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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: Medical Research, Cancer, Awards and Prizes, Vaccines, Epidemics and Plagues
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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: Robert Mugabe, Heads of State, Government, Economic Sanctions, European Union
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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: Vaccines, Awards and Prizes, Cancer, Epidemics and Plagues, Retroviruses
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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: David Petraeus, United Nations, Rebellions, National Security, Bill Clinton
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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: Vaccines, Awards and Prizes, Cancer, Epidemics and Plagues, Retroviruses
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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: Cancer, Vaccines, Awards and Prizes, Epidemics and Plagues, Retroviruses
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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
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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: Guerrilla Activity, Armed Forces, Small Businesses, Heads of State, Government
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As government launches offensive, Sri Lanka war rages in the shadows
Associated Press WriterMADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) _ There are no worshippers at Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine. The cherished statue of the Virgin Mary in the pale yellow church gazes out onto emptiness. The two villages nearby are abandoned. Everyone has fled for safety deep...Tags: Rebellions, Fishing, Armed Forces, Church and State Relations, Heads of State
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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: Constitutional Issues, Judges, Interior Policy, Economic Policy, Trials
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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, Pembroke Pines, Hialeah, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, University of Miami
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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: Unions, Coal, Government, Lyndon B. Johnson, Joe Biden
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