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(Reuters) - Sex could keep the Ebola epidemic alive even after the World Health Organization (WHO) declares an area free of the disease, one of the discoverers of the deadly virus said on Tuesday. The WHO is hoping to announce later this week that Nigeria and Senegal are free of Ebola after 42 days with no infections -- the standard period for declaring an outbreak over, twice the maximum 21-day incubation period of the virus. However, it appears the disease can last much longer in semen. "In a convalescent male, the virus can persist in semen for at least 70...

"60 Minutes" challenged Nancy Pelosi on her conflict of interest while Speaker and facilitating financial reform while being involved with credit card companies.

Lobbying firm paid for part of Dicks trip Congressman calls it honest mistake; he pays back $571 By CHARLES POPE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON -- Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., allowed a lobbying firm to cover part of the cost of a trip he took to a military conference three months ago, a violation of House ethics rules that he says has now been corrected. Dicks took full responsibility yesterday for initially allowing the Spectrum Group, a defense lobbying firm to pay for his lodging and meals during a two-night stay in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in February. Dicks, who as...