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• Bush's homeland security setup faces ax
Brennan to take over domestic security issues in the White House represents a turnaround. Mr. Brennan, a former C.I.A. officer in the Mideast who served as the first director of the National Counterterrorism Center, was seen as the favorite for C.I.A ...
• Obama assembles powerful West Wing
Given the enormity of the challenges we face, it is critical to have someone in the White House every day, reporting to the president, coordinating policy and giving these issues the important focus they deserve," said Obama spokeswoman Stephanie ...
• China issues bird flu alert after woman dies
YANJIAO, China - China issued a bird flu alert on Wednesday after a woman died of the virus, the first such death in the country in almost a year, and closed poultry markets for disinfecting in a province surrounding Beijing. The World Health ...
• U.S.-funded program fails to stop Gaza tunnels
... of the U.S.-funded program and its lack of impact on the problem is a cautionary tale of how hard it has been to control Gaza's border with Egypt — at a time when patrolling that frontier and stopping the weapons flow are once again hot issues as ...
• C-sections best for baby when close to due date
Excluded were cases where medical issues warranted an early or immediate delivery. The infants were followed until they left the hospital or for four months. 1 in 3 C-sections done before 39 weeks More than a third of the C-sections were performed ...