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- White House releases second open government action plan
- Agencies in DC opening two hours late
- Lawmakers aim to ease process for agencies to offload excess properties
- DIA releases technology wish list to solve problems more directly
- AFGE, NTEU try to stave off changes to retirement benefits
- VA struggles with accuracy as disability claims get more complex
- Federal retirements decline in November, but so does OPM processing
- Hagel shakes up Pentagon's organizational chart
- New bill aims to cancel sequestration for DoD at expense of feds
- Congress seeks 'modest' budget deal by year's end
- OFPP's proposed increase in contractor salary cap upsets all
- Postal Service employees deliver for CFC
Scientists test ideas in bird botulism outbreaks
Scientists pushing for answers in botulism outbreaks killing thousands of Great Lakes birds
Susan Boyle says Asperger's diagnosis was a relief
Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger's; news came as 'a relief'
UN's polio vaccination effort underway in Mideast
After polio outbreak in Syria, second leg of massive UN vaccination campaign underway
Obama taps former top aide to work on health law
Former top Obama aide returning to White House to help get health law back on track
Holland has surgery on collarbone
Six-time X Games champion Holland has surgery on collarbone, expected back by end of month
Falcons S DeCoud leaves game with head injury
Falcons safety DeCoud leaves Packers game with head injury
'Cannibal sandwiches' sicken Wisconsin residents
CDC: Holiday 'cannibal sandwiches' with raw beef sickened Wisconsin residents with E. coli
Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers
Doctors report success with gene therapy, a big win against leukemia and other blood cancers
APNewsBreak: Feds balk at paper health application
APNewsBreak: Feds tell navigators not to use paper applications for health overhaul enrollment
Hong Kong reports 2nd H7N9 bird flu case
Hong Kong reports 2nd H7N9 bird flu case just days after 1st, raising fears of its spread
FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug
Breakthrough hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences offers faster cure and fewer side effects
More signs that US births may have stopped falling
Drop in US births continues to ease and may be leveling off, latest government data suggests
Court: forced C-section was medically justified
Court judgment: Cesarean section forced on Italian woman in UK justified medically
Fertility drugs lead to more big multiple births
Triplets, bigger multiple births increasingly are due to fertility drugs, not IVF, study finds
Lawyer: Detained woman awoke to find womb empty
Lawyer: Italian forced to have C-section in UK made it clear she wanted to give birth in Italy
Face transplants thriving 2 years after operations
First full face transplants thrive thanks to new blood vessel networks, medical imaging shows
Ohio Amish girl won't be forced to renew chemo
Guardian gives up attempt to force Amish girl in Ohio to resume chemotherapy
CDC: Water at Marine base linked to birth defects
CDC: Tainted drinking water at Camp Lejeune in NC linked to birth defects, childhood cancer
4 die of hypothermia in SF Bay Area cold snap
4 people die of hypothermia in San Francisco Bay Area; more freezing temperatures expected
Stents may not help treat clogged kidney arteries
Stents don't help treat clogged kidney arteries; medicines alone may be enough, study finds
