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In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Michael Farrell head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab that potentially exposed workers to live anthrax, resigned an agency spokesman said Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Farrell was reassigned following an incident last month at an Atlanta lab that handles bioterrorism agents. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Report: CDC scientist kept quiet about flu blunder

Associated Press

Governor Nathan Deal makes remarks as State Rep Calvin Smyre, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King listen at the state Capitol Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Tuesday marks the last day the governor can sign bills into law. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

GA agency approves state insurance plan framework

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John Wall embraces fellow guard Bradley Beal after the Wizards beat the Celtics on April 2 to clinch the franchise's first playoff berth in six years. The pair celebrated an overtime victory in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Bulls (below). Washington clinched the series in five games. (associated press photographs)

Washington Wizards’ 2014-15 schedule released

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

This Oct. 7, 2013 photo provided by Jeremy Writebol show his mother, Nancy Writebol, with children in Liberia. Writebol is one of two Americans working for a missionary group in Liberia that have been diagnosed with Ebola. Plans are underway to bring back the two Americans from Africa for treatment. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jeremy Writebol)

U.S. doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment

By Ray Henry - Associated Press

East head coach Michel Cooper, of the Atlanta Dream, yells to his team during the first half of the WNBA All-Star basketball game, Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Phoenix. The East won 125-124 in overtime. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Michael Cooper diagnosed with cancer; former Lakers star on leave from WNBA job

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Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson answers reporters questions about improvements within the medical care system during a visit to the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., Friday, July 11, 2014. During the visit, Gibson met with the medical center's staff and some veterans. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Georgia VA centers are timely with bonuses, not medicine for veterans

By Chloe Johnson and Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

The seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington is seen here on June 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ga. VA center lacks proper equipment, despite giving out thousands in bonuses

By Phillip Swarts and Chloe Johnson - The Washington Times

Atlanta Braves' Dan Uggla in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, June 27, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Dan Uggla suspended 1 game by Braves heading into break

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

FILE - This 1975 file electronmicrograph from the Centers for Disease Control shows the smallpox virus. Government officials say workers cleaning a storage room at the National Institute of Health's campus in Maryland made a startling discovery last week _ decades-old vials of smallpox forgotten in a cardboard box. (AP Photo/CDC, File)

Vials of smallpox virus found where they shouldn’t have been: CDC

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Atlanta Braves' Justin Upton, center left, and his brother B.J. Upton, center right, celebrate with teammates after the Braves defeated the Houston Astros 3-2 in a baseball game Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

First-place Braves keep finding ways to win

By Charles Odum - Associated Press