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Diseases of the poor are badly underfunded
With the flu season upon us, Canadians are naturally concerned about getting sick. We're washing our hands more often, getting flu shots, and generally trying to keep healthy. But for millions of people in developing nations, battling communicable and chronic diseases is a daily fact of life.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11783.asp

Business leaders pay to wine and dine Bush environmental policymakers
Western business executives will get to wine, dine, and golf with members of Congress and top Bush administration environmental officials at Arizona gatherings this week that start with a fund-raiser for the lawmakers.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11786.asp

Costa Rica works toward trade pact with United States
Costa Rica expects to finish negotiations in January on a free trade agreement with the United States after balking at the terms of a deal reached last month between Washington and four other Central American countries, a Costa Rican Embassy official said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11782.asp

Presidential candidates on the issues: Fuel efficiency
The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates this week to outline their thoughts on automobile fuel efficiency requirements.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11790.asp

Gasoline beats diesel for cleaner autos
Gasoline-powered vehicles and hybrid cars that run on both gasoline and electricity will be more cost-effective than diesel engines for the foreseeable future for cutting U.S. oil use and polluting emissions linked to global warming, a new report says.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11784.asp

Former arsenal declared free of chemical weapons
A site once branded as the most polluted square mile in America, where sarin gas and other weapons of mass destruction were manufactured for decades, has been declared free of chemical weapons.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11785.asp

Universe was lifeless after Big Bang, scientists say
The first stars after the Big Bang were immense, superhot giants that lived briefly and then exploded as brilliant supernovae, but they seeded the universe with basic elements that were the building blocks for the sun and the Earth, and for life itself, according to a new study.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11789.asp

38 States Get Fs on Tobacco Prevention
Most states have failed to pay for tobacco-prevention programs and protect people from second-hand smoke despite receiving billions of dollars in settlement money to take such measures, according to a report.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11787.asp

CDC warns flu season still hasn't peaked
The flu season has yet to reach its peak, despite a drop-off in cases in some states, health officials warned on Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-07/s_11788.asp

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