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Report: China to issue blacklist of harmful food additives
BEIJING (AP) — China will issue a blacklist of food additives that could be harmful, state media said Friday in the wake of a scandal over tainted milk believed to have killed six children and sickened hundreds of thousands. The government also...Tags: Food Safety, Standards, Wen Jiabao, Television Industry, Food Industry
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Barack Obama's grass roots in search of new turf
James Dillon, a onetime Republican activist who grew disgusted with politics, was so inspired by Barack Obama's candidacy that he joined the campaign's massive volunteer army, hosting house parties and recruiting supporters.
But beyond influencing the...Tags: Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Fires, Florida, Parties and Movements
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Review: 'House of Saddam'
Television CriticIt is a wide world, I know, and there are surely people in it more receptive than myself to the idea of a four-hour miniseries about Saddam Hussein. That seems a long time to spend with the man. (John Adams got eight-plus hours earlier this year, but he...Tags: Government, House (movie), Tony Soprano, Movies, Steven Soderbergh
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LEVITTOWN: Finger-pointing on lead issue
eden.laikin@newsday.comThree current Island Trees school board members who were on the board in 1999 when lead-contaminated sand was dumped into tunnels in the basement of the high school say the contractor was to blame. In papers filed with the state, the three say a...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Defense, Schools, Firearms, Building Material
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Zimbabwe declares national emergency due to cholera outbreak, collapse of health system
Associated Press WriterHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to...Tags: Government, Robert Mugabe, Epidemics and Plagues, Water Supply, Foreign Aid
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Letters to the editor
Put education first Re “Bid to oust Brewer falls apart,” Dec. 3 It was disheartening to read about the bureaucratic machinations surrounding the failed effort to remove Los Angeles Unified Supt. David L. Brewer. My disappointment was...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Healthcare Provider, Los Angeles, Gun Control, Health Insurance
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Advocate pursuing deal with Rockford Memorial
Tribune staff reporterAdvocate Health Care, the Chicago area's biggest hospital operator with nine facilities, is exploring a partnership with Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford, the largest hospital in Rockford, according to sources familiar with the talks. It's the...Tags: Oak Brook, Libertyville, Medical Services, Moody's Corporation
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Walk across America glimpses its spirit
There was the well-considered - or at least alliterative - sack of sustenance that someone gave him in Nevada, containing a banana, a beer, and a bag of chips. There was the family in Nebraska that invited him in for dinner and put him up for the night in...Tags: Government, Nevada, Iowa, New York Times, Virginia
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CIGNA Dispute With Network Could Disrupt Health Care
The Hartford CourantA nerve-racking showdown between CIGNA and hospitals in Manchester and Rockville could end their relationship in a few weeks, sending thousands of patients scrambling for new doctors and forcing them to use other hospitals. CIGNA and the Eastern...Tags: Insurance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Connecticut, Government Health Care, Vermont
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HEALTH INSURANCE: Industry Asks Congress For Benefits Exemption
The health insurance industry urged Congress to permit the national sale of uniform medical plans exempt from states' minimum benefit rules as a way to make coverage affordable for small businesses and strapped families. The standardized health plans and...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Government Health Care, Private Health Care, Heads of State
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Florida slides down U.S. health rankings
A new report card on the nation's health ranks Florida 45th worst among the 50 states, driven down by high rates of uninsured people, infectious diseases and violent crime. The state came in 41st last year and has never ranked above 39th since 1990,...Tags: Diseases, Louisiana, Florida, Government Health Care, Illnesses
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Yao Ming is too tall an order
The security guys were busy clearing the path to the court for the late-comer -- not that he was snubbing the often over-the-top pregame introductions -- but he was adjusting his uniform and hoping his stomach would do the same.
Baron Davis was not...Tags: Mike Taylor, Food Safety, Zach Randolph, Chris Kaman, Kaman Corporation
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