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From Times OnlineNovember 4, 2008

Times reporter attends the Obama family victory feast in the village of Kogelo, Kenya, and brings along a live goat

Abongo Malik Obama, right, with Times reporter Rob Crilly and John the goat in Kogelo, western Kenya
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Sci-Tech Encyclopedia: Carbon dioxide

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, formula CO2, about 1.5 times as heavy as air. Under normal conditions, it is stable, inert, and nontoxic. The decay (slow oxidation) of all organic materials produces CO2. Fresh air contains approximately 0.033% CO2 by volume. In the respiratory action (breathing) of all animals and humans, CO2 is exhaled.


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By DEVLIN BARRETT

Associated Press Writer

September 28, 2008

WASHINGTON

Congress has shelved a $10.9 billion bill to provide health care for ground zero workers, partly due to opposition from New York City officials.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg objected to a provision in the bill that would have required the city to pay 10 percent of the cost of a long-term program providing health care to those sick from working amid the toxic World Trade Center debris in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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