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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP, November 21, 2009; 1:16 AM)

Health bill opponents make most of mammogram advisory:  Ahead of Saturday vote, changed recommendations become political weapon (Post, November 21, 2009)

Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group (AP, November 20, 2009; 4:24 PM)

Cervical cancer testing: Women can wait until 21:  Change comes amid sharp controversy over new recommendations that women wait until age 50 for routine mammograms (washingtonpost.com, November 20, 2009; 1:00 PM)

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP, November 20, 2009; 10:10 AM)

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP, November 20, 2009; 12:22 AM)

Women can wait until age 21 for cervical cancer test, group says (Post, November 20, 2009)

White House backs off cancer test guidelines (Post, November 19, 2009)

Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40 (AP, November 18, 2009; 7:03 PM)

Ex-Kiss drummer: Breast cancer not just for women (AP, November 18, 2009; 10:32 AM)

Small firms scrapping, scaling back health plans (AP, November 18, 2009; 6:25 AM)

Study: New device boosts heart failure survival (AP, November 17, 2009; 9:55 PM)

Breast Exams: New guidelines call for less testing:  Change debated among medical groups (washingtonpost.com, November 17, 2009; 12:00 PM)

New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns (AP, November 17, 2009; 9:24 AM)

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