| Arnold Stang, actor known for nerdy roles, dies (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:58 AM PST  AP - Arnold Stang, an actor who appeared alongside Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra and was known for his nerdy looks and distinctive nasal voice, has died. He was 91.
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| Want some chemo with your fries? Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:37 PM PST ![]() In what appears to be the ultimate cave in a losing battle of trying to get people to eat more healthfully, Health Canada is considering adding a chemotherapeutic agent, asparaginase, to certain junk foods. Health Canada is inviting public comments until February 21 on its idea to have small amounts of the enzyme asparaginase put into foods like potato chips and french fries. On its website, Health Canada says its scientists have finished a detailed safety assessment on the enzyme and havent found any health or safety concerns.At issue is the chemical acrylamide, which is found as a cooking b
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| Obama falling short of bill-signing pledge Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:29 AM PST ![]() The White House in recent weeks took a step toward fulfilling one of President Obama's transparency pledges from the campaign by posting a link on its main Web site for Americans to comment on bills he's about to sign into law. That still didn't help Mr. Obama keep his pledge when he signed two giant spending bills in the past five days. Both the omnibus and the defense appropriations bills had been posted for just two days when the president signed them -- despite totaling more than $1 trillion in combined discretionary spending and including billions of dollars in earmarks ... Email
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| A comparison of House, Senate health care bills (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:51 PM PST ![]() A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: ------ The Senate Democratic bill :
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| Abbreviating Christmas in Iraq Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:58 PM PST ![]() For Christians in Iraq, this will be a year of canceled celebrations because of threats by extremist groups to bomb churches.
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| MSNBC host Ratigan apologizes for `rude' interview (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:35 AM PST  AP - MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan apologized Monday for his "very rude" conduct last week during an interview on health care with a Florida congresswoman.
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| Microsoft Word sale prohibited as of Jan. 11, fix promised Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:48 AM PST ![]() Office workers of America, enjoy your Christmas break. Because come the new year, things could get a little hairy around the office. Microsoft Word is now scheduled to be prohibited from sale
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| NZ, Mexico to meet in March Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:13 PM PST ![]() New Zealand will play Mexico at Pasadena, California on March 3 in its first warmup match ahead of next year's World Cup. Mexico will play hosts South Africa in the first match of the World Cup on June. 11. Their group also includes former World Cup winners Uruguay and France. New Zealand will play in Group F with Italy, Paraguay and Slovakia.
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| Serena Williams named AP's female athlete of the year Posted: 22 Dec 2009 07:12 AM PST ![]() Serena Williams is a landslide choice for Female Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press.
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| The Redskins run the worst trick play anyone's ever seen (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:11 AM PST ![]() The play you are about to see actually happened last night. It might look more like the random, senseless motions...
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| GOP campaigners swiftly scrub anti-Parker Griffith attack ads from the internet Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST ![]() A few minutes ago I embedded a video into my post on Rep. Parker Griffith, the freshman Alabama Democrat who is reportedly switching to the GOP this afternoon. The video came from the National Republican Congressional Committee's YouTube channel – it showed a Fox News clip about the attack ads the NRCC was running against Griffith in the 2008 campaign that an Alabama TV channel refused to air. But now it's gone. I guess the NRCC is pretty quick with the history eraser button, but YouTube hasn't caught up yet. Here's the search index link to the item in question: And here's an attack ad they
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| Prince William Spends Night Sleeping On The Streets Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:43 AM PST  LONDON — A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace – but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers. He spent a chilly night near Blackfriars Bridge last week with Seyi Obakin, the chief executive of British homeless charity Centrepoint. William is the charity's patron.
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| Pakistani court orders 2 men's noses, ears cut off (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 07:35 AM PST ![]() AP - A Pakistani court has ordered the noses and ears of two men cut off after they did the same thing to a young woman whose family spurned one of the men's marriage proposal, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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| NYC victim's mom: EMTs were 'inhuman' not to help Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:31 AM PST ![]() Two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a dying pregnant woman are "inhuman" and shouldn't have taken those ...
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| Brittany Murphy's Father: 'She Was Just A Regular Gal' Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:10 AM PST  LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As friends and colleagues continue to speak out over the death of Brittany Murphy, her father says his daughter was loved by all those who knew her.
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