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Despite the prospect of a potentially tough 2010 reelection fight, the combative Democratic leader has assumed full ownership of a 2,074-page health-care bill that would institute the most far-reaching changes to the system in generations.


Local educators are offering alternatives programs for children with mild forms of autism that encourage social and academic development without the challenges of mainstream schools.


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