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White House press secretary is back on job after cancer surgery

May 2, 2007 – 6:03 pm

WASHINGTON — Coping with cancer, White House press secretary Tony Snow returned to work Monday and declared himself “unbelievably lucky and unbelievably blessed” as he prepares to undergo chemotherapy.
“Anybody who does not believe that thoughts and prayers make a difference — they’re just wrong,” Snow said from behind the podium during the regular morning briefing.

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Candidates and cancer: No longer a taboo combination in U.S. presidential politics

April 15, 2007 – 10:09 am

WASHINGTON: When the current U.S. presidential candidates were children, the word “cancer” — the Big C, as actor John Wayne called it when he disclosed his — was something of a taboo.
As adults, these candidates are discussing their various cancer battles with almost matter-of-fact candor, chatting about PSA tests and lymph nodes and the like […]

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Cancer eclipses politics Choosing legacy of life means campaign goes on

April 2, 2007 – 5:23 pm

WHAT I KEEP remembering during the long conversation about cancer and politics, about ambition and parenting, about Elizabeth and John Edwards, is the video I watched the day before their announcement.
On YouTube, the candidate was shown grooming his hair in a TV green room, while a soundtrack from “West Side Story” played the tune “I […]

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