving a meeting. Six people were killed.

With the U.S. secret mission to get Bin Laden and other raids that the Pakistani government haven't been told about, the ties between the U.S. and Pakistan are growing weak. Civilians are being killed left and right and it is important to keep the peace between these two countries. I think the U.S. and Pakistan government need to communicate more and figure out a way to communicate better. There must be some corrupt officials in one of the governments if the numbers given by their officials don't match the ones given by ours. Pakistan must be getting tired of having U.S. and NATO forces there, so I think it is important to wrap up this war as quickly as possible.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43209372/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Obama expected to name new Joint Chiefs head

It is rumored that Army Gen. Martin Dempsey will replace, if approved by the senate, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen as the leader of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mullen's term ends September 30th. The report is that after the switch, the tactics in the war will not change. Mullen did not say whether he knows Dempsey will replace him in his interview. Mullen is proud of the citizens of the U.S. He said that he has noticed alot of support for those serving in the military.

I think a change in staff should benefit the efforts in Pakistan, especially if there is alot of time for the new chief and the old one to talk. They can combine their beliefs and perhaps find a better solution. I think it is very important for the government and soldiers to feel and know that the people support them in their efforts. Support makes a big difference in effort. We'll be more likely to be successful if all of the U.S. supports the soldiers. They'll be able to get the attention they need, if more money is needed the people can help, if they need supplies the people can help. All in all i believe that right now we have a good thing going in the wars.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43214822/ns/politics-white_house/

US: No sign Pakistan knew of bin Laden presence

The U.S. government is very interested to find out more information on bin Ladens presence in Pakistan. As far as the U.S. government has been able to tell, Pakistan had no idea he was there. He was living 35 miles north of the capital, Islamabad. The Pakistani govenment is doing an investigation on his having lived in Pakistan and the U.S. awaits the results of the investigation. The U.S. government is also awaiting to hear what was found and confiscated in bin Ladens rooms and it is awaiting the chance to talk with bin Laden's three wives. The Pakistani government has been cooperating with the U.S.

It's rather hard to believe that such a well known terrorist figure would slip under the radar of a government for 5 years. What makes it even harder to believe is that bin Laden was living within a couple hours of the governments intelligence headquarters. I can also see how he may have slipped under the radar since he hid from the U.S. for so long. It took the U.S. years to find him. His supporters would be very secretive about his whereabouts. I believe it is very important that the U.S. is patient with the Pakistani government and that we don't push too hard to gain evidence. The evidence may be taken the wrong way if it is hastily prepared and analyzed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42948377/ns/world_news/

Issue 1: All things being unequal

Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and other welfare programs are meant to help people struggling from globalization. The average American is facing wage freezes, meanwhile the prices of essentials are rising. The rich keep getting richer while the poor get poorer. Some believe that the government needs to protect domestic jobs (protectionism) and improve the social safety nets. Others say that government interference in that way would harm the economy. Businesses would have less to pay their employees. They believe that by leaving the market alone the gap between rich and poor will shrink.

Taxes need to be increased on the rich. They can afford to pay higher taxes. Workers do need to be protected by the governent. The workers are at the mercy of the company they work for. I agree with Obama when he supported the idea that companies that relocate jobs overseas should not have tax breaks. We need to reward the companies that keep employees in the U.S. and punish those that export jobs.

http://jordanscurrentevents.blogspot.com/2011/05/issue-2-boosting-minium.html
http://dparkinblogs.blogspot.com/2011/05/jobs-and-welfare.html