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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing from a corpse. Movie star Cameron Diaz posing side (Read More)
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ATLANTA — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according t (Read More)
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LONDON — Campaigners against eating disorders criticized Kate Moss Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on pro-anorexia Web sites.Asked her motto in an interview with fashion Web site WWD, Moss replied that one of them was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." The same slogan is posted o (Read More)
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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart welcomed former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs with a Mariachi band because... why not? Over a long interview, only portions of which aired, Stewart and Dobbs discussed the newsman's decision to quit on the air... or not quit on the air... or come to some sort of mutual understanding tied up in contracts (Read More)
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The health care reform package unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Wednesday night bars the use of federal funds for abortion services, but does not go as far as the House bill -- which prevents women in many cases from buying insurance with their own money that covers abortion.The Senate version would re (Read More)
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First Lady Michelle Obama kept a busy schedule on Wednesday, speaking at two public events. The first was a visit to Hollin Meadows Elementary School in Alexandra, Virginia, where she spoke about the importance of healthy eating among children and handed out bananas and tangerines to students. The second appearance was back (Read More)
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Responding to criticism from Sarah Palin that her depiction on the cover of Newsweek was "sexist and oh-so-expected," editor Jon Meacham insists that there is nothing either derogatory or nefarious about the image."We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme of the cover, which is what we alw (Read More)
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Sarah Palin is on the cover of Newsweek, but she's not happy about it. In an image taken from a Runner's World photo shoot, the former governor wears running shorts and sneakers. Palin blasted the selection in a Facebook note, writing "The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about (Read More)
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Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has requested an investigation into whether Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) broke House rules in organizing an anti-health care reform rally on November 5. In a letter sent to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), CREW contends that Bachmann viol (Read More)
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Major pharmaceutical companies have insisted for weeks, if not months, that the passage of health care reform would hurt their bottom lines. During an appearance at Bloomberg's Washington Summit last week, David Brennan, head of pharma giant AstraZeneca, said that it was "not obvious" to him "that there is an upside" to hea (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.Army Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli said that as of Monday, 140 active duty soldiers are believed to have di (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks, officials said Tuesday.The probe is still in the planning stages, but would be a broad examination beyond the particulars of Army p (Read More)
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Is your diet making you a germ magnet? Research shows that what you eat — or don’t — can play an important role in your immune system’s ability to do battle with incoming germs.
Immune system - United States - Health - Breastfeeding - Vaccine. (Read More)
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Sarah Palin took to Facebook Monday night to declare the Newsweek cover depicting her in runner's shorts as "sexist."In a Facebook note to her almost 1 million fans, Palin said that Newsweek's choice of photo — which she shot for Runner's World magazine — was "unfortunate." Her full comments:The choice of photo for the cov (Read More)
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New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina is a frequent topic of discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough have specifically attempted to keep media attention on the city's reconstruction, and how educational opportunities frequently suffer as a result of the lingering poverty.With this in mind, S (Read More)