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New nurses find themselves in unhealthy job market
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate
Organ harvesting in China still considered a problem by some
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 1
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In education reform, some states race from the bottom
Military officials won’t ask, tell about revising gay policy
Experts debate whether cap on Social Security payments hurts retirees
Credit card companies boost rates ahead of new law
Amid protests from the right, seniors in Virginia try to be heard on health care
New nurses find themselves in unhealthy job market
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate
Organ harvesting in China still considered a problem by some
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 1
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 2
In education reform, some states race from the bottom
Military officials won’t ask, tell about revising gay policy
Experts debate whether cap on Social Security payments hurts retirees
Credit card companies boost rates ahead of new law
Amid protests from the right, seniors in Virginia try to be heard on health care
Environmental cigarette company? You decide
In defense of animals: Congress questions use of animals in casualty training
A special job: How new doctors choose their specialties in a dwindling economy
Rap video aims to save honeybees
Camp offers helping hand to military families
Lockerbie bomber's early release spurs discussion: Was compassion misplaced?
Veterans still fighting – for health care
How much is the cost of living?
Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market
Hello, Soto
In defense of animals: Congress questions use of animals in casualty training
A special job: How new doctors choose their specialties in a dwindling economy
Rap video aims to save honeybees
Camp offers helping hand to military families
Lockerbie bomber's early release spurs discussion: Was compassion misplaced?
Veterans still fighting – for health care
How much is the cost of living?
Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market
Hello, Soto
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Brooke Wallace's story
A special bond this Christmas
by A. Seraphina Lin
Dec 05, 2008
WASHINGTON--At nine months old, Brooke Wallace looks exactly like the Gerber baby. It's hard not to fall in love with her chubby cheeks and bright blue eyes. She laughs and plays like any other newborn, but the long scar across her tummy tells a different story.
This year will be Brooke's first Christmas, and in a way she is a Christmas miracle. When Brooke was five weeks old, she was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. One in 15,000 infants is diagnosed with it. The cause of the disease is not known and there is no cure.
