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| November 15, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Top federal drug officials reportedly jumped the gun in rejecting over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill.

Published reports say the officials decided to reject the plan months before completion of a government scientific review of the application, according to accounts given to congressional investigators.

The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, concluded that the Food and Drug Administration's May 2004…

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