| Obama's George H.W. Bush Visit: A Bipartisan Boost? (Time.com) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:56 AM PDT  Time.com - Obama may benefit most from conferring with a predecessor who charted a successful, centrist foreign policy course
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| TLC is Suing Jon Gosselin! Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT  Jon Gosselin will be in court again soon -- and this time he isn't fighting with his estranged wife Kate. TLC dropped Gosselin from "Jon and Kate Plus 8" and now the network is suing the reality TV dad for breach of contract.
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| Bin Laden: 'an austere dad who loved nature': wife Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:35 AM PDT ![]() WASHINGTON (AFP) – Osama bin Laden was an austere father who banned toys and modern appliances at home, but also a flower-growing nature lover who spoke fluent English and adored fast cars, according to his wife and son.
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| NFL fines Ray Lewis $25,000 for hit on Ochocinco (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:42 AM PDT ![]() The NFL fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis $25,000 on Friday for two separate plays, including a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco. The Ravens said Lewis will appeal the fine. Both plays occurred in the fourth quarter of Baltimore's 17-14 loss on Sunday. The league deemed that Lewis "unnecessarily kicked the opponent" and later...
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| Flu alert: Fears of a hand sanitizer shortage Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:16 AM PDT ![]() A new swine flu culture is descending on America and it's got us all squealing. Our sneezes are now a duck-and-cover operation. We fear getting the vaccine and, alternatively, not getting the vaccine. We are so awash in hand sanitizers that one manufacturer warns against hoarding. Our new nation of wide-eyed germphobes now opens doorways in inventive new ways, like with our shoulders. And forget that handshake. "A handshake is not mandated by the church, and is discouraged during this time," notes a recent missive from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland to those concerned about the "Passing of
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| Lindsay Lohan Explains Ungaro Fashion Show Disaster Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:51 AM PDT  It wasn't her fault, guys! You heard all the reports about how Lindsay Lohan's Ungaro fashion show in Paris was horribly panned by the critics. It was basically a big disaster. Well, now Lindsay is speaking up and letting us know why the show didn't exactly go as planned.
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| Make Mine Freedom! Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:54 PM PDT ![]() Sometimes something comes along that just blows you away. This is one of those times. Just as we are now, there was another time when America was fighting the strong advances of communism. There were many Americans who thought communism was the way to go, just as there are now.
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| Swine Flu Shots Revive a Debate About Vaccines Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:47 PM PDT  People who do not believe in vaccinating children have found fuel for their arguments in the swine flu vaccine.
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| Baby Survives After Stroller Falls Off Australia Train Platform Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:29 AM PDT  Fox News: A six-month-old boy has miraculously survived a train slamming into his stroller after it rolled off an Australian railway platform.
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| Melissa Rycroft Diagnosed with Swine Flu Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:10 AM PDT  Former Bachelor star and Dancing with the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft has the swine flu. "I am indeed recovering from a bout of the H1N1 flu virus," the 26-year-old told US Weekly. "Like most people who become infected, I thought I had a mild case of the common flu, but when ...
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| SODA TAXES IMPROVING GOVERNMENT COFFERS BUT NOT REDUCING OBEISITY Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:41 AM PDT ![]() FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Current state taxes and levies on soft drinks are slowing consumption, but not enough to curb the obesity epidemic in the United States, researchers say.
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| Federal deficit hits all-time high $1.42 trillion (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:55 PM PDT ![]() The federal budget deficit has surged to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion as the recession caused tax revenues to plunge while the government was spending massive amounts to stabilize the U.S. financial system and jump-start the economy.
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| 'Wake-up call for Wall Street' Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:58 PM PDT  One of the wealthiest men in America is charged with insider trading.
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| Cage sues ex-manager Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:02 PM PDT  Nicolas Cage files a $20 million suit blaming his former business manager for "financial ruin."
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| Obama adviser Jones shifted Afghanistan views -- a lot Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:48 AM PDT ![]() National security adviser James L. Jones - the president's point man in a momentous debate on U.S. policy in Afghanistan - has repeatedly shifted his assessments of the war as he transformed himself from a top Marine general to a civilian adviser in recent years. Mr. Jones declared as recently as 2006 that the Taliban had been tactically neutralized by coalition forces in southern Afghanistan. In the ensuing years, though, he has warned that the Taliban is expanding its reach while offering varying opinions on whether more U.S. troops are needed to fight them, a review of his public statements
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