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Europeans Celebrate Obama Victory
Berlin (dpa) - Europeans turned the US elections into an all-night party with supporters of Barack...
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Japanese town gripped by namesake Obamamania
Tokyo/Obama, Japan - Welcome to Obama. Elderly residents in the small port town on Japan's west...
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EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans
Americans will breathe cleaner air thanks to a decision
taken last week by the Environmental...
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Obama seeks 30-minute ads as McCain steps up attacks
Washington - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is buying up rare 30-minute advertising...
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Fossett items yield new clues about missing adventurer
San Francisco - A new search was launched Wednesday for missing and presumed-dead adventurer Steve...
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David Kernell Not Indicted By Federal Jury For Palin E-Mail Hack
A federal grand jury convened today in Chattanooga,
Tennessee to investigate State Rep....
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Ike death toll in US rises to 30, tens of thousands stranded
Houston - More than 1,000 rescue personnel Monday intensified their feverish search for survivors...
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Recovery Efforts Underway in Storm-Ravaged Texas
Houston - Rescuers used everything from boats and helicopters to dump trucks to reach stranded...
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Obama and McCain on U.S. Health Care
There are very few issues on which both U.S. presidential candidates agree. One of those issues is...
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More Families of Victims in Madrid Air Crash to Seek Damages from Boeing
Two US
law firms revealed on Monday that more families of victims of the Aug. 20 air
crash in...
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McCain promises "change," slams his own party
St Paul, Minnesota - John McCain touted his military service and record as a reformer in seeking to...
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Republicans bash continent, European right hails McCain
St Paul, Minnesota - Republicans celebrating their national convention have hammered Democratic...
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2 St. Louis Hospitals in Quarantine after Chemical Alert
Eight to ten people were admitted on Saturday in several St. Louis hospitals, after being exposed...
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Obama proclaims he's ready to lead on international stage
Denver, Colorado/Washington - Barack Obama, a one-term Democratic senator from Illinois, has begun...
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Biden "uniquely suited" to be running mate, Obama says
Washington - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday praised Joe Biden, his pick...
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Reports: Obama picks Biden as vice president
Washington - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has chosen veteran Delaware Senator Joe...
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Political Theatre in Denver: Oprah, Kanye West and Clinton
Washington - With Democrat Barack Obama losing ground steadily in opinion surveys against his...
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Polls show McCain cutting into Obama's lead
Washington - John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has dramatically sliced into...
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Obama's Kin to Burnish American Image at Convention
Washington - There are few things more American than basketball and "family...
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Barack Obama And John McCain Talk About Faith
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain on
Saturday appeared onstage together briefly...
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Barack Obama begins week-long holiday in Hawaii
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday began a week-long vacation with family in...
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Barack Obama Willing To Compromise On Offshore Drilling
On Friday Barack Obama voiced willingness to compromise on
offshore US
oil drilling as part of...
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U.S. Immigration Officials to Urge 'Fugitive Aliens' to Surrender
U.S. federal immigration officials announced their plans on Wednesday to give people who have been...
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Chicago: 2 Shot in Drive-by in Northwest Side
Monday morning, two men were shot in a drive-by on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
According to the...
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Obama Raised $52 M in June, Double than McCain’s Haul
Barack Obama's campaign said on Tuesday it hauled approximately $52 million in June. The amount...
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Nevada: New Search For Steve Fossett
Monday, a 10-member team will begin the search for Steve
Fossett, the wealthy adventurer who went...
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Cynthia McKinney Nominated Green Candidate for U.S. Presidency
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was nominated presidential candidate on Sunday by the liberal...
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Obama Says Iran “Great Threat,” More Diplomacy Needed
In a speech held Wednesday, Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama described Iran as a...
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Police Captures Suspect in 8 Murders
Tuesday night, the man who allegedly killed 8 people from
both Illinois and Missouri
was arrested...
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Obama to Help Clinton Pay Off $10 Million Debt
After a very long and tough campaign to clinch the party nomination in the presidential elections,...
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Business
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Citigroup Backs Measure to Support Mortgage Modifications
Citigroup Inc., which has the world's largest financial services network, agreed to support the...
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Motorola to freeze pensions
New York - Mobile phone maker Motorola said Wednesday it would permanently freeze contributions to...
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Boeing Q3 Profits Plunge 38 $ amid Strike Costs
New York - US aerospace giant Boeing reported Wednesday that its third-quarter net income fell 38...
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Exelon offers 6.2 billion dollars for discounted NRG Energy
New York - Giant energy company Exelon Corp, the country's largest utility, has made an uninvited...
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US District Judge Ceases iPhone Battery Lawsuit
District judge Matthew F Kennelly in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit against Apple without it even...
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Whole Foods Market Announces Meat Recall Due To E.coli Outbreak
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh
ground beef that was sold between June 2 and August 6 in...
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Motorola Sues Former Executive Who Joined Apple
Motorola, the US largest phone maker, has filed a
lawsuit against Michael Fenger, a former...
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Fresenius Acquires APP for $4.6 Billion
Fresenius SE, the biggest European producer of intravenous medicines, will purchase APP...
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Motorola’s 4Q Income Down 84%, Recovery Needs Time
Motorola Inc, the American multinational communications company, said on Wednesday that its fourth...
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Harrah to be Acquired in the Largest Casino Buyout
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. announced on Monday that it has
all the approvals it needs to end the...
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ACE Will Acquire Combined Insurance Co. From Aon for $2.4 billion
Ace Ltd., the property and casualty insurer based in Hamilton, Bermuda, made public that an...
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Health
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New Laws Request Fire-Safe Cigarettes
On New Year’s Day, laws requesting that the cigarettes sold in stores be all slow-burning...
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Older Americans Use Dangerous Drug Combos, Survey Finds
A nationwide survey revealed that nearly one in 15 older Americans or 2.2 million people are...
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Star Rating System For U.S. Nursing Homes
A five-star rating system was released last week by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
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FTC Sues Ovation in Dispute on Drug Prices
The Federal Trade Commission alleged an Illinois drug maker illegally bought the only rival...
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FDA Approves Abbott’s Cholesterol Medicine TriLipix
Federal regulators approved Abbott’s
TripLipix for stand-alone treatment and combo use to lower...
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Vitamins C, E And Selenium Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
Two large trials revealed that selenium, vitamin E and C didn’t reduce the risk of developing...
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More Study Is Needed for Off-Label Use of Drugs, Study Says
American researchers have identified 14 widely prescribed
drugs that are used for other conditions...
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The U.S. Presidential Battle Has Moved On The Health-Care Field
On November
4, United States citizens with the right to vote will not only
be electing the...
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Information on the Presidential-Nominees’ Health Yet to be Fully Disclosed
The two candidates who are running against each other in this year’s United States presidential...
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EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced yesterday the decision to change the federal...
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released
Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from
2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
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E.coli Takes Over Campuses
As the FDA hasn’t yet implemented the announced changes in
the fresh produce policy, it’s no...
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Michigan E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Aunt Mid’s Iceberg Lettuce
Public health officials have identified the
source of the E.coli outbreak that has sickened at...
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E. Coli Cases Top 24
An E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 24 people in Michigan, mostly in the southeastern part of...
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Nursing Home Fined After Employee Allegedly Killed 6 People With "Medication Cocktails"
A nursing home from McHenry County where six people suspiciously passed away was fined almost...
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EPA To Prepare New Ocean Pollution Criteria
Many of the pesticides that are on the
market pose extreme risks to human health, Joshua...
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Suicide Rate In U.S. Youngsters On The Rise: Study
According to the findings of a current study, the suicide rate among American teens was lower in...
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Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban
Currently, smoking is banned in most Illinois public buildings, such as restaurants, taverns, pubs,...
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Tillman’s Baby Girl Is Recovering After Heart Transplant
Charles Tillman’s infant girl, Tiana, struggled to survive while undergoing a heart transplant,...
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Suburban Man Pleads Not Guilty In Puffer Fist Toxin Case
A suburban man pleaded not guilty yesterday to a federal indictment charging him with illegally...
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Measles Cases Increase Due to Parents’ Reluctance?
Parents are to
blame for the fact that the number of measles cases in the U.S. has
reached its...
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The EPA Prepares A New Strategy For Cleaner Air
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a few days ago that five of the country’s states...
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Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss
A trial conducted on lab mice showed that vigabatrin, a drug
currently tested against...
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Study: New Radiation Technique Proves Very Effective In Cancer Treatment
Some very encouraging results have been found by a study conducted at the University of Chicago...
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Whole Foods Market Inc. Announces Harsh Conditions for Meat Processors
Whole Foods Market Inc., which recalled an additional 1.2 million pounds of beef this month due to...
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Meat Recall Due To E.coli Outbreak Announced By Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh
ground beef that was sold between June 2 and August 6 in...
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Robert Novak Retires after Dire Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Conservative columnist Robert Novak has retired following the diagnosis of a brain tumor. The...
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McCain Skin Biopsy Shows He’s Cancer-Free
A biopsy performed on a patch of skin removed from Republican
Sen. John McCain’s temple on Monday...
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Loyola’s Medical School Slammed Over Mistreating Animals
Inspections of Loyola
University’s medical
school run by the US Department of Agriculture...
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Governor Rod Blagojevich Pushes For Bill Covering Autism Costs
Governor Rod Blagojevich made use of his amendatory veto
power and rewrote a House bill requiring...
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