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Washington Examiner, by Barbara Hollingsworth Posted By: Judy W.- Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:02:11 GMT DDT went from wonder chemical to environmental pariah right after the publication of Rachel Carson's "Secret Spring" in 1962, so defending it must be like accepting a job as Charles Manson's PR guy. But Donald Roberts and Richard Tren do more than merely defend the banned and much maligned insecticide. In their new book, "The Excellent Powder," they boldly call the widespread withdrawal of DDT a "public health disaster" and urge its reintroduction until a similarly effective substance to battle malaria is found. Malaria kills about 1 million

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