Monthly Archives: September 2009

Flu Vaccine Distribution: Ct Ag investigating

September 30, 2009
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating why Visiting Nurse Associations in Connecticut may receive a disproportionately lower supply of seasonal flu vaccine than others who contracted with a major vaccine supplier. In a letter to Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc., Blumenthal said he...

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Eli Lilly to pay $25 million for improper use of Zyprexa

September 29, 2009
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a landmark $25.1 million agreement with drug maker Eli Lilly and Company for allegedly marketing its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses, and concealing the drug’s serious side effects, for more than a decade. Blumenthal...

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Watchdog Sues Tribune: accuses Courant of violating its written News Mission, by pressure to be nice to major advertisers

September 29, 2009
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As promised, New Haven attorney Joseph Garrison has filed my wrongful termination lawsuit against The Courant, accusing the country's oldest continuously published newspaper of violating its written News Mission, or what I call its ethics policy, when it fired me last month for refusing to "be nice" to major advertisers.

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Through the looking glass: When power shifts, so do the media's arguments

September 28, 2009
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Through the looking glass: When power shifts, so do the media's arguments

(In response to loyal reader Kevin’s request) As a media critic, I’m astounded by the way both sides of the U.S. political landscape pick up and put down arguments they were passionate about when they are on the other side. So for example, for eight years, liberals screamed about the wars in Iraq and...

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