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...biennial screenings; it also advised women to eliminate breast self-exams altogether. Doctors, patients, cancer advocacy groups and politicians vehemently opposed the rolled-back recommendations, fearing they were a harbinger of health care rationing or that insurance companies would be tempted to stop covering screening in younger women. That concern was put to rest in December, however, when the Senate cast its first votes on health care reform, approving an amendment to guarantee coverage of mammograms and preventive screening tests. See the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries...
Political dialogue tends to the maximalist in a country that until recently saw things in black and white. But at the heart of the hysteria about Zuma was genuine concern about whether a man who had faced trial for both rape (he was acquitted) and corruption (the charges were dropped) was fit for office. So many African liberation movements have gone from triumph to tyranny, hope to corruption. Even with the saintly figure of former leader Nelson Mandela in the wings, would Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC), do the same? (See pictures of South Africa after...
McLeod sent an e-mail to the entire student body from the official UC presidential account which stated—in conjunction with "an underlying concern about the validity of the voting process"—that Vice President-elect Eric N. Hysen ’11 "might still have" access to the official voting software...
...Votes to Censure VP After Election Scandal" incorrectly stated that an e-mail sent by Kia J. McLeod '10 alleged that Eric N. Hysen '11 had accessed the official voting software and tampered with the vote tally. In fact, McLeod merely wrote—in conjunction with "an underlying concern about the validity of the voting process"—that Hysen "might still have" access to the voting software...
...primary concern among American security officials is that al-Shabab fighters with American passports could one day return and carry out terrorist acts within the United States. There is no evidence of any such plot to date, though the group has apparently expanded beyond its Somali base. In August, four Australian men with alleged al-Shabab connections were arrested and charged with plotting a gun attack on a military barracks near Sydney. The group has made clear that it views the United States as a potential adversary. After al-Shabab was added to America's list of terrorist nations...