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Monday, November 30, 2009

Obama, Rudd to discuss Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said. Rudd's visit to the White House begins a week in which Obama plans to announce his strategy for Afghanistan and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Philly to get major new solar panel plant

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A new solar panel manufacturing facility will be built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, officials say. Peter Longstreth, president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., which owns and manages the Navy Yard on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Favorite to succeed Kennedy runs own race

BOSTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The only one of the four Democratic candidates to succeed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy not trying to be an ideological image is the big favorite, observers say. Playing the Kennedy card may not be a winning strategy in the upcoming Dec. 8 election since virtually every poll has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Study: Few pregnancy complications with MS

STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are slightly more likely to have Caesarean deliveries and babies with poor prenatal growth rate, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found a woman with MS was no more likely to have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Northwestern Univ. doctor to make history

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Northwestern University physician is to become the first orthopedic surgeon to orbit the Earth when he lifts off on space shuttle Atlantis. Dr. Robert Satcher will be aboard Atlantis Monday at 2:28 p.m. EST when it starts its 11-day mission to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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