American Red Cross fined for violations
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061127/ap_on_he_me/red_cross_blood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061122/capt.sge.ohh50.221106165153.photo00.photo.default-360x288.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=Qb95vdvHpr.JKX1ZIRk5rg--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="The International Red Cross logo. The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have launched emergency operations to help hundreds of thousands affected by killer floods in Somalia.(ICRC)" border="0" /></a>AP - The federal government has fined the American Red Cross $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree.</p><br clear="all"/>