document.write("• U.S. herpes rates remain high - CDC - Reuters
About 16 percent of Americans (roughly 1 in 6) between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
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document.write("• JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges - Washington Post
A petite, blond-haired, blue-eyed high school dropout who allegedly used the nickname JihadJane was identified Tuesday as an alleged terrorist intent on recruiting others to her cause, as federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges that could send her to prison for life.
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document.write("• Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle - AP
Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support that means it will soon pass the Senate.
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document.write("• Same-Sex Couples Wed in Washingtion, DC - VOA
A lesbian couple has become the first same-sex pair to be married in Washington, D.C. under the district's new gay marriage law.
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document.write("• El Nino could whip up more active tornado season - USA Today
Weather forecasters say the wetter-than-usual El Nino winter that has blasted much of the United States could be followed by an active tornado season.
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document.write("• Pentagon resists Army's desire to stop development of MEADS missile system - Washington Post
After several failed attempts, the Army is trying again to cancel a $19 billion missile defense system that the United States is developing in partnership with Italy and Germany. Known as the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS, it has been in the works for more than a decade and is designed to replace, in part, the Army's aging Patriot system.
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document.write("• Senior Budget Analyst: U.S. Fiscal Path Unsustainable - Money News
U.S. fiscal policy is on an unsustainable path of a huge budget gap that cannot be rectified by minor tinkering, a senior budget policy analyst said on Monday.
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document.write("• Obama hits road, pitches health plan - Washington Times
Seeking to close the deal on his health care overhaul bill, President Obama is getting out of Washington, leaving the city he loves to bash to portray himself as an outsider going up against big insurance companies and their lobbyists in the capital.
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document.write("• Poll shows Obama, Dems losing ground - Washington Times
A majority of Americans say the United States is less respected in the world than it was two years ago and think President Obama and other Democrats fall short of Republicans on the issue of national security, a new poll finds.
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document.write("• Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana - USA Today
A Gallup Poll last October found 44% favor making marijuana legal, an eight-point jump since the question was asked in 2005. An ABC News-Washington Post poll in January found 81% favor making marijuana legal for medical use.
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