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Health Reform Law Gaining Wider Acceptance: Poll

MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama nearly two years ago, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found. law – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Gingrich’s narrowcast Florida campaign swamped by Romney’s dollars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–With stakes this high, Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign is taking a moon shot. Since Gingrich arrived in Florida after winning the South Carolina primary last Saturday, his campaign has stumbled, despite his every effort to reach the state’s largest voting blocs. In less than a week, Gingrich has made the traditional Florida rounds. He [...]

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in WORLD | Read More »

Don’t blame C-sections for fat kids: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids born by Cesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, a new study concludes. Past research from Brazil had found a link between excessive poundage and C-sections, leading some scientists to suggest that not being exposed to bacteria from the birth canal [...]

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in HEALTH | Read More »

Ian Abercrombie, Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld”, dies at 77

LOS ANGELES, Jan 29 (TheWrap.com) – Ian Ambercrombie, the classically trained British stage actor best known to American TV audiences as Elaine Benes’ nutty boss Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld,” died of a heart attack Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 77. Abercrombie appeared on several other U.S. TV shows. He played the 800-year-old Professor Crumbs [...]

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS | Read More »

76 Vassar hopefuls wrongly told they were accepted

Dozens of applicants to Vassar College were mistakenly told they had gotten into the school when they checked a website that had been set up for students applying for early decisions. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Health Reform Law Gaining Wider Acceptance: Poll

MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama nearly two years ago, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found. law – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Gingrich Says Romney ‘Misled’ Country

Gingrich Says Romney

He has called Mitt Romney a “liar” who “mislead the entire country” in last week’s debate. But that won’t keep Newt Gingrich from endorsing Romney should he become the Republican nominee for president.   “I think reelecting Obama is a disaster and I’ll certainly endorse the… World News Headlines – Yahoo! News

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in WORLD | Read More »

Calories count, but not where they come from: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sticking to diets with strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein may not be more effective for people who want to lose weight and fat mass than simply cutting back on calories, according to a new comparison of four diets. The results suggest that it doesn’t matter where the calories [...]

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in HEALTH | Read More »

More than 100 hurt in Peru quake

Peruvian authorities say 112 people have been treated for injuries after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the country’s central coast. They say none of the injuries are life-threatening. Business News Headlines – Yahoo! News

January 30th, 2012 | Posted in BUSINESS | Read More »

Why is Israel so chatty about Iran?

Israeli soldiers playing the roles of mock victims lie on the ground during a drill near Tel Aviv

Pentagon officials have lost sleep in recent weeks preparing for one contingency: what does the United States do in the event of a surprise Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities? World News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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