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Number is projected to increase to approximately 11 million people by 2030

Diabetes affects nearly 26 million people in the United States. In addition, another 79 million people are estimated to have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk for diabetes.


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The Congressional Budget Office last week reiterated its warning that the fiscal cliff would remove $7 trillion from the U.S. economy and set off another recession

(CNN) -- One of the co-authors of the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan, which failed to gain the approval of President Barack Obama in 2010, said now that Obama has won a second term in the White House, the political climate will be friendlier to a debt deal.


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'Congress' role is oversight. There will be oversight hearings, but the real question is about this administration. Why the opaqueness?'

(CNN) -- Lawmakers expressed shock - and a desire for more information - after Gen. John Allen, the top American military commander in Afghanistan, was ensnared in a growing scandal that brought down CIA director David Petraeus at the end of last week.


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New York City OK's $500 million for repairs at city schools and hospitals

(CNN) -- The outward signs of recovery were everywhere Monday across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened, and limited train and ferry service up and running.


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In Arizona's second Congressional district, the race for the seat once held by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords also remains undecided

(CNN) -- Seven days after voters cast ballots, a slate of races for the U.S. House of Representatives remain unresolved with vote tallies that are too close to call.


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The long-simmering issue of immigration reform has been thrust into the spotlight again on the heels of Republicans' Election Day losses

(CNN) -- Sen. Charles Schumer, the third ranking Senate Democrat, said Sunday that he and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham will officially restart immigration reform talks that crumbled two years ago.


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A number of tunnels and rail lines are reopening in New York and New Jersey

(CNN) -- The outward signs of recovery across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck were everywhere Monday: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened and limited train and ferry service up and running.


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Biographer/mistress is accused of harassing another woman close to Petraeus

The affair came to light during an FBI investigation into a complaint that Broadwell was sending harassing e-mails to another woman close to Petraeus, a U.S. official said Saturday.


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Forty-four percent of California voters on Tuesday identified themselves as Democrats, 27 percent as Republicans, and 29 percent as independents

(CNN) -- Gov. Jerry Brown sees California voters' openness to temporarily increasing taxes on wealthy individuals' income as a sign voters nationwide may be open to the idea.


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Residents in hardest hit places still struggle with power and water outages

(CNN) -- As New York kicks off its annual Veterans' Day Parade in Manhattan Sunday, residents on Staten Island will still be tearing debris from their homes, standing watch among ruins to ward off looters and putting on layers of clothing as they battled the cold.


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