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AP Interview: FDA chief focuses on produce safety

Jun. 16, 2009
Calling it "a critical time" for food safety, the Food and Drug Administration's new chief says she will strengthen steps to prevent contamination of fresh fruit and vegetables. Dr. Margaret Hamburg tells The Associated Press that there are too many food...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic