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Critical-criticism By Michael-Challiner Critical illness insurance is designed to pay out a lump sum if you are unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with one of a list of medical conditions specified in the policy documents.
There is a wide variation in the length of the lists, some covering as few as eight illnesses and one a staggering 140, but this is a slightly different version, which pays various sums, according to the severity of the condition. Heart disease and cancer head the list on all the policies. Very few policies will cover illness caused by stress or mental problems. Back problems are rarely covered either.
Whilst some people consider critical illness cover essential and enjoy the peace of mind being insured offers them, it is interesting to note that a great many claims are turned down. It is believed that this figure is 20%. The most common reason for this being non-disclosure of a previous illness. Insurance companies are quite entitled to do this and the first thing that will happen, in the event of a claim, is that the insurance company will ask for your full health records. They will go through
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Source: Attackers aided by Pakistanis - United Press International<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/india_pakistan_0811201/20081201%3Fhub%3DWorld&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFViJw3S2UtYvrKLuAA0brrsIKrWQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=Yd9meUQkZHYJ&imgurl=images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20081005/160_ap_rice_0810052.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>CTV.ca</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/03/Source_Attackers_aided_by_Pakistanis/UPI-53151228355196/&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNE03Kt4VWvlvc2bjS6T8dJnRYSDDw"><b>Source: Attackers aided by Pakistanis</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>NEW DELHI, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- US intelligence agencies believe former Pakistani Army officers and its intelligence agency helped the Mumbai attackers, a former Pentagon official claims.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DhBwEpiptCOA&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHVBxjDUbxBhJiZFkJP8At1xRhiUg">Video: Rice: Pakistan Must Cooperate Fully</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>AssociatedPress</nobr></font><object width="448" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hBwEpiptCOA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hBwEpiptCOA"type="application/x-shockwave-flash"wmode="transparent"width="448"height="356"></embed></object><br></font><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx%3Fid%3D77388%26sectionid%3D351020401&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHq2EkAs0SL9lfDGPk75Xqp9Lj4jg">Pakistanis protest Rice's visit to India</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>PRESS TV</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601080%26sid%3DadyXkEvNERmQ%26refer%3Dasia&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGH--mtQlk3gqzUHV2q--s8Nbef4g"><nobr>Bloomberg</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/101ef15e-c1a4-11dd-831e-000077b07658.html&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNF7pdutRnbV76v_hW1h6yALquuGuQ"><nobr>Financial Times</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-5&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/asia/04india.html%3Fref%3Dasia&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGPoeZ5STYnYC0PhQWK8UaMprrbew"><nobr>New York Times</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0-6&fd=R&url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/india.pakistan.rice/&cid=1276440564&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHU72_yWhaGeVKYwf71QCkDqv5SKQ"><nobr>CNN</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1276440564&hl=en><nobr><b>all 3,122 news articles</b></nobr></a></font><br clear=all> </div></font>Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary - New York Times<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081127/NM_governor_081127/20081127%3Fhub%3DEntertainment&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEiDxYbCJxqfxPm7fqKmx0bJJ-evw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=fUdm5H_RkTcJ&imgurl=images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20081127/160_ap_NM_governor_081127.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>CTV.ca</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/politics/04transition.html%3Fem&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFfOCLqjZZKAqpXcNQ9mBAxBqhjJQ"><b>Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>New York Times -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico with President-elect Barack Obama at a news conference in Chicago on Wednesday. By BRIAN KNOWLTON President-elect Barack Obama named Gov.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DnvCV17rMeoY&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHgSkgVZa_3-ezexz-n1oQQlms7Eg">Video: Obama taps Richardson for Commerce</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>ReutersVideo</nobr></font><object width="448" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nvCV17rMeoY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nvCV17rMeoY"type="application/x-shockwave-flash"wmode="transparent"width="448"height="356"></embed></object><br></font><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/4/obama-names-richardson-as-commerce-secretary&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEwO0erBQVphiXu_BxCPtBlabPB0Q">Obama names Richardson as commerce secretary</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Antara</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8Vs5gtBT2VzJha-Mn6kc4CKStUwD94RIII01&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG8LsGSdrX-53uH0q_3NT7LaQf3HQ"><nobr>The Associated Press</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-4&fd=R&url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/35510904.html%3Felr%3DKArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUF&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEzxYLh91DYqQN8xRKyq17YBYVWsg"><nobr>Minneapolis Star Tribune</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-5&fd=R&url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-richardson4-2008dec04,0,5536205.story&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFabaH5Izc0zdR7i7GIExB432l5fQ"><nobr>Los Angeles Times</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1-6&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4B25V820081203&cid=1276939697&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFVr-evSVKulwLLuaUzXGf6htI-4Q"><nobr>Reuters</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1276939697&hl=en><nobr><b>all 2,698 news articles</b></nobr></a></font><br clear=all> </div></font>Brazil not to sign treaty banning cluster bombs - Xinhua<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-0&fd=R&url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/04/content_10454606.htm&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHdrZeQS7UaKQU8LsXkBdxHXR_R1A"><b>Brazil not to sign treaty banning cluster bombs</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Xinhua -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>BRASILIA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will not join the treaty prohibiting the manufacture, use and storage of cluster bombs, but may do so in the future "for humanitarian reasons," Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Wednesday.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DXl5tOrXGdEU&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGzot4p1VhiF4klwPJzAOfcoVjyHw">Video: Cluster bombs still exploding in Georgia - 3 Dec 08</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>AlJazeeraEnglish</nobr></font><object width="448" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xl5tOrXGdEU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xl5tOrXGdEU"type="application/x-shockwave-flash"wmode="transparent"width="448"height="356"></embed></object><br></font><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/world/04cluster.html%3Fem&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGsMKNHhqy3Xw6wnDZOwbex0bQdZQ">Afghanistan to Sign Cluster Bomb Pact</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>New York Times</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-03-voa55.cfm&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGeEqfIwaFzacANBlzPO285jHaiZw"><nobr>Voice of America</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/03/Afghanistan_signs_anti-cluster_bomb_treaty/UPI-38851228313758/&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFy--QgI96dgq4QhlShaUzTmvZv8A"><nobr>United Press International</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-5&fd=R&url=http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_11131668&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFBf4t4-ctMsMieQvT7lMqU6OoGjA"><nobr>San Jose Mercury News</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0-6&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g4VmE_BVd6aTBq1MRw30t1Fp1DWgD94RCS0G0&cid=1276134633&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEPbmUp612jCQJ4nU2V8QMI7b68mg"><nobr>The Associated Press</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1276134633&hl=en><nobr><b>all 725 news articles</b></nobr></a></font><br clear=all> </div></font>Kashmir familiar with style of Mumbai attacks - Antara<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story%3Fid%3D6378603%26page%3D1&cid=1277199336&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEsvHJR0aPLPP9mHAFv2Le6J5fWaA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=BRDeSIVC5V4J&imgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/Blotter/mumbai_081202_mn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>ABC News</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/12/4/kashmir-familiar-with-style-of-mumbai-attacks&cid=1277199336&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGKeyrBM5jOcU3_e-zvZNLHfJpLAg"><b>Kashmir familiar with style of Mumbai attacks</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Antara -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>Srinagar, India, (ANTARA News/AFP) - "What Mumbai has seen recently, Kashmir has been living with for years," Abdul Hamid tells the Indian tourist as he guides him through Indian Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hz0C0SXcxgP0NxzlqGA_EI57FBkQD94RFGRO0&cid=1277199336&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFu6mZ_LVOK1gLyQIAyzR60VRui5g">Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>The Associated Press</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jZI6Jmt9CN1GyFZJYK8SJxlFov9w&cid=1277199336&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFVu-3HjLhw6kw2evLgk-PwUItF-Q">India warns all options open with Pakistan after Mumbai attacks</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>AFP</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1203/p99s01-duts.html&cid=1277199336&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEi56JZW6NrC4kVuC5pcvLyJha3iQ"><nobr>Christian Science Monitor</nobr></a> - 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ABC News<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story%3Fid%3D6385768%26page%3D1&cid=1276934948&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNE0A1WjCaq_669A-QLUjCHYiAVlqA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=5ElY71ZaSkIJ&imgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/WN/ap_college_campus_081203_mn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>ABC News</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story%3Fid%3D6385265%26page%3D1&cid=1276934948&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEDBvQbTk0ipw26DBa10HbzGmNoQA"><b>Soaring Tuition Pushes College Out of Reach</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>ABC News -</font> <nobr>47 minutes ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By BILL WEIR Zach Hall is a government major at the University of Texas, but in his senior year he is also learning about finance -- the hard way.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/12/03/college.costs/&cid=1276934948&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEAG-v_EUvOxinvC7JxmpMEvJmVbQ">College could become too expensive for 'most Americans'</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>CNN</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11125006&cid=1276934948&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGB5e5HtwZmPiTB5esAAr957vIKxA">Report: California country?s most affordable higher education option</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>San Jose Mercury News</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1261706926/Report-hits-affordability-of-higher-education&cid=1276934948&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFEsNprpjLF4SezYwrgLWin2mCslA"><nobr>Huntington Herald Dispatch</nobr></a> - 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FOXNews<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/03/al-franken-norm-coleman-senate&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFUC5KLxRp8VvOoz2QiEdTQeeZpdQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=j8rFqmsMUyoJ&imgurl=static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/11/14/franken460.jpg width=80 height=48 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>guardian.co.uk</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461527,00.html&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGZJOYTOfWEaH-mdFF8fgF5EiDS1A"><b>The Long Winding Road of the Minnesota Senate Recount</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>FOXNews -</font> <nobr>43 minutes ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By John R. Lott Jr. There has already been a lot of controversy in the Minnesota Senate recount, but the finding of 171 new ballots in Ramsey county has generated real concern.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-1&fd=R&url=http://www.wctrib.com/ap/index.cfm%3Fpage%3Dview%26id%3DD94RJTR01&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEYaiUd2oZEFZMNOXKXKCINAHrX9w">Franken says will drop 633 challenges in recount</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>West Central Tribune</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/politics/index.cfm%3Fpage%3Darticle_bureau%26id%3D47901%26legislative_tag%3D1&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG_8MB9JzE4yw6BHGwHbJW1hizNVg">Pile of challenged ballots shrinks</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Bemidji Pioneer</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMpTmr96V5hKIfyHT4Av4jsVQgrQD94REBA80&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHYnD04HOv-ljrEd2JatH1X-EtF8A"><nobr>The Associated Press</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-4&fd=R&url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/12/mn-senate_chaos_rules.html%3Fnav%3Drss_blog&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNH2bmc0xjcvghu7AeoxiTqEyxqJwg"><nobr>Washington Post</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-5&fd=R&url=http://wcco.com/politics/scott.county.recount.2.879258.html&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHk5pRgmBSraSMHY4TixFB_ImG-ag"><nobr>WCCO</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-2-6&fd=R&url=http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/camden-elections-chief-admits-error-that-added-votes-274316.html&cid=1275839959&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGPYtQIwU0xng1AOKBzwhBn1bEzww"><nobr>The Daily Advance</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1275839959&hl=en><nobr><b>all 642 news articles</b></nobr></a></font><br clear=all> </div></font>Treasury mulls plan to lower mortgage rates to 4.5% - CNNMoney.com<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/28037936&cid=1277260420&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGT3Zs3MgXP3Ecp5wqKZ3ONOQY1Ig"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=hBOIc6IRX-sJ&imgurl=media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_Blogs/_BYLINE_STORY_INSERT/images/leisman_s_100x100.jpg width=80 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>CNBC</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0-0&fd=R&url=http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/03/news/economy/treasury_mortgage_rates/&cid=1277260420&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG4rW_rDwBFAp9ucbWT7JHC5LuhkA"><b>Treasury mulls plan to lower mortgage rates to 4.5%</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>CNNMoney.com -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>Move would help homeowners and buyers with good credit, but would do little for troubled borrowers, experts said. By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0-1&fd=R&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122833771718976731.html%3Fmod%3Dspecial_page_campaign2008_mostpop&cid=1277260420&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFp4NnfcNi2LY7p0I_8spjfYwilWg">US Eyes Plan to Lift Home Sales</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Wall Street Journal</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/treasury-may-set-mortgage-rates/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B2997E462-B056-43E3-AF13-70EB82403632%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_16&cid=1277260420&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEF1D7f8BeFE5yuw6X2jSO2R4yA9w">Treasury may set mortgage rates at 4.5% to boost sales</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>MarketWatch</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da0IsCAPhuJII%26refer%3Dhome&cid=1277260420&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFOVmo4RZfOul92VsSNmwIceyyObA"><nobr>Bloomberg</nobr></a> - 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Bloomberg<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story%3Fid%3D6373992%26page%3D1&cid=1277217214&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFBmqEsUj_WtUNMakmvLIa1ApEN0w"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=PI-XT8ScB3oJ&imgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/Business/ap_big_three_081202_mn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>ABC News</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3DaSm249vkuvUY%26refer%3Dhome&cid=1277217214&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGBAcJZYqSEIiHbQHmoGwXa73ia5A"><b>GM, Chrysler Win Union Concessions to Bolster Aid Bid (Update3)</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Bloomberg -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Mike Ramsey Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, struggling for support in Congress for aid, won money-saving union agreements to delay contributions to medical funds and suspend a program that pays laid-off <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DaQkI1PR8RUM&cid=1277217214&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEgcMxNzB0ib387NgVISvr8dPCvZw">Video: UAW to Renegotiate Labor Terms, Modify Jobs Bank</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>AssociatedPress</nobr></font><object width="448" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQkI1PR8RUM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQkI1PR8RUM"type="application/x-shockwave-flash"wmode="transparent"width="448"height="356"></embed></object><br></font><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ab1cd80-c1a5-11dd-831e-000077b07658.html&cid=1277217214&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNErteNx4TeGBxpfG-lmGX8ec3mDug">US car union makes concessions</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Financial Times</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-12-03-uaw-concessions-automaker-bailout_N.htm&cid=1277217214&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEN2x_l5_JZWika3cVeB1AviU7TQw"><nobr>USA Today</nobr></a> - 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Financial Times<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-2i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories.aspx%3FNode%3DB1%26pageNum%3D2121_3127_2&cid=1277277314&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFgocxJqbnE1FBIp7AGBTJulOs9qQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=Lkv-sCQfEToJ&imgurl=www.rttnews.com/ArticleImages/USTopStories/2008/December/Adobe-ADBE-120308.jpg width=70 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>RTT News</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f8292c6-c19a-11dd-831e-000077b07658,dwp_uuid%3De8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.html&cid=1277277314&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFwxaldvyuPAPFdEUYONZy6z-4A2A"><b>Adobe slashes revenue forecast</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Financial Times -</font> <nobr>42 minutes ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Richard Waters in San Francisco Adobe, one of the largest US software companies, yesterday provided the latest indication of how the economic crisis is rolling through the technology industry as it slashed its revenue projections and announced that <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-2-1&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE4B28D920081203&cid=1277277314&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGkJyD30Tav5_U8FxxQKKaXDOa_6g">Adobe cuts jobs, lowers revenue outlook</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Reuters</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Adobe-issues-disappointing-outlook-cut/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B723FE5EC-A2C5-4A8B-A62E-708733D031D6%257D&cid=1277277314&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEYmOMdiyQ0FhFg63egUxIZ4plN8g">Adobe issues disappointing outlook, will cut jobs</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>MarketWatch</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da3fBK31AiVpE%26refer%3Dhome&cid=1277277314&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGXy0GqT7Goid2xGwWmYsx6SaIElA"><nobr>Bloomberg</nobr></a> - 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Ars Technica<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0i-0&fd=R&url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081203-amazon-mobile-for-the-iphone-shopsand-remembers.html&cid=1277178676&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEdrUZMxtjYlEE_qLMTIYktk-vLSg"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=i04c0t689j0J&imgurl=media.arstechnica.com/journals/apple.media/amazonremembers.jpg width=53 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Ars Technica</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0-0&fd=R&url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081203-amazon-mobile-for-the-iphone-shopsand-remembers.html&cid=1277178676&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEdrUZMxtjYlEE_qLMTIYktk-vLSg"><b>Amazon Mobile for the iPhone shops?and remembers</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Ars Technica -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Iljitsch van Beijnum | Published: December 03, 2008 - 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Washington Post<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/03/AR2008120300417.html&cid=1277054922&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNH6i__LGjGu2brOO5cb3Km8_pbBaw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=WF87USM2DwkJ&imgurl=media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/12/03/PH2008120300418.jpg width=80 height=67 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Post</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-1-0&fd=R&url=http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflnewsfeed/2008/12/vikings-dts-challenge-suspensions-in-court.html&cid=1277054922&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGWQMfaAe1J6uXGuaMoZr6r78CpEw"><b>Vikings DTs Challenge Suspensions in Court</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Post -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams have taken legal action to attempt to overturn their four-game suspensions by the NFL for testing positive for a banned substance.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i7uyjszRlMFqkLlXphAaiUZjrSbQD94RK15G1&cid=1277054922&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG7iljXunaGTQf_Lg_bdiN960YV9w">Judge blocks suspensions of Vikings' Williamses</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>The Associated Press</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx%3Fc%3Dsportsnetwork%26page%3Dnfl/news/news.aspx%3Fid%3D4195509&cid=1277054922&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFLGiHV1coTrcYo607Cuh6Ou4N7XA">Vikings sign DT Kennedy</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Sports Network</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/35496664.html%3Felr%3DKArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU&cid=1277054922&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGmuSaTqiPaHrfwPufm0_zONIUPVA"><nobr>Minneapolis Star Tribune</nobr></a> - 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New York Times<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-2i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html%3Fid%3D1027164&cid=1277217347&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNF7I4q8rlYnJJ46lX6Czr9RrcV4RQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=RVWYZC5ZE4gJ&imgurl=a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.nationalpost.com/sports/969922.bin%3Fsize%3D404x272 width=80 height=54 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>National Post</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/sports/baseball/04base.html%3Fref%3Dsports&cid=1277217347&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGcEKkceAULUyOUOqqWNIPzcqgjZA"><b>Pedroia Gets His Wish, a Six-Year Contract</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>New York Times -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By AP Dustin Pedroia has a Rookie of the Year award, a Most Valuable Player award, a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger and, of course, a World Series ring.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-2-1&fd=R&url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp%3Fymd%3D20081203%26content_id%3D3700258%26vkey%3Dhotstove2008%26fext%3D.jsp&cid=1277217347&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEMAY4i05EpNR9nY5wk40ZfuUpazg">Pedroia signs extension with Red Sox</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>MLB.com</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/sports/x1881115061/Pedroia-takes-the-hometown-discount&cid=1277217347&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHW1g5ebMt2tZl7q_f-NysL4ObXjA">New contract works well for Pedroia, Red Sox</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Enterprise News</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/12/04/03/1300-66/index.xml&cid=1277217347&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNF1o6HhGqhR84YKakcjBEx3o6Nmrg"><nobr>Metro Boston</nobr></a> - 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Reuters<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.thathappened.net/science/2008/12/03/louisiana-ranked-most-unhealthiest-state-report/&cid=1277153129&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFUVmF5vH8cVOlEEEbrE8X-GQkHIA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=g4lWIf_cXfMJ&imgurl=www.thathappened.net/images/obesity-state1.jpg width=72 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>That Happened!</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE4B276H20081203&cid=1277153129&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEtRMNU9PLNAz-0s18wVGGVQbpOzg"><b>Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Reuters -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest US state and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings that deemed Vermont the healthiest.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/03/AR2008120301487.html&cid=1277153129&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHmAy7rFLxYTI8xXhsfag69ZwtxZQ">Health Highlights: Dec. 3, 2008</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Washington Post</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.webmd.com/news/20081203/report-vermont-is-healthiest-state&cid=1277153129&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHOO1sU-ckRPdlQDdZA-PW_MbXaRw">Report: Vermont Is Healthiest State</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>WebMD</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/12/01/daily43.html&cid=1277153129&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGBR_4wk9eHc_J_qjnkcNT1XGvBcg"><nobr>Bizjournals.com</nobr></a> - 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U.S. News & World Report<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.dbtechno.com/health/2008/12/03/report-says-medical-residents-need-to-get-more-sleep/&cid=1276892647&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFcPihmRSJJL0iUbYRcnz-w_sVQcw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=7MHh9seqN_gJ&imgurl=www.dbtechno.com/images/medical_residents_sleep.jpg width=80 height=52 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>dBTechno</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1-0&fd=R&url=http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/12/03/health-buzz-sleep-breaks-for-medical-residents-and-other-health-news.html&cid=1276892647&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG1TijDsOhGSRvfJ9dbvrIHniXWbA"><b>Health Buzz: Sleep Breaks for Medical Residents and Other Health News</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>U.S. News & World Report -</font> <nobr>11 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>Residents working in hospitals for the maximum 30-hour shift should get a five-hour break for sleep after working 16 hours, according to a new recommendation from the Institute of Medicine.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202901.html%3Fhpid%3Dsec-health&cid=1276892647&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGS6mqtmsqsFLk-UgQxWLs1TQDQkQ">Medical Residents Must Sleep After 16 Hours, Experts Urge</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Washington Post</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/health/03doctors.html%3Fref%3Dus&cid=1276892647&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGe9OV4KwkM7OV97DqEadR0ro2hog">Expert Panel Seeks Changes in Training of Medical Residents</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>New York Times</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1-3&fd=R&url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-residents3-2008dec03,0,2529677.story&cid=1276892647&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG1y8Z3s_0U7R55L8cv5nuBASZvNg"><nobr>Los Angeles Times</nobr></a> - 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Reuters<font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><table border=0 align=right cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0cellpadding=3 style="font-size:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><tr><td width=80 align=center style="padding-left:6px;" valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-2i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.healthnewstrack.com/health-news-840.html&cid=1277098946&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGRyCYkVFDaTbWdVaxENWGjfqnNlw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=XCtrav4BlyoJ&imgurl=www.healthnewstrack.com/images/articles_news/840.jpg width=57 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Health Newstrack</font></a></td></tr></table><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4B273I20081203&cid=1277098946&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNG9K006AQcINlE7ISeFs5hpPmLWfw"><b>Signs of elaborate acts of self-harm by US teens</b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Reuters -</font> <nobr>7 hours ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some troubled teens are embedding nails, paper clips, bits of rock, glass and even crayons in their bodies as a way to cope with disturbing thoughts and feelings, US researchers said on Wednesday.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-2-1&fd=R&url=http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20081202/severe-self-injury-a-threat-to-teens&cid=1277098946&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNF76C6sXu_KpilzbcEI31L4LF4y6g">Severe Self-Injury a Threat to Teens</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>WebMD</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/03/AR2008120300957.html&cid=1277098946&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGJAUC8aB6yeYV5xDusS8SABAJA_w">'Self-Embedding' a Troubling Trend Among Teens</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Washington Post</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/35482489.html&cid=1277098946&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEcHKCT8yx3vg-DwAGVoj0GAJMFpA"><nobr>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</nobr></a> - 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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday condemned an opposition plan to gain power by ousting his government in a confidence vote, calling the effort undemocratic.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0-1&fd=R&url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/12/200812404219499950.html&cid=1275549878&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHCtoxq20zjIVorFqxo9jxv8OB3Cg">Canada PM vows to stay in power</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Aljazeera.net</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0-2&fd=R&url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/03/canada.government/%3Firef%3Dmpstoryview&cid=1275549878&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNFSNkGRfGg9gCaSvIR5bKNTdiilfg">Canadian leader vows to fight planned ouster</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>CNN International</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0-3&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/04/parties-unite-to-wrest-power-in-canada/&cid=1275549878&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNF7XTDmkjjkN59nTajV1AByyhWy6A"><nobr>Washington Times</nobr></a> - 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Court May Decide What Size Award Violates Rights Court May <b>...</b></b></a><br><font size=-1><b><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Post -</font> <nobr>59 minutes ago</nobr></b></font><br><font size=-1>By Robert Barnes In civics books, and sometimes even in real life, the Supreme Court speaks and everybody falls in line, like it or not.</font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-1&fd=R&url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1204/p25s17-usju.html&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHPDw2MgOa1txlGG5MSULWoi5RhLw">US Supreme Court takes up tobacco case for third time</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Christian Science Monitor</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-2&fd=R&url=http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/12/phillip-morris-smoke-screen.html&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHgcaOD94hLDcPoQH6sdovZsbvrVw">Philip Morris' Legal Smoke Screen</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Mother Jones</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-3&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3Da2G5pCsjo1gc%26refer%3Dus&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNHmzmwKPDTmxuaF5eovdiCI_mRxWQ"><nobr>Bloomberg</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-4&fd=R&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2008/12/supreme_court_hears_oregon_tob.html&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGvVAI0V1L-kblyHKqjbBeqjrfAIw"><nobr>The Oregonian - OregonLive.com</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-5&fd=R&url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/200/story/56985.html&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNEFK1odtIy414PYMwMwXvQVqgDmQw"><nobr>McClatchy Washington Bureau</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2-6&fd=R&url=http://news.opb.org/article/3704-portland-widow-philip-morris-meet-again-high-court/&cid=1277231384&ei=eUw3SeHHEYKQNYnL5ZwP&usg=AFQjCNGvt6BDw8vIDJkpXZpA2NB4yKzjdA"><nobr>OPB News</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1277231384&hl=en><nobr><b>all 107 news articles</b></nobr></a></font><br clear=all> </div></font>
these very thoroughly and if they find any proof of failure to tell them about a previous illness or condition, whether or not you consider it to be relevant to the current condition, they can legally refuse to pay out on the claim. The law states, quite clearly, that if a customer has failed to disclose information sought by the insurer, the provider is entitled to scrap the cover. What this means, in effect, is that if you fail to tell the insurers, at the time of making the application for critical illness cover, of even minor ailments, then the whole policy will not be worth the paper it’s written on. This appears to be an impossible situation. Minor illnesses, long forgotten, may come back to haunt you. For the Mums’ out there – can you remember the “oddities” of your pregnancy? Your blood pressure may have been raised; you may have suffered the usual morning sickness, backache and what is known as “gestational diabetes”. This is quite common. Most cases don’t even need treatment and clear up, never to return. Years later you may decide to take out some critical illness cover. Do you even remember the pregnancy problems, let alone imagine they could make a difference to an unrelated illness? Yet this failure to disclose could be the |
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