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Born too soon: Can tiny fighters make it home?
" DALLAS - Seventeen weeks premature, our twin sons were so small, so fragile. And already they'd been through so much.Josh had had heart surgery, Jake a life-threatening bowel operation -- and that was just in their first week. They'd received blood transfusions, endured...
Israel-Syria Peace Deal? Lebanon Falling, Iran Rising
***OPINION***"My reactions are based on an article titled Israel-Syria Peace Deal Could Threaten Iran, Hezbollah. When you only read the title you think that things are improving (snicker, snicker) in the Middle... State Department Asks Congress To Keep Quiet About Details of Deal
"Washington's civil nuclear deal with India is in such desperate straits that the State Department has imposed unusually strict conditions on the answers it provided to questions posed by members of Congress: Keep them secret.The State Department made the request, even though... Europe clears mobiles on aircraft
The EU has approved mobile phone use on airplanes in Europe. Now it will be up to the airlines as to whether they want to begin allowing mobile use on their planes. "The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given formal approval by the European...Phones are on the way: ATT Wireless Online Upgrade: A 12 Steps Program
What should have been a fairly simple thing turned into a 12 Step Program?I am talking about Upgrading Cell Phones with my long time carrier ATT Wireless.After being on the receiving end of their online ordering bugs, I finally completed my order today.It took me numerous... Poverty Olympics prosper on $6 budget
The Poverty Olympics, a satirical event meant to bring awareness to Vancouver's poverty issues, took place Sunday afternoon in front of Carnegie Theatre on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.While the 2010 Winter Olympics... Poverty Olympics to protest penury
The 2010 Winter Games has received much backlash from Vancouver's homeless advocates, and the first annual Poverty Olympics is the latest display of dissent. Think stuffed cockroaches and rats will outsell... On Free Trade, conservatives opting against the system
Coming in from the financial news agency of record, a new poll shows that many republican supporters are in favour of alternatives to free trade as pursued by the current administration. ...Steve Nash and Yao Ming Benefit Game to Fund Charitable Groups in China
"An inspirational story coming from the sports-world...Steve and Yaowill play a game in Beijing to raise funds for AIDS kids, Special Olympicsand Youth Development. They expect to have a sold-out charity gamewith...Baghdad's Fissures and Mistrust Keep Political Goals Out of Reach
"BAGHDAD, April 25 -- U.S. military commanders say a key goal of the ongoing security offensive is to buy time for Iraq's leaders to reach political benchmarks that can unite its fractured coalition government and persuade insurgents to stop fighting. But in pressuring the...Why Mideast Needs a Proactive EU Role
"As Arab leaders renew the peace plan of 2002 and, in a notable departure from the general indifference to the seminal issues of the Middle East during the last six years of the Bush presidency, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the region at shorter and shorter...US Senate rejects Democrat Iraq withdrawal plan
"US Senate rejects Democrat Iraq withdrawal plan AFP Published: Thursday March 15, 2007 The US Senate Thursday rejected a plan by the Democratic majority to set a timetable to withdraw US troops from Iraq by late March 2008, but agreed a separate resolution voicing support...Intel Demonstrates 80-core Processor
"Teraflop" is a silly word, like something you'd see in a satire. But evidently this is no joke. I cannot think of a home use for that much computing power."Intel has built its 80-core processor as part of a research project, but don't expect it to boost your Doom score just...MoneyLine By Neil Downing: Few Taxpayers Can Claim Medical Expenses.
"Question: I see my [general practitioner] every three months, have blood work done every three months, and take a number of prescription medicines on a daily basis. Can I deduct any of this on my tax return? — B.C., Warwick Answer: You can try, but you’d be among the...Uganda-Africa's Newest Investment Darling?
"Tuesday, December 26, 2006 Uganda-Africa's Newest Investment Darling? It is always good to have a positive role model. Especially one who has endured the occasional long and harsh roads and is still here to tell...
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