Biz Stone To Murdoch: Paying For Internet Content Won’t Work
November 20, 2009 by Huffington Post
Filed under TOP HEADLINES
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”.
Levels Of Bad Cholesterol Falling In US, But Still Too Many Unscreened And Untreated
November 20, 2009 by Medical News
Filed under Health News
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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Charlie Daniel, Knoxville News Sentinel
November 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Daily Cartoons
PUBLICATION DATE: Fri, 20 Nov 2009
Oprah’s Most Memorable TV Moments (PHOTOS)
November 19, 2009 by Huffington Post
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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.
U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai
November 19, 2009 by The Washington Post
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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…
AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
November 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Health News
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"
November 19, 2009 by Huffington Post
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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.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1941119,00.html#ixzz0XMykUBPM
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James Van Der Beek Files for Divorce
November 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Celebrity Nonsense, Media Fools
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.
Oprah Calls it Quits
November 19, 2009 by The Insider
Filed under Celebrity Nonsense, Media Fools
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Clueless, Humor, Total Nonsense
Reuters – New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world
