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Saturday, April 3, 2010

At Easter, Obama invokes 'family of man'

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called on Americans to "remember the shared spirit of humanity that inhabits us all" at Easter and Passover. In his weekly radio and Internet address, the president said this week was "a week of faithful celebration." He noted that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Monarch butterflies, battered by the weather, no longer rule

By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY This year may be one of the worst on record for the beleaguered monarch butterfly, experts say. Massive hailstorms that dropped 2 inches of ice on the trees where the orange-and-black-winged butterflies spend the winter in Mexico, followed by 15 inches of rain, could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Underwater search for Holloway fruitless

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, March 25 (UPI) -- An underwater photograph taken in the waters off Aruba that appeared to show skeletal remains probably depicts coral, a prosecutor says. Ann Angela, a spokeswoman for the Aruban prosecutor's office, said Wednesday divers spent two days searching areas visited by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Healthcare reform

WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Attorneys general from more than a dozen states filed lawsuits seeking to stop implementation of the Obama administration healthcare reform legislation. The filings took place nearly at the same time as U.S. President Barack Obama presided over a boisterous signing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Reform addresses long-term care

WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- Healthcare reform legislation increases transparency in nursing homes and improves patient safety at home and in nursing homes, a U.S. non-profit group says. Sarah F. Wells, executive director of NCCNHR, formerly the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform,... Sign in to see full entry.

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