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Entries in depression (3)

Friday
Jun122009

Specter Says Economy Forced Him To Switch Parties

By Courtney Ann Jackson- Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) commented on his party switch during his keynote address at the “Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation: Achieving Recovery Through Discovery” today at the Newseum. He said he just couldn't stand by the Republican party given the economic problems of the country and the prospect of falling into another Great Depression. (0:36)
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Thursday
Apr162009

Chairman: IMF is Key to Solving Economic Crisis

Domonique Strauss-Kahn, chairman of the International Monetary Fund, applauds governments for being proactive in stopping financial crisis through stimulating the economy. However, the governments must continue to act in this manner or the world faces the fate of a longer and deeper recession. Also, he stresses how the International Monetary Fund is key to guiding world out of the recession. (0:28)
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Monday
May192008

Psychological difficulties reported in 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines, and half of the National Guard

Barbara Romberg, founder and president of the Give an Hour Foundation, says that among troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, approximately 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines, and half of the National Guard members report psychological difficulties. She also says that according to a study by the RAND Corporation, some 300,000 troops are suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and an additional 320,000 troops are suffering from traumatic brain injuries, but that only half have sought treatment. (1:27)

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