Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
AP - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
Read Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
AP - Republicans are blaming the federal government for not having standards for safe levels of formaldehyde in trailers used by Hurricane Katrina victims.
Read GOP: Don't blame manufacturers for toxic trailers
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
AFP - How about this for the next instalment of the Indy franchise: "Indiana Jones and the Dodgy Antiques Dealer"?
Read Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
LiveScience.com - The 1960s brought us baby names such as April and Sunshine, and naming new Americans has never been the same.
Read Most Popular Baby Names Change Dramatically
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:15 am, Over one day old
AP - Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more.
Read Despite tough talk, Iran still buys American
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:15 am, Over one day old
AP - The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan study group chaired by former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher.
Read Panel calls for new war powers legislation
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:15 am, Over one day old
AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
Read Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable for US troops
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
LiveScience.com - While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and
typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by
up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
Read Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:15 am, Over one day old
AP - Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday it will cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and slice nearly $2 billion in costs in the face of a slowing economy.
Read Siemens cutting 17K jobs worldwide to cut costs
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:15 am, Over one day old
AP - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.
Read FDA issues warning on Cipro, similar antibiotics
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