WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it will provide nearly $4.7 million for "caregiver assistance pilot programs" to expand and improve health care education and provide needed training and resources for caregivers who assist disabled and aging veterans in their homes.

The pilot programs will support eight caregiver projects across the country.

Judge reveals Blagojevich is 'Public Official A'

In an interview Monday, Kjellander said he made a "loan" to Aramanda "because I got a very favorable interest rate. That loan was repaid before the due date, and I made a very nice profit on the interest."

"I did nothing improper," he said. But Kjellander also emphasized he had "no knowledge of what" Aramanda did with the money.

St. Eve's ruling came in response to a bid by prosecutors—opposed by the defense—to raise a number of allegations at trial that weren't part of the Rezko indictment. The filings had been made under seal, so the judge's ruling was the first public disclosure of the allegations. St. Eve barred prosecutors from raising the Kjellander allegations but allowed other evidence to be aired.

According to the ruling, Rezko and Levine met at a dinner party on Nov.

Katherine Heigl Knows How to Handle With Care

Katherine Heigl was still busy moving on Thursday, taking a cigarette break between lifting heavy boxes into her new digs in LA. Seems like the perfect job for sweats, but as usual Katherine was perfectly dressed and accessorized right down to her chunky red bracelet. Hopefully Mrs. Josh Kelley is almost finished moving in, because we want to see her back on the set of Grey's already.

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UW takes advantage at the line

It wasn't long ago that free throws were an item on the Wyoming Cowboys' laundry list of problems.But after a 26-of-27 day from the line led to a 72-64 win over Utah in Laramie on Saturday, free-throw shooting is one quandary that can be considered fixed."We work on it a lot," UW coach Heath Schroyer said after the Cowboys' second consecutive win. "We shoot them every day for 15 minutes or so."And I think the guys are starting to value how important they are."UW senior forward Joseph Taylor echoed that sentiment and pointed to one game where he found out the hard way just how important free throws can be.Taylor was just 1-for-6 from the charity stripe in the Pokes' first meeting with Air Force, a costly overtime loss at home in which the team made just 13 of 22 attempts."I missed that shot at Air Force," he said.

Harper's 12

Bruce is our mechanic," says a Harper confidant. "He can fix anything."

Well, maybe not anything. Back in 2006, Carson was loaned to then environment minister Ron Ambrose when her handling of the government's high-profile climate change strategy was spinning out of control. The intervention wasn't enough to save Ambrose, who was later shuffled out of Environment to sink from sight as intergovernmental affairs minister. But Carson wasn't blamed. Established on the file, he stuck with it to play a key behind-the-scenes role as an architect of Environment Minister John Baird's bid last spring to succeed where Ambrose had stumbled in crafting a plausible global warming strategy.

In that role, Carson appeared on the radar screens of powerful industry lobbyists, particularly in the oil and gas sector, who are worried about how any emissions regulations could hit their bottom lines.

Colonoscopy story hits home for many viewers

When I was wheeled into my colonoscopy exam, I was concerned something abnormal or even cancerous would be discovered. But there was no other way to find out. This important procedure can save your life, and I want to be around a few more years for my children and my loved ones.Starting at the age of 50, your risk of getting colon cancer increases and a colonoscopy can catch problems before they get worse. I was sedated, so it was easy and painless. Dr. William Robertson performed the procedure. It took 18 minutes to examine the entire colon with a scope that had a tiny camera at its tip. It is pretty amazing stuff, and the best part I was clean and healthy"Your risk of ever developing a colon cancer is very, very small. Much lower than the six percent average because, at 52, you had a normal colonoscopy.

My Turn: Being green is hot -- but beware

Known as the "green guide" the FTC's regulations provide guidance on how companies may communicate to consumers product and service performance on the use of recycled materials, biodegradables or organics. Earlier this month, the FTC held the first in a series of hearings with consumers, business and industry groups to sort out what it means to be carbon neutral, among other increasingly common claims that resonate with consumers' concerns over climate change. The FTC will also evaluate whether existing rules regulating "green" designations adopted in 1998 are even useful and cost-effective for consumers and business.

Considering existing law and the potential for new regulatory oversight, it is essential for Vermont businesses that currently rely on and harness Vermont's green brand to ensure that the green claims made by them and others are accurate and supportable.