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3:20 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

Report: Cuts In Federal Funding Put Public Health Preparedness At Risk

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Oregon health authorities quickly traced an August outbreak of foodborne illness to a strawberry field in the state. But will they be so swift next time?

Do you remember the E. coli outbreak that started in an Oregon strawberry patch this August?

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It's All Politics
3:19 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

With 'Lie Of The Year' Controversy, Fact Checking Comes Under Scrutiny

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A screen grab from "America the Beautiful" by The Agenda Project. According to PolitiFact, videos like this one used elderly actors to falsely suggest that Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare plan would adversely affect current senior citizens.

Originally published on Thu December 22, 2011 8:08 pm

World
3:17 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

U.S.-Pakistan: A Year Of Worsening Ties

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Pakistanis attend a funeral in Peshawar on Nov. 27 for the two dozen Pakistani soldiers killed in a NATO attack a day earlier.

Key events in the recent rift between the U.S. and Pakistan.

The Salt
3:16 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

Disposable Pans Can Cook More Than The Christmas Goose

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Beware of throw-away aluminum roasting pans, burn doctors say.
Newt Gingrich
3:05 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

As Gingrich Stumps In Iowa, His Style Evolves

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign has been down and then up this year.

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