1.0 link 155966 <![CDATA[Teen Pregnancy Rates Rising With Alaska Leading The Way: CDC Report]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/07/teen-pregnancy-rates-risi_n_155966.html Although 18-year-old Bristol Palin has made headlines in recent months for her pregnancy and the birth of her son, Tripp, she has a lot of company -- in her state and in the rest of the nation.

According to the newest numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen births increased by 3 percent nationally in 2006, reversing a 15-year decline of more than a third. And Palin's home state of Alaska -- one of 26 states to...

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