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The $787 billion economic stimulus package that Congress approved last week includes $1.1 billion for research comparing the effectiveness of different treatments for the same illness, a measure critics say could compromise treatment for women and minorities, the New York Times reports. President Obama is expected to sign the package into law today.

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