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Iran rules out halting sensitive nuclear work

DiffeeOnline — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:51:04 EDT

Iran rejected on Saturday any suspension of its nuclear enrichment program, after the EU's top diplomat handed Tehran a world powers' offer of economic benefits to try and persuade it to stop such work.

Channel: News Tags: iran nuclear enrichment tehran war

China to drill off U.S. coast

bugluver — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:08:51 EDT

why the ban is still in place, seeing that China has plans to drill for energy 60 miles off the U.S. coastline. "The Cuban government has entered into contracts with China and a few other countries to begin to look at producing energy at the offshore, just 60 or so miles from the United States,"

Channel: News Tags: China Cuba oil

Feds Scrape Together $30M for Plug-In Hybrids. That's All?

DiffeeOnline — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:59:23 EDT

The Bush Administration has shown its support for plug-in hybrids by promising a measly $30 million to get them on the road within eight years, a figure and a timeline some automakers and plug-in advocates say is too little and too long. Getting these cars on the road quickly, they say, should be a national priority with the funding to match.

Channel: Autos Tags: cars hybrid gas bush politics

Possible VP candidate withdraws

bugluver — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:09:24 EDT

it makes no sense at all that Governor Ted Strickland would remove himself from consideration to be Barack Obama's running mate unless he knew the Democratic presidential candidate had no intention of picking him.

Channel: Politics Tags: Ted Strickland Democratic Barack Obama

Kerry: A Bid for an Obama Cabinet

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:30:51 EDT

A source close to Massachusetts' John Kerry, who asked for anonymity when discussing the senator's political aspirations, says the Foreign Relations Committee's third-ranking Democrat (and 2004 presidential runner-up) is keen to be the nation's top diplomat.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama kerry democrats election cabinet

Dept. Of Sanitation Asks Public To Separate Perfectly Good Stuff From Garbage

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:30 EDT

Nearly 20 years after launching its first nationwide recycling program, the Department of Sanitation unveiled a new environmental initiative Monday that urges citizens to separate perfectly good stuff, such as old toasters and empty picture frames, from the rest of their weekly trash.

Channel: Humor Tags: onion sanitation trash spoof funny

Tony Schwartz, who helped create 'daisy ad,' dies

bugluver — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:29:03 EDT

Tony Schwartz, who helped create the infamous "daisy ad" that ran only once during the 1964 presidential race but changed political advertising forever, has died.

Channel: Politics Tags: daisy ad Tony Schwartz 1964 presidential race

7 Steps to Kicking the Anger Habit

Shannonyork — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:28:20 EDT

I have to admit, there's something sickeningly fun about flying off the handle. But the raised blood pressure and wake of problems that can result are clearly not doing you - or anyone around you - any good. Chronic anger is like psychic pollution. It ruins everybody's mood. Here's how to clean up your act.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health anger habit tips self improvement

Healthcare solution doesn't look to gov't

bugluver — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:34:05 EDT

Creating alternatives that make healthcare more portable, accessible, and affordable without turning to a socialized system -- that was a goal Senator Roger Wicker says was intended in the creation of the "Making Health Care More Affordable Act.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: healthcare Roger Wicker socialized Health Care

Village re-elects dead mayor

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:42:11 EDT

The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.

Channel: Politics Tags: bizarre odd romania weird funny propeller weird news propeller weird news

Conservatives happier than liberals?

bugluver — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:41:49 EDT

A New York Times best-selling author claims his new book Makers and Takers, Peter Schweizer says the evidence that conservatives are actually happier than liberals is quite clear. "Conservatives are happier.

Channel: Books Tags: Makers and Takers Peter Schweizer conservatives

Help Fight Breast Cancer

Shannonyork — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:22 EDT

You can help the lives of many women by spreading the word about The Breast Cancer Site and by clicking the pink ribbon as many times as you can. If The Breast Cancer Site receives 8 million clicks on the pink button in June, their premier sponsor -Bare Necessities- will donate $10,000 for more free mammograms.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health breast cancer help

$2.75 Cigarette Tax Hike Quadrupals Calls to Smoker's Quitline

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:58:28 EDT

The number of calls to the state's Smoker's Quitline quadrupled to nearly 10,000 calls during the week of June 2, when the full $2.75-a-pack tax kicked in, New York Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines said. Fewer than 2,300 people called for help during the same week in 2007.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: smoking addiction quit new york tax

Controversial drug claims another life

bugluver — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:17:43 EDT

A teenager in Britain has become at least the 14th person to die after using the controversial abortafacient RU-486. The girl essentially bled to death, according to Dr. Randall O'Bannon

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: RU 486 drug Abortion

Harry Potter Star Lands Chanel Contract

Shannonyork — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:59:34 EDT

Eighteen-year-old actress, Emma Watson, who rose to fame as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies is reportedly the new face of Chanel fragrance, Coco Mademoiselle.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: news beauty celebrity fragrance new face