KARABILAH, Iraq – Helicopter gunships and fighter jets streaked across the desert sky Saturday as American and Iraqi forces battled insurgents near the Syrian border, killing at least 50 militants in two massive offensives to stanch the flow of foreign fighters from Iraq’s western neighbor. The U.S. military reported the …
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9 January
Al-Sadr: Iraq Vote Legitimized Occupation
NAJAF, Iraq – A radical anti-American cleric says he will stay away from Iraqi politics as long as U.S. troops remain, and he condemned senior Shiite leaders and the government for embracing this year’s elections that “legitimized the occupation.” In a rare interview with a Western news organization, Muqtada al-Sadr …
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9 January
18 Homes Given OK After Calif. Landslide
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – Eighteen hillside homes that were declared unlivable following last week’s devastating landslide have been declared safe for occupancy, authorities said. Eighteen of 25 homes that were given a yellow tag to indicate they were only safe for daytime entry were upgraded to green tags, meaning residents …
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9 January
Brain Chemical May Be Key in Eating Disorders
There is increasing evidence that chemical abnormalities within the brain make some women more vulnerable to eating disorders and anxiety disorders. Two months ago, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh reported that recovered anorexics show increased dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical involved in weight, feeding behaviors, reinforcement, …
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9 January
Report: Al Qaeda Threatens L.A. and Australia
NEW YORK – A tape delivered to ABC News in Pakistan (search ) this weekend features a masked man making terrorist threats against Los Angeles and Australia. ABC News reported that the man is believed to be Adam Yahiye Gadahn (search), an American from California purported to be an Al …
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9 January
Fewer American Women Dying of Breast Cancer
There is more good news in the battle against breast cancer. Newly released figures show that deaths continue to decline, dropping about 2 percent a year since 1990. The drop was most dramatic among women under the age of 50, whose breast cancers tend to be more aggressive and harder …
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9 January
Aruba PM Vows Investigation Will Continue
ORANJESTAD, Aruba – The investigation into the disappearance of a U.S. teen “will not cease” despite the release of the three suspects, Aruba’s prime minister said Monday. One of the three, a Dutch youth who has acknowledged spending the evening with Natalee Holloway (search) before her disappearance but denied any …
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9 January
Prosecutors Seek to Question Limbaugh Docs
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Prosecutors want to question Rush Limbaugh’s (search) physicians in their probe of the conservative commentator’s possible “doctor shopping” for prescription painkillers, according to a motion filed Tuesday. Prosecutors believe Limbaugh illegally deceived multiple doctors to receive overlapping prescriptions for painkillers. He has not been charged …
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9 January
Are You Getting Hosed At The Pump?
This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” September 20, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Factor Investigation” segment tonight, more than 100,000 people have …
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9 January
GAO: Education Dept. Violated Propaganda Ban in Hiring Columnist
WASHINGTON – The Education Department violated a ban on covert propaganda when it paid a columnist to tout government policies and produced a video that seemed like a news story, congressional investigators said Friday. The public relations efforts violated the government’s “publicity or propaganda prohibition” because the Education Department contracts …
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