White House says travel ban for Ebola not being considered now

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White House says travel ban for Ebola not being considered now

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-travel-ban-ebola-not-being-175220133.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cPYrCBXZfdmi6kkp7bpdnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/949d76ed91c19928620f6a706700e223.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Frontier Airlines employee wears rubber gloves as she directs passengers where to go at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Cleveland. Ohio health officials aren't sure how many people came into contact with a Texas nurse as she visited family in the Akron area days before being diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas. The Ohio Department of Health says she visited family from Oct. 8-13 and flew Monday from Cleveland to Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" align="left" title="A Frontier Airlines employee wears rubber gloves as she directs passengers where to go at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Cleveland. Ohio health officials aren't sure how many people came into contact with a Texas nurse as she visited family in the Akron area days before being diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas. The Ohio Department of Health says she visited family from Oct. 8-13 and flew Monday from Cleveland to Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is willing to &quot;keep an open mind&quot; about imposing a travel ban as part of U.S. efforts to fight Ebola, but it is not a measure currently being considered, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. &quot;At this point if our core priority is protecting the American public, then we're not going to put in place a travel ban,&quot; Earnest said, because it would give people seeking to travel to the United States &quot;an incentive to be not candid, or honest even, about their travel history.&quot; (Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Doina Chiacu)</p><br clear="all"/>

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