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Egypt officials ban female circumcision (AP)

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Egypt officials ban female circumcision (AP)

A hand out picture released by the family showing Badour Shaker, who died earlier this month while being circumcised in an illegal clinic in the southern city of Maghagha, Egypt. The death of a 10-year-old Egyptian girl at the hands of a doctor performing female circumcision in the country's south sparked a public outcry, prompting health and religious authorities to issue Thursday, June 28, 2007,  a ban on the practice. (AP Photo/Al-Masry Al-Youm/HO)AP - The death of a 12-year-old Egyptian girl at the hands of a doctor performing female circumcision has sparked a public outcry and prompted health and religious authori! ties to ban the practice.

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Harry Potter and the Miserable Migraines (HealthDay)

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Harry Potter and the Miserable Migraines (HealthDay)

Eric Lorentz, 6, of Indianapolis, waits his turn to take part in a Harry Potter costume contest at Glendale Mall in Indianapolis, Ind., in this Oct. 28, 2001 file photo. The film 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' hit American theaters Nov. 16, 2001.  (AP Photo/John Harrell)HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Unlike Harry Potter, most Muggle children aren’t charged with saving the world by fighting the evil Lord Voldemort.

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Law requires N.M. to grow its own pot (AP)

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Law requires N.M. to grow its own pot (AP)

Joanna McKee poses for a portrait, Wednesday, June, 27, 2007, in Seattle. McKee has been using marijuana to relieve the pain caused by her back and leg problems. This fall, Washington state public servants will convene a series of meetings to answer the question: how much marijuana constitutes a two-month supply? The meetings are part of a serious attempt to shore up Washington's medical marijuana law, currently considered one of the weaker laws among 13 different states with medical marijuana protections.   (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)AP - New Mexico has a new medical marijuana law with a twist: It requires the state to grow its own! .

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N.H. repeals parental notice of abortion (AP)

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N.H. repeals parental notice of abortion (AP)

AP - Gov. John Lynch signed legislation Friday that made New Hampshire the first state to repeal a law requiring a parent be notified before a minor received an abortion.

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Hookah cafe fans worry about smoking ban (AP)

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Hookah cafe fans worry about smoking ban (AP)

Rizwan Hussain smokes a sweet tobacco water pipe outside an Edgware Road coffee shop in central London, Wednesday June 28, 2007. On July 1, 2007 new laws will forbid any smoking inside public places, and smokers will have to smoke outside. (AP Photo/Max Nash)AP - Shrouded in a sweet-smelling haze, clusters of men and women unwind as they inhale fragrant tobacco from water pipes in the myriad cafes that line London’s Arab quarter.

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