http://americannonsense.com Where A Greedy-Clueless and Funny Culture Deserves Comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The co-founder of Twitter today warned Rupert Murdoch that his plans to charge for online content, and block Google from using stories produced by his News International titles, were a vain attempt to "put the genie back in the bottle". Read original article here http://americannonsense.com/?p=41031 A new study published this week found that the proportion of American adults with high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol fell by around one third between 1999 and 2006, but concluded that too many are still not being screened or treated for the ... http://americannonsense.com/?p=41030 PUBLICATION DATE: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://americannonsense.com/?p=41027 Oprah's Friday announcement that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" — which began in 1985 — will end its run in the fall of 2011 will bring to a close one of television's most legendary shows. Below, we've compiled 12 of the most memorable "Oprah" show moments. Vote on your favorites. Watch http://americannonsense.com/?p=41025 When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or whether questions about corruption and governance... Read original article here http://americannonsense.com/?p=41020 AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. Read original article here http://americannonsense.com/?p=41029 With health reform's first test vote on the Senate floor less than 72 hours away, a platoon of top strategists -- including pollsters Mark Mellman and Geoff Garin, incoming White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer and deputy White House chief of staff Jim Messina -- met with Democratic Senators Thursday ... http://americannonsense.com/?p=41018 ET has learned that former "Dawson's Creek" heartthrob James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years. Read on for details. In court papers obtained by ET, the actor claims that he and his wife Heather Ann McComb separated in April of this year. ... http://americannonsense.com/?p=41013 Oprah Winfrey is planning to announce that she is ending her show at the end of the 2010 - 2011 television season. That would bring her current broadcast schedule to an end in September of 2011 at the completion of her 25th season.   Sources tell "The Insider" that Lady ... http://americannonsense.com/?p=41017 Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world Read original article here http://americannonsense.com/?p=41022