unnecessary.

Joker says Yuchengco appointment ’so unnecessary’

Sen. Joker Arroyo Sunday said that with only three months before the end of her term, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s appointment of Alfonso Yuchengco as the new ambassador to Germany was “so unnecessary.” (News Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer - 22:01:20)

Palace: SC reminder on midnight appointments “unnecessary”

A Malacañang spokesperson on Monday said the Supreme Court did not have to remind President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the constitutional ban on appointments two months before the May 10 elections. (News Source: GMA News - 03:29:17)

Study: Automatic reporting of estimated GFR may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians

With a concern that the automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (the flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney, which is used to define the stage and severity of chronic kidney disease) may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians, new research indicates that automated laboratory reporting was associated with a significant increase in first-time visits to a kidney … (News Source: News-Medical-Net - 10:00:08)

Measure is unnecessary

South Carolina already sayd the state health insurance plan may only cover the cost of an abortion performed in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is at risk. (News Source: The Rock Hill Herald - 19:53:44)

Naeole-Beason calls to delay new energy standards

HILO — New energy-efficiency building standards Hawaii County plans to start enforcing in May will be expensive, possibly unnecessary and outlaw common home designs, said Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason. (News Source: West Hawaii Today - 22:59:20)

Bill would delay building codes

New energy-efficiency building standards Hawaii County plans to start enforcing in May will be expensive, possibly unnecessary and may outlaw common home designs, says Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason. (News Source: Hawaii Tribune-Herald - 18:38:53)

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stanford researchers announce major discovery on multiple sclerosis

The finding could spare a third of MS sufferers from taking unnecessary and perhaps harmful treatment, researchers say. (News Source: Birmingham News - 17:02:47)

DND chief: Delos Reyes issue an ‘unnecessary noise’

An unnecessary noise and distraction. This was how Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales described the issue on the termination of Undersecretary Ariston delos Reyes, who saw politics behind his removal from the Department of National Defense (DND). (News Source: GMA News - 13:33:09)

Bomb kills boy in Greek capital

A bomb explodes outside a building in Athens, killing an Afghan teenager and injuring his mother and sister, police say. (News Source: BBC News - 21:06:16)

Chicago Blackhawks Team Report

If nothing else, the Blackhawks have probably decided on their starting goaltender for the postseason. (News Source: USA Today - 09:39:37)

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