Taliban say attack aimed at Cheney - "The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing outside Bagram base about 60km from the capital, Kabul, which claimed the lives of one US soldier, a South Korean soldier and a number of Afghans." -- The Taliban and OBL? Man, they're bringing out the retreads today.
Some Americans sorry Cheney survived - "'You can never find a competent suicide bomber when you need one'."
Walter Reed patients told to keep quiet - "Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training."
Canada's parliament votes against extending terror laws - "Canada's House of Commons on Tuesday voted against a government motion to extend two controversial anti-terrorism law provisions."
Virgin Mary on a Pizza Pan? - "True believes don't care if Catholic leaders are not ready to call this a miracle. They are telling reporters that, for them, the image leaves them feeling warm and safe."
Bill would mandate nicer term for illegals - "A state legislator whose district is home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants wants to ban the term "illegal alien" from the state's official documents. "I personally find the word 'alien' offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children," said Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. "An alien to me is someone from out of space.""
The Town the Law Forgot - "Cudahy resembles a Mexican border town more than it does a Los Angeles suburb. Entrenched gangs and Mexican drug trafficking have trapped working-class legal and illegal immigrants in a cycle of violence and fear, in a city where less than a quarter of the 28,000 residents are eligible to vote. An uneducated city council, a deeply troubled police force imported from Maywood two towns over, and the raw power of the 18th Street Gang — a complex criminal organization with a knack for setting up business fronts and obscuring underground drug activity — make Cudahy residents seem like hostages in their own city. By most accounts, Cudahy City Council members — two retired union managers, an insurance salesman, a waitress and a grocer — do not run the city as they were elected to do. Rather, they defer to City Manager Perez, a former janitor who is known to favor revenue traps such as DUI and driver’s license checkpoints over aggressive tactics that make gangs and drug dealers less comfortable."
Study: 1 in 4 U.S. women infected with cervical cancer virus - "One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate."
Study finds 750,000 living on U.S. streets - "There were an estimated 754,000 homeless people in the United States, in shelters or living on the streets on a single night in January 2005, U.S. officials said in a report to Congress."
Woman accused of using infant as car down payment - "Three people were arrested on charges of swapping a 5-month-old boy for a down payment on a used Dodge Intrepid and cash, police said Tuesday."
Group: Gore a Hypocrite Over Power Bill - "Utility records show the Gore family paid an average monthly electric bill of about $1,200 last year for its 10,000-square-foot home. The Gores used about 191,000 kilowatt hours in 2006, according to bills reviewed by The Associated Press. The typical Nashville household uses about 15,600 kilowatt-hours per year."
Climate Panel Recommends Global Temperature Ceiling, Carbon Tax - "In a report requested by the United Nations and partially paid for by the privately funded U.N. Foundation, the panel warns that any delay could lead to a dangerous rise in sea levels, increasingly turbulent weather, droughts and disease."
A Shock to the System - "To slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease, doctors planted electrodes deep in my brain. Then they turned on the juice."
Antioxidant supplements tied to death risk - "Beta carotene and vitamins A and E, antioxidant supplements taken by millions to fight disease, may actually raise the risk of death, a review of 68 studies on nearly a quarter-million people said on Tuesday. The finding drew fire from critics who said it was flawed and based largely on studies of people who were already chronically ill before they were treated with the supplements."
Scientists invent real-life 'tricorder' - "U.S. scientists have created a handheld sensing system they liken to Star Trek's "tricorder," used to analyze the chemical compounds of alien worlds."
Link Found Between Genetics And IQ - "This is not a gene FOR intelligence," said Danielle Dick, an assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study. "It's a gene that's involved in some kinds of brain processing, and specific alterations in the gene appear to influence IQ. But this single gene isn't going to be the difference between whether a person is a genius or has below-average intelligence."
Study Finds Early Sex Linked to Teen Delinquency Which Can Last into Adulthood - "A national study of more than 7,000 youth found that adolescents who had sex early showed a 20 percent increase in delinquent acts one year later compared to those whose first sexual experience occurred at the average age for their school. In contrast, those teens who waited longer than average to have sex had delinquency rates 50 percent lower a year later compared to average teens. And those trends continued up to six years."
20 new ocean species found in Indonesia - "Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday."
Can the Term "Guys" Refer to Women and Girls? - " Is this a legitimate issue or has feminism gone too far?"
Mmmm, Tasty Chemicals - "A new book 'deconstructs' a Twinkie and analyzes all 39 ingredients. Industrial-strength junk food, anyone?"
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