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ambassador to the U.N., has criticized the agreement for rewarding Pyongyang before it dismantles its nuclear weapons program."I know there are skeptics out there," Hill said. WASHINGTON Nearly 800 convicted sex offenders in 14 states got Medicaid-funded prescriptions for Viagra and other impotence drugs, a survey by Associated Press shows.Most of the cases were in New York, Florida and Texas.Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, is administered differently in every state. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said in today's editions that Israel was willing to release two Lebanese prisoners in exchange for the two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah on July 12.Even if the U.S succeeds in getting a U.N. Blue Jay third baseman Corey Koskie completed a minor league rehab assignment Sunday and is expected to be activated from the disabled list today after sitting out more than two months because of a broken right thumb....