U S Adults Carry Oral HPV Linked to Mouth Cancer
A nationwide estimate shows about 16 million Americans harbor oral HPV a virus tied to cervical cancer and also capable of causing mouth cancer. The study finds 7 percent of people aged 14 to 69 infected but says most will not develop cancer and many carry non cancer linked strains.
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North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue Won’t Seek Re election
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue announces she will not run for a second four year term. She says stepping aside aims to help find a bipartisan path to fund public education amid a divided political climate. Perdue became the state’s first female governor in 2008.
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North Carolina
Beverly Perdue
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U S Forest Planning Rules Aim to Balance Use and Protection
The Obama administration announced new forest planning rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the guidelines replace 2009 rules, reflect more than 300 000 comments, and require decisions based on best available science while supporting recreation restoration watershed protection and timber industry use.
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Washington
Obama
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Egypt Bans Travel of US Official’s Son Amid Democracy Probe
Egypt bars at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country as part of a criminal probe into foreign funded democracy groups. Sam LaHood, son of U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, was blocked at Cairo airport after an official said he could not depart as tensions rise with Washington over military crackdowns on democracy and human rights groups.
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Egypt
U.S. Transportation
Ray LaHood
Washington
Sam LaHood
International Republican Institute
Six Dead as Rio Buildings Collapse in Downtown
In downtown Rio de Janeiro a 20 story building and two adjacent structures collapsed after suspected illegal construction work. Rescuers recovered six bodies and 16 people were reported missing as smoke and debris filled the area.
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Rio
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Obama shifts focus to energy and Gulf leases
President Obama urged an all-of-the-above energy plan at a Nevada UPS center promoting new Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases and a liquefied natural gas vehicle corridor. He faced GOP critique over stalled domestic production and pipeline rejection amid post BP spill oversight reforms and delayed auctions.
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Barack Obama
Gulf of Mexico
Obama
Nevada
Center
Texas
George W. Bush
Consumer health plan summaries face White House review
Health care law rule requiring simple, standard summaries of coverage and costs for private and employer plans is under final White House review. Consumer groups urge no watering down amid industry opposition and looming open enrollment. Endorsing groups include the American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, AARP, and Consumers Union.
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Washington
Barack Obama
White House
American Diabetes Association
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
AARP
Consumers Union
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Pentagon outlines Army and Marine cuts amid slower defense outlay
The Pentagon plans slower growth in military spending, cutting the Army from 570000 to 490000 and the Marines by 20000 to 182000 over five years. War costs drop as Iraq withdrawal finishes while base budget rises to 567 billion by 2017, with shifts in European and Asian postings.
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Leon Panetta
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Panetta
Congress
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Iraq
Pentagon outlines defense budget reductions and slower ship and aircraft buys
The plan trims about two dozen C 5A cargo planes and 65 aging C 130s, keeps 11 aircraft carriers, retires seven cruisers early, delays Virginia class submarines and some ships, slows F 35 purchases, and delays long range missile submarines by two years. Nuclear forces unchanged. pay raises hold to 2015. Base closures eyed amid election year tensions. 2017 spending projected at 622 billion. Republicans criticize cuts as weakening the military.
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Marine Corps
Obama
Congress
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America
Howard “Buck” McKeon
Calif
House Armed Services Committee
John McCain
R-Ariz
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