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east of Baghdad, and Sadiyah, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of the Iraqi capital.
• Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts there without any resistance, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media. The officials also said that Kurdish forces from northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region entered Jalula to secure offices of Kurdish parties in the town but no clashes were reported between the two groups.
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With doctor shortage, how long new patients wait for a first appointment varies around country
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not just veterans who sometimes have to wait for health care. Depending on where you live and what kind of care you want, in parts of the country it's not always easy for new patients to get a quick appointment.
• Need routine primary care? The average wait to see a family physician for the first time ranged from 66 days in Boston to just five days in Dallas, according to a survey in 15 large cities by health care consulting firm Merritt Hawkins.
• And doctors are bracing for new demand from millions of people newly insured through the federal health care law.
• "To say it's an easy solution to the VA problem -- we'll just have them get care in the community -- overestimates the capacity the community has to absorb these folks," said Dr. Yul Ejnes of the American College of Physicians.
• VETERAN WAITS MADE HEADLINES
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Japanese eels put on endangered species 'red list' as Japan mulls ways to reverse decline
• TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation "red list" in a move that may speed up Japan's push for industrial farming of the species.
• Japan's agriculture minister urged that efforts to boost the eel population be stepped up after the International Union for Conservation of Nature this week designated the Japanese eel as "endangered," or facing a very high risk of extinction.
• Other species of eel are also facing various levels of threat due to habitat damage and overfishing.
• The decision by the IUCN to put the Japanese eel on its red list could lead to global restrictions. Inclusion on the list can be the basis for trade restrictions under (Continued on page 31)
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