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Obama to unveil plan to add troops in Afghanistan- War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, announcing he was ready to spell out war plans virtually sure to include tens of thousands more U.S. troops.
SPIN METER: 'War and Peace' in 209 pages?- Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mountain of paper. They pile it high on desks, hoist it on a shoulder trussed in sturdy rope and tell people it's longer than "War and Peace," which it isn't.
Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn- With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
Green curry headlines menu for Obama India dinner- Guests at President Barack Obama's first state dinner were being treated to an eye-catching scheme of green and purple, from the green curry surrounding the prawns to the purple floral arrangements paying homage to the peacock, India's state bird.
- A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday.
US offers $5M reward for 'Bomb Man' terror suspect- The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency.
CPSC chief pledges swift action after crib recall- The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market, acknowledging that the agency didn't move quickly enough on a record recall of more than 2 million cribs linked to four deaths.
Palin stops in Fla. town that feted her in 2008- Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn't on her radar, took her "Going Rogue" book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election.
Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food- Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award- Albert Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. Pujols received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Watson Announces Presentation Time Change at Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference
MORRISTOWN, N.J.
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This presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed on Watson Pharmaceuticals' Investor Relations Web site at http://ir.watson.com. The webcast can also be accessed at the following URL: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=174718&s=1&k=2A3BE5C03C41AC87564EA340841EC356
An archived version will be available for 30 days after the live presentation and can be accessed at the same locations.
About Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global leader in the development and distribution of pharmaceuticals with a broad portfolio of generic products and a specialized portfolio of brand pharmaceuticals focused on Urology, Women's Health and Nephrology/Medical.
For press releases and other company information, visit Watson Pharmaceuticals' Web site at http://www.watson.com.
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