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• For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible

  LONDON (AP) -- Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus....

  02/09/2012 7:02 PM
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• Cocaine found in Ecuador diplomatic mail

  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuador's foreign minister says police in Italy found nearly 90 pounds (40 kilos) of cocaine in diplomatic mail sent to the Mediterranean country and two suspects have been arrested....

  02/09/2012 6:57 PM
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• Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday....

  02/09/2012 6:51 PM
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• WSLS compares Virginia ballot requirements to rest of nation

  Unlike the Commonwealth, states like Illinois, Indiana, and Massachusetts require fewer than half of the 10,000 signatures needed to get on Virginia's primary ballot

  02/09/2012 6:46 PM
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• Egypt's angry soccer fans are deep into politics

  CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's ruling generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervor into recent protests demanding the military step down and battled police for days in the streets of Cairo....

  02/09/2012 5:43 PM
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