Toby Keith praises Obama (AP)
AP - Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Another Pit Stop for 90210 (E! Online)
E! Online - The new 90210 is happening right now in 90036.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Inside the brain
How surgery has been revolutionised over the years
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Costs Soar for National Guard Training Revamp
Officials say an overhaul of the Army National Guard training program intended to allow soldiers to spend more time at home will cost at least $128 million this year.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Commentary: Is McCain another George W. Bush?
Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Fannie, Freddie fears, inflation slam Wall St (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks fell for a second straight session on Tuesday as credit worries hit bank shares and a report showing inflation remains a threat despite slower growth stoked the market’s anxiety.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Maasai ‘can fight climate change’
Africa should make more use of the skills of its nomadic peoples to help combat climate change, aid agency Oxfam says.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »FDA warns General Electric over lax record keeping (AP)
AP - Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »Bush: New Orleans still struggling after Katrina (AP)
AP - President Bush says he sees “hopeful signs of progress” in New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, while acknowledging the city is still struggling to recover.
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August 19th, 2008 by admin | no comments »US NBA stars hoping to take Olympics gold (AFP)
AFP - A US team of highly-paid NBA stars are tasting gold as they head into Wednesday’s Olympic basketball medal round aiming to redeem themselves for a dismal bronze at Athens four years ago.
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