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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this month that 2012 "appears virtually certain" to surpass 1998 as the warmest year on record in the contiguous United States. December 2012 temperatures would need to be more than a degree Fahrenheit below the coldest December (1983) for 2012 to miss setting the record, according to NOAA.

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There are now more than 100 confirmed cases and eight deaths from a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The steroid manufacturer, the New England Compounding Center, has issued a recall while health officials determine how many people may have received the injections for back pain. Nine states have reported cases and 23 received the recalled product.

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University of Michigan experts are available to speak to reporters and producers about London, sport management, international security, gender, advertising and other topics related to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss voting behavior, voting patterns, and other aspects of the coming midterm elections.

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The official poverty rate has never fallen below its 1973 level, but a University of Michigan researcher says this could change after the economy recovers from this recession if anti-poverty policies put in place by this year's stimulus package are made permanent.

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The University of Michigan School of Public Health and the U-M Health System have several experts available to discuss various aspects of the recent swine flu outbreak, including disease transmission, nonpharmaceutical interventions, antiviral resistance, quarantine, viruses and trauma.

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The fallout on the Big Three's proposed bailout will have immediate and lasting implications for Michigan and the nation. The University of Michigan has experts who can lend insights on these issues.