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2 AIDS researchers receive Nobel Prize
Chicago Tribune reporterTwo French researchers who discovered the AIDS virus were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday, capping a long-running dispute over who should get credit for the historic finding. The scientists shared the prize with Germany's Harald zur Hausen,...Tags: University of Maryland, AIDS, Awards and Prizes, Cancer, Ronald Reagan
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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine today for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: University of Maryland, Epidemics and Plagues, AIDS, Pharmaceuticals, Illnesses
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German, 2 French share Nobel medicine prize
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases. French researchers Francoise Barre-...Tags: University of Maryland, AIDS, Epidemics and Plagues, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine
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Britain says European Union won't lift Zimbabwe sanctions until unity government in place
LONDON (AP) _ Britain's foreign secretary says European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe will be maintained until a new power-sharing government is in place. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has yet to reach a deal with opposition rivals on forming a...Tags: European Union, Heads of State, Robert Mugabe, Economic Sanctions, Government
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German, 2 French share Nobel medicine prize for discoveries of HIV, cervical cancer virus
Associated Press WritersSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases. French...Tags: University of Maryland, AIDS, Epidemics and Plagues, Pharmaceuticals, Illnesses
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Nobel Prize
The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded to three European scientists on Monday, for their discoveries of viruses that cause cervical cancer and AIDS. These breakthroughs have helped doctors learn about and fight the deadly diseases. French...Tags: University of Maryland, Epidemics and Plagues, AIDS, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine
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Afghan solution critical, elusive
Growing numbers of Americans dying in battle for a deeply corrupt government. Radical Islamic terrorists. A billion-dollar narcotics trade. Custody of nuclear weapons at risk. Osama bin Laden. Small wonder that John McCain, Barack Obama and their running...Tags: Sarah Palin, Armed Forces, Joe Biden, Civil Unrest, National Security
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Federal judge orders Shinnecocks' case reviewed
mitchell.freedman@newsday.comA federal judge has ruled that the Shinnecocks' claim that the federal Department of Interior has "unreasonably delayed" making a decision on whether they should be a federally recognized tribe should be reviewed in court. Eastern District Judge Joseph...Tags: National Government, Regional Authority, Constitutional Issues, Southampton, New York
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Walk raises funds to fight poverty at home, abroad
The Severna Park CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk is scheduled for Oct. 19 on the B&A Trail. CROP walkers will raise money for relief abroad and in the United States through the Church World Service, which provides worldwide...Tags: Severna Park, Annapolis
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US presidential candidates worry Pakistanis at a key time in relations
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ A Pakistani wish list for the next U.S. president might read something like this: an end to cross-border strikes on militants, more aid for the country's battered economy and greater support for its elected government. But...Tags: National Government, Heads of State, Sarah Palin, Small Businesses, Armed Forces
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Economics may decide matchup in heavily Hispanic District 21
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez has drawn national attention because it is expected to be close, and because it is colorful. The District 21 candidates and their campaigns have held...Tags: Democratic Party, Movies, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), University of Miami, Lincoln Diaz-Balart
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Frank talk of Obama and race in Virginia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe isolated towns of Virginia's Appalachian coal region are home to strong labor unions and Democratic political machines that date back generations. Yet voters here who eagerly pushed Democrats into the Senate and the governor's office are resisting...Tags: National Government, Political Campaigns, Virginia, Minority Groups, Local Authority
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