| Upgrade Your New PC to Windows 7 for Free Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT ![]() Couldn't wait for Windows 7 before buying a new PC? Never fear, we show you how to (and if you can) get a free Windows 7 upgrade for your desktop or laptop.
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| Rapper Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 08:24 AM PDT  AP - In the midst of a career surge that has made him one of rap's biggest stars, Lil Wayne is bracing for a year behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday in a two-year-old gun case.
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| W.H.: Cheney failed on Afghanistan Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:07 AM PDT  Robert Gibbs accuses Bush administration of taking years to provide needed support for Afghan war.
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| Ethiopia seeks urgent food aid for 6 million (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:08 AM PDT  AP - Ethiopia said Thursday it needs emergency food aid for 6.2 million people, an appeal that comes 25 years after a devastating famine compounded by communist policies killed 1 million and prompted one of the largest charity campaigns in history.
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| Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT ![]() The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point ...
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| Cheney: 'Do what it takes to win a war' Posted: 22 Oct 2009 09:27 AM PDT ![]() Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that the Obama administration should stop blaming the Bush administration for failures in Afghanistan and that its indecision over a war strategy is endangering U.S. troops. "Half-measures keep you half-exposed," Mr. Cheney said during a speech Wednesday night at the Center for Security Policy in Washington. "It's time for President Obama to do what it takes to win a war that he has repeatedly and rightly called a war of necessity. . . . It's easier to blame the Bush administration than support our troops." Mr. Obama has yet to respond to a reported ...
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| New jobless claims rise more than expected to 531K (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 06:11 AM PDT ![]() The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, after falling in five of the past six weeks, as employers remain reluctant to hire even with the economy showing signs of recovery.
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| Vaccine Skeptics Take Note: The Flu Can Kill Posted: 22 Oct 2009 07:28 AM PDT  Skeptical of H1N1? The risks are real: A pregnant woman struck with swine flu suffered five weeks in a coma -- and lost her baby. Vivian Manning-Schaffel: Much has been written about the H1N1 virus. Many think it's the media darling of illnesses, that the hype is what's got so many of us wiping and disinfecting ourselves and treating our kids like the mini-petri dishes they are. But for high-risk folks, like young babies and pregnant women, the outcome of H1N1 can be tragic. The New York Times just ran a piece about 27-year-old Aubrey Opdyke, a pregnant South Florida woman who nearly died fr
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| Why Women Should Push for Healthcare Reform Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:49 PM PDT ![]() Supporting the government's healthcare reform efforts should be a no-brainer if you're a woman. That's according to Marcia Greenberger, copresident of the National Women's Law Center, who testified at a Senate hearing last week that the health insurance industry is rife with "unfair and discrimin...
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| Did Somebody Say "Free"? Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:56 PM PDT  by Mike Krumboltz People hear the word "free" and something comes over them. They may not even like what's being given away, but who cares? The simple fact that it's on the house is enough. So, with that in mind, consumers should expect their local KFC to be overrun this coming Monday, when the house that Colonel Sanders built will give away free chicken. But, wait, didn't KFC try this before? Yes, they did, and it did not go well. This past spring, the fast-food chain offered a similar promotion, but was ill-prepared for the mania that followed. Restaurants quickly ran out of food and had t
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| Navy's newest warships top out at more than 50 mph (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:30 AM PDT  AP - The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea.
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| Wall Street Pay Cuts Stoke Debate About Washington’s Reach Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:02 AM PDT ![]() Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration slammed Wall Street by ordering pay cuts of an average of 50 percent and caps on benefits for top executives at companies owing the government billions of dollars from taxpayer-funded bailouts.
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| Owens' star has drastically fallen in Buffalo Posted: 22 Oct 2009 09:59 AM PDT ![]() Whether it's a product of the system or his declining skills, Bills WR Terrell Owens has become a non-factor.
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| Iran, Israel eyeball at Mideast nuke conference (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:07 AM PDT ![]() AP - Israel and Iran took part in an international conference on nuclear disarmament last month in Egypt — a gathering that is now prompting media reports the two foes held direct discussions that included an awkward exchange on whether the Jewish state has atomic weapons.
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| U.S. cuts pay at bailed out firms, BofA hits back (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT  Reuters - The U.S. pay czar on Thursday slashed compensation for top earners at seven bailed-out companies for the final two months of the year, and was immediately slammed by the country's largest bank which claimed the cuts could send talent fleeing.
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