Monthly Archives: October 2011

Bachmann not worried by 4th place Iowa poll finish (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – Michele Bachmann says she’s not worried that a new Iowa poll puts her fourth among GOP presidential candidates. But she won a straw poll in the state in August, was born in Iowa and is counting on a … Continue reading →

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New Cain Internet ad shines focus on viral videos (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

NEW YORK – Before Smoking Man, there was Obama Girl. And who can forget Jib Jab? A new ad featuring Herman Cain’s smoking campaign manager Mark Block is the latest political video to become an overnight web sensation. The ad, … Continue reading →

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White House adviser: Can Romney make tough calls? (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – A White House adviser say Mitt Romney has “moved all over the place” on issues from abortion to gay marriage over his career and might not have firm enough convictions to make the tough decisions as president. David … Continue reading →

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Perry: Obama’s lost standing on foreign policy (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry says President Barack Obama hasn’t listened to his commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that’s cost him credibility as commander in chief. Obama has announced that U.S troops would leave Iraq by the … Continue reading →

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Michael Douglas says can’t forget being told of cancer (Reuters)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran actor Michael Douglas said in a recent interview with Alec Baldwin that he will never forget when he was first told he had late-stage throat cancer in 2010. The 66-year-old “Fatal Attraction” actor, who was … Continue reading →

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Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk (HealthDay)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — Two aspirin a day may cut the risk of colon cancer by more than half in people who are predisposed to these types of tumors, new research suggests. And two tablets of 300 milligrams … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s ex-president Lula has throat cancer (Reuters)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s popular former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer on Saturday, casting doubt on his political future in Latin America’s largest economy. Lula, as he is universally known, is a former … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth leaders raise polio vaccine spending (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

PERTH, Australia – Commonwealth government leaders meeting in Australia agreed Saturday to step up efforts to eradicate polio worldwide, despite the Afghanistan war setting back vaccination efforts there and in neighboring Pakistan. Leaders of Britain, Canada, Australia and Nigeria, as … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s Silva has cancerous tumor in larynx (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

SAO PAULO – Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his larynx, doctors said Saturday. The tumor was detected earlier in the day during an examination at Sao Paulo’s Sirio Libanes … Continue reading →

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Cain defends ad with smoking campaign manager (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Sunday that an Internet ad featuring his campaign manager smoking conveyed a message about letting “people be people” and was not intended to suggest that smoking is cool. The video went viral … Continue reading →

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