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HARTFORD, Conn. – Five of the seven inmates on Connecticut’s death row were on a hunger strike Thursday, protesting living conditions at the Northern Correctional Institution (search) in Somers. Brian Garnett, a Department of Correction spokesman, confirmed that the inmates informed correctional staff on Wednesday that they would not accept …

WASHINGTON – The following is a transcript from President Bush’s press conference held to name John Negroponte, the current U.S. ambassador to Iraq, as the nation’s first national intelligence director. PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you very much. I appreciate you’re coming here. I’m pleased to announce my decision to nominate Ambassador …

All pregnant women and newborns should be screened for a serious infection called toxoplasmosis (search), says one group of researchers. They say that the majority of women with the infection have no symptoms. Many don’t realize they have been exposed to a parasite that can cause serious health risks or …