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Girl With Rare Condition Gets OK to Have Testicles Removed

An Australian family court has given the OK for a 14-year-old girl — born with a rare genotype — to have surgery to remove two testicles, the Courier Mail reported. The parents of the girl, known in the case as “Sally”, had to apply to the court for permission for …

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The Political Psychology of Barack Obama

On Monday, President Obama suggested that the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico would shape environmental and energy policy in the same dramatic way that the terrorist acts of 9/11 shaped our foreign policy. His comment was more than illuminating, from a psychological perspective: It was a clear glimpse …

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Lollipops Recalled by California Company For Lead Content

A southern California candy company has recalled its line of light-up lollipops because of elevated levels of lead, myFOXla.com reported Saturday. The Santa Fe Springs-based Kidsmania Inc. said in a statement that the Flash Pop candy it had received from Doublewoods Macao Commercial Offshore Limited contained lead levels as high …

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