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Defense Rests in Federal Vioxx Trial

HOUSTON – Merck & Co. (MRK) rested its case Wednesday in the first federal trial involving the painkiller Vioxx after a pathologist testified that the drug played no role in a man’s fatal heart attack. Closing arguments were set for Thursday in the trial stemming from a lawsuit filed by …

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Santorum's Campaign Denies Connection to Group

WASHINGTON – If the grandfather and grandson walking together in Sen. Rick Santorum‘s Internet re-election ad look familiar, it could be because the same two actors are in a TV ad that a group called Americans for Job Security is running in support of him. A spokeswoman for Santorum, R-Pa., …

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New York City Probes Mystery Syrup Smell

NEW YORK – Was it the sweet smell of success? Or King Kong eating his breakfast? Well, neither. But there’s still no rational explanation for the maple syrup aroma that wafted Thursday across Manhattan, the second such olfactory incident since October. Calls to the city’s 311 help line and the …

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