Closing Iowa speeches shape Democratic race for 2008
In Des Moines and across Iowa, Barack Obama Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards urged voters in televised appeals as they seek a Feb events win. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee traded barbs on the Republican side while John McCain campaigned in New Hampshire ahead of its Jan. 8 primary.
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Two teens accused of beating deer in Iraan faced basketball tourney after confessing
The story notes that two Iraan teens confessed to killing two deer but were allowed to play in a local basketball tournament the day after, while coaches and officials refrain from commenting further. A poll asks readers if PETA should get involved, with 55 percent in favor and 45 percent opposed.
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Zoo director defends employees response after fatal tiger attack
San Francisco Zoo director Manuel Mollinedo defended staff actions following a Christmas Day tiger attack that killed a teenager and wounded two brothers aged 19 and 23. He praised heroism but offered no details due to a police investigation, while critics claim responders were slow to help Carlos Sousa Jr., 17, who died outside the exhibit.
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Hospital delays leave many cardiac patients untreated
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds about one third of in hospital cardiac arrest patients do not receive a defibrillation shock within two minutes. Prompt treatment greatly affects survival with 39 percent discharged when treated quickly versus 22 percent with delays.
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