Congress: NFL should improve benefits
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Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn't created.
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By The Miami Herald  Sep. 22--The underlying cause for two very different policies on reforming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contained in Senate and House bills is timing. The bills now are being reconciled in a conference committee.
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The Federal Communications Commission says in a Congressional report that cable bills would increase under a system that lets customers pick and choose. Consumer groups disagree.
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Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association, told team owners Wednesday that the league&#39;s 1,700 players should receive a larger share of the
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell should have come down harder on the Patriots, given how he has leveled players like Pacman Jones, Tank Williams and Michael Vick.
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The NFL moved to speed up its draft on Tuesday during owners' meetings at which it also discussed having the Buffalo Bills play regular season games in Toronto, expanding the reach of the NFL Network and moving the Pro Bowl.
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The City Council in a closed session Tuesday agreed that any deal negotiated with the NFL over a new football stadium must improve the local economy while not putting municipal funds at risk.
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The National Football League wants to court women viewers as a major source of new growth, but is still working out the best strategy to attract them to a traditionally male-oriented competition, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday.
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A senior Senate Republican said on  Sunday Congress should adjust the Medicare drug benefit to rein  in costs, even though President Bush has threatened to veto any  weakening of the plan.
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An additional $10 million has been approved by the National Football League to bolster its medical fund for retired players, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday.
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Senate leaders said Friday they will push legislation to increase the death benefits for military personnel, retroactive to the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, which began in October 2001.
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I believe every American citizen has a basic right to health- care benefits. Outrageous bills stemming from unplanned injuries have left families homeless. More preventative health care would prevent diseases and unnecessary rehabilitations. This would result in more capable, productive taxpayers.
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Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps, are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
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The feud over pension and disability benefits escalated Monday between a group of disgruntled National Football League veterans and the leagueâs players union.
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Improved safety and lobbying can lead to improved performance.
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When Patriots players return to Gillette Stadium today after having two days off, they will likely begin addressing two areas that could use improvement from Sunday's win over the Dolphins: pass protection and run defense.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met Thursday with union chief Gene Upshaw and a group of other league and union officials on a range of issues, including the possibility of expanding testing for performance-enhancing drugs.