Damascus vows revenge after suicide attack
EuroNews Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:15 AM PST
Syria’s interior minister has vowed to respond with an “iron fist†after a suicide bomber wrought devastation on the country’s capital on Friday. It is reported at least 26 people were killed by the massive explosion in the heart of Damascus. 63 were wounded. |
Major tobacco company manipulates data on effects of additives in cigarettes
News-Medical-Net Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:04 AM PST
A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers. |
Govt defends core of health care overhaul
Times Leader Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:52 AM PST
(AP) Defending President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. |
Even despots don’t live forever
Business Mirror Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:41 AM PST
IT was a bad year for the villains of the world. Three of the biggest bad guys met their ends: Osama bin Laden, killed by US commandos who stormed his villa in Pakistan in May; Muammar Qaddafi, killed by Libyan insurgents who captured him (with the help of a Nato air strike) in October; and Kim Jong Il, the ruler of North Korea, who died December 17, reportedly of a heart attack. |
Gov't defends core of health care overhaul
The San Francisco Examiner Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:35 AM PST
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON Defending President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. The administration filed a written submission with the court Friday describing the 2010 law as an appropriate response to a "crisis in ... |
Obama administration offers robust defense of health care overhaul to Supreme Court
Washington Post Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:05 AM PST
WASHINGTON â€" Defending President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. The administration filed a written submission with the court Friday describing the 2010 law as an appropriate response to a “crisis in the national health care ... |
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New Jersey Herald Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:02 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is calling on the Supreme Court to uphold the heart of the health care overhaul, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty. |
Deceased Surfline founder to be remembered Sunday
PC Advisor Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:24 AM PST
Surfers around the world are getting ready to honor Surfline founder and president Sean Collins, who died December 26 from a sudden heart attack. He was 59-years-old. Collins turned a hobby into a profitable surf forecasting business relied-on by many surfers and ocean enthusiasts. |
‘Pain has a purpose’ - Sat, 07 Jan 2012 PST
The Spokesman-Review Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:13 AM PST
PERRYSBURG, Ohio â€" Told that his unborn son had only half a heart and little chance to survive, the lead singer of the Christian rock band Sanctus Real began pouring his fears and doubts into music. The songs were meant to comfort his family while they searched for answers and sought to understand God’s role during the months before and after the baby’s birth that were filled with surgeries and ... |
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