Washington, D.C.
Study: Estrogen therapy may be linked to ovarian cancer
Taking estrogen for 10 years or more after menopause doubled women's risk of fatal ovarian cancer, says a new study that adds to the confusion facing millions of Americans debating whether to use the hormone.
The millions of estrogen users shouldn't panic: Ovarian cancer is rare enough that few estrogen users died despite the increased risk, especially compared with bigger killers like heart disease that estrogen might help, experts cautioned. Also, most of the women studied used estrogen alone.
Washington, D.C.
Senate amends campaign bill to ease wealthy-rival bans
The Senate voted 70-30 Tuesday to ease campaign funding restrictions on candidates battling wealthy, self-financing rivals, overriding objections that the move would run afoul of the Constitution and undermine an effort to reduce the role of money in politics.
Sen. John McCain said limits would be raised for all candidates before debate on campaign finance legislation was through. "The only question is how much," he said.
Supporters of the amendment relating to millionaires said it was necessary to equalize an advantage that flows to any candidate able to use a personal fortune to finance a campaign.
Florida
Florida elections official wants voting reform
Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the Republican elections official who much of the world sees as an icon of the 2000 presidential election debacle, wants lawmakers to invest in a state-of-the-art election system that key legislators say may be too pricey.
Harris said the state should end the use of punch-card ballots, switch to precinct-based optical scanners for the 2002 election, and develop a high-tech voting system by 2004.
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