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September 11, 1996Web posted at: 9:50 p.m. EDT
Jackson merges his civil rights groups
CHICAGO (CNN) -- Rev. Jesse Jackson said Wednesday he will merge his Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH in an effort to be more efficient.
The new organization, the Rainbow PUSH Action Network, will be based in Chicago and have a Washington, D.C., bureau, Jackson said.
Jackson's Operation Push, or People United to Serve Humanity, was founded in 1971 and the Rainbow Coalition dates back to 1984. The two groups will be merged September 21.
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Race, money affects elderly health care
BOSTON (CNN) -- Race and money influence the quality of medical care for the elderly, even though Medicare is supposed to provide equal coverage, a new study says.
The study, conducted by Marian E. Gornick and others from the Health Care Financing Administration, was published in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
It found that black men and women over age 65 have higher death rates than whites and tend to be discharged from the hospital sooner. The researchers also found income-related differences, with affluent Medicare recipients more likely to get a mammogram and more likely to get immunized than poorer recipients.
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Bill to curb corporate spying moves through Congress
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday to curb economic espionage.
The bill, which would criminalize the theft of trade secrets, was drawn in response to warnings by the FBI of increased espionage against U.S. companies by foreign governments and companies seeking technological advantages. France and Russia were among the countries cited by the FBI and the CIA.
The bill is expected to be approved by both the full House and Senate before Congress adjourns for the year this month.
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Kevorkian sues police, prosecutors
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (CNN)-- Dr. Jack Kevorkian's attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, has filed a $25 million civil rights lawsuit against members of the Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Police department and Oakland County prosecutors Larry Bunting and Larry Kozma.
The suit involves alleged illegal actions towards Dr. Kevorkian and his patient, Isabel Correa, Fieger said in a press release. Last Friday, police broke in on a counseling session between Dr. Kevorkian and Correa at a local hotel.
Correa committed suicide Saturday morning despite the local police efforts to stop the action. The Oakland County Medical Examiner has since ruled Correa's death a homicide.
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