The News
Controlling Birth Control
There are a number of conservatives who are coming out against birth control, even claiming that it’s abortion (maintaining that preventing implantation is murderous). In that vein they wish to have birth control redefined as an abortifacient. But birth control is used for many other things by women: treatment of acne, period control, hormonal control. [...]
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Wal Mart Profits Up
Wal Mart must have utilized a new corporate performance management agenda within the last quarter. Their earnings rose a healthy 17%.
Consumers facing higher gasoline and food prices consolidated their shopping trips, heading to Wal-Mart where they could spend their tax-rebate checks on discounted groceries and drugs.
[...]“When energy and oil prices go up, on top [...]
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Dogs Die in Invasion
Looks like people may have to start wearing tactical gear while just lounging around in their own homes. And don’t forget the dogs. Have them fitted too.
Mayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and forced to kneel on the floor during the July 29 raid, which police said was [...]
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The Edwards Scandal
John Edwards admits to having an affair, but he’s denying fathering a child with his former lover.
First of all, I think Elizabeth Edwards is a beautiful person inside and out. She’s a true inspiration and certainly DOES NOT need the garbage that she’s going to have to put up with now. According to Sen. Edwards, [...]
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Gutter Throw-Away
Sick and homeless in L.A.? Expect to be dumped off on skid row without clothes and medications needed to treat your ailment. And if you’re using a wheelchair? Well, too bad for you. Some hospitals in L.A. want you to crawl your way out of the gutter.
The lawsuit alleges that employees of the Hollywood Presbyterian [...]
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Wealthy Patients more likely to get freebies
Have you ever wondered why your doctor never gave you free samples of those fabulous diet pills you see the stars touting? Well, wonder no more. It seems that it’s officially a proven fact that a doctor’s wealthiest patients get the best (and possibly only) drug samples available in doc’s office.
Contrary to claims by the [...]
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Bad Time to Move
Considering the fact that the real estate bubble has officially popped, now might be a good time to consider buying a piece of Wilmington NC real estate. For those that already live there, the news that the boom has “fizzled” is probably not good, but for those that would love to live there… well.
I spent [...]
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