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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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Judge Orders FDA to Make Plan B Accessible to Teenagers Younger than 17
A federal judge has asked the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision to restrict...
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Obama lifts stem-cell funding ban in latest shift on ethics
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on...
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Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research
Science matters to the Obama administration.
President Barack Obama will most likely sign...
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Good News for Medical Marijuana Users
Recently, U.S Attorney General Eric Holder said his Justice Department would leave it to states...
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FDA Finally Approves Geron’s stem cells therapy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just tapped a Northern Californian biotech company to...
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FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first clinical trial using human...
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Calif. Company Granted Federal Permission For First Stem-Cell Trial
It appears that embryonic stem cell research is gaining grounds in the United States as a...
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Seven States Sue Federal Government over Abortion Rule
California and six other states sued the federal government Thursday over the “conscience...
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Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Groups, States File Suit against U.S. Government on Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Lawsuits Filed Over Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S....
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Report: Bush Administration Was Successful in Fighting HIV/AIDS
Although the Bush administration is going to leave Barack Obama a nation, which is locked in two...
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Health Groups Dissatisfied with U.S. Tobacco Control Policies
The annual report on U.S. tobacco control efforts released by the American Lung Association gave...
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FDA Allows Drugmakers to Advise Doctors on Off-label Uses
Just days before the Bush administration turns over power to President-elect Barack Obama’s...
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Jack Kemp Diagnosed with Cancer
The former housing secretary Jack Kemp has been diagnosed with cancer. He is undergoing tests to...
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George Bush’s Health Care Legacy
The Bush administration has failed too many times in providing a good health care system. Firstly,...
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“Right of conscience,” The Most Disarming and Bitter moral Lesson
A new law known as the “right of conscience” ruled passed by the Bush administration...
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Research Panel Calls for EPA Assessment of Phthalates
A panel from the independent National Research Council urged the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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“Conscience Rule” For Health Care Providers To Take Effect
Unsurprisingly, the Bush administration announced yesterday new protections for health care workers...
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New Rule Protects Doctors Exercising the “Right of Conscience”
The Bush administration on Thursday announced new protections for health care providers who...
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FDA Commissioner To Step Down In January
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FDA Warns about Canadian Alewives Fish
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about the
sale or consumption of certain...
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Medicare Plans Cost a Lot, Offer Little, Study Says
According to studies published on Monday, private health
insurance plans, which server roughly a...
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Pioneering Stem-Cell Surgery Performed
Through a cooperation of 4 European universities, physicians
have performed the world’s first...
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Due to The Amputee’s Case The Reach of Drug Warning Labels Is Finally Being Reconsidered
As they hear arguments in the case of Diana Levine against the drug company Wyeth, the U.S. Supreme...
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Supreme Court To Decide On Drug Lawsuits
Unquestionably, there are thousands of suspended cases across the United States that hang on the...
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FDA’s Preemption Policy, Fought Against From Within
The FDA decided to protect drug-makers from state-court
liability suits by offering drugs their...
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John McCain and Barack Obama on the Improvement of Health
One has to attentively analyze what the two candidates have to offer in their programs. John McCain...
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US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors’ Personal Beliefs from Being Violated
The Bush administration proposed on Thursday a much
controversial regulation that would protect...
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U.S.
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US wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
New York - The United States won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday after President...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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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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Obama won't prosecute CIA officials for harsh techniques
Washington - CIA officials who used harsh interrogation techniques against terrorism suspects...
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Obama, Calderon pledge cooperation against drug violence
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Thursday to...
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CIA: No more secret prisons for terrorism suspects
Washington - The United States will no longer hold terrorism suspects in secret prisons and plans...
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Obama Europe trip hailed "great success"
Ankara - US President Barack Obama left Turkey on Tuesday at the end of his first major foreign...
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Obama wraps up Turkey trip with call to youth
Ankara - US President Barack Obama wrapped up a two-day visit to Muslim Turkey on Tuesday by...
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Czechs await Obama amid changing relations
Prague - The notorious Czech provocateur of an artist, David Cerny, had the privilege last summer...
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US supports Palestinian state, but won't criticize Netanyahu
Washington - The United States on Wednesday said it would continue to work towards a two-state...
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US President Obama set to make debut on world political stage
London - US President Barack Obama marks his debut on the world stage Wednesday, in a series of...
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US to take seat on UN Human Rights Council
Washington - The United States on Tuesday said it will join the United Nations Human Rights...
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Clinton says US government drops "global war on terror" slogan
Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters late Monday...
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Obama defends spending as key to future economic growth
Washington - US President Barack Obama defended the spending outlined in his budget Tuesday,...
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Cheney says Obama's anti-terror policies increase risks for US
Washington - Policy changes pursued by US President Barack Obama have increased the risk of...
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Obama administration drops "enemy combatant"
Washington - US President Barack Obama has dropped previous policy of labeling Guantanamo Bay...
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US accuses China of harassing naval vessel
Washington - Five Chinese ships shadowed and manoeuvred dangerously close to a US naval vessel...
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EPA Closer to Revising the Bush-Era Rule on Coal Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is making steps towards changing the policy of regulating...
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Obama Drops the “Car Czar” Idea
President Barack Obama dropped the “car czar” idea and will instead appoint senior...
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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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Obama Administration Has Same Stance in Rendition Case
Surprisingly, the Obama administration is supporting the controversial anti-terrorism policy of the...
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Sen. Leahy Proposes “Truth Commission” to Investigate Bush Era
Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, proposed on Monday to...
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Obama Will Hold Rally to Draw Support for Stimulus
President Barack Obama will most likely call on Congress to hurry up and pass his economic stimulus...
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EPA Sets Hearing on Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not need too much time to think about it and already...
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Al Gore: Stimulus Plan Will Help Counter Climate Change
With the economic crisis in focus over the past couple of months, many people probably forgot about...
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Obama to Direct EPA to Review the State’s Emissions Bid
You wanted change?
President Barack Obama is changing the most controversial pillars of the Bush...
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Human Stem Cell Research Gains Grounds in the US
Stem cell research is making another step to the future in the United States. Geron Corp, a...
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President Obama Lifts Restrictions on Govt. Funding for Abortion
On the fourth day as the United States President, Mr. Barack Obama decided to lift the restrictions...
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President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo Prison
President Barack Obama doesn’t have any time to loose and on the second day of his...
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Calif. Expects Obama to Allow Own Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Environmentalists hope President Barack Obama’s administration will allow the state of...
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World
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Obama, EU plan new era to meet global challenges
Prague - US President Barak Obama and the European Union (EU) leaders wound up a summit in Prague...
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China, EU to establish renewable energy institute
Beijing - China and the European Union on Monday signed an agreement to expand...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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Lula and Obama to tackle finance crisis, child issue
Rio de Janeiro - The first meeting between US President Barack Obama and Brazilian President...
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US Pursuing Truce For Gaza Conflict
Washington - The United States is pushing for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would require...
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Vatican Enters 2009 With Ambivalence Towards Obama
Rome - Outgoing US President George W Bush's visit to Rome in June culminated in talks with Pope...
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Condoleezza Rice Explains North Korea Nuclear Negotiations Stalemate
Last week in Beijing, the disarmament talks between North Korea, the U.S., China, South Korea,...
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US In Year-Long Recession, Top Economic Arbiter Declares
Washington - The United States has been in a recession since December 2007, the country's official...
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Bamyan Entices Visitors Beyond The Buddhas
Bamyan, Afghanistan - After three decades of conflict and persecution capped by one of history's...
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US says global climate deal "won't be easy"
Poznan, Poland - Reaching a global climate deal by the end of next year will be difficult, even...
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The Obama Administration Awaited By World Leaders
The world is now facing an economic situation that it’s not easy to overlook. Financially speaking,...
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Russia, China Strike Deals, Challenge US In Latin America
Lima - By the time United States President George W Bush arrived in Lima Friday for the annual...
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Iran Scheduled A Conference On Obama And US Affairs
Tehran - Iran announced earlier today an upcoming conference meant to review the victory of Barack...
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White House: Peace deal by end of year unlikely
Washington - The White House acknowledged Thursday that reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal...
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Hope, Enthusiasm Greet Obama Win in Philippines
Manila - American national Kenneth choked, his eyes tearing up, as he quietly watched on a giant...
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Internet Companies And Human Rights Organizations Fight For Freedom Of Speech
In some states, censorship reaches frightening new standards. Just take into consideration the...
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Legality of US Strike in Syria Debatable
Washington - The US raid against a top al-Qaeda operative this week in Syria was the latest effort...
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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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Chinese plans to reduce contact "unfortunate," US says
Washington - China's decision to reduce contacts with the United States over weapons sales to...
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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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Obama, McCain clash over Iraq, Iran in first debate
Washington - Democrat
Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed in their first debate...
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Bush Assures Singh on Nuclear Deal
Washington - US President George W Bush assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his...
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McCain, Obama Debating over Debate
Washington - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are scheduled hold their first...
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David Letterman Turns on McCain after Being Snubbed
David Letterman was harsh on presidential hopeful John McCain after the latter's PR stunt...
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McCain Looks to Upstage Obama on Financial Crisis
Washington - Republican candidate John McCain upstaged Democratic opponent Barack Obama by...
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Bold action needed to rescue financial institutions, Bush says
Washington - President George W Bush said Saturday that bold action was needed to bailout US...
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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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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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Business
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Obama pledges to do what is necessary to kick start recovery
London - US President Barack Obama wound up his first day on the world political stage Wednesday,...
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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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Deal in principle on rescue for US car industry
Washington - US lawmakers were close to agreement Tuesday on a 15-billion-dollar bail-out for the...
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Pelosi: Congress considering short-term funding for carmakers
Washington - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said late Friday that Congress was considering a...
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No Christmas Gravy For Europe's Ailing Carmakers
Brussels - Ah, the style of an Italian Ferrari, the solidity of a German Mercedes, the flair of a...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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Bush says rescue benefits won't be fast; country braces for bumps
Washington - After Congress gave final approval to the emergency finance rescue package, US...
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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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Democrats and Republicans trade blame, promise to start again
Washington - Democratic and
Republican leaders of the House of Representatives traded accusations...
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Feds seize Washington Mutual in largest-ever US bank failure
New York - The fallout from the largest-ever US bank failure rippled through markets on Friday...
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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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US in Search of Comprehensive Plan to Restore Confidence
Washington - The US government was weighing its options for a more permanent fix to the ongoing...
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AIG Loan Signals New US Era of Regulation, Intervention
Washington - In a country that prides itself on free-market principles, US taxpayer dollars are are...
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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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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Drop on Gov. Takeover Option
Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage...
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The United States Supreme Court Gets Involved In AT&T's Lawsuit
The United States Supreme Court stepped in yesterday in
AT&T’s lawsuit, as the Internet...
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FDA Offices Slowed Down by Chinese Bureaucracy
After last year’s discovery of a series of contaminated
drugs and food shipments from China,
the...
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President Bush Optimistic About Economic Recovery
President Bush in his weekly radio address today that apparently sought to address harsh criticism...
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Bush Outlines Push for Better Air Travel
The U.S. government announced it will help ease up air traffic by making available temporarily its...
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Greenspan Says Recession Chance Less Than 50 Percent
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said to BBC Radio 4 that there is a less than 50...
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House Approves Controversial Patent Overhaul
The most extensive patent reform was approved yesterday by
the House with 225 to 175, offering an...
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Federal Appeals Court OKs Mexican Trucks
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of the Bush administration and against the Teamsters...
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Science
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NASA gets budget hike as Obama reviews manned space programme
Washington - NASA officials said Thursday that the Obama administration will increase funding for...
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California scientist names lichen after Obama
Los Angeles - A California scientist excited about the election of Barack Obama...
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Decision To Delist Gray Wolves To Be Challenged In Court
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday that the grey wolf populations...
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Decision to Be Made on Space Shuttle’s Fate
The NASA transition team of President-elect Barack Obama is faced with a difficult decision...
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Bush Administration Loosens ESA Consultation Process
The U.S. Department of the Interior yesterday released
modifications to ease the consultation...
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Another Attempt For Delisting Gray Wolves
The Bush administration will once again try to take the gray wolf of the northern Rockies off the...
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National Book Awards Also Welcome Debutants
The National Book Awards are a prestigious institution in the United States, ranking close to the...
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Lunar Space Station In Development
As NASA celebrates its 50th anniversary, life on other planets seems to no longer be a figment of...
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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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Leaked NASA Email Reveals Griffin’s Pessimism On US Space Achievements
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin continues to support the
space shuttle retirement before 2010,...
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Obama’s Plan For NASA: $2 Billion To Close Space Gap
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised more
active involvement in the Space...
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NASA Program Seriously Imperiled by War Between Russia and Georgia
The war between Russia
and Georgia
may prove to be a serious problem for NASA, as its capability...
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Navy Agrees To Low-Frequency Sonar Restrictions For Mammals’ Sake
The U.S. District Court in San Francisco approved on Tuesday
an agreement between the U.S. Navy...
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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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Bush Administration Stalls Pollution Reduction Measures
The Bush administration has finally managed to stall any measures to reduce pollution caused by...
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NASA Presents Its Launch Schedule Play By Play
The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the schedule for the agency’s...
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NASA: Politics In The Way Of Climate Change Public Dissemination
Global warming censorship - that
is exactly what the Bush administration has been practicing for...
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White House Finally Comes Up With Climate Report
The Bush administration finally
concluded what we’ve been suspecting for some time now: that the...
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Continental Plane Meets Strange Flying Object In Mid-Air
A Continental Airlines flight
had a close encounter with an unidentified object, which was...
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California Awards $271M in Stem Cell Grants
California has approved funding worth $271 million in total to create twelve stem cell research...
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Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision
The Interior Department can no longer postpone the decision
on whether to list the polar bear as...
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Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears
A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15
whether polar bears should...
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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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NASA Solves Important Rocket Flaw
A few months ago, NASA started analyzing different ways to best
adjust the vibrations problem for...
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NASA’s Science Programs – Inspirational But Low On Budget
NASA has big plans for the future, but low budget, was the
conclusion at a hearing held on...
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Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision
Fed up with the Fish and
Wildlife Service’s constant failure to meet deadlines and make a decision...
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Scientific World Loses Genetics Pioneer Joshua Lederberg, 82
Scientific world has lost Joshua Lederberg, University
Professor and president emeritus of the...
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Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears
The polar bear or Ursus maritimus could be soon officially recognized as the first animal...
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Conservationists Oppose Alaska Oil Exploration Decision
Extraction or extinction? That is
the question both environmental groups and oil-and-gas plan...
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Lab Announces Breakthrough In Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Scientists at the Advanced Cell
Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts, announced on Thursday that...
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Specials
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Obama's Tech Panel Includes Google CEO, Microsoft Executive
President Barack Obama has named a technology panel and on Monday unveiled is included. Among the...
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17-Year-Olds Now Have Access to Emergency Contraception
Seventeen-year-olds will have access to emergency contraception without a prescription, the US Food...
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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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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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EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Pollutants
The Environmental Protection Agency has acknowledged that the green house gases are a pollutant...
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to Step Down
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Kevin J. Martin, who was appointed by the Bush...
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Crime In The United States Slowly Declines
According to a report released by the FBI on Monday, the first half of 2008...
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Jack Kemp Has Cancer
The former congressman Jack Kemp has found out that he is suffering from cancer and is now...
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Court Reinstates Power Plant Pollution Regulation
Tuesday, a United States appeals court decided to reinstate a regulation put forward by the Bush...
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‘Right of Conscience’ Rule Passed. What’s Next?
The Bush administration passed on Thursday the “conscience protection” rule,...
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Health Care Providers Protected Under Conscience Rule
The Bush administration issued on Tuesday a regulation that expands protections for health care...
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Obama Chooses Tom Daschle For Secretary Of Health
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senator Tom Daschle for Secretary of Health and...
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Pentagon's missile-defence test successful
Washington - The Pentagon carried out a successful test of the missile-defence system planned for...
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Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS
President George W. Bush was honoured on
the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his commitment...
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Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red
Washington - As most Americans were beginning to think about hanging their Christmas decorations,...
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U.S Attorney General Suffered Fainting Spell
MICHAEL Mukasey, the U.S. Attorney General, collapsed at the conclusion of one of his speeches,...
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Stem Cell Transplant Method Is A Real Success
Stem cells have been always been regarded as stepping on the line of ethics, but those were the...
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Looking for the Ideal Obama Pet Contender
Barack Obama’s administration faces a first difficult task.
No, don’t mind the global economic...
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Fleeting Expletives Brought Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court discussed on Tuesday the problem of dirty
words on television and, while...
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Nancy Reagan Hospitalized For Fractured Pelvis
Nancy
Reagan’s spokeswoman Joanne Drake announced on Wednesday that the former First Lady had...
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Paul Krugman Awarded 2008 Economics Nobel Prize
Today, October 13, Princeton University professor Paul Krugman was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize...
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Supreme Court Hears Case on the Effects US Navy Sonar Has on Whales
On
Wednesday, a Supreme Court weighed the pros and cons of a federal
judge's decision to limit...
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Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review
The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday,
October 6, and the calendar has a series...
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Palin, Biden fight over change, economy, war on terror
Washington - US vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden clashed over the centrality...
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Same Old, Same Old Emmy Awards
Sunday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony, telecast live on ABC
from the huge and yawning Nokia Theatre...
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NSA Sued Over Surveillance Program
Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against National Security Agency, President...
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New Rule Would Give Doctors the Chance to Say NO to Abortions
Federal health officials announced on Thursday plans to implement
a regulation, which would give...
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Barack Obama’s Plan For NASA: $2 Billion To Close Space Gap
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised more
active involvement in the Space...
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New Bush Administration Proposal Poses Threats to Endangered Species
The Bush administration has issued a proposal that paves the way for federal agencies not to...
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Russian-Georgian Conflict Jeopardizes NASA’s Access To ISS
The collaboration between the American and Russian space
programs is standing on quicksand now,...
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People
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Wreckage of Adventurer Steve Fossett’s Plane Found
According to a statement by Madeira County Sheriff’s department, wreckage that was found on...
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Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer
Tony Snow, the legendary journalist who, despite his criticism of the Bush administration, was...
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Dan Rather's Lawsuit against CBS Partly Dismissed
A Manhattan
judge dismissed Thursday most of the claims made by Dan Rather in his $70
million...
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Gisele Buendchen, Brazilian Top Model, Defends Abortion Rights
Gisele Buendchen, the world richest model and the former
girlfriend of Lenardo DiCaprio, blasted...
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