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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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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Classroom no haven from bullying in school

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Many assume bullying in school occurs mostly in unsupervised locations like lunchrooms, but a lot of it occurs in classrooms, U.S. researchers found. Lead researchers H. Wesley Perkins at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., and colleagues used anonymous... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Berlin celebrates demise of wall

BERLIN, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- World leaders gathered in Berlin Monday for an emotional celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that heralded the end of the Cold War and culminated in reunification. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, flanked by a team of world... Sign in to see full entry.

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