Senate Health Committee investigates cancer in Washington
Hala Moddelmog, M.A., CEO, Susan G. Komen For the Cure, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Cancer challenges and opportunities in the 21st century on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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ATLANTA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Karen Handel, a former GOP politician in Georgia, resigned Tuesday from Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the wake of the flap over funding Planned Parenthood.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Donations to Planned Parenthood have soared since the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation cut donations to the group, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A Planned Parenthood official says "right-wing groups" pressured Susan G. Komen for the Cure into ending grants to the U.S. reproductive health organization.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A Christian products store in Nashville says it will no longer sell a pink Bible because sales benefited a charity with ties to Planned Parenthood.
UNION CITY, N.J., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Firefighters in New Jersey said they were outraged to be told they could not wear pink T-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month while on the job.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Officials in a Georgia city have banned the hanging of bras across major intersections to draw attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. cancer foundation says it's dismayed by an Ohio Catholic bishop's policy discouraging parishes and schools from raising funds for the group.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. recording star Bret Michaels has signed to perform at four Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series events this year, the show's producers said Friday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Kentucky said they arrested a man accused of stealing a pink Harley-Davidson meant to be auctioned for a cancer charity.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Bakers say they could set a record when they attempt to circle the New Orleans Superdome -- twice -- with the world's largest king cake.
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