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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Barack Obama shoots on the White House basketball court .jpg
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
 The Times Of India 
Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama
WASHINGTON: Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is stressing that his country's financial woes are a problem the United States cannot affo... (photo: Public Domain / TCY)
Obesity - Woman
Calories   Epidemic   Health   Obesity   Photos  
 The Boston Globe 
Kicking the obesity epidemic
| While Michelle Obama is campaigning against childhood obesity, there's Charles Barkley on TV hawking Taco Bell's NBA Five Buck Box. The extra-large former basketball All-Star raps about the box's cr... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Food - Eating - Health - Fast Food - Restaurant  The Providence Journal 
Calorie counting: Is it killing us to eat out as much as we do?
| Americans are eating out more and more: According to the National Restaurant Association, 49 percent of every food dollar in the U.S. is now spent in restaurants, up from 25 percent in 1955. | What ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Calorie   Food   Health   People   Photos  
** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 3 ** Trisha Leu, 17, who has lost 60 pounds since undergoing gastric band surgery in March, weeds the garden in the front yard of her Wheeling, Ill., home, Wednesday, June 28, 2006. The American Medical Association is considering a proposal to label children in the highest weight category as "obese" instead of the current term, "overweight." Trisha dislikes the term obese because she thinks "it sounds mean. It doesn't sound good." (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)  The Star 
ANALYSIS - U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One way to achieve bipartisanship in Washington may be to tackle an issue everyone can agree on -- the childhood obesity epidemic. People line up to buy food at a fast food re... (photo: AP / Stacie Freudenberg)
Epidemic   Health   Obesity   Photos   US  
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. The New York Times
Greece Is Not an Island
| My country's economic plight has dominated headlines for months. While many commentators have focused on the underlying problems within Greece, less attention has been ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Economy   Europe   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. The Daily Telegraph Australia
Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US
| GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday that the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country's debt crisis were to worsen. | In a speech ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Economy   Finance   Greece   Photos   US  
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s. Asia Times
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and ... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
A currency trader smiles in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Asia Times
South Korea back on track
| By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery p... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Business   Economy   Exports   Photos   S Korea  
Michelle and Barack Obama paint at a Habitat for Humanity site.jpg ABC News
Michelle Obama Donates Ball Gown to Smithsonian
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Writer | WASHINGTON March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | First lady Michelle Obama stands with the gown that she wore to the 2... (photo: Public Domain / TCY)
America   Michelle   Photos   Politics   US  
Dog - Cage The Guardian
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
| ANNE FLAHERTY | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private s... (photo: WN / sweet)
Dogs   Health   Navy   Photos   Washington  
US Navy 090120-F-3961R-919 President Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the 44th president of the United States as his wife Michelle Obama looks on.jpg Post-Bulletin
Obama: Greedy health insurers show need for reform
3/9/2010 4:18:08 PM Associated Press | PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - President Obama sought to inject a note of urgency into his push for health care legislation during a rally Mon... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
Cellphones - Mobile - Communication - Health Issues The Boston Globe
Maine gov cool to cell phone health warnings bill
| AUGUSTA, Maine-As a proposal to require health warnings on cellular phones got a fresh legislative review Tuesday, Gov. John Baldacci made clear his opposition but stop... (photo: WN / sweet)
Cell   Cool   Health   Maine   Photos  
Politics Business
- Man., Sask. governments go on power play
- U.K. banks still need to learn discipline, Minister says
- 24 killed in Iraq election day attacks
- Politics as platitudes
President Barack Obama gestures during the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
Obama's 'revenge tax'
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- R. J. O'Brien opening Houston outpost to snag energy bus
- Noose tightens around credit default swap market
- NHL: Coyotes to lose $20M this season
- Why financial forecasts fail
Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Canucks trade Schneider to Phoenix, re-assign Lukowich
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Economy & Finance Ecology
- Why financial forecasts fail
- Budget short on education funds: First Nations
- Budget reassures health-care groups
- U.S. manufacturers warn against sweeping financial reform de
Home sales climb to 13-month high
It's a great time for Canadians who are thinking of selling their homes
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- Developed countries outsource emissions: study
- Downtown airport design contest set to start
- Former national park campground getting remake
- He's not just one of the boys
climate change - global warming - weather
Environment: $100-million for renewable energy, silence on climate change
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Market Sport
- 100 Acres to be levelled in Lawrence hts.
- Aspers Bid To Reclaim Tv Empire
- 'Show Your Working': What 'ClimateGate' mean
'Show Your Working': What 'ClimateGate' means
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- NHL GMs looking to deal with head injuries
- NHL: Coyotes to lose $20M this season
- Quebecor probing Quebec City NHL team
- Constellation Wealth Advisors fields ex-NFL quarterback Stev
Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Canucks trade Schneider to Phoenix, re-assign Lukowich
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