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Friday, November 20 2009
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Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.... Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego.... Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails Pa. university students upset about fitness class NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife Giuliani back in spotlight - but what's the show? GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.... Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim.... Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.... Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.... Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case WASHINGTON (AP) -- A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba have pleaded guilty in federal court.... Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.... US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.... Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.... SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.... Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps WASHINGTON (AP) -- First mammograms. Now - in an apparent coincidence - Pap smears.... |
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