Prescription drug abuse already has outstripped traditional illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine and Ecstasy in parts of Europe, Africa and South Asia, the U.N.-affiliated International Narcotics Control Board said in its annual report for 2006.
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March 1, 2007
Democrats are considering cutting President Bush’s budget $142 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year by $20 billion, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Thursday.
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March 1, 2007
SmartSource is offering free grocery store coupons — for products such as V8, Aunt Jemima, Post Cereals, and more — by simply registering on their website.
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March 1, 2007
“In these last two days, the Times has acceded to Bush Administration requests to withhold information from the American public.”
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March 1, 2007
I don’t know if Popular Mechanics is trying to be inflammatory or not, but he kind of looks like a bum.
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March 1, 2007
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which for 30 years has sought a firm divide between church and state, will be at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could affect taxpayers’ ability to challenge — and government’s ability to defend — a multitude of public programs that involve groups with a religious affiliation.
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March 1, 2007
“I personally find the word ‘alien’ offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children,” said Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. “An alien to me is someone from out of space.”
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March 1, 2007
KNBC in Los Angeles is investigating a nationwide epidemic of fraud being perpetrated by Home Depot. Is it that bad? Yeah, it’s that bad. From KNBC:
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March 1, 2007
The city council of New York has voted to ban the use of the word “nigger”. 1st amendment no longer applies?
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March 1, 2007
It’s been said by everyone from Cyndi Lauper to Alex Rodriguez that “money changes everything.” Now psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis have published a paper to support that
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March 1, 2007