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Biz Stone To Murdoch: Paying For Internet Content Won’t Work

Huffington Post — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:16 +0000

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”.

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Levels Of Bad Cholesterol Falling In US, But Still Too Many Unscreened And Untreated

Medical News — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:47:23 +0000

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 condition.
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Levels Of Bad Cholesterol Falling In US, But Still Too Many Unscreened And Untreated

Charlie Daniel, Knoxville News Sentinel

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Oprah’s Most Memorable TV Moments (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:39:27 +0000

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.

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U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai

The Washington Post — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

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…

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AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:22 +0000

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.
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White House Pep Talk To Dems On Health Care: "We Must All Hang Together, Or Assuredly We Shall All Hang Separately"

Huffington Post — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:06:12 +0000

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 afternoon to impress upon those who might be wavering that everyone’s political fate is now joined with the success or failure of President Obama’s top domestic priority.

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James Van Der Beek Files for Divorce

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000

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. They announced the split last June.

Van Der Beek cites irreconcilable differences as the reason behind the split. The two have no children together.

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Oprah Calls it Quits

The Insider — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:00 +0000

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 O will announce the news on tomorrow’s live episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Keep checking back here for more on this developing story.

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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:13 +0000

Reuters – New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

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