Indian-Americam doc named in US medical board Houston: A prominent Indian-American doctor has been appointed to a key body of medical professionals in Texas.

Texas governor Rick Perry appointed Surendra Varma of Lubbock, Texas, and Robert Hootkins of Austin to the Texas Medical Board District Review Committees Three and Four.

Committee members evaluate medical practice or professional competency and make recommendations on investigations conducted by the board.

Varma is the Associate Dean of the Graduate Medical Education and the Resident Affairs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre (TTUHSC)....more    
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Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech: poll Washington: President Barack Obama's approval rating got a small lift after he unveiled a jobs plan last week, keeping him ahead of all potential Republican rivals in the 2012 election, a poll said on Wednesday. The percentage of Americans who view Obama's performance favorably edged up to 47 per cent in the poll conducted from September 8-12. The president, a Democrat, unveiled his $447 billion job creation proposal on September...  
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