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Obama: US can't cut itself off from West Africa 10/19/2014 09:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday not to succumb to hysteria about Ebola, even as he warned that addressing the deadly virus would require citizens, government leaders and the media to all pitch in.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama also pushed back a WHO faulted for Ebola failures as Obama taps czar 10/19/2014 09:46am • MARIA CHENG Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization bungled efforts to halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa, an internal report revealed Friday, as President Barack Obama named a trusted political adviser to take control of America's frenzied response to the epidemic.The ste Rules vary about travel to countries hit by Ebola 10/18/2014 11:16pm • The Associated Press Demands are rising in Washington for the U.S. to ban travelers from countries in West Africa, but the Obama administration is resisting and says the screening measures already in place for travelers are more effective.There are no direct flights from Liberia, Guinea or Sierra L UN: We botched response to the Ebola outbreak 10/18/2014 12:18pm • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- In a draft document, the World Health Organization has acknowledged that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompetent staff and a lack of information.In the document obtained by The Ass GOP turns to Ebola fears in campaign drive 10/18/2014 12:04pm • CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are tapping into Americans' fears about Ebola in their latest attacks on the competence of the Obama administration, adding a darker and more emotional edge to their main argument of the 2014 elections.Friday's appointment of an "Ebol Nurse with Ebola arrives at NIH in Maryland 10/18/2014 10:30am • The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal health official says a nurse infected with the Ebola virus is stable and resting comfortably at the National Institute of Health, a research hospital in Maryland.Anthony Fauci (FOW'-chee), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Hospitals grapple with possibility of Ebola 10/18/2014 06:16am • TAMARA LUSH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Step inside All Children's Hospital and you're greeted with three things: hand sanitizer, tissues and masks decorated with little cartoon Band-Aids with legs, feet and smiles. "Dirt Squirt Alert!" a sign says. "Stop the spread of germs that m Quiet 'whiz kid' became public face of Ebola fight 10/18/2014 03:26am • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last May, as Ebola crept across West Africa, America's top infectious disease expert told a group of Harvard students in a commencement speech to always second-guess their assumptions because "overconfidence can kill."Five months later in a hearing r Chimerix gets FDA OK to test drug for Ebola 10/18/2014 01:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- A North Carolina drugmaker plans to test its experimental antiviral drug in patients who have Ebola, after getting authorization from regulators at the Food and Drug Administration.Chimerix Inc. said Thursday that it has received FDA clearance to proceed with a trial examining the Obama's man on Ebola is former Biden staff chief 10/17/2014 11:08pm • BY JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- He's tackled the financial crisis, served two vice presidents and been portrayed by Kevin Spacey in an HBO film, but Ron Klain's newest job as the U.S. point person on Ebola may be his toughest challenge to date.A longtime Democratic operative, Kla Kerry welcomes Chinese official to his Boston home 10/17/2014 09:30pm • BOSTON (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry has opened his home to a top Chinese diplomat for two days of discussions aimed at easing tensions between the two nations.To kick off the talks on Friday, Kerry welcomed China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi to his house in the tony Beacon Hill neighborho Officials: Woman at Pentagon doesn't have Ebola 10/17/2014 07:40pm • LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Virginia public health authorities say the woman who became ill in the Pentagon parking lot, setting off an Ebola scare, does not have the virus.Officials at Arlington and Fairfax counties' public health departments say they are confident she does Lots of disagreement on possible Ebola travel ban 10/17/2014 07:20pm • The Associated Press There's little agreement on possible travel restrictions on persons coming from African nations afflicted by Ebola:President Barack Obama:"A travel ban is less effective than the measures that we are currently instituting that involve screening passengers who are coming from We Obama names Ebola 'czar' as precautions expand 10/17/2014 07:04pm • UPDATE - Friday - 10/17/2014, 10:35 a.m. ET President Obama will name former White House staffer Ron Klain as Ebola czar, CBS News reports. EARLIER - Friday - 10/17/2014, 10:17 a.m. ET JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama turned to a trusted adviser to lead Va. gov organizes new group to respond to Ebola 10/17/2014 06:29pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Terry McAuliffe is organizing multiple state agencies into a unified command group as part of an effort to safeguard against any spread of the Ebola virus in Virginia.McAuliffe announced Friday that the group will work to make sure first responders have adequate training t