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WASHINGTON – The government proposed on Wednesday expanding Medicare coverage of weight-loss surgery for the disabled, but eliminating coverage of such surgery for the elderly. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries may help people with extreme obesity. That is why the agency …

Here’s what is on tap for Wednesday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET President Bush is set to lay out his plans for Iraq in a major speech later on Wednesday. Can he convince his critics that his strategy is working? We’ll get a fair and balanced …

WASHINGTON – President Bush’s strategy to prepare for a potential flu pandemic includes $18 million for manufacturing and trials of a human vaccine in Vietnam, a country that has suffered the most human deaths from the bird flu. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt traveled to Southeast Asia in …