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Nationally, 600 golf courses have closed in the past five years. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Many Small Golf Courses Can No Longer Swing It

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When Jennifer Jones Austin was unable to find a bone marrow donor match, her family appealed to the public in ads shown in churches and on the Internet. Courtesy of The ICLA Da Silva Foundation hide caption

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Blacks Face Bone Marrow Donor Shortage

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues Rep. Barney Frank (left) and Sen. Christopher Dodd (right) celebrated passing a financial reform bill this month. But will it be enough to please voters? AP hide caption

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Victories In Congress May Cost Democrats At Polls

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich holds a dummy newspaper page that promises, "And now ... the rest of the story." However, Blagojevich's attorneys are debating whether to allow him to testify at his corruption trial. Charles Rex Arobogast/AP hide caption

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Will Blagojevich Testify? His Lawyers Aren't Sure

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