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Rockefeller Center Tree lighting
For many Americans, it's the kickoff to the holiday season - the lighting of the Rockefeller...
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Obama lays out economic proposals
At a rally in Toledo, Ohio, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama proposed four steps...
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McCain offers his own economic plan
A day after Barack Obama updated his economic plan, John McCain detailed tax cuts for seniors and...
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Obama: People Want Solutions, Not Attacks
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says his
Republican rival, John McCain, doesn't...
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Now That Gas Is Cheaper Will We Consume Less?
Americans are paying significantly less at the pump. But will the
gas price break lead to more...
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Candidates spar over tax and tactics
With ten days to go until Americans choose a new president, the Republican and Democratic...
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Behind the Scenes: the NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange has been around for 200 years, but
many Americans still don't...
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Obama, Biden take the stage
President-elect Barack Obama was joined by Vice President-elect Joe Biden in Chicago's Grant Park,...
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Obama's promise
President elect Obama raised the hopes and expectations of many Americans, now comes the time to...
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Dawn of a post-racial era?
Obama's election sparks some hope that the United States is entering a post-racial phase after a...
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Jobless, foreclosures keep rising.
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits jumped to a quarter-century high and home...
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New Yorkers discover home cooking
Americans hurt by the recession are buying cheaper food and cooking at home instead of dining...
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Entrepreneur Helps Hundreds Attend Inaugural
Virginia businessman, Earl W. Stafford, and his nonprofit
foundation have paid more than $1.6...
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NY watches Obama make history
From Harlem to Times Square, New Yorkers cheered and wept as they witnessed the inauguration of...
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Geithner sworn in as Treasury chief
On a day when thousands more Americans lost their jobs, Timothy Geithner won Senate approval to...
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Obama strikes hopeful tone
President President Barack Obama struck a balance between grim economic reality and a more...
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D.C. Fair Helps Jump-Start Veterans' Careers
As the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits topped
5.1 million on Thursday, about...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
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Swine Flu Spread Worries CDC Officials
Swine flu has turned into an epidemic in Mexico City where it has killed as many as 60 people and...
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FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
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FDA Makes Plan B Available for 17-Year-Olds without Prescription
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will allow 17-year-olds to get the...
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More Americans Living with Paralysis than Previously Thought
New research by the University of New Mexico suggests that the number of people in the United...
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Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain development in children, according to...
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Genetic Variants Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Two genetic variants appear to significantly increase the risk of ischemic stroke, US researchers...
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Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure
Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
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Americans Exposed To Heart Disease, Strokes Because Of Too Much Salt In Diet
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reveals that most Americans...
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Supervised Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients
Supervised exercise appears to be both safe and healthy for people with heart failure, according to...
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US Launches $45 Million AIDS Campaign Aimed at People Most at Risk
US officials on Tuesday launched an AIDS awareness campaign that would focus on the people most...
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Health Insurance Unaffordable in the US for 1.6 M People in 2007/2008
When it comes to health insurance things don’t look very good for Americans. According to a...
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FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma
Giant drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said Monday it has received a Complete Response Letter from US...
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HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended
HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend...
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Intel and GE team up on telemedicine
New York - Going to the doctor could become a thing of the past for many people if the telemedicine...
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New Web Site Helps People Cope With Stress During Tough Times
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched March 31 a...
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FDA Warns 9 Companies for Making Unapproved Narcotics
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned nine manufacturers for illegally making powerful...
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Plavix-Aspirin Combo Reduces Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Taking blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin appears to prevent stroke and heart attacks in...
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Cholesterol Drug Crestor Reduces Risk of Vein Clots As Well
Besides reducing the incidence of heart attacks and stroke, AstraZeneca’s cholesterol drug...
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New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
A new device implanted in the heart to stop blood clots from triggering strokes (from the rhythm...
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69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake
Most Americans over the age of twenty should limit the amount of salt they consume daily to 1,500...
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Many Americans Lack Vitamin D, Study Shows
Vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans over the last two decades, according...
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Eat Less Red or Processed Meat! Live Longer!
Eating too much red meat might put you at risk of dying early from cancer, heart disease and...
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FDA Panel Backs Sanofi-Aventis’ Heart Drug for Approval
A panel of cardiology experts recommended Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis experimental drug Multaq...
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Study Finds Possible Way of Curing Peanut Allergy
Scientists have very good news for people suffering from peanut allergies. A recent research showed...
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Less Salt Would Lower Risk of Hear Disease
A recent study in the United States shows that if Americans would change their eating habits in...
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Ozone Exposure Is Deadly
A study that analyzed data on 18 years showed that the risk of respiratory problems has been...
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Six Manufacturers Announce Decision to Stop Selling Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A
Baby bottles containing bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in plastics but...
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Obesity Raises Risk of Joint Replacement in People with Osteoarthritis
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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U.S.
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Obama announces tougher corporate tax rules
Washington - US President Barack Obama outlined a new proposal on Monday to rein in tax...
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Obama marks 100 days by touting steps on economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama marked 100 days in office by citing the progress his...
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Sebelius confirmed as US health secretary amid swine-flu scare
Washington - Kathleen Sebelius was approved by the US Senate as health secretary Tuesday,...
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President Obama enjoys 68-per-cent approval rating after 100 days
Washington - More than two thirds of Americans think Barack Obama is doing...
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Obama at 100-day mark with packed foreign policy agenda
Washington - US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office have been dominated by the...
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Castro demands end of US embargo
Havana - Fidel Castro demanded Tuesday that President Barack Obama put an end to the decades-old...
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Obama eases travel, communications restrictions for Cuba
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted all restrictions on Cuban Americans...
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Report: Obama to ease travel restrictions for Cuba
Washington - US President Barack Obama planned to ease travel and other restrictions to Cuba...
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Lifeboat with US captain nears Somalia; talks failed
Washington/Nairobi - A hijacked lifeboat with the captain of a US cargo ship held hostage was...
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Food-Borne Illness Rates Still High in the US
Despite efforts to improve food safety in recent years, the United States is still confronting with...
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US delegation meets Fidel Castro, says Cuba wants dialogue
Washington - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro met Tuesday with three members of the US Congress...
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Obama praises Turkey and seeks to end rift with Muslim world
Ankara - US President Barack Obama on Monday moved to heal rifts between the United States...
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US House, Senate approve 2010 budget outline
Washington - US lawmakers on Thursday approved a 3.5-trillion-dollar budget...
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Momentum grows in US Congress to lift Cuba travel ban
Washington - The US Chamber of Commerce threw its weight behind a bill introduced Tuesday in...
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Report Calls for Stronger Measures to Boost US Food Safety
A report released Wednesday by Trust for America's Health in conjunction with the Robert Wood...
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US signals huge anti-drug push on Mexican cartels
The United States Monday announced a huge boost in its cooperation with Mexican law enforcement...
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US House backs 90-per-cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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US Congress to vote on 90 per cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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End in sight for US after six years in Iraq
Washington - Six years into the war in Iraq a weary American public finally has an end to the US...
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TV entertainment holds mirror to US during recession
Los Angeles - US viewers turning to their televisions for comfort and distraction from economic...
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US trade nominee Kirk: No "deal fever" in Obama administration
Washington - Ron Kirk, President Barack Obama's nominee for US trade representative, pledged...
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Public transportation in US at highest level in 52 years
Washington - More people in the United States are using public transportation than at any time in...
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Obama Administration to Revamp Offshore-Drilling Plan
This is another piece of news from the category ‘if you wanted change, you got it.”...
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Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates
Federal judges ruled yesterday that the state of California must reduce the number of inmates in...
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House Expected To Approve Children’s Health Bill Today
The House on Wednesday is expected to approve the expansion of the State Children’s Health...
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Legal Immigrant’s Children in Louisiana to Be Covered by SCHIP
Lawmakers in Louisiana consider revising the state’s health insurance program for children...
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Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack
Researchers from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University in New York City...
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Barack Hussein Obama Sworn In as America’s 44th President
With America and the entire world expecting with a high level of enthusiasm for him to take office,...
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Michelle Obama Joins Miley Cyrus And the Jonas Brothers On Stage
Monday night, at the Kids Inaugural concert, Michelle Obama shared the stage with Miley...
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Sports
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Super Bowl offers diversion from grim US economy
If it can be said that sports is a secular religion, then Sunday's Super Bowl between the...
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Spain cement Davis Cup hat-trick with Argentina victory
Mar del Plata, Argentina - Spain lifted a third Davis Cup trophy this decade, continuing an Olympic...
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Real Madrid Planning To Dominate Winter Transfer Market
Madrid - The Spanish property bubble has long since burst, the Spanish economy is entering into...
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Flawless Nadal leads Spain into Davis Cup final
Madrid - Rafael Nadal waited out a lengthy rain delay before assuring Spain a place in the Davis...
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Redeem team win, Kenya marathon joy, China reach 51 golds
Beijing - Samuel Wanjiru won the first Olympic marathon title for Kenya on Sunday at the Beijing...
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Wanjiru gives Kenya first marathon title, 50th gold for China
Beijing - Samuel Wanjiru won the first Olympic marathon title for Kenya on Sunday as boxer Zou...
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Di Maria the hero as Argentina defend Olympic title
Beijing - Angel Di Maria scored the only goal of the game Saturday as Argentina successfully...
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Italian Walks to Gold, Canoe Wins for Germany, Belarus
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Schwarzer Braves the Heat to End Italy's Long 50km Walking Drought
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Goes to US Duo
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor brought the US the
gold medal in women’s beach volleyball on...
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Usain Bolt Redefines The Sprint With World Record Double
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined the men's sprint at the Beijing Olympics when he became...
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Isinbayeva Brings a Smile Back to China after Liu Drama
Beijing - The golden world record glamour of Yelena Isinbayeva brought a smile back to Chinese...
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Jamaica close to 100m gold from Bolt/Powell as Gay crashes
Beijing - Jamaica seemed assured of their first Olympic gold in the 100 metres race after Usain...
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Is Brazilian domination of volleyball coming to an end?
Beijing - The Beijing Olympics could see the burial of the phrase attributed to former Italy idol...
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Olympic Records Tumble in Heats
Beijing - Six Olympic records, including a first-ever swimming record for a Kenyan, were broken in...
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Nigerian coach disappointed with his side after they advance
Beijing - You would expect a coach whose side has just advanced to the quarter-finals of the...
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Phelps gets second gold as records tumble
Four world records tumbled in a remarkable second day of Olympic swimming Monday as American...
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Redeem Team USA gives Bush reason to leave early
The United States basketball team began its quest to make up for the disappointment of failing to...
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Phelps and Rice win gold with world records swims
Michael Phelps and Stephanie Rice won the men's and women's 400m individual medley in a world...
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Frustration For Federer As He Loses To World No. 98 Mardy Fish
Frustrating Pacific Life Open
for World No. 1 Roger Federer, after No. 98 Mardy Fish made a...
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Hamm And Liukin Prepare To Take The Olympics By Storm
The American gymnastics team
prepares to enter the lion’s mouth at the 2008 Olympics, as the...
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Germany Beats Brazil 2-0 to Defend World Cup Title
Germany managed to successfully defend their women's World Cup title against Brazil after they...
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US Rout Norway to Win Bronze
Abby Wambach recorded a double to help the United States beat Norway 4-1 in the third-place match...
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Brazil Stuns United States 4-0
United States’ hopes of winning a third Women's World Cup title were ended by a crushing 4-0 defeat...
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Bryan Twins Give US the Lead
The United States took the lead in the Davis Cup Semi final against Sweden after the Bryan twins...
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US Hammer England to Reach Semis
The United States advanced to the women's World Cup semi-finals after beating England 3-0 with two...
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US and Sweden Tied After Day 1 of Davis Cup Semi Final
Sweden’s Thomas Johansson upset James Blake 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to level the score in the Sweden-US...
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U.S. Beats Nigeria to Win the Group
United States’ Lili Chalupny scored what proved to be the decisive goal after just 55 seconds to...
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“Wam-Bam” Sweden Is Out
United States striker Abby Wambach scored a double to give her team a 2-0 victory over Sweden at...
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US Fight Back to Draw with North Korea
The United States fought back against a fierce North Korea to ensure a 2-2 draw in their World Cup...
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Business
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US launches new crackdown on mortgage fraud
Washington - The United States launched a new crackdown Monday on mortgage fraud that may have...
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Digital age, economic woes: can the post office survive?
Bern, Switzerland - E-mail, internet bill paying and other electric substitutes had already...
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US accounting standards relaxed to help banks out of crisis
Washington - US accounting standards were relaxed Thursday to allow banks to take a longer-term...
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AIG, Obama under fire as Congress, public take aim
Washington - The US Congress tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance giant AIG's...
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Gates tops world rich list as fortunes plummet
New York - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates regained the top spot on Forbes' annual list of the...
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The Switch To Digital Television Might Be Pushed Back
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Rockefeller of West Virginia asked that the...
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Yahoo Takes On Carol Bartz As New CEO
The economic crisis has been taking its toll on the United States in more ways than one. One of...
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Dispute Between Time Warner and Viacom May Affect Cable Shows
Subscribers of Time Warner Cable may watch “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Dora the...
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Americans Are not Cutting Back on Video Games
Even though during these times of financial crisis, people are striving to save some money by...
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Retailers Striving to Boost Sales as Storm Approaches
As a storm has been announced to be heading towards the nation’s Midwest and Northeast,...
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Obama urges car industry bail-out as Republicans balk
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama Thursday called on Congress to prevent a collapse of...
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Retailers Announce Yet More Black Friday Deals
Retailers have announced that they’re offering more and
better Black Friday Deals than before. For...
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US inflation fell record 1 per cent in October
Washington - In a continuing signal of economic decline, US consumer prices fell 1 per cent...
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2008 Elections Boost Ratings
This year’s elections have been a breakthrough in politics – the 44th president-elect of the United...
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Ford Makes Driving A Little Bit Safer For Teens
Earlier this week, Ford Motor Co. presented its new system
developed to help parents gain a little...
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Financial Meltdown Spells Nightmare for Japan and other Asian Countries
Tokyo - News about the latest emergency package to save Germany's real estate financier Hypo Real...
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US emergency finance rescue plan clears final hurdle
Washington - The US House of Representatives approved a revised financial rescue plan on Friday...
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Senate passes financial rescue plan; House to vote next
Washington - The US Senate approved a 700-billion-dollar financial rescue package Wednesday night...
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Bush confident financial rescue plan will pass Senate
Washington - US President George W Bush on Wednesday said he expected a revised rescue package for...
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Apple Shares Plummet after Analyst Downgrading
Apple Inc. suffered a massive 18% stock market drop along
with numerous other tech companies after...
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Medicare Drug Premiums Expected To Rise In 2009
Premiums for Medicare drug coverage will rise an average 24
percent for elderly and disabled...
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Battle lines drawn over giant US finance rescue
Washington - Battle lines were being drawn in Washington on Sunday over the US government's rescue...
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Sergey Brin, Google’s Cofounder, Writes On Blog About Parkinson’s Risk
In a post on its newly opened blog, Too, Sergey Brin, one of the two
co-founders of Google, has...
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Americans Struggle to Cope with Financial Turmoil
San Francisco - Financial advisor Paula Gomez usually works half days at this time of year. Her...
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Tesla Motors Set Up Shop in San Jose
Luxury electric car manufacturers Tesla Motors Inc.
announced on Wednesday that San Jose,
...
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US Fights to Keep Economy Afloat with Fannie-Freddie Rescue
Washington - In potentially the largest financial bailout in US history, the rescue of mortgage...
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US consumer confidence improves in August
Washington - Consumer confidence improved in the United States in August as a decline in the cost...
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Senate Gang of 10 Unveils Bipartisan Energy Plan
A group of ten lawmakers, five Republicans and five Democrats, are pushing for a compromise...
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US Growth At 1.9 Per Cent In Second Quarter
The US economy grew at 1.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2008, the government said Thursday,...
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FDIC Says U.S. Bank System “Absolutely Safe”
On the background of trouble signs given through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s (FDIC)...
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Specials
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EPA: CO2, Greenhouse Gases Are Pollutants, Cause Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally acknowledged the fact that the CO2 emitted by...
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Berlin museum reveals analogies between Obama and Kennedy
Berlin - Long before Barack Obama had officially been inaugurated as president, comparisons...
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Bone Fractures May Soon Have a Cure
A drug currently prescribed for osteoporosis may be available soon for people suffering from bone...
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Fox blasted for turning layoffs into entertainment
Los Angeles - A new reality TV show by US network Fox will ask workers at small businesses to vote...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Device Prevents Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers present Saturday at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida...
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However Cute, Pets Still Can Hurt Their Owners
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that many Americans,...
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Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?
As rates for high blood pressure and implicitly for heart disease and stroke are dramatically...
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Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs
Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
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Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
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FDA Ordered To Reconsider Restrictions on the Morning-After Pill
No matter she’s over 18 or not, every girl in the US should have access to the morning-after...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Proves Successful in Mice
A study published in the 20 March issue of the journal Science concluded that by electrically...
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Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher
A recent study revealed the staggering fact that the radiation levels to which American citizens...
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Radio Listeners Remember Paul Harvey
When radio listeners across the globe found out about Paul Harvey’s death, they relied on...
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Renowned Broadcaster Paul Harvey Dies at 90
Paul Harvey, who enchanted millions of radio listeners every day with his disjointed approach,...
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Broadcaster Paul Harvey Dies at Age 90
Saturday, broadcaster Paul Harvey died at age 90, ABC News has reported.
The network announced...
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!
February 23 opens the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to eating...
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New Gout Drug Uloric Gets FDA Clearance
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. won US approval to sell the first new treatment option for chronic...
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Black History Month - A Studying Opportunity
All over the U.S., as well as in many other countries in the African Diaspora, February is...
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Oscar Buzz: What’s It Gonna Be?
The annual Oscar ceremony represents a grand scene where anything can happen. From big winners...
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Financial Incentives, a Strong Reason to Quit Smoking
Would you quit smoking for money? A new study suggests that money may be a strong reason to...
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Study: Financial Incentives Push People to Quit Smoking
A new study has revealed that financial incentives determine more people to quit smoking,...
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DTV Delay Finally Made Official
President Barack Obama made the digital TV delay official on Wednesday by signing legislation...
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Black History Month Special Movie Schedule
Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, urges organizations across the country to...
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The HIV/AIDS Issue Is As Present As Ever
The 9th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day took place on February 7, and just as before,...
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY Is Almost Here
Saturday marks the annual National Back HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY, a day meant to encourage...
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Ashley Judd Backs Group against Sarah Palin and Aerial Hunting
Animal rights group Defenders of Wildlife and actress Ashley Jud joined forces in a campaign to...
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Celebrating Black History Month
In February, the time has come to remember and honor the accomplishments of African Americans and...
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School Opens in Honor of Black History Month
Sunday, in honor of Black History Month, a nineteenth century school that used to serve...
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People
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Miley Cyrus Fights Back in Photo Scandal
Miley Cyrus defends herself in a scandal in which she was accused of mocking Asian people after a...
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Miley Cyrus Offended the Asian Community
Disney teen idol Miley Cyrus has been recently accused of taunting and mocking people of Asian...
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Miley Cyrus Accused of Racially Insensitive Gesture
The 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star, Miley Cyrus is under the spotlight again. This...
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Obama’s Inaugural Concert, A Definite Hit!
The United States are internationally fames for being one of the most festive-oriented countries....
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Jett Travolta’s Death, Medically Unclear
The life and death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son, Jett, is still a mystery for...
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David Patterson, Offended By SNL Blind Skit
“Saturday Night Live”, or SNL for short, is one of the most popular and long-running comedy shows...
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OJ May Face Life Sentence
OJ Simpson was the protagonist of one of the most famous legal cases in American history. The...
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Barak Obama To Deliver 'Closing Argument' In Tonight's Infomercial
Wednesday night is the night Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will appear on your...
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Sarah Palin To Show Her Potential On SNL Tonight
Following weeks of speculation, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be taking...
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David Letterman And John McCain Back On Friendly Terms
After canceling at the last minute, leaving David Letterman feeling like a self-professed...
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Jamie Lynn and Casey - Still Holding Strong!
As Britney Spears seems to be cleaning up her act, walking around sober and not dropping her...
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Paris Hilton Has Found Her New BFF
Paris Hilton has recently
set in motion a TV show aimed at finding a new best friend who was hot,...
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So Lindsay Is Into Guys After All!?
Another God-given day, another Lindsay Lohan story hits the newspapers. Ever since the freckled...
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Duchovny Is A Sex Addict Both In TV Series And In Real Life
After many years of denying rumors about his sex addiction,
David Duchovny, one of the hottest men...
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Alcohol Ingestion Drops In Americans As They Grow Old
It appears that Americans are drinking less alcohol, with middle-aged people consuming an estimated...
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Census: Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Minority Population
New Census figures released Thursday indicate that Hispanics continue to be
the...
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Dalai Lama Defends Islam Religion
During his public lecture, “Generating a Good Heart”, the Dalai Lama advocated
the young...
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Don Imus, Sharpton, Pacman Jones, Excuses and Race
The fact that Don Imus was apparently misunderstood when trying to make people aware of the unfair...
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Newsman Tim Russert Dies At 58
Veteran journalist Tim Russert, the host of “Meet the Press”
and Washington bureau chief of NBC,...
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Potato King J.R. Simplot Died at 99
John Richard "Jack" Simplot, 99, died yesterday of natural causes at his Boise home. J.R....
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New Divorcee Heather Mills Crossing the Pond
Heather Mills is allegedly planning to move to
the United States, now that the lengthy and bitter...
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Tavis Smiley to Quit Show after Criticizing Obama
Commentator Tavis Smiley has quit “Tom Joyner Morning Show,”
after 12 years, citing fatigue and a...
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Britney Spears Maintains Hot Spot On eBay
While the singer’s music might not be topping any charts, Britney Spears is still selling more than...
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Brad Pitt Unveils Final Housing Plan For New Orleans
Hollywood actor and activist Brad Pitt, who was in New Orleans over the weekend, appeared on the...
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Obama Campaign Adds Openly Gay Minister to SC Concert
In an effort to counterbalance criticism from gay rights activists, Senator Barack Obama’s...
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Obama Criticized By Gay Rights Activists
Senator Barack Obama is being criticized for allowing a gospel singer with controversial views on...
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Oprah’s Weight Fluctuations Hide Medical Condition
Following years of struggling to keep her body in shape, Oprah Winfrey finally came clean about the...
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OJ Simpson Arrested Over Las Vegas Theft (Update)
Former football player O.J. Simpson has been arrested by Las Vegas police in connection with an...
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81-Year-Old Jerry Lewis Uses F Word during Telethon
Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Telethon was a great success in terms of...
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Bounty Hunter Duane Chapman Not Quite Free Yet
Although a Mexican trial judge has dismissed the charges against Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty...
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Science
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ISS ready for six residents, most international crew ever
Washington - After more than 10 years of construction, the International Space Station is...
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Did Ancient North Americans Drink Chocolate?
Even if researchers thought cacao beans were brought from Mexico in the 15th century, it would...
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National Health Spending Continues To Rise
According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
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Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure Discovered
Researchers have recently identified a gene variant that is believed to contribue to the...
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Remembering Apollo 8, which Offered Us the Most Unique Christmas Eve of It All
On Christmas Eve 1968, three U.S. astronauts became the first human beings to travel to a celestial...
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Heart Disease Rates Are On Decline
Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
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Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening
Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the
United States
this decade, but the racial gap in...
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Study: US Students Make Progress In Maths
Mathematics and science are vital for a nation’s wellbeing and it is crucial for students to learn...
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Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma
Are you afraid of having a child with
asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
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Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of
years. Today, it is one of the top...
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NASA to rely on Russia for only ride into space
Star City, Russia - Astronaut Garrett Reisman uttered a first word in heavily-accented Russian and...
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DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer
Canadian scientists have conducted a study in proving that a genetic trait can be a reliable...
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Two U.S. Astronauts Voted From Space
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station, ISS
commander E. Michael Fincke and his...
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EPA Sets Tightest Lead Air Emission Standard
In its most recent report on the air quality standards for lead, the Environmental Protection...
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Heavy Discussions On NASA's Future
A measure called the NASA Reauthorization Act, approved by Congres yesterday, managed to cover...
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NASA Realigns Constellation Schedule, Resources For 2015 Inaugural Flight
NASA is planning on making the first flight under the Constellation
Program as soon as 2015, five...
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Congress Report: Bush Administration Changed Environmental Policy
A new congressional report reveals that the Bush administration changed their initial standing on...
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Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women
Researchers browsing through the cases of melanoma, the
deadliest form of skin cancer, found that...
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Scientists Introduce A Magnetic Device To Ease Migraines
Researchers proposed a new solution for people suffering
from chronic migraines: a magnetic device...
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The Monte Verde Site – The First Known Home In The Americas
Archaeological scientists investigating the sites at Monte
Verde in southern Chile confirmed that...
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Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us
For almost four decades now, on every April 22nd, we
celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that the...
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Pre-Clovis DNA Samples Point to 14,000 Year Old North Americans
North America – first there was
Clovis…Correction: North America, 1,000 years before the so-called...
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Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting
A major environment-related
decision was taken for the northern Rocky Mountains region, as the...
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Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves
Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court
against the US Department of the...
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Moon And Saturn Are Out Tonight In Incredible Celestial Display
If you’re looking for a
beautiful night under the clear of the Moon, there’s no better opportunity...
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U.S. Rejects Russian-Chinese Proposal To Ban Weapons In Space
The Tuesday United Nations Conference
on Disarmament in Geneva brought face to face three of the...
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A DOE’s Study Proves The Efficiency Of Smart Grids
Today, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced the
results of two studies demonstrating...
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Americans Warned Not to Vote a Leader Who Doubts Evolution
Just a day after ordained Baptist minister Mike Huckabee won in Iowa in the first stage of choosing...
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FBI's Forensic Test Put Innocents in Jail for Decades
One of FBI's forensic tests, known as comparative bullet-lead analysis, has apparently put hundreds...
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Landmark Greenhouse Emissions Bill in Senate Subcommittee
A landmark bill which requires mandatory, not voluntary, limits on greenhouse gases with the goal...
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World
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Pope's sorrow for "deplorable" treatment of Native Canadians
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" for Native Canadian...
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Queen Elizabeth II to bestow honorary knighthood on Kennedy
Washington - Queen Elizabeth II has decided to bestow honorary knighthood on longtime US Senator...
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Global Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Prevention And Testing
Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
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Smuggling Tunnels Key To Gaza Truce
Rafah/Tel Aviv - For the Gaza Strip to see a truce between Israel and Palestinian fighters, the...
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Britain To Wind Down In Iraq As Afghanistan Beckons
London - The timely announcement that British troops will leave Iraq six years after the US-led...
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Kenya Seeks To Boost Tourism With "Obama Effect"
Nairobi - For a long time, Rosemary Agutu idolized US actor Robert Redford, who played the...
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Survey: Many Americans Turning To Complementary, Alternative Medicine
More and more Americans choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat their health...
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Commando Operation in Mumbai Hotels Seized by Militants
Indian commandoes managed to free some people who were being held hostage in the luxury hotels in...
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Report: Sarkozy talked Putin out of overthrowing Georgian leader
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy convinced Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin not to...
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Europeans Celebrate Obama Victory
Berlin (dpa) - Europeans turned the US elections into an all-night party with supporters of Barack...
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EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans
Americans will breathe cleaner air thanks to a decision
taken last week by the Environmental...
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US Hypertension Rates on the Rise
As
obesity is continuously rising in the Unites States so is high blood pressure,
both conditions...
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American Literature – Eliminated A Priori From the Nobel Run?
For years, Americans have been complaining that the Swedish
Academy is turning a blind eye to...
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Barack Obama - CBS and NBC Primetime Campaign
The U.S. Presidential candidates have not given up on the fight, and neither have their respective...
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NATO finds compromise on fight against Afghan drugs
Budapest - NATO defence ministers agreed Friday to target drugs traffickers and opium laboratories...
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Barack Obama Versus John McCain: The Health Care System Round
With the presidential
campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4,
2008...
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Samba for Obama echoes fundraising rhythm
San Francisco - The wine was flowing, the band was blaring, and on the dance floor a Brazilian lady...
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As Stock Markets Plunge, US Candidates Duel over Way Out
Washington (dpa) - As the financial crisis erodes the retirement nest eggs of millions of...
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After Years Of Effort, Mental Health Legislation Finally Passes
After 12 years of effort to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental...
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Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan
Barack Obama launched an attack on John McCain’s health care plan Saturday and focused its...
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Drama continues over vote on US finance rescue
Washington - Congressional leaders on Thursday were confident that the House of Representatives...
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Senate to Vote Wednesday on Rescue Package
Washington - The Democrats who control the US Senate and minority Republicans have agreed to hold a...
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Bush insists Congress act after rejection of rescue plan
Washington - The White House on Tuesday pushed for the passage of its 700-billion-dollar financial...
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Germans Fear New Threat From Islamists
Berlin - Politicians in Germany warned Saturday of the
dangers posed by Islamists, following the...
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NSA, Bush, Cheney Sued by EFF over Illegal Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit on
Thursday against the National Security...
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Yemeni President Vows to Bring to Justice Planners of US Embassy Attack
Yemen will pursue and bring to justice those behind the terrorist attack on the US embassy,...
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Obama and McCain on U.S. Health Care
There are very few issues on which both U.S. presidential candidates agree. One of those issues is...
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Cracks Widening in US-Pakistan Alliance against Terrorism
Islamabad - As Taliban activities rise to a disturbing level in Afghanistan, the relations between...
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US Campaign Rhetoric Shows Resurgent "Culture Wars"
San Francisco - The United States might be fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but back on home...
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New York plans remembrances for 7th anniversary of 9/11
New York - Seven years after the September 11 terrorist strikes, New Yorkers on Thursday will...
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Technology
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White House Should Take Over Cyber Security, Review Concludes
The White House should be much more involved in the cyber security of the United States. This was...
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FCC Working on Plan to Deliver Broadband to Americans
As of yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission is concentrating its efforts to create a...
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Craigslist Sued For Prostitution
According to Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart Craigslist is "the single largest source of...
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Obama Includes Additional NASA Funding for 2010, As Promised
NASA’s $18.7 billion budget for the fiscal year 2010 reflects one promise that Barack Obama...
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Microsoft Introduces Elevate America Free Technology Courses
Microsoft announced a new initiative this week, aimed at providing tech training for 2 million...
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Is Amazon Kindle 2 Going To Be Released On February 9?
According to several tech websites and blogs, it is very likely that Amazon will release a...
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House Committee Postpones DTV Delay Meeting For Further Assessment
The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce committee appointed to oversee the...
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YouTube Experiments Downloading Option
It looks like YouTube users can finally sit back and relax. They won't have to rely on third party...
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Two Senators Ask For Delay Of The Switchover Program
Two senators, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Rockefeller of West Virginia, have introduced...
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The State Of Social Networking According to Pew
If you have thought that social network sites are for kids and teens, then you should take a...
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Expresses Concern Over DTV Possible Delay
Following demands from President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team to postpone the...
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The Digital Switch Is Still a Controversial Subject
Television will go digital on February 17 but for more than a year, broadcasters across the country...
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Confusion Over Obama’s Request To Delay Digital TV Transition
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has asked for a delay regarding the...
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Huge Increase in Online Video Viewers
More and more Americans are starting to watch videos online, and their preferences show...
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Pew Study Finds People Prefer Internet To Read News
A new Pew study shows that the Internet has surpassed newspapers, as Americans' main source for...
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U.S. Homes Are Gradually Becoming Landline-Free
Approximately 16.1 percent of US adults (36 million) live in wireless-only households, while 17...
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Half Of The Women Would Be Glad To Go Without Sex Than Internet
A recent survey of approximately 2,100 adults from the United States shows that a good fraction of...
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White House Is Against the FCC Wireless Internet Plan
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced it was canceling a December 18 meeting in...
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Half of the American Women Prefer Internet to Sex
Intel and Harris Interactive decided to make a survey entitled “Internet Reliance in Today’s...
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Endeavour Waved the International Space Station Good-Bye
Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station and began its 2 day trip back...
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Looking For Obama’s CTO: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Not Interested
The race for Obama’s Chief Technology Officer is still on,
but Google CEO Eric Schmidt does not...
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Al Gore Closes Web 2.0 With "What Now" Keynote
The Web 2.0 Summit ended in Al Gore’s words on what the future will bring, now that we’ve all seen...
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CNN’s Hologram Tehnology - Beneficial? Or Not?
CNN has made a groundbreaking discovery and a huge progress when it comes to live field...
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Alert: Cybercriminal Hyperactivities Exploit Obama’s Victory
The U.S. presidential elections came out as not only an
opportunity for Americans to express their...
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Update 1: CNN Employs “Holographic” Technology To Cover Elections
CNN has started using some pretty interesting imaging
technology in covering this year’s...
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AT&T Hoping To Grab Some Votes On Election Day With BlackBerry Bold
Americans were given a second choice on Election Day,
besides voting for the next president....
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FCC Frees The White Spaces To Give Consumers "WiFi On Steroids"
The Federal Communications Commission has finally given green
light to the much disputed issue of...
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Broadcasters, Tech Companies React To FCC’s White Spaces Report
Immediately after the Federal Communications Commission released a report on a second round of...
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Report by the FCC Dismisses Wireless Internet Interference Claims
The Federal Communications Commission released an engineering
report on Friday, which gives the...
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Iwata: Nintendo DSi Not Going Head-To-Head With iPhone, PSP
Soon after Nintendo introduced its DSi to the world, the inevitable question on Nintendo’s strategy...
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Movies
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Star Trek boldly goes for a new generation
Los Angeles - Hospital nurse Michael Hudson remembers well the thrill he got when he first watched...
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Tyler Perry’s “Madea” Scores Big at the Box Office
Renowned director Tyler Perry, whose comedies usually score big among African-Americans, managed to...
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“Marley and Me” Tops the Box Office for Second Weekend
“Marley and Me” reached No. 1 at the Box Office for the second weekend since it had...
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“The Day the Earth Stood Still” Quite a Disappointment
The 2008
remake of Robert Wise’s 1951 “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” which depicted an
alien...
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The Day The Earth Stood Still and Keanu Reeves
Robert Wise’s science-fiction classic “The Day the Earth
Stood Still” made the most of Americans’...
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Stone’s “W.” Debuts at the London Film Festival
On October
23 and 24, during the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival, director Oliver
Stone’s...
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Max Payne Shoots Its Way To Top Of Box Office
The movie adaptation of the critically-acclaimed noir video
game franchise “Max Payne” blew away...
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What Americans Enjoyed This Weekend: Max Payne
The super action movie "Max Payne" starring Mark Wahlberg succeeded in shooting its way...
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Josh Brolin Is the Leader in “W.”
Oliver Stone’s next move may actually prove to be more
controversial than his previous ones. The...
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“Body of Lies” Deemed as Being Disappointing
Scheduled
to be released this Friday, the new movie directed by Ridley Scott “Body of
Lies” is...
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“Body of Lies” Might as Well Face the Truth
“Body of Lies” can’t simply get away with a bunch of
renowned actors. And a clichéd plot does not...
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“Easy Money” Is Right on the Money about the Credit Industry
CW’s new TV
series called “Easy Money” is scheduled to premiere Sunday, October 5 and from
the...
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Actors' strike looms after negotiators back stoppage
Los Angeles - The prospects for an actors' strike that could paralyze Hollywood increased Thursday...
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Critics Praise Daniel Radcliffe’s Arrival On Broadway. In The Nude
The 19-year-old actor, a huge star among millions of kids of all ages all around the world, left...
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Moore’s “Slacker Uprising” Hits the Web
A couple of days ago,
Michael Moore’s most recent documentary called “Slacker Uprising” was...
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Questionable Box Office Success For Cage's Bangkok
"Bangkok Dangerous" starring Nicolas Cage managed to be the best of the worst this...
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“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” - Woody Allen’s Defying The Ordinary Math Of Lov
This week-end we have a certain promise that cinemas will be
extremely hot. There is no problem...
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After 16 Emmy Nominations, Mad Men Honored with 3 TCA Awards
The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced its TCA Awards, honoring television excellence...
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AMC's 20 Emmy Nominations Reveal Gap between Viewers and Critics
AMC's astounding 20 Emmy nominations, of which 16 are for its acclaimed drama series "Mad...
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Downey Among "Cowboys and Aliens"
Robert Downey Jr., the summer’s revelation with the huge success of “Iron Man,”...
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Spike Lee Gets Taste of Own Medicine
Spike Lee has recently been very outspoken against Clint
Eastwood regarding the lack of...
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Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood Argue Over Black Soldiers
The feud between two of Hollywood's most well-known directors reached the next stage as Spike Lee...
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Spike Lee Won't 'Shut His Face'
Two of Hollywood's most respected moviemakers, Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee, are making headlines...
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official Lineup
The line up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which reached its 61st editions, was made public...
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Book and Historic Park Promoted by “John Adams” Series
David McCullough
should be really pleased by the popularity his book gained following the...
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‘Under the Same Moon’ Hits Theaters Today!
To make the story short “Under the Same Moon” (“La Misma
Luna”) is a powerful and evocative...
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Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare
It's been several months since Dennis Quaid's newborn twins almost died in a Los Angeles hospital...
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Robert Downey Jr. To Play A Black Man In Tropic Thunder
It seems like the upcoming Ben Stiller’s movie, “Tropic Thunder”
will be full of surprises. In the...
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Famous Actor Nicholson Endorses Hillary In a Videoclip
Using lines belonging to five of his most famous roles, Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson took his...
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Oliver Stone to Document President Bush's Life in Biopic
Oliver Stone is set to direct a documentary about the life and presidency of George W. Bush, in...
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