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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators announced on Tuesday that they will not approve any generic versions of the original form of the pain medication OxyContin, which was widely abused because it could be crushed and then snorted or injected to produce a quick high. At the same time, the Food... more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has blocked generic drug manufacturers from producing versions of the old crushable form of OxyContin that was widely abused in Kentucky and across the nation — a decision applauded by local politicians and law enforcement. “The FDA will not approve any generics... more

THE HILL'S DEFCON HILL BLOG - By Jeremy Herb House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) says the Pentagon should be more aggressive to stem the number of Chinese cyber attacks against U.S. interests. Rogers told Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey... more

By: Kerry Young House appropriators are proposing a final fiscal 2013 spending package that would effectively cap federal operating expenses at $982 billion, while giving military and veterans programs new flexibility to cushion the effects of the sequester’s automatic cuts. The House is expected to... more

By Kerry Young, CQ Roll Call The top House appropriator says his panel and the Senate Appropriations Committee have reached agreement on several spending bills for the 2013 fiscal year and that they’re ready to be combined into a single package if Congress can find the time. With accord on “four or ... more

Defying expectations, House and Senate appropriations committees are making steady progress in writing an omnibus spending bill for the coming year, hammering away like shipbuilders in the desert, hoping for a winter flood to carry them out to sea. Defense clerks spent Friday reading out a final ag... more