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Obama pledges a ‘more aggressive’ response to Ebola - The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday that his administration would respond in a ‘‘much more aggressive way’’ to cases of Ebola in the United States and warned that in an age of frequent travel the disease could spread globally if the world doesn’t respond to the ‘‘raging epidemic in West Africa.’’

In his most urgent comments on the spread of the disease, Obama also sought to ease growing anxiety and fears in the U.S. in the aftermath of a second nurse being diagnosed with Ebola after treating a patient in a Dallas hospital. He said he had directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to step up its response to new cases.

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