Archive for February 4th, 2010

Pentagon to offer emergency contraception abroad (AP)

AP – The Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill, a military spokeswoman said Thursday.

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Pentagon to offer emergency contraception abroad
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Franken lays into Ax over health bill (Politico)

Politico – Tensions spill over during heated meeting of Senate Democrats and White House advisers.

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Franken lays into Ax over health bill
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Kenny Rogers to mark 50 years in music on TV (AP)

AP – Country music veteran Kenny Rogers is marking 50 years in the music business with a star-studded TV special.

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What does Brown change? Nearly everything for Dems (AP)

AP – Washington confronted a new world order Thursday as the Democrats’ supermajority died, taking with it much of President Barack Obama’s agenda and any certainty of his party maintaining control of Congress.

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What does Brown change? Nearly everything for Dems
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Ten Americans face jail in Haiti after kidnapping charge (AFP)

AFP – Ten American Christians were Thursday facing a long time in police detention in quake-hit Haiti as they await trial on charges of child abduction and criminal conspiracy.

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Sire Records founder testifies in NYC murder trial (AP)

AP – Sire Records founder Seymour Stein is helping Manhattan prosecutors detail his ex-wife’s last day alive — and the activities of the personal assistant accused of murdering her.

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Sire Records founder testifies in NYC murder trial
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Blushing Pluto? Dwarf planet takes on a ruddier hue: NASA (AFP)

AFP – Pluto, the dwarf planet on the outer edge of our solar system, has a dramatically ruddier hue than it did just a few years ago, NASA scientists said Thursday, after examining photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Blushing Pluto? Dwarf planet takes on a ruddier hue: NASA
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Seniors aren’t getting vital vaccinations, study finds (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — States require that children have all their immunizations before they can enroll in school. Veterinarians send reminder cards to pet owners when Fido or Tabby is due for a shot. No such safety net exists for adults, however, and especially for the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to many diseases that vaccines can prevent, according to a new report about the low rate of adult immunization.

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