Return of the “Death Panel” Myth is a “Travesty,” Says Dr. Atul Gawande; Dr. Atul Gawande: Solitary Confinement is Torture.
Today’s Headlines
* Republicans Set to Take Control of House
* Slain Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer Buried
* WikiLeaks: Israeli Blockade Meant to Keep Gaza on “Brink of Collapse”
* DNA Evidence Frees Texas Prisoner After 30 Years
* Healthcare Trade Association CEOs Pull in Millions
* Texas Moves Toward Accepting Nuclear Waste
* Navy Captain Relieved from Duty over Explicit Videos
* Ex-U.S. Official Accuses Haiti Contractor of Shortchanging Him
* Floods Threaten Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
* Netanyahu Calls for U.S. to Release Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard
* Chávez Suggests Oliver Stone, Sean Penn or Noam Chomsky Be Named Ambassador
* Son of Deposed Shah Commits Suicide
* Judy Bonds, Anti-Mountaintop Coal Remove Campaigner, Dies at 58