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| FDA Allows Irradiation of Leafy Greens [AP] |

CHICAGO -- Food safety experts generally say that zapping
spinach and lettuce with a tiny shot of radiation is the best way to
vanquish deadly outbreaks of E. coli. It's safe, too, they say and
the federal government officially agreed Thursday, allowing
so-called irradiation of our leading leafy greens.
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| Mahan builds big lead at PGA Barclays [United Press International] |

PARAMUS, N.J., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Hunter Mahan's 9-under-par
62 Thursday gave him a four-stroke lead through one round at the PGA
Barclays Golf Tournament in Paramus, N.J.
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| Dead bear cleared in cyclist's mauling [United Press International] |

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A grizzly bear shot
this week because it was suspected of mauling Alaskans was cleared
in one of the attacks through DNA testing, a scientist said.
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| Swazi women protest royal shopping trip [United Press International] |

LOBAMBA, Swaziland, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Hundreds of women
marched on the streets of Lobamba, Swaziland, in protest of a
shopping trip taken by nine of the king's wives, participants said.
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| Coated ventilator tube cuts pneumonia risk [United Press International] |

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Patients breathing through a
silver-coated endotracheal tube while on a ventilator were 36
percent less likely to develop pneumonia, U.S. researchers said.
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| MLB: San Francisco 4, Florida 3 [United Press International] |

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Emmanuel Burriss scored the
winning run Thursday on a bottom of the ninth wild pitch in San
Francisco's 4-3 win over the Florida Marlins.
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| Trauma pros, public differ on miracles [United Press International] |

HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Trauma care professionals
and patients differ regarding patients' care rights and divine
intervention in recovery from an injury, U.S. researchers said.
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| Anti-abortion pastor set for Dem prayer [United Press International] |

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A Florida anti-abortion
minister who is a registered Republican will deliver the closing
prayer at the Democratic National Convention, organizers announced.
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