Monthly Archives: March 2011

‘Mad Men’ main man Weiner signs deal to stay on (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – AMC’s drama “Mad Men” will be back for two more seasons with creator Matthew Weiner (WY’-nur) on board. AMC and the series’ studio, Lionsgate Television Group, announced late Thursday that a deal has been struck with Weiner … Continue reading →

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Tea party faithful rally in the rain. Their message to Congress: Get tough. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

Washington – It was a chilly, drizzly day in the middle of the week, but tea party activists still turned out a couple of hundred supporters Thursday at a rally near the Capitol. They came from around the country to … Continue reading →

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Martin Sheen lobbies for continued drug court funding while two decriminalization groups push for changes (Daily Caller)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

While amateur advocates swarmed the Capitol encouraging lawmakers not to slash their funds during the ongoing budget battle, supporters of the current drug court system brought out the primo stuff — Martin Sheen. “Obviously drug court is the very best … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich stumbles out of the gate on presidential campaign (Daily Caller)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination haven’t even held their first debate yet, but former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is already scrambling to recover from a series of embarrassing miscues that threaten the candidacy he is widely expected … Continue reading →

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Obama administration sides with Uribe on subpoena (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration urged a federal judge to move cautiously rather than order former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to undergo questioning now about any knowledge of right-wing death squads. In a court filing Thursday night, the Justice Department … Continue reading →

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Diabetic pilot aims for record-breaking flight (Reuters)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Diabetic pilot Douglas Cairns plans a flying expedition to the North Pole to show what those with his illness can accomplish in the air. In most of the world, diabetics are forbidden from flying private planes. … Continue reading →

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Common Birth Defect May Be Linked to Migraine With Aura (HealthDay)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

THURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — There may be a link between certain types of migraines in children and a common congenital heart defect, a new study suggests. U.S. researchers looked at 109 children aged 6 to 18 who were … Continue reading →

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U.S. Medicare rules seek improved care, lower costs (Reuters)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Medicare regulators on Thursday launched a program for doctors to deliver more follow-up care to patients that they predict will save the government as much as $960 million over the next three years while providing better … Continue reading →

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Obese man cut out of Ohio home, dies in W.Va. (AP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

BELLAIRE, Ohio – Media reports say a morbidly obese man who hadn’t moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his Ohio home when he fell ill has died at a West Virginia hospital. … Continue reading →

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US cancer rates down, survival up: study (AFP)

Written on March 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Cancer rates in the United States declined in the period from 2003 to 2007 while the odds for surviving the disease rose, a government study has shown. The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of … Continue reading →

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