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| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Stopping strokes after surgery |
| Two big arteries carry blood to the brain, and a blockage in one of them is bad news. It's the leading reason for disabling strokes and the third most common cause of death. So operations to clean out the vessel are very common—there are 160,000 to 180,000 of them every year. But this surgery, done to prevent a stroke, can sometimes cause one. As many as 5 percent of patients will have a stroke or die after the operation, perhaps because part of the blockage, or plaque, breaks loose after all the poking around. |
| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Civic tops stolen-car list |
| The annual list of the nation's most-stolen cars is out, and the winner of the dubious distinction this year is the 1995 Honda Civic. |
| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:00:00 EST Chalabi's triumphal return to D.C. |
| Ahmad Chalabi is back in Washington after two years of virtual exile but not with his tail between his legs. No, despite the long list of allegations, convictions, and investigations, Iraq's current deputy prime minister has managed to make somewhat of a triumphal return. |
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| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:41:32 EST Grief and anger after suicide bombs |
| Calling the al Qaeda in Iraq leader a "lowlife," Jordanians on Thursday took to the streets in bitter protest of the triple suicide bombings that shook Amman a day earlier and killed at least 56 people, most of Arab descent. Elsewhere in Jordan and abroad, the first funerals took place for the victims. The dead include wedding party guests, two Americans and a senior Palestinian intelligence officer. |
| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:06:06 EST Pre-war CIA report questioned al Qaeda-Iraq ties |
| A January 2003 CIA report raised doubts about claims that al Qaeda sent operatives to Iraq to acquire chemical and biological weapons -- dramatic assertions that were repeated weeks later by then-Secretary of State Colin Powell to the United Nations in making the case for the invasion of Iraq. |
| Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:10:02 EST Supreme Court hopeful denies conflict of interest |
| Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito said Thursday that there was no conflict of interest over his role in a 2003 ruling involving a financial giant where he had large amounts of money invested. |
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