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(7 stories) Group of 6 senators hones plan to cut US deficits

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Group of 6 senators hones plan to cut US deficits
Group of 6 senators hones plan to cut US deficits (KansasCity)
A bipartisan group of six senators is closing in on what could represent the best chance for tackling a deficit crisis that has forced the government to borrow more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends.Their plan, still a work in progress, would reduce borrowing by up to $4 trillion over the next decade by putting the two parties' sacred cows on ...

Indoor Tanning's UV Radiation Declared a Known Carcinogen (EDGE)
Despite repeated warnings from dermatologists on the health dangers of tanning, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology confirmed that a large percentage of Caucasian teen girls and young women admitted using tanning beds or intentionally tanning outdoors in the past year.

China's new indoor smoking ban takes effect (Today's 6)
China's latest push to ban smoking in indoor public venues came into effect Sunday, but the vaguely defined expanded rules were not expected to dramatically reduce the country's heavy tobacco addiction.

Daniels to sign abortion limits (Journal Gazette)
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign a bill into law restricting abortions in the state and stripping federal funding from Planned Parenthood of Indiana and other organizations that perform abortions.

Gov. Brown Undergoes Surgery For Skin Cancer (CBS 13)
Gov. Jerry Brown has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his nose, his office said Saturday.

BYU researchers hope twins unlock AIDS mysteries (Abc13)
Researchers at Brigham Young University are trying to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the virus that causes AIDS with a trio of studies addressing unusual cases involving a set of twins, a failed vaccine and a protein "stop sign." The twin identical baby boys received a tainted transfusion and both became HIV-positive a few years ago.

Mitt Romney defends his Massachusetts healthcare plan at 'tea party' forum
Mitt Romney defends his Massachusetts healthcare plan at 'tea party' forum (WPMT-TV York)
Reporting from Manchester, N.H. - Addressing a "tea party" forum Friday night in the first primary state, Mitt Romney defended the healthcare plan he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts but said that some parts hadn't worked.

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