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Bush Buddy Squelched Health Report

Appointee suppressed surgeon general's unfavorable paper

By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2007 1:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Bush appointee spiked a 2006 surgeon general's report on global health issues for not promoting the administration's policy efforts, WaPo reports. Richard Steiger, an HHS official and longtime Bush family friend, suppressed a report urging Americans to take on global health problems, and discussed...   Read full story »

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