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Dem abortion foes to offer amendment

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 6:44 AM WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Anti-abortion Democrats are being given the opportunity to amend the healthcare reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, political sources say. Citing...

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Iguodala's late 3-pointer caps 76ers' rally over Nets

PHILADELPHIA -- Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give Philadelphia the lead as the 76ers rallied past the short-handed New Jersey Nets 97-94 Friday night. Lou Williams scored 18 points and Jason...

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Medical staff accused of stealing, selling babies

Vanesa Edith Castillo Guzmán is reunited with her daughter Diana Fernanda Castillo. Authorities: Doctors, hospital personnel would tell parents that babies had died Three others accused of buying children, registering them as...

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Federal prosecutors investigating Abbott about Depakote sales practices

said its sales and marketing practices of Depakote, the widely used drug for bipolar disorder and epilepsy, are under federal investigation. North Chicago-based Abbott said in a regulatory filing Friday that the U.S. attorney...

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Home Fires: Surviving Fort Hood

Just as there is no way to explain the internal agony of war, there is no real way to explain what happens in its shadow. Forty years ago I was a Marine returning from the war in Vietnam. There is no way to sort through the...

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Army Struggles to Ease Strain on Troops

Stars and Stripes|by Nancy Montgomery HEIDELBERG, Germany — Hiring more mental health counselors, asking Soldiers to keep tabs on each other’s mental health and working to remove the stigma of getting psychological help are all...

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Ravens' Chester solidly planted at right guard

He finds his niche: opening lanes for running backs Chris Chester has started the Ravens' past 18 games at right guard, cementing his status at that position. While preparing for the 2006 draft as the offensive line coach for...

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AMA president: Lawsuits up health care cost

By Christine McConville Saturday, November 7, 2009 - Added 52m ago Trial lawyers are a big reason health-care costs are on the rise, American Medical Association President J. James Rohack told a group of Harvard Business School...

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At Walter Reed, a palpable strain on mental-health system

'Horrific outburst of violence' An Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire Thursday in a crowded medical building at Fort Hood, Tex., killing at least 13 people and wounding others. Saturday, November 7, 2009 The instructions...

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Treating victims can cause own trauma

They listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no amount of schooling is enough to shield them from taking on some of their patients' suffering.

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