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> Despite a veto threat from President Bush, the Senate has voted in favor of a major financial expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Article (reg. req.)
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> A new study of Internet pedophiles by the Federal Bureau of Prisons suggests 85 percent actually have acted out against children. The finding has kicked up protests by some clinicians, who fault the design of the study. Article (reg. req.)
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