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of the movement five decades ago.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dagen Pratt's parents enrolled their tiny premature baby in a study of oxygen treatment believing she'd get the best possible care. They didn't understand it was an experiment to test what dose works best. No one mentioned any risks.
• Now 6, Dagen struggles with cerebral palsy, and they wonder: Is that long-ago study to blame?
• "Tell me that the Support study did not hurt Dagen in any way," her father, Shawn Pratt, challenged a government panel on Wednesday as his daughter, dressed in a bright sundress, stood quietly by.
• A major controversy has erupted over what sounds like a straightforward question: How much should patients be told about the potential risks before they're enrolled in certain kinds of medical research?
• The issue isn't about how to study a brand-new, unapproved therapy. All sides agree that those studies must fully inform participants that there's no guarantee the experiment will work, or even be safe.
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• GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) -- As crews made significant progress building containment lines around a giant wildfire in and around Yosemite National Park, officials said they would maintain use of a National Guard Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across in the remote and rugged landscape.
• The Rim Fire expanded to 301 square miles, but crews had a productive day Wednesday and containment increased to 30 percent. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds aided the firefighters.
• Increasingly confident fire officials said they expect to fully surround the blaze in three weeks, although it will burn for much longer than that.
• "We continue to get line around this fire," California fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said. "It's not nearly as active as it was last week."
• The MQ-1 unmanned aircraft deployed Wednesday was being remotely piloted hundreds of miles away, allowing ground commanders to keep an eye out for new

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