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May 31, 2009

GM bondholder deadline passes as bankruptcy looms

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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp finished a key piece of business on Saturday before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline expired for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration.

CT Lung Cancer Screening Rife With False Positives

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One out of three scans may incorrectly indicate cancer: study.

Cancer Care Costs Worry Oncologists

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Cancer experts worry the benefits of some treatments may not justify the costs.

Surgery Questioned for Colon Cancer

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Those with metastatic cancer may fare as well or better with chemotherapy alone.

Cuba: We Want To IM Again

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Cuba criticized Microsoft for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington’s “harsh” treatment of Havana.

How Obama Made His Energy Platform "Pop"

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President Barack Obama has elevated energy and climate issues to near the top of his agenda; he’s made them pop by packaging them as ways to create “green” jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on imports of foreign oil, the Washington Post writes.

In Search For Google Alternative, Try Bing

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Microsoft just took the wraps off the preview of Bing, the rebranded and rebuilt search engine formerly code-named Kumo, designed to replace Live Search. It’s surprisingly competitive with Google, writes Rafe Needleman.

May 29, 2009

Russian rocket docks at space station

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft docked successfully with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a spokesman for Russian mission control said.

U.S. company finds "safer" way to make stem-like cells

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on Thursday they had come up with the safest way yet to make stem-like cells using a patient’s ordinary skin cells, this time by using pure human proteins.

Economic optimism may trump GM bankruptcy

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street faces a historic shake-up next week as General Motors, a pillar of American industry, heads into bankruptcy, but the market could advance further if economic data signals the worst of the recession has passed.

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