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Townhall Unveils August Issue
01.08.2009 16:15
prweb.com
Getting the Inside Story of ACORN's Threat to Democracy. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/townhall/magazine/prweb2703444.htm
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Obama urges work on healthcare after committee vote
01.08.2009 12:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the latest vote by a House of Representatives committee on healthcare reform and urged lawmakers to keep up the momentum in the coming weeks.
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State & Community
Many Americans don't believe in hell, but what about pastors?
01.08.2009 08:15
usatoday.com
At the recent annual Beeson Pastors School, pastors were asked if they'd ever preached a sermon on hell. Nobody had. The soft sell on hell reflects an increasingly market-conscious approach, says Kurt Selles, director of the global center at the divinity school.
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Religion
Man in custody after evacuation at N.Y.'s LaGuardia Airport
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Authorities say a main terminal of LaGuardia Airport in New York City has been evacuated and a police bomb squad has arrested ...
USA
Social Life
Kurd officials: Iran confirms detainment of 3 U.S. tourists
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Kurdish officials say Iran has confirmed to them it detained three Americans who possibly strayed into Iranian territory while ...
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Social Life
Souter promoting civics education at N.H. public schools
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Retired but not retiring, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is helping his native state of New Hampshire promote ...
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Social Life
Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Obese, but worried that surgery for it might kill you? The risk of that has dropped dramatically, and now is no greater than ...
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Social Life
Quiz: How well do you know this week's health news?
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Are you aware of alternative medicine spending? Savvy on the latest swine flu recommendations? Give your brain a workout and ...
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Social Life
Millionaire says he can't meet $16M pledge to Fla. university
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
One of Florida Atlantic University's largest donors says he can't fulfill a $16 million pledge to the school, blaming the tough ...
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Social Life
Methodists defeat gay-related membership policy
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
United Methodists have defeated amendments that would have made church membership open to all Christians regardless of sexual ...
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Social Life
Study: Dementia meds up older diabetics' hyperglycemia risk
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Older diabetics who take antipsychotic medications have an increased risk of ending up in the hospital with elevated blood glucose ...
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Pesky burros to be shooed away from desert Army base
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Federal officials say as many as 100 wild burros will be rounded up in the Mojave Desert next month and put up for adoption because ...
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Social Life
Indicted U.S. mayor resigns after 3 weeks on job
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Peter Cammarano resigned Friday, a week after vowing to stay in office and fight federal corruption charges ...
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Social Life
Man believed he was father of baby cut from womb
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
The boyfriend of the Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby girl who had been cut from her slain mother's womb said ...
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Social Life
He prosecuted Medgar Evers' killer; now faces jail
01.08.2009 06:15
usatoday.com
He was an internationally acclaimed prosecutor before becoming a well-respected judge on the Hinds County bench. Now Circuit ...
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