FATTIES FUEL CLIMATE, TOO Posted on May 16th
FATTIES FUEL CLIMATE, TOO Reuters May 16, 2008 -- GENEVA - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ...Farm Bill Bingo
The final version of the $300 billion farm bill goes to the House floor Wednesday, debate starting 10:30 a.m EST. ... Continue
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Boost for Obama as Edwards offers his backing
Democrat John Edwards yesterday endorsed former rival Barack Obama, a fresh sign of the party establishment embracing the likely presidential ... Continue
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Victoria changes tune on career
Victoria Beckham (right) has launched a new range of clothing in the UK after revealing she is giving up singing ... Continue
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Man Soars Over Alps With Rocket Wing
BEX, Switzerland (May 14) - A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the ... Continue
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Pictured: The Chinese earthquake widower who had to strap his wife’s corpse to his back to take her to morgue
Femail Angelina and Brad hit the red carpet in Cannes on the day Dustin Hoffman lets slip the exact date they're ... Continue
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Pope thanks virgins for ‘total gift’ to Christ
Pope Benedict thanked consecrated women virgins gathering at the Vatican on Thursday for their "total gift" to Christ, praising a ... Continue
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The 4,000th U.S. Death in Iraq
A roadside bomb killed four U.S. servicemen on March 23, 2008, pushing deaths to the grisly milestone of 4,000 dead. ... Continue
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Mujahideen
Karzai Escapes Another Assassination AttemptTaliban fighters marred one of Afghanistan's most celebrated days by staging an attack aimed at President ... Continue
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Good news for gays; bad news for Dems
I'm all for full marriage rights and I believe that they will inevitably be granted in all 50 states. Read ... Continue
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Stories And Videos
Tonight we'll be joined by Zoe Margolis who will be telling us about some of the stories moving across the ... Continue
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China Earthquake: Authorities Say Death Toll May Top 50,000
About 130,000 army and paramilitary troops assisted the search and rescue effort in Sichuan, sifting through dozens of towns turned ... Continue
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Rumer Willis ‘to release a record’
Rex Features Rumer Willis is to embark on a music career, reports claim.The ... Continue
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China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal ... Continue
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Nader to Google: Computers bad, typewriters good
Ralph Nader, perennial presidential candidate, didn't exactly look to be trolling for votes in his May 12 talk at the ... Continue
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Lebanon’s uncertain future: Civil war - again - and the spark of regional conflict?
About last week's fighting in Beirut between Hezbollah militants (backed by Syria and Iran) and forces supportive of the U.S.-favored, ... Continue
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Delivering aid to Sadr City
Smiling excitedly, the skinny orphan clutches a new rucksack given to him by a group of Iraqi soldiers as part ... Continue
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The very sexist guide to being the perfect wife (but it was the 1930s)
Is your wife "slow to get into bed"? Does she flirt with other men at parties? Or is she "a ... Continue
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