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High tech German train crash kills at least one
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Robert Nowatzki. LATHEN, Germany (Reuters) - A high tech German train carrying 29
people smashed into a maintenance vehicle on a trial run in northern Germany on Friday,
killing at least one and trapping 10 more in the wreckage, a local official said. ...
German High-Speed Train Crash Probably Killed 19, Police Say Bloomberg
Transrapid Collision In Germany Kills One (UPDATE 1) E Canada Now
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CTV.ca
Hizbullah celebrates 'victory'
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
The Hizbullah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, today marked what he called the group's "divine"
victory over Israel with a vow never to surrender its weapons. In a defiant speech before
hundreds of thousands of supporters ...
Hizbollah leader vows not to disarm Financial Times
Hezbollah leader appears at Beirut rally CBC Montreal
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Buffalo News
Thai protestors defy martial law
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
Thailand's new military regime faced its first open dissent today when dozens of prodemocracy protesters violated martial law and demonstrated against the generals outside a
Bangkok shopping centre. The action ...
In Thai heartland, scant anger over coup International Herald Tribune
Thai coup leaders ‘progressing’ on handover Financial Times
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Pope apologizes for speech offending Muslims
Church Executive Magazine - 48 minutes ago
By Michael Ireland. THE VATICAN -- Pope Benedict XVI has apologized in person for
causing offence to Muslims in a speech in Bavaria last week, which has led to attacks on
churches and threats to the Vatican itself. ...
Who are the foes of Islam? Hindustan Times
Pope calls Muslim summit to allay anger Times Online
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Seattle Times
Executions spark Indonesian violence
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
Violence erupted across several parts of eastern Indonesia today after three Christians were
executed for leading attacks on Muslims during a sectarian conflict on Sulawesi island in
2000. A prison in Atambua ...
Indonesian executions spark violent protest Reuters
Indonesia: Three executed for attacks on Muslims Jerusalem Post
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Peace hopes thwarted as Hamas refuses to recognise Israel
Ireland Online - 50 minutes ago
President Mahmoud Abbas’ bumpy efforts to set up a Palestinian government acceptable to
the West suffered a new setback today, after the prime minister from the Islamic militant
group Hamas said he would not lead a coalition that recognises Israel. ...
Abbas speech exposes gulf on Middle East peace Times Online
Hamas Rejects Israel Recognition Option ABC News
Globe and Mail - Jerusalem Post - Aljazeera.com - Khaleej Times
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Playfuls.com
New majority coalition - or early elections for Poland?
Monsters and Critics.com - 55 minutes ago
By Mary Sibierski Sep 22, 2006, 17:44 GMT. Warsaw - It has become the standard refrain of
Poland's right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party since it emerged as winner, but failed to gain
an independent parliamentary majority, in last year's general election. ...
Polish government survives major wobble EUobserver.com
Polish conservatives set Monday coalition deadline Reuters
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Scotsman
Georgian President Blasts Russian Role in Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Voice of America - 53 minutes ago
By David Gollust. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, in a UN General Assembly
speech Friday, accused Russia of what he termed a "gangster occupation" of the disputed
Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ...
Full Text: Saakashvili’s Address at UN General Assembly – 2006 Civil Georgia
Russian MFA: We are against Georgia’s NATO membership Azeri Press Agency
ITAR-TASS - Messenger.ge - TREND Information - Civil Georgia
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Voice of America
The Great Hungarian Reality Show
HVG - 8 hours ago
We are living through the worst crisis in the history of the Third Republic. Events have clearly
caught the political elites by surprise, both in government and in opposition, just as in
October 1956, the ...
Anti-government protest continues in Hungary Xinhua
Bone-headed honesty MarketWatch
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Canada.com
Afghan President Visits Ottawa
CityNews - 4 hours ago
A day after he addressed the United Nations to defend the international effort to stabilize
Afghanistan Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed the Afghan president on Parliament
Hill. Hamid Karzai arrived ...
Karzai thanks Canadians for support Victoria Times Colonist
Karzai thanks Canadians for support National Post
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Scotsman
UN envoy calls for peace in Darfur during Ramadan
Guardian Unlimited - 17 hours ago
The UN special envoy to Sudan yesterday called on the warring parties in Darfur to observe
a "month of tranquillity" during Ramadan, which starts this weekend. Jan Pronk's implicit
appeal for a ceasefire in ...
Sudan: AU Peacekeeping Mandate Extended All Africa
The insider's guide to Darfur CNN
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AMERICAN NEWS:
Forbes Magazine Says America's 400 Richest Are All Billionaires
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News. This year for the first time, everyone on Forbes magazine's annual list of the
400 richest Americans is a billionaire. Microsoft founder Bill Gates tops the roster with a net
worth of $53 billion. ...
Bloomberg Among Top 50 Richest In America According Forbes NY1
America now has 400 billionaires: Forbes The Australian
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RTE.ie
Road America: Conquest Racing preview
Motorsport.com - 1 hour ago
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, September 22, 2006 -- The Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Champ Car
Team is looking forward to racing once again at the fabled Road America 4.048-mile
permanent road course located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. ...
Bourdais hoping to clinch title at Road America Green Bay Press Gazette
Road America: Round 13 preview Motorsport.com
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Auto123
Mexican Stocks Fall on Growth Concerns, Led by America Telecom
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Valerie Rota. Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico's benchmark stock index fell for a second day on concerns
a slowdown in the US economy will damp demand for Mexican exports. The Bolsa index of the most-traded
...
Mexico's Bolsa Index Fall on US Growth Concern: Latin Stocks Bloomberg
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Latin America news in brief
San Jose Mercury News - 8 hours ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to
double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. But he
also took another swipe at President Bush. ...
Chavez's Histrionics Shock Even America's Critics New York Sun
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San Francisco
Chronicle
Legge in the pink for Road America.
crash.net - 7 hours ago
Pink Champ Cars have been few and far between in what is a male-dominated arena, but
that is set to change this weekend, as Katherine Legge's #20 Bell Micro Lola-Cosworth will be
transformed in support of Ford Motor Company's 'Warriors in Pink' programme. ...
Road America: Legge joins Ford Motorsport.com
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Backstretch
Motorsports
Carphone Warehouse set to open stores in North America - report
Forbes - 12 hours ago
LONDON (AFX) - Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse Group PLC is to open a clutch of stores in
North America as part of a concerted push into the competitive US market, The Daily Telegraph reported
citing retail insiders. ...
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Latin America, US Foreign Policy ...
Democracy Now - 5 hours ago
In a Democracy Now! special, we spend the hour with the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales. At his
inauguration in January, Morales declared the end of Bolivia's colonial and neo-liberal era. Since then he ...
Indicator of Level of Education Exchange of Azerbaijan with ...
TREND Information - 5 hours ago
The indicator of the level of education exchange of Azerbaijan with America exceeds the co-operation with
other countries generally, Azerbaijani Minister of Education Misir Mardanov told at the press-conference
dedicated to the new education exchange ...
Quilt Pink Day at Mall of America Benefits Breast Cancer Research
HappyNews.com - 5 hours ago
(Stock Photo) :: Quilters and many others will soon come together to raise money for the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation. On Saturday, September 30, 2006, local quilting enthusiasts will come together
...
WORLD NEWS:
Musharraf tight-lipped over US threat claims
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
Pakistan's president today said a book deal prevented him from commenting on claims he
made that the United States government threatened to bomb his country "back to the stone
age" unless it joined the fight against Al-Qaida. ...
US threat 'to bomb Pakistan' after 9/11 The Australian
News Roundup Monsters and Critics.com
E Canada Now - Reuters - MSNBC - Jerusalem Post
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San Diego Union
Tribune
Bush Backs Down, Reaches Agreement With Congress On Detainee ...
MTV.com - 5 hours ago
President Bush pledged last week that he would not go forward on his plan to detain and
interrogate terror suspects unless he reached an agreement with Congress on very specific
rules of engagement. In the latest in a string of setbacks for the White. ...
Bush Gets His Way Washington Post
Republicans make peace over detainee treatment Times Online
The Moderate Voice - E Canada Now - Financial Times - Euronews.net
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E Canada Now
Chavez: "Bush Has Called Me Worse Things"
TIME - 58 minutes ago
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez caused a stir this week during his visit to New York
City, denouncing President Bush as "the devil" in a speech at the UN General Assembly
and, during a visit to Harlem the following day, calling him an "alcoholic." In an ...
Venezuelan Chavez wants to be world's anti-US voice Reuters
Las Reacciones ante el discurso de Hugo Chávez en las Naciones ... 11 de abril
Calgary Sun - Los Angeles Times - Taipei Times - Online Journal
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Seattle Post
Intelligencer
US: threat to bomb Pakistan was a 'misunderstanding'
Times Online - 4 hours ago
By Times Online and Tim Reid, in Washington. The White House tried to smooth over
differences with Pakistan today, after President Pervez Musharraf accused the Bush
Administration of threatening to bomb his ...
Discord over ‘hot pursuit’ Pakistan Dawn
Bush Now Threatens Pakistan Zaman Online
Eyewitness News - Irish Examiner - Reuters AlertNet - Kansas City Star
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Voice of America
Ruling gives Aborigines land title claim to Perth
Ottawa Citizen (subscription) - 7 hours ago
A federal court judge has given a tribe of Aborigines a limited land title claim over the
Australian city of Perth. It was the first such ruling that Aborigines, the indigenous
people who lived in Australia ...
Western Australia Post
'Racist' on land rights Courier Mail
Newspapers
Aborigines win land rights in Perth Daily News (subscription)
Reuters.uk - Aljazeera.net - Special Broadcasting Service - Winnipeg Free Press (subscription)
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Somalis demand foreign peacekeepers
Gulf Times - 8 hours ago
BAIDOA: Hundreds of people marched through the seat of Somalia’s weak government
yesterday, condemning a failed bid to kill the interim president and urging the deployment of
foreign peacekeepers. Three ...
Somalia Militants To Train Students For Holy War ABC News
Somali militants 'will open holy war camps' Ireland Online
Alarab online - Xinhua - Toronto Star - Reuters AlertNet
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Alarab online
RCMP to follow through on Arar report
Globe and Mail - 10 hours ago
OTTAWA, NEW YORK -- Canada's Public Safety Minister has obtained assurances from
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli that all recommendations stemming from an
Hamilton
inquiry report into the horrific ordeal of Maher Arar will be met. ...
Spectator
RCMP reforms underway Day ChronicleHerald.ca
Why would Syria torture Arar? Toronto Sun
Canada.com - Vancouver Province (subscription) - Guelph Mercury (subscription) - Vancouver Sun
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Museveni warns rebels over peace
BBC News - 21 Sep 2006
Uganda's leader has stressed that international arrest warrants must remain in force until
rebels prove they are committed to peace. President Yoweri Museveni was responding to
rebel demands that the warrants ...
Uganda: Peace Talks Need New Push PeaceJournalism.com
FIGHTERS GATHER The Voice
Reuters South Africa - Reuters South Africa - Reuters South Africa
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The Age
Arroyo says rebels all but wiped out
The Brunei Times - 19 Sep 2006
PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo said troops were on the verge of wiping out the country's most violent
rebel group, the Abu Sayyaf, as one soldier was killed and 24 were wounded in fresh clashes in the south.
...
RP says Indonesians train rebels in bomb-making ABS CBN News
Terrorists’ bombs more sophisticated -- Defense chief INQ7.net
People's Daily Online - International Herald Tribune - Raw Story - Ireland Online
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CANADIAN NEWS:
Health Canada revises ADHD drug info to warn about agitation ...
CBC News - 19 hours ago
TORONTO (CP) - Health Canada is revising its prescribing and patient information for all ADHD drugs in
Canada to add the "potential for psychiatric adverse events.". These have included rare events of agitation
...
Attention-deficit drugs, hallucinations linked Montreal Gazette (subscription)
ADHD drug info revised Regina Leader-Post
Vancouver Province (subscription)
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Health report touts drug therapy access
Calgary Sun - 10 hours ago
By CP. TORONTO -- Im-proving access to expensive but innovative drug therapies and
making vital prescription drugs more affordable for Canadians ranked among the key
priorities in a report released yesterday ...
Federal drug plan would depend on income Vancouver Sun (subscription)
Provinces seeking shared approach as drug costs rise The Guardian
CBC News - TheTyee.ca - Monday Magazine
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The Guardian
How city will pay for dump unclear
Globe and Mail - 21 Sep 2006
Toronto's proposed purchase of a landfill site in Southwestern Ontario took another
step forward yesterday amid a swirl of unanswered questions about how the city will
pay for the $220-million deal over time. ...
Province no help London Free Press
Toronto's trash to get new home near London National Post
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Hamilton Spectator
Ottawa gets tough on emissions
Globe and Mail - 11 hours ago
OTTAWA — The Conservative government will force the automotive sector to comply with
tough mandatory vehicle-emission requirements, using California's stringent standards as
its model. The plan to reduce ...
Canada set to toughen vehicle emission rules: report Reuters Canada
Conservatives To Implement California-Style Emissions Standards CityNews
CTV.ca - All Headline News
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CityNews
Vet starts drive to honour nation's wounded soldiers
Canada.com - 3 hours ago
For years, Murray Sinnott has wondered why wounded Canadian soldiers are not awarded
a medal for their sacrifices when they return home from the battlefields. The idea of a
special decoration and a ring that ...
Ottawa urged to give wounded soldiers medals CTV.ca
Medal urged for injured soldiers ChronicleHerald.ca
Hamilton Spectator - 940 News
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CTV.ca
Johnathan's mother says she still loves killer
CTV.ca - 23 hours ago
The mother of a Toronto teenager who fatally stabbed his little brother and her younger son
said she still loves the killer and is trying to forgive his gruesome act. Her comments came
Thursday in a tearful ...
Johnathan's mother struggles to forgive Globe and Mail
Mother tries to forgive son who killed brother CBC Toronto
Canada.com - Toronto Star - Toronto Star
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Canada.com
Slow trans fat plan slammed
Calgary Sun - 10 hours ago
By SUN MEDIA. OTTAWA -- The federal government is dragging its feet on trimming trans fats from the
national diet as children clog their arteries on the synthetic fats, the NDP charged yesterday. "Banning trans
...
NDP urges feds to trim trans fat Ottawa Sun
Why This Member of the "Religious Right" is Heading for the ... The Common Voice
Ottawa Citizen (subscription) - Toronto Star
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Air India inquiry begins next week
Mississauga News - 6 hours ago
After more than 20 years, relatives of the Air India bombing victims will begin to tell their stories when a
judicial inquiry begins in Ottawa next week. "It is the beginning of yet another journey for us, the families,"
Lata Pada told The Vancouver Sun. ...
Air India families face the pain all over again Vancouver Sun (subscription)
Air India relatives to get their day at inquiry Victoria Times Colonist
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Second teen admints to manslaughter
630ched.com - 5 hours ago
EDMONTON/630 CHED - The second teen charged with tossing a rock from an Edmonton
overpass, killing school bus driver Robert Stanley in 2002, has pleaded guilty to
manslaughter. The boy, now 19, had earlier ...
Second teen pleads guilty to death of school bus driver Edmonton Sun
Second teen pleads guilty of manslaughter in rock-tossing death Canada.com
Edmonton Journal (subscription)
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Canada.com
US BUSINESS:
Wal-Mart testing $4 medicines in Florida
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 7 hours ago
BY STACEY ROBERTS AND NELL SMITH. Stories pertaining to Wal-Mart Stores, Sam's
Club, or other related Wal-Mart coverage from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that ...
Wal-Mart rivals react to generic drug move Monsters and Critics.com
A Second Look: Pharmacy Benefits Managers Houston Chronicle
Seattle Times - Palm Beach Post - Springdale Morning News - KWTX
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News 14 Carolina
HP and Hurd shift into damage control
San Jose Mercury News - 8 hours ago
By Michelle Quinn and Pete Carey. With pressure mounting over its troubled internal
investigation of boardroom leaks, Hewlett-Packard is shifting into serious damage control.
Chief Executive Mark Hurd, until ...
Hewlett-Packard's Hurd Faces Probe Questions, Uneasy Investors Bloomberg
HP falls on report CEO okayed leak probe Toronto Star
KRGV - TechNewsWorld - DealBreaker.Com - New York Times
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CNNMoney.com
Branson's grand power strategy
BBC News - 39 minutes ago
By Michael Dempsey. Sir Richard Branson's widely-publicised decision to invest $3bn
(£1.6bn) in renewable energy technologies is much more than green philanthropy.
According to some experts, the Virgin boss ...
Clinton conference more than doubles 2005 intake Newsday
Virgin boss pledges readies to greenies Register
Toronto Star - Monsters and Critics.com - Forbes - Post Chronicle
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KTVU.com
The day in the numbers: $1 billion
CNN International - 4 hours ago
$1 billion: The minimum amount now needed in the bank to qualify for Forbes magazine's
exclusive list of the 400 richest Americans. $1.25 trillion: The total worth of the top 400.
The dollars have been stacking ...
Gates No. 1 on Forbes' richest list Richmond Times Dispatch
400 Americans worth more than $1bn Guardian Unlimited
BBC News - NY1 - Toronto Daily News - CBC Toronto
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RTE.ie
Commerce Dept. lost 1,100 laptops in five years
MSNBC - 17 hours ago
By Douglass K. Daniel. WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department has lost more
than 1,100 laptop computers since 2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau,
officials said Thursday night. The Census Bureau ...
Where Have All The Laptops Gone? InternetNews.com
Missing Census Bureau Laptops Hard OCP
Arizona Daily Star - Slashdot - Reuters India - NewsFactor Network
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WRAL.com
FCC to Approve AT&T-BellSouth Merger
BetaNews - 2 hours ago
The Federal Communications Commission is slated to approve the $67 billion purchase of BellSouth by
telecom giant AT&T, formerly known as SBC. Shareholders approved the merger in July and expected
government ...
FCC Chairman: Investigate Buried Media Reports MediPost Publications
FCC Scandal Explodes with Second Revelation of Suppressed Media ... OpEdNews
MLive.com
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Tribune Shares Rise on Word of Possible Breakup
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Shares of Tribune Co. jumped more than 5% today after the company's board said it would
explore a possible breakup, sale and other options for the company that owns the Los
Angeles Times, KTLA-TV Channel 5 and other media properties nationwide. ...
Tribune Co. May Put Company, Parts Up for Sale (Update4) Bloomberg
Tribune considers 'strategic alternatives' MSNBC
Boston Globe - ABC News - MSN Money - U.S. News & World Report
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Washington Post
Dollar Report
Business Day - 12 hours ago
THE dollar slid yesterday, suffering its worst decline against the euro in two months after a
report showed business activity was contracting in the US mid-Atlantic region this month for
the first time in over three years. ...
Sterling at 2-year high Financial Mirror
Euro Rises Against Dollar in Europe MSN Money
Houston Chronicle - San Jose Mercury News - MarketWatch - Reuters
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Inside Futures
Analyst Note: Starbucks
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp.'s decision to raise prices drew the praise of two analysts,
who said such a move wouldn't keep many customers from having their daily cup at the
coffee retailer. The Seattle company ...
Pricier java Shanghai Daily
Starbucks to boost coffee prices next month Ottawa Business Journal
WNBC - newratings.com - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - 580 CFRA Radio
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China Daily
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
Shuttle's success eases NASA's burden
Christian Science Monitor - 21 Sep 2006
The mission smoothed the way for the next, more complicated phase of building the
International Space Station. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer of The Christian Science
Monitor. The cosmic iron workers are ...
With shuttle back on Earth, NASA looks ahead Houston Chronicle
Atlantis returns to earth Guardian Unlimited
Monsters and Critics.com - Detroit Free Press - Los Angeles Times - Washington Post
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CBC Ottawa
Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation 3
Houston Chronicle - 14 hours ago
By HANS GREIMEL Associated Press Writer. TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Friday it will
lower the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, heating up the
competition in the next-generation gaming war against rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. ...
Sony cuts PS3 price in Japan, adds HDMI to PS3 Jr. Ars Technica
Sony Cuts PS3 Price by 20 Percent as Japan Users Balk (Update5) Bloomberg
Scotsman - TG Daily - San Francisco Chronicle - International Herald Tribune
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GamePro.com
3.3 million-year-old girl fossil unveiled in Ethiopia
EiTB - 20 Sep 2006
The fossil has been named "Selam", which means peace in Ethiopia's official Amharic
language. It shows the ancient ancestor of modern humans walked upright but may have also
climbed trees. Ethiopian scientists ...
Meet the relatives: Little Lucy, the half-ape half-human Times Online
She looks like you-oo-oo The Sun
Seattle Times - China Daily - Reuters - Los Angeles Times
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Voice of
America
Space tourist says she's checking in at the office
Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago
By Andy Sullivan. Space tourist Anousheh Ansari said on Friday she's staying on top of
things at the office even as she orbits the Earth on the International Space Station. "I'm
keeping up to date with what's ...
Germany's Reiter: Chemical leak on the ISS less dramatic than it ... International Herald
Tribune
Space tourist having an 'unbelievable experience' WFAA (subscription)
Toronto Daily News - ABC News - Zaman Online - Monsters and Critics.com
Thanh Nien Daily
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Microsoft Mulls Web Based Works Suite
BetaNews - 2 hours ago
Microsoft is considering giving away its basic Microsoft Works word processing and
spreadsheet software, aimed at preventing a possible challenge from Google, who
bought web-word processor Writely in March, and began testing Google Spreadsheet
in June. ...
Microsoft to put Works Suite onto Web ZDNet
Microsoft to consider free versions of Works apps TG Daily
BBC News - Digitaltrends.com - All Headline News - Blogging Stocks
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BBC News
Ubisoft releases details about Far Cry on the Nintendo Wii
Pocket-lint.co.uk - 1 hour ago
22 September 2006 - The next chronicle in the story of Jack Carver is to be unveiled on
Nintendo’s Wii, called Far Cry Vengeance. Based on Far Cry Evolution, Vengeance takes
the story a step further with ...
Ubisoft Unveils Far Cry For Wii Details Portal IT
Far Cry On The Wii Is Now Official, New Screenshots Game Informer
TechWhack - Boomtown - NintendoRevolution.ca - Gaming Bits
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Playfuls.com
Nokia to put Microsoft search on mobiles
CNET News.com - 21 Sep 2006
Microsoft's Live Search will be integrated into Nokia's Mobile Search on cell phones with
Series 60 software. The world's top handset maker Nokia said on Thursday it has agreed
with Microsoft to integrate ...
Nokia to Put Microsoft Search on Cellphones FOX News
Nokia and Microsoft work together on mobile search ZDNet
MarketWatch - PDAstreet - Wireless Week - Techtree.com
all 83 news articles »
Playfuls.com
Ubisoft accidentally releases assets from a lot of upcoming games
Gaming Target - 21 Sep 2006
Early this morning Ubisoft released a 2 GB Rar file onto their public FTP site containing
a ton of assets (including screenshots, video and concept art) from 15 upcoming
games, across all platforms, including six that were completely unannounced. ...
Far Cry 2, Splinter Cell 5 And More Ubisoft Assets Leaked Playfuls.com
Unannounced Ubisoft titles revealed via internet GamesIndustry.biz
Video Game Generation - nForcersHQ.com - Ferrago - Earthtimes.org
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Earthtimes.org
Yet Another Antitrust Challenge for Microsoft?
PC World - 21 Sep 2006
Symantec and Adobe complain to the European Commission about Vista security and
electronic document features. Two engineers at the computer security firm Symantec are
coming to Brussels next week to discuss ...
Vista release will not be delayed says McAfee iTWire
Adobe, Symantec ask EU to ban Vista bundling CNET News.com
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Redmond Channel Partner - Inquirer - Financial Times
all 92 news articles »
Earthtimes.org
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL RFID:
MicroTRAKgps Turns Tripled Sales Into Home Run With New Personal
...
Spatial News (press release) - 3 hours ago
DALLAS, TX -- September 21, 2006 -- MicroTRAKgps, a subsidiary of The Tracking Corporation
(PINKSHEETS: MIOK), a leading provider of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) wireless location services and products that ...
Jolley: Five Minutes With Mary Zanoni, Director Of Farm For Life
CattleNetwork.com - 3 hours ago
A panel with wildly divergent views discussed the proposed National Animal Identification System at the
National Institute of Animal Agriculture's Animal Identification/Information Exposition 2006 in Kansas City
last month. ...
Privacy and RFID Information Systems
Law.com (subscription) - 20 Sep 2006
By Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. Radio frequency identifier ("RFID") tags are the next evolution in technology from
barcodes. Containing microchips and tiny radio antennas that can be attached to products, RFID tags ...
Digital Angel Electronic RFID Livestock Tag Sales for 2006 Exceed ...
MoreRFID (press release) - 20 Sep 2006
Digital Angel Corporation, an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification,
location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced that sales of its electronic RFID
(radio frequency identification ...
NEC Succeeds in Development of New Gate System Enabling Highly ... MoreRFID (press release)
all 2 news articles »
AXCESS International Issues Statement in Response to Forward ...
Business Wire (press release) - 21 Sep 2006
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2006--AXCESS International Inc. (OTCBB: AXSI), a leading global
provider of Dual-Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions and Real Time Location Systems
(RTLS ...
A Big Leap From Follower to Leader
Korea Times - 16 hours ago
By Rho Jun-hyong. Currently 12 million out of 15 million Korean households have access to the high-speed
Internet and 38 million out of 48 million people carry cell phones, accounting for an 80 percent penetration
rate. ...
A poor man's digital signature
Bangkok Post - 12 Sep 2006
There are two main obstacles to developing an e-government platform providing services to citizens online.
First, how to verify that the citizen sending the request online is really the person he or she claims to be. ...
STMICROELECTRONICS: Dual-Interface Secure MCUs for ePassport
and ...
Kauppalehti (press release) - 20 Sep 2006
PRESS RELEASE 20.9.2006 STMicroelectronics (ST) STMicroelectronics Announces Faster and Smaller
Dual-Interface Secure MCUs for e-Passport and ID Card Programs Enhanced secure IC, in proven silicon
technology, suits biometric and personal data storage ...
STMicroelectronics Announces Faster and Smaller Dual-Interface ... TechWeb
STMicroelectronics Announces Faster and Smaller Dual-Interface ... Yahoo! News (press release)
all 4 news articles »
RFID technologies duke it out
GCN.com - 11 Sep 2006
By David Essex, Special to GCN. And you thought the fight over radio frequency identification technology
was all about whether Big Brother would be able to track unsuspecting individuals as they go about their
daily lives. ...
HEALTH AND WELLNESS:
Feds: HIV test should be given to everyone 13-64
Chicago Tribune - 19 hours ago
By Jeremy Manier. Testing for HIV should be a routine part of doctor appointments and
emergency-room visits for all patients between ages 13 and 64, according to new federal
guidelines designed to identify ...
CDC Urges HIV Tests as Routine in Health Care MedPage Today
Government backs routine HIV testing The Herald
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At E. Coli Hunt's End, A Safety Standards Gap
Washington Post - 16 hours ago
It took exactly 14 days from the time state health officials in Wisconsin noticed five cases of
E. coli O157:H7 in the same county until investigators arrived Wednesday at a field in
California's Salinas Valley in search of the bacteria that ended up in ...
Farmers Pledge Steps to Avoid Contamination of Produce New York Times
Coli Toll Tops 150; Search for Source Continues CBC News
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What is the Word
Respiratory Specialists Bang the Drum About Soot's Dangers
MedPage Today - 56 minutes ago
By Neil Osterweil, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today. NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The
Environmental Protection Agency's new emission standards for soot have drawn scorn from
medical societies and public health ...
Top EPA Official Rejects Recommendations on Soot New York Times
EPA Cuts Soot Level Allowable Daily in Air Washington Post
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European authorities approve cervical cancer vaccine
Irish Independent - 6 hours ago
A cervical cancer vaccine could soon be available in Ireland after receiving approval from
the European authorities. The Gardasil injection works against the sexually-transmitted
human papillomavirus, which ...
Cervical cancer vaccine granted licence Guardian Unlimited
Cervical cancer vaccine approved ITV.com
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Idaho boy dies after eating spinach
Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - A 2-year-old boy who drank a spinach shake died from a
suspected E. coli infection in a case that is possibly related to the nationwide health scare
around spinach, a state health official said on Friday. ...
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Seniors hit 'doughnut hole' time
Stockton Record - 11 hours ago
STOCKTON - Retiree Mary Evans fell this month. Not in the physical sense, though, because she won't feel
the pain until next month. That's when the 85-year-old Stockton woman, who has fallen into Medicare ...
Use more generics, Medicare advises MarketWatch
Medicare's Doughnut Hole Gets Even Bigger in 2007, Reports Medical ... SeniorJournal.com
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Analysis: Stem cells prevent vision loss
United Press International - 21 hours ago
By STEVE MITCHELL. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Advanced Cell Technology,
the company that developed a technique for harvesting embryonic stem cells without
harming the embryos, said Thursday it has shown ...
Stem cells offer hope in treating sight loss: research Earthtimes.org
Stem Cells Fix Rat Retinas Wired News
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Tainted spinach shows up in Pima
Arizona Daily Star - 20 Sep 2006
By Carla McClain. Now that we know tainted spinach has been bought and eaten in Pima
County, the warning remains the same — eat no fresh spinach. Throw it away. Arizona has
WXIA-TV
joined the growing list of states ...
Man wanted in shootings surrenders to police Louisville Courier-Journal
Two more deaths may be linked to spinach Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Large Midtown/E. Side area is W. Nile hot spot
Arizona Daily Star - 19 Sep 2006
By Carla McClain. All Tucsonans living or working in some Midtown and East Side
neighborhoods are being warned they may be at high risk for infection with the West Nile
virus. That area - bounded by Columbus ...
2 West Nile cases confirmed in city Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)
Triton plans to balance budget by Tuesday Pioneer Press Online
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INFLUENZA H5N1 HUMAN PANDEMIC FLU:
EC, FAO Unveil Project On Avian Influenza
AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago
The European Commission (EC) Delegation to Nigeria, in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural
Organisation (FAO), has launched an Active Avian Influenza Surveillance Study Project aimed at
contributing to the control of Avian Influenza in the country ...
Official: Kids most at risk for bird flu in Indiana Indianapolis Star
EU and FAO launch surveillance study project for bird flu in ... TODAYonline
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US tests Montana ducks for avian influenza strain
Reuters - 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal laboratories will do more tests to determine the avian influenza strain
found in some wild ducks in Montana but it does not appear to be the contagious strain feared worldwide,
US officials said on Thursday. ...
Joint USDA and DOI Release: Montana Wild Bird Samples Undergo ... USDA.gov (press release)
Montana Bird Samples Undergo Additional Influenza Testing Wisconsin Ag Connection
Helena Independent Record
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Epidemiologists: Krasnoyarsk ready for struggle against influenza
Siberian News Online - 8 hours ago
Krasnoyarsk Territory is ready for struggle against influenza, Galina Dmirieva, a deputy-head of the regional
directorate for Federal Consumer Rights' Protection and People's Health, stated on September, 22. ...
Flu strikes 12 in Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser - 9 hours ago
A flu outbreak in south Alabama is drawing only mild concern from local health officials. The Alabama
Department of Public Health confirmed 11 cases of early-season influenza in the Ozark area and one case
in Mobile County. ...
Early flu viruses reported in Ozark and Mobile County Bizjournals.com
Flu case among first in nation AL.com
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Panflu summit coming
Pinnacle News - 6 hours ago
San Benito County is taking the threat of a pandemic flu seriously. The county Office of
Education and the Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division, have teamed
up to offer a summit for school administrators in October. ...
What to do about the flu Berkeleyan Online
Campus to Form Task Force on Flu Readiness Daily Californian
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Officials fear flu pandemic
Chambersburg Public Opinion - 12 hours ago
CHAMBERSBURG -- West Virginia delegate John Doyle asked epidemiologist Jean Taylor if politicians
should give up the custom of shaking hands during a flu pandemic. Legislators attending the Quad State
Legislative ...
Annual flu shot protects heart disease patients
Weatherford Democrat - 19 hours ago
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology are asking heart doctors to do
something they may not normally do — give flu shots to their patients. The Centers for Disease Control ...
Pandemic Flu Preparations: Little Progress and Less Attention
Scientific American - 20 Sep 2006
Christine Soares, who covers biomedical matters for SciAm, dropped me the following note about a briefing
on the state of preparations for an influenza pandemic, possibly springing from the worrisome H5N1 avian
flu. ...
US Global Pandemic Assistance Nears $400 Million Washington File
FluWrap: Monitor 'H5N1 lite' for spread United Press International
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Nigeria: EU Launches Surveillance On Bird Flu
AllAfrica.com - 21 Sep 2006
ONCERTED efforts to combat the deadly strain of HSN Avian Influenza, otherwise known as 'bird flu' will be
stepped up today with the launch of a surveillance programme aimed at bridging the gap associated with
the disease. ...
Liberia: Gov't. Prepares to Combat Bird Flu AllAfrica.com
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INTEGRATIVE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE:
Huntington Hosts Integrative Medicine Conference
State Journal - 14 Sep 2006
As a family physician, Dr. Timothy McPhearson says a big part of his job involves helping people help
themselves. "It is very critical that people change their lifestyles," he says. "A lot of times the lifestyle itself is
the problem. ...
One Side of Health Care
Tucson Weekly - 20 Sep 2006
Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom, by David N. Russell, with
Lynn Wiese Sneyd. Basic Health Publications, Inc., $18.95. David N. Russell, a teacher and
practitioner of integrative ...
Tucson Weekly
Feinstein Institute's top scientist weighs in on mind-body ...
EurekAlert (press release) - 20 Sep 2006
PHOENICIA, NY – Because he discovered a key link between the mind and the body,
Kevin J. Tracey, MD, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research's director and CEO, was
invited to speak this morning at "Longevity and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern ...
Scientist reveals key link between the mind and the body at Dalai ... South Asian Women's
Forum
Scientist reveals key link between the mind and the body at Dalai ... Phayul
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Health Notes
Baltimore Sun - 11 hours ago
Chase Brexton Health Services Inc. opened its third Maryland site Monday at 5500 Knoll North Drive in
Oakland Mills village. The Columbia center received funding from the Horizon Foundation to assess the
community's ...
WCNY-TV seeks audience for medical show
Syracuse Post Standard - 19 Sep 2006
Does your doctor know you see a chiropractor? Are you comfortable asking her advice on herbal products?
Would she be able to recommend a reiki practitioner or nutritionist? Thirty-six percent of adults use ...
Conference discusses integrative medicines
Huntington Herald Dispatch - 13 Sep 2006
HUNTINGTON -- While there are several therapies and remedies regarding health improvement and curing
certain medical conditions, most individuals still have questions on whether these methods are safe and
actually work. ...
Yoga, other therapies help heart patients
Dailyrecord.com - 19 Sep 2006
BY ELLEN S. WILKOWE. At the soothing beckoning of Madeline Marchell's voice, a small group of yoga
participants assume their many positions: mountain, warrior and prayer, to name a few. The foursome at
hand ...
Urgent Need for Data Standards in Biological Research Highlighted ...
Genetic Engineering News (press release) - 22 hours ago
International data standards that would maximize the quality of the vast amounts of biological research data
being generated and make it easier for researchers around the globe to access, disseminate, and share
these valuable data sets are urgently needed ...
Urgent Need for Data Standards in Biological Research Highlighted ... PharmaLive.com (press release)
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Sept 26: Dr. John Pittman to discuss heart disease and chelation ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - 19 Sep 2006
RALEIGH, NC - As part of his continuing health series, John C. Pittman, MD, of The Carolina Center for
Integrative Medicine (CCIM), will present "Chelation Therapy for Heart Disease" on Tuesday, September
26th from 6:00-7:30pm at CCIM's office at 4505 ...
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE:
Brief exposure to dirty air may raise stroke risk
Reuters - 16 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of death due to stroke is associated with
exposure to high concentrations of air pollution about 2 hours before death, Japanese
investigators report. Because this risk ...
Polluted air linked to increased stroke risk Earthtimes.org
Stroke Linked to High Pollution Levels MedIndia
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New guidelines urged for sleep apnea in truckers
Reuters.uk - 20 Sep 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An expert panel has recommended new guidelines to more consistently
screen and treat commercial truck drivers for sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that can disrupt sleep and
cause daytime drowsiness. ...
Fatty fish may reduce cancer risk
AZ Central.com - 11 hours ago
Eating fatty fish such as salmon may help protect women from a common form of kidney
cancer, Swedish researchers say. Once-a-week servings of fatty fish decreased the risk of
renal-cell cancer by 44 percent ...
Oily fish prevents kidney cancer - Swedish research The Local
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Experts rip EPA's smog rules
San Bernardino Sun - 10 hours ago
The rules adopted by the federal government Thursday on the most dangerous form of air
pollution don't go far enough to protect public health, according to its own scientists and
other regulators and environmentalists. ...
North Jersey fails EPA's new rules NorthJersey.com
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EPA issues modest pollution rule amid scientists' criticism MarketWatch
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Dermatologist says arsenic didn't cause Green's skin condition
Springdale Morning News - 10 hours ago
FAYETTEVILLE -- A dermatologist said Thursday that Michael "Blu" Green wasn't exposed to high levels of
arsenic. Green and his parents sued Alpharma and Alpharma Animal Health, makers of the arsenic-based
...
Workers to return to hangar site linked with illness
Anchorage Daily News - 22 minutes ago
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - A construction site will reopen at Fort Wainwright two months after ground was
disturbed and workers sickened. Bob Hall, spokesman for Army Alaska, said that an environmental
contractor ...
Polio Awareness Day: Medical Myths Die Hard -Part I
American Daily - 4 hours ago
The heresy in challenging the Jonas Salk legend and suggesting that the cause of the mid-century
epidemic—assuming it really was an epidemic-was not caused by a microbiological agent (poliovirus), may
be comparable to observing that Islam is an ...
This Week in Health
Intelihealth.com - 1 hour ago
This week we learn about some possible environmental causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder,
about how lifting weights can help overweight teens lower diabetes risk, and at why time spent in gym class
isn't necessarily spent exercising. ...
AIHA TeleWeb Series Shares The Latest Information On Respiratory
Safety Online (press release) - 19 Sep 2006
Fairfax, VA — The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has announced the 2006 Respiratory
Protection Series, a special distance learning opportunity. Part I, “Respirator Protection and Selection ...
PAIN MEDICINE:
King acquires rights to Avinza pain medicine
Reuters - 7 Sep 2006
Brian A. Markison, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since July 2004.
He had served as Chief Operating Officer... Full Bio. NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - King Pharmaceuticals
Inc. ...
Pain Medicine: DEA Set to Ease Restrictions on Schedule II ...
Drug War Chronicle - 7 Sep 2006
Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) is an international organization working for an end to drug prohibition
worldwide and for interim policy reform in US drug laws and criminal justice system. Read more about
DRCNet. Want to stop the drug war? ...
Results Mixed on New Merck Pain Medicine
Houston Chronicle - 23 Aug 2006
By THERESA AGOVINO AP Business Writer. NEW YORK — Merck & Co. said Wednesday that a
preliminary analysis of trial data shows its successor drug to Vioxx didn't increase patients' risk of a
cardiovascular ...
American Academy of Pain Medicine Statement on DEA Proposal ...
AScribe (press release) - 6 Sep 2006
GLENVIEW, Ill., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is
heartened that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed returning to their previous
position, which ...
Doctor accused of murder in Katrina hospital deaths says she's ...
International Herald Tribune - 21 hours ago
NEW ORLEANS A doctor and two nurses accused of euthanizing four, critically ill patients
at a flooded city hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina say they are innocent,
according to a transcript of a soon-to-be-aired interview on the CBS television ...
Katrina Doctor Says She's Not a Murderer Forbes
Katrina Doc Denies Mercy Killings CBS News
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Prolotherapy Relieves Joint Pain From Within
WCCO - 16 hours ago
(WCCO) Achy joints don't leave you with many options. Pain killers, surgery and physical therapy top the
list. Although there is a new option -- rehabbing troubled knees from the inside out. The procedure ...
Fighting fit
Toronto Star - 13 hours ago
One woman is taking up a boxing challenge issued in a Sunday Star story. Here's the account of her fitness
journey which took her from novice to fighter within. Some women are just sporty. They instinctively ...
Nouvelle Vague: Contagious Fun at La Maison Francaise
Washington Post - 12 hours ago
"Is there a doctor in the house?" Nouvelle Vague singer Phoebe Killdeer asked. "We're not kidding,"
confirmed fellow chanteuse Melanie Pain. A cold had worked its way through the band, and the crooners
were ...
Nolan feels free of pain in his comeback to NHL
AZ Central.com - 9 hours ago
He has been back at this NHL thing for about a week, but Coyotes forward Owen Nolan's bid to jump-start
his career after a nearly two-and-a-half-year layoff is off to a promising start. Nolan, 34, enters the ...
VACCINATIONS:
Persistent pertussis Whooping cough cases spike; vaccinations ...
MLive.com - 3 hours ago
By Linda S. Mah. Kalamazoo County health officials say the recent outbreak of whooping cough -- or
pertussis -- has not abated, and it may get worse before it gets better. More than 140 confirmed cases have
...
Whooping cough outbreak catches us by surprise WWMT
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Local Health Officials Say Flu Vaccinations in Full Stock
NBC 25 - 21 hours ago
NBC25 NEWS- With flu season fast approaching, many local folks may wonder if health officials are
prepared to deal with the demand for the vaccine, or will there be a shortage like last year? Shortages don’t
seem to be a problem yet. ...
State leads US in childhood vaccinations
Brockton Enterprise - 19 Sep 2006
When it comes to medical matters, Massachusetts often tops the nation. So it was no surprise that the
Centers for Disease Control just reported that the Bay State has the highest vaccination rate for children, at
91 percent. ...
Number of kids' vaccinations soars
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 20 Sep 2006
(September 20, 2006) — At Clinton Family Health Center in northeast Rochester, Xiomara Hernandez was
recently doing something she's done many times before — getting her kids shots. On this day, her 15month ...
Black-white gap in child vaccinations has closed
MSNBC - 14 Sep 2006
ATLANTA - For the first time in at least a decade, the vaccination rate for black children in the United States
has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups, the government reported Thursday. “This is an
important milestone. ...
US closes racial gap on child vaccinations
Boston Globe - 15 Sep 2006
By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | September 15, 2006. ATLANTA -- Toddlers in Massachusetts are more
likely to be fully immunized than children in any other state, according to a report released yesterday by ...
Global funding boosts childhood vaccinations in poorest countries
CBC News - 17 Sep 2006
More of the world's poorest children are getting vaccinated, an independent analysis of an international
funding program shows. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) is a public-private ...
No need to panic over the flu jabs
This is Wiltshire.co.uk - 20 Sep 2006
ELDERLY and at-risk patients in Swindon are being urged not to panic following reports that this year's flu
jabs have been delayed. The Department Of Health wrote to all GPs in June warning there could be ...
CDC says the black-white gap in childhood vaccinations has ...
Ludington Daily News - 15 Sep 2006
By MIKE STOBBE. ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time in at least a decade, the vaccination rate for black
children in the United States has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups, the government
reported Thursday. ...
DEPLETED URANIUM:
EFFECTS OF DEPLETED URANIUM
uruknet.info - 7 Sep 2006
Depleted uranium, known as DU, is a highly dense metal that is the byproduct of the process during which
fissionable uranium used to manufacture nuclear bombs and reactor fuel is separated from natural uranium.
...
Of opium and depleted uranium
Rabble.ca - 7 Sep 2006
Afghanistan is good news for drug dealers. A recent report in the Associated Press says that opium
production there is at a record high, up by more than 40 per cent from last year. Afghanistan produces
about ...
Depleted uranium: the health debate
Tehran Times - 10 Sep 2006
By Andy Oppenheimer. A radiation dose from depleted uranium would be about 60 per cent of that from
purified natural uranium with the same mass. The radioactive particles are largely insoluble and can remain
in the environment for many years. ...
Doing the Wrong Thing in Afghanistan: Depleted Uranium: The ...
Coastal Post - 28 Aug 2006
By Michael Clarke. It is Canada Day evening, and I can barely hear the whistles, booms and bangs of the
fireworks. It sounds a bit like distant bombs exploding, reminding me of the incredible moral paradox ...
Depleted Uranium is WMD
Center for Research on Globalization - 23 Aug 2006
by Leuren Moret. My grandfather, US Army Col. Edwin Joseph McAllister, was born in Battle Creek in 1895.
He does not know that his first grandchild is an international expert on depleted uranium. I have worked ...
Blog Lull & Depleted Uranium
uruknet.info - 22 Aug 2006
Putting the pieces together after the cease fire is taking time and effort. More than was anticipated. Hence
the pause in blogging. Today Humpty Dumpty came to mind. Is any one in Beirut feeling a funny burning ...
Global diabetes epidemic caused by depleted uranium
Tehran Times - 23 Aug 2006
By Leuren Moret. * depleted uranium bombs - including an order during the war by Israel from the US for
100 more GBU-28 5000 lb. depleted uranium warhead bombs -- (I was in Italy July 4-27 and saw depleted
uranium bombs on Italian news and the BBC. ...
Bill for depleted-uranium screening passes Senate
The Eureka Reporter - 25 Aug 2006
by Rebecca S. Bender, 8/25/2006. California veterans and members of the US Armed Forces are one
signature away from having mandated access to health screenings to determine their exposure to depleted
uranium. ...
Mystery illness blamed on depleted uranium
Honolulu Advertiser - 28 Aug 2006
By Deborah Hastings. NEW YORK — It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash
down all the pills — morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra
for sexual dysfunction. ...
US IMMIGRATION:
US immigration needs real reform
Denver Post - 11 hours ago
On the day Congress cracked down on suspicious voters by requiring a photo ID to prove citizenship,
authorities here arrested a suspected illegal immigrant for dragging a woman to her death behind his truck.
...
Suspected illegal workers arrested at military housing site Denver Post
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US Task Force Urges Sweeping Immigration Reform
Voice of America - 20 Sep 2006
By Michael Bowman. A group of scholars and former US officials is recommending a
complete overhaul of America's immigration system to safeguard the vibrancy and
dynamism of the US economy, improve national ...
Beyond border security: 'New bargain' is urged Sacramento Bee
US Task Force Urges Sweeping Immigration Reform Men's News Daily
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US immigration officials rude, travelers say
Arizona Daily Star - 19 Sep 2006
LONDON — When readers of the Telegraph newspaper were asked shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, if security
fears had made them think twice about traveling to America, 89 percent said no. But in a recent survey ...
Calderon’s Plans For US Immigration Policy
VDARE.com - 18 Sep 2006
It’s official. Felipe Calderon has been declared the president-elect of Mexico and is scheduled to take office
on December 1st. An immigration accord was a goal of Mexican President Vicente Fox, whose term is
almost over. ...
US Immigration Debate Impacting Western Union’s Bottom-Line
Hardbeatnews.com - 18 Sep 2006
Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Sept. 19, 2006: The ongoing debate over the US’ immigration laws
is impacting the profitability of Western Union, one of the more popular money transfer companies in the
Caribbean and other immigrant marketplace. ...
US immigration agency speeding up procedures
Reuters - 15 Sep 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Friday it will meet its goal
of reducing the average wait time for immigration services to six months by the end of September. The ...
US immigration agency says it's processing applications faster
Canoe.ca - 15 Sep 2006
By SUZANNE GAMBOA. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say they are closing in on President
Bush’s goal of processing immigration applications faster, but that is largely because they no longer count
many stalled applications as part of the backlog. ...
US Immigration Tackling Citizenship Backlog
Hardbeatnews.com - 17 Sep 2006
Hardbeatnews, WASHINGTON, DC, Mon. Sept. 18, 2006: The average processing times for the processing
of citizenship applications has fallen from a previous high of 14 months in February 2004, to approximately
5 months. ...
House passes border security measure
Washington Post - 23 hours ago
By Donna Smith. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unable to agree on comprehensive
immigration legislation sought by President George W. Bush, the US House of
Representatives on Thursday approved a bill cracking down ...
Piecemeal immigration plan futile, panel says Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
House Bills Make Illegal US Entry Tougher Los Angeles Times
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911 TRUTH JOURNALISM:
911 a Hoax? Scholar for 911 Truth versus American Thinker
American Thinker - 18 Sep 2006
Editor’s Note: Following publication last Friday of JR Dunn’s article “Conspiracy Theories and Media
Ignorance”, American Thinker received a response from one of the principal advocates of a theory
debunked in that article, James H. Fetzer ...
The 911 Truth Movement
OpEdNews - 10 Sep 2006
The main goal of the 9/11 truth movement is (logically enough) to uncover the truth of what really happened
on 9/11. Those charged with writing the official government theory (the 9/11 Commission) promised ...
Conservations at Ground Zero
CounterPunch - 3 hours ago
By JoANN WYPIJEWSKI. There was one positive side-effect of 9/11/01, and it was that people in New York
actually talked to one another, and not just about pain and suffering. Those were sharp, but the whole grief
machine has been grossly overplayed. ...
The 911 Pentagon Conspiracy Theory - Final Round
American Thinker - 21 Sep 2006
Editor’s Note: Following publication of JR Dunn’s article “Conspiracy Theories and Media Ignorance”,
American Thinker published a response one of the principal conspiracy theorists, Prof. James H. Fetzer,
and a rejoinder from Mr. Dunn. ...
CLG 9/11 Exposition Archive
Citizens for Legitimate Government - 10 Sep 2006
Contingency planning Pentagon MASCAL exercise simulates scenarios in preparing for emergencies -Story and Photos by Dennis Ryan MDW News Service --Washington, DC, Nov. 3, 2000 — "The fire and
smoke from ...
WE THE SHEEPLE?
Free Market News Network - 7 hours ago
by Staff Selections. If ever there was a statist bootlicking attack on rational inquiry into the events of 9/11,
this article would be it. The author spends most of the time calling alternative theories on ...
Sacramento Area Peace & Justice Calendar September and October
Bay Area Indymedia - 14 Sep 2006
by Dan Bacher. Sacramento area events that address peace, justice, & sustainability issues are included in
this calendar; not all events are sponsored by Sacramento Area Peace Action, use contact numbers and
emails to obtain more information. ...
Murder charge dismissed for Norfolk man accused of killing twin
Virginian Pilot - 15 hours ago
By MICHELLE WASHINGTON, The Virginian-Pilot. NORFOLK - A judge threw out a murder charge
Thursday against a man accused of killing his twin brother, saying he did not believe a jailhouse witness
who claimed to have heard the man's confession. ...
Letter: Dangerous entertainment
MetroWest Daily News - 20 Sep 2006
American clergyman Niebold Niebuhr said in 1941 that "the Naziswant to make truth the prostitute of
political power." With the release of the docudrama, "The Path to 9-11," that is exactly what is happeningin
this country. ...
NASA, SOLAR SCIENCE AND ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY TECHNOLGIES:
Mission sunward: better forecasting for solar storms
Christian Science Monitor - 20 Sep 2006
If the family friend in "The Graduate" had been a solar physicist, his career advice to young
Ben might have been "Just two words: magnetic fields.". They're the driving force behind
the sun's most powerful storms. ...
Christian Science
Monitor
Astronomical debate
Philadelphia Inquirer - 11 hours ago
By Susan Snyder. For Jarmel Hurtt, 14, it was the biggest reversal of fact since finding out there was no
Santa Claus. An equally disillusioned Benjamin Santiago, also 14, said: "It's like 2 plus 2 is 4, and then one
day somebody decides to make it 3.". ...
Spotlight on Science Etownian
Pluto decision rocks students' universe Sioux City Journal
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Science runs in all directions and we just can't keep up
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - 13 hours ago
I get a lot of press releases from science journals. By scanning the headlines of new scientific research, I
can become sufficiently conversant about the latest findings that my friends regard me as basically a
scientist myself. ...
Biophysical Aspects of the Solar I-Oil Spill off Guimaras: A ...
Philippine Star - 3 hours ago
The August 11, 2006 oil spill off Guimaras was such a disaster that it generated unprecedented response,
including rapid response from local governments and communities, national government agencies, NGOs
and other sectors. ...
Keirstead adds duty
OCRegister - 8 hours ago
By GARY ROBBINS. UC Irvine neurobiologist Hans Keirstead leaves today for a trip that will take him to
Conakry, Guinea, where he will be inaugurated as vice chancellor at the nascent University of Community
Development. ...
"SCIENCE CAFE" DEBUTS AT SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER;
INFORMATION ...
St. Louis Chinese American News - 16 hours ago
Why not add a little substance to your cocktails and conversation? The new "Science CafE" at the Saint
Louis Science Center is just where to find it. Science CafE is a series of direct and honest discussions ...
Collaboration with start-up company aims to improve efficiency of ...
Princeton University - 21 hours ago
by Teresa Riordan · Posted September 21, 2006; 03:59 pm. Solar panels that are slated to be installed this
fall on the roof of Princeton's Engineering Quadrangle will shave only about $60 off the University's monthly
electricity bill. ...
New ring discovered around Saturn
BBC News - 23 hours ago
The Cassini spacecraft has identified a faint, previously unknown ring circling the giant
planet Saturn. It appears to be composed of material blasted off the surface of two
saturnian moons by meteoroid impacts. ...
Saturn is The Lord of the Rings of Solar System: New Ring ... Playfuls.com
Astronomers ID Saturn's newest ring Register
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Keynote Speech by Dr. S. Pete Worden at AIAA Space 2006
Space Ref (press release) - 20 Sep 2006
INTRODUCTION I'm of course delighted to be here to provide an overview on NASA and
our perspectives on the topics to be discussed this week. I'm also mindful that I am
replacing the Washington leadership who ...
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Report lays out map for science on moon MSNBC
Science Group Backs NASA Lunar Plans Forbes
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GLOBAL WARMING – SUN or Greenhouses
Gases:
Minister distances self from global-warming skeptic
Canada.com - 5 hours ago
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn is distancing himself and his
government from a Conservative party gathering in Victoria today featuring a
controversial scientist who dismisses warnings about the dangers of climate change. ...
Global-warming web posting 'political': Grit Edmonton Sun
Conservatives Deny Global Warming Science Liberal Party of Canada (press release)
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Victoria Times Colonist
EU global warming target difficult -Beckett
Reuters.uk - 3 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A European Union threshold to avoid dangerous climate change is
proving a more difficult goal to achieve than anticipated, according to Foreign secretary
Margaret Beckett. The EU has set ...
Private sector urged to help to tackle global warming MarketWatch
Next US president should engage more on climate: UK Reuters
International Herald Tribune
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Scotsman
Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to tackle global warming
ABC Online - 9 hours ago
ELEANOR HALL: He's turned his hand to music, to air travel, and now he's aiming to
do his bit to stop global warming. The British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has
promised to spend up to $3 billion over ...
Branson fights global warming New York Daily News
Branson makes $3-billion commitment to Clinton's global warming ... Globe and Mail
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KTVU.com
Cars as Global Warming's Causes
Los Angeles Times - 11 hours ago
THE CHARITABLE SPIN ON Bill Lockyer's lawsuit against major auto manufacturers is that
it's a politically inspired, headline-grabbing stunt by a state attorney general running for state
treasurer. The alternative ...
California sues six carmakers over global warming Daily News & Analysis
California sues 6 big carmakers over global warming Xinhua
Reuters Canada - Bloomberg - Reuters - Reuters
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Xinhua
Bypassing Washington, Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg to work together
...
International Herald Tribune - 6 hours ago
SUNNYVALE, California California's governor and New York's mayor have agreed to
collaborate on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emission, saying they can no longer wait
for Washington to act on global warming. Appearing with Gov. ...
Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg tackle warming MSNBC
Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg to work together on global warming San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News - Inside Bay Area
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NY1
An inconvenient truth about global warming
Lahontan Valley News - 1 hour ago
By Rick Swart. Judging by the size of the audience - a total of four people - the new
documentary about global warming, starring and directed by Al Gore, probably isn't going to
set any box office records. It's easy to understand why. ...
Gore training 1,000 volunteers to spread global warming message International Herald
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Al Gore begins training global warming volunteers in Nashville WBIR-TV
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Fox 28
Global warming 'speed bumps' identified
InTheNews.co.uk - 3 hours ago
Global warming may not be occurring consistently but is instead increasing with the
occasional 'speed bump'. A Nasa study has found that although the ocean has been
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warming over the past 48 years, the average ...
SHORT-TERM COOLING OF OCEANS SUGGEST 'SPEED BUMP' IN WARMING NOAA
Short-Term Ocean Cooling Suggests Global Warming 'Speed Bump' PR Newswire (press release)
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GMA's Interview with Gore and Branson Ignores Global Warming ...
NewsBusters - 3 hours ago
As Mark Finkelstein reported earlier today, former Vice President Al Gore and billionaire
CEO Richard Branson appeared together on Friday’s "Good Morning America" to discuss
Branson’s decision to devote all the profits from his airline to combating ...
Sawyer's Sigh to Gore: 'Too Late to Stop Global Warming?' NewsBusters
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NewsBusters
NJ group proposing ways to reduce global warming
NorthJersey.com - 7 hours ago
By ASHLEY KINDERGAN. If New Jersey were a country, it would be the 32nd highest carbon dioxide
polluter in the world, a new report shows. That might not seem surprising in a state where people say "What
exit ...
NJ urged to act on global warming Cherry Hill Courier Post
Group proposes 11 ways to reduce pollution Asbury Park Press
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GLOBAL NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
Kuwait warns of global hazards resulting from "nuclear terrorism"
Kuwait News Agency - 19 Sep 2006
VIENNA, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- Kuwait called on the international community on Tuesday to intensify efforts to
eradicate all forms of terrorism and rid the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear arms.
...
Russia ratifies anti-nuclear terrorism convention
People's Daily Online - 15 Sep 2006
Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday ratified an international treaty on preventing nuclear terrorism.
The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, provides additional ...
Russia signs treaty to prevent nuclear terrorism
Jerusalem Post - 15 Sep 2006
Russia's parliament on Friday ratified a global treaty aimed to prevent nuclear terrorism, a year after
President Vladimir Putin became the first leader to sign the pact. "Ratification of this document answers ...
Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Initiative Launched
Arms Control Today - 8 Sep 2006
The United States and Russia launched an initiative July 15 that they hope will energize countries
worldwide to prevent and react to nuclear terrorist attacks. Whether they succeed remains uncertain, as the
initiative is still in its formative stages. ...
US Nuclear Security Agency Combats Nuclear Terrorism
Washington File - 7 Sep 2006
Washington –- Though fairly new and not well known, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
plays a key role in US efforts to prevent nuclear weapons and materials from falling into terrorist hands. ...
Why GAO Did This Study
Cryptome.org - 22 hours ago
The Department of Energy (DOE) maintains an emergency response capability to quickly respond to
potential nuclear and radiological threats in the United States. This capability has taken on increased
significance ...
Belarus is about to ratify Nuclear Terrorism Convention
National Legal Internet Portal - 11 Sep 2006
The permanent commission for international affairs and CIS of the Chamber of Representatives decided to
recommend the international Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism for ratification. ...
Russian Parliament Ratifies International Nuclear Terrorism Treaty
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse) - 15 Sep 2006
MOSCOW (AP)--Russia's parliament Friday ratified a global treaty aimed to prevent nuclear terrorism, a
year after President Vladimir Putin became the first leader to sign the pact. Lawmakers in the State Duma
...
Fact Sheet: NNSA Working to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
U.S. Newswire (press release) - 8 Sep 2006
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /US Newswire/ -- The following is a fact sheet from the National Nuclear Security
Administration: "The greatest threat before humanity today is the possibility of a secret and sudden attack ...