WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said Wednesday that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has agreed to join him on a listening tour in Connecticut to hear what the state's insurance, businesses and health care leaders, as well as ordinary citizens recommend for changes in health care.

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YEAR IN REVIEW: 2008 in Hopkins a period of progress

Published January 7, 2009, 11:42 pm, Hopkins Sun-Sailor

In the history books, 2008 will likely be remembered for a historic election and a rapid decline of the country's financial system. In Hopkins, many residents, businesses and organizations unfortunately had to deal with the repercussions of the sour economy.

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Miss. teen births surge to the top nationally

Published January 7, 2009, 11:13 pm, The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen birth rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, a new federal report says.

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UTEP professor wins illustrious grant

Published January 7, 2009, 11:08 pm, El Paso Times

EL PASO -- A prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers is enabling a University of Texas at El Paso professor to continue her groundbreaking research into nicotine addiction.

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Johanns hires two western Nebraskans

Published January 7, 2009, 10:52 pm, Scottsbluff Star-Herald

U.S. Sen.-elect Mike Johanns on Monday announced his selection of Nancy Johner as his state director and former state Sen. Philip Erdman to serve as his state agriculture director.

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N.J. business briefs

Published January 7, 2009, 10:38 pm, The Record

UNION — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., the largest U.S. home-furnishing retailer, said profit fell for the fifth straight quarter and lowered its annual forecast as customers flocked to liquidation sales after the bankruptcy of rival Linens 'N Things Inc. of Clifton.

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Issues Confront Lawmakers

Published January 7, 2009, 10:24 pm, Times Record

LITTLE ROCK — While the slowing economy and tight state budget will get much of the attention, a variety of other meaty issues from animal cruelty to immigration to abortion will fill legislators’ plates during the upcoming legislative session.

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Child deaths test faith-healing exemption

Published January 7, 2009, 10:20 pm, Contra Costa Times

OREGON CITY, Ore. — When Dr. Seth Asser saw row after row of flat headstones marking children's graves in a small cemetery not far from the end of the historic Oregon Trail, he knew many of these early deaths should not have happened.

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State Child Well-Being Ranking At Bottom

Published January 7, 2009, 10:01 pm, Tyler Morning Telegraph

According to The Children's Campaign Report: 2009 Update, Texas is trailing the nation in several child-wellness indicators.

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