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Congress meets on Alzheimers funding

WAP2001040306 - 3 APRIL 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA), left, and Christopher Smith (R-NJ), right, testifying before a Congressional committee on April 3, 2001 to determine the merits of increased funding for alzheimers research at the National Institute of Health in Washington, DC. cc/mk/Michael Kleinfeld UPI

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