Texas governor defends vaccine order
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/texas_cancer_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070222/capt.txps10202222004.cervical_cancer_txps102.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=21c.eGMm95iQqbl94bL9ag--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a press conference at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. Perry defended his order to vaccinate all Texas schoolgirls against the virus that causes cervical cancer. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday angrily defended his relationship with Merck & Co. and his executive order requiring that schoolgirls receive the drugmaker's vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.</p><br clear="all"/>