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Republican McCain Bill Attacks Natural Supplements

Sen. John McCain is introducing a horrific bill, the "Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010″ (DSSA) designed to end your access to high potency supplements by giving the bloated, corrupt and dangerous FDA MORE power to destroy supplement access.

Blue Cross raises premiums 39%

"Anthem Blue Cross customers got a shock this week when the health insurer informed thousands of individual policyholders that their premium rates will jump as much as 39 percent on March 1.

Black History Month - AA's Dropping like flies - Oprah, Dr. OZ & Diabetes.

February is Black History Month and I usually write a traditional article on Cultural Health. However, if your physical health is shot, Cultural Health will not mean what you think it means.

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Sarah Palin Caught Reading Answers Off Her Hand At Tea Party Q&A

Sarah Palin whipped out her "palm pilot" during the Q&A session and not during the speech (where she used note cards, AKA an analog teleprompter) Watch the videos

Learning PHP Basics

This series of articles is focused on teaching novice users how to program in PHP. It's a lesson plan I've been writing for my son, who's in High School and looking to go into software programming (at least that's what he says today...).

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The DNA Age - A Series of Articles From The New York Times

A Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles by Amy Harmon exploring the impact of new genetic technology on American life.

Serena Williams Wins 2010 Australian Open

Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin's hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory Saturday.

iPad: The PC Killer (POLL)

It's not just an oversized iPod Touch. True, it doesn't do much at all that an oversized iPod Touch wouldn't do. It won't run any apps you don't find in the App Store. Plus multi-touch versions of email, calendar, photos, browser and the office suite.

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Obama Goes To GOP Lions' Den -- And Mauls The Lions

President Obama traveled to a House Republican retreat in Baltimore on Friday and delivered a performance that was at once defiant, substantive and engaging.

22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America

A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation's newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their beauty, compassion and interview savvy.

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Apple's iPad tablet computer stocked with greener features

"New tablet computer from Apple will be free of mercury, PVC, BFR and arsenic."

Google rolls out "Social Search"

Over the coming days Google users will start seeing their search results include information gathered from their social networks.

Census Figures Challenge Views of Race and Ethnicity

More than 1 in 50 Americans now identify themselves as "multiracial." But the pattern of race reporting for foreign-born Americans, is markedly different than for native-born Americans.

Poll: Mass Race-Who Wins- Dems or Repubs

Is it possible, that Ted Kennedy's hard core Democratic state of Massachusetts, could elect a Republican? Step to the plate and go on the record before the election. How do you bet?

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A Letter From Satan to Pat Robertson

Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action.

NewsCred Relaunches, Looks To Become "Ning For Newspapers"

ack in 2008, we wrote about a startup called NewsCred, which looked to help identify the most trustworthy news sources using a combination of community voting and algorithms.

"Into Life", A New Poem By Dr Rex Dexter

The winter is faltering, graying around the edges, dragging his heels like a man walking that green mile. But that green dream seems but a distant rumor, while the season remains like a stubborn boxer. hugging the ropes and refusing to go down.

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Which is lower: Bogus Online Haiti Relief Solicitations, Rush Limbaugh's Racist Comments or Pat Robertson's Hateful Mythology?

WARNING: In the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti it is important to apply a critical eye and do due diligence in the face of  the triple threat of:

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$1.2 Million in Donations for Haiti, via Text Message

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, thousands of Americans are sending financial support — through their mobile phones.

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief

Many Newsviners know that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the capital city of Haiti, devastating the city and killing or injuring thousands of residents there. Fewer Newsviners realize that they have earnings sitting in their accounts.

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Why You Shouldn't Trust Facebook with Your Data: A Facebook Employee's Revelations

The abuse of private data by Facebook employees was pretty much inevitable; the simple act of amassing data tends to lead to corruption. What's sad is how lightly the social network reportedly controls its employees.

Poll: This Was The N-Word Week In Politics

N-Word ALERT: The week started with the Republican type President of the Tea Party caught using the N-Word, then moved to the Census Form and Ended with the Democratic leader of the Senate caught using the N-Word.

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Reid to Obama: Sorry for 'no Negro dialect' remark

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologized on Saturday for saying Barack Obama should seek — and could win — the White House because Obama was a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."

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Key Republican Strategist Can't Name One Way That Republicans Helped the Country in the Last 20 Years

Todd Harris can't name one thing the Republicans did in the last 10 – 20 years to help the country. His excuse is basically "that's not my job to know that."

'Negro' Race Choice On Census Form Sparks Outrage

A fiery blast from the past is conjuring controversy in the new millennium. The word "negro" is now featured on an official U.S. document and now many are questioning if the Census Bureau is being insensitive.

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  • Republican McCain Bill Attacks Natural Supplements

    Sen. John McCain is introducing a horrific bill, the "Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010″ (DSSA) designed to end your access to high potency supplements by giving the bloated, corrupt and dangerous FDA MORE power to destroy supplement access.

  • Poll: What's the deal with Sarah Palin?

    Two words come to mind when I think of Sarah Palin; Media Whore. She's been prancing all over the country essentially making an ass out of herself trying to sell her book.

  • Blue Cross raises premiums 39%

    "Anthem Blue Cross customers got a shock this week when the health insurer informed thousands of individual policyholders that their premium rates will jump as much as 39 percent on March 1.

  • Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk

    In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.

  • Black History Month - AA's Dropping like flies - Oprah, Dr. OZ & Diabetes.

    February is Black History Month and I usually write a traditional article on Cultural Health. However, if your physical health is shot, Cultural Health will not mean what you think it means.

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