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Bipartisan Poll Shows Obama's Strong Position Heading Into Election Cycle
The next presidential election may be 18 months away, but the political world is abuzz as a diverse group of candidates on the Republican side is vying for the party’s nomination.
Cornstarch An Effective Vehicle For Vitamins
Sometimes, when an individual takes a nutritional supplement, the vitamins it contains are destroyed by acid in the stomach.
GOP Senators Block Repeal Of Oil Subsidies
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that aimed to eliminate tax subsidies for the five biggest oil companies in the United States.
Gingrich Backs Off His Criticism Of Ryan Budget, Reaches Out To Tea Party
Newt Gingrich has begun backpedaling following his verbal attack on Representative Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget proposal, which calls for significant Medicare reform.
County Keeps Funding For Viagra In Budget — Despite $300 Million Shortfall
The Montgomery County, Md. County Council has decided it’s not going to let budget problems stand in the way of its employees’ bedroom activities and has decided to continue paying for their little blue pills. The County Council is keeping funding for Viagra off the chopping block, despite the jurisdiction’s $300 million budget shortfall, according to an article on WashingtonExaminer.com.
Data Show Possible Link Between Atmospheric Activity And Earthquakes
The recent Great Tohoku earthquake that destroyed so much in Japan on March 11 is providing large amounts of data to scientists, and not just geologists. Thursday’s Physics blog for MIT’s TechnologyReview.com, discusses how scientists at NASA are releasing findings on atmospheric data from Japan’s earthquake and others, with startling results.
Obama Getting Rich Off U.S. Debt
Recently, the White House released the financial disclosure forms for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The form shows that large portion of the President’s wealth is seated in Federal debt. CNN’s White House blog reported, “The President and first lady Michelle Obama had assets valued between $2.8 million and $11.8 million in 2010. And between $2 million and $10 million of their assets are invested in super-safe U.S. Treasury securities, according to the disclosure form. That’s up from $1.5 million to $6 million reported invested in Treasury notes and bills in 2009.”
Liberal Billionaire Sways Media
Billionaire George Soros has spent $48 million funding media properties, including media-industry organizations, journalism schools and investigative journalism. The left-leaning Soros, No. 46 on the Forbes list of The World’s Billionaires, has devoted his life to taking over American media, according to a report from FoxNews.com.
Representative Ron Paul Suggests Selling Fort Knox Gold To Pay U.S. Debts
As the debate over raising the Federal debt limit rages, policy groups have suggested selling off Federal assets to pay debts. One Presidential contender, Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), said the United States should sell the gold in Fort Knox — that is, if Fort Knox has any gold to sell. Paul called for an audit of the Federal government’s gold reserves in August 2010, but was voted down. He said, “If there was no question, you’d think they would be very anxious to prove to us that the gold is there.”
Schools May Hold The Key To Improved Pediatric Health
When students in Ann Arbor, Mich. were provided with nutritious food options in the cafeteria, more physical education classes and lessons on making healthy lifestyle choices, they had the added benefits of lowering their cholesterol levels and improving their resting heart rates.
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