Archive for July 10th, 2008

A retired Los Angeles police officer paralyzed when his 3-year-old son fired his father’s handgun while riding in the family pickup in Anaheim two years ago filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the gun’s manufacturer.… Continue reading

WASHINGTON - It’s not just the American dollar that’s losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn’t worth what it used to be. The "value of a statistical… Continue reading

Water systems serving about 30 percent of Americans are not giving them fluoridated water, six decades after fluoridation was started as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay, officials said on Thursday.

The… Continue reading

The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries warned Thursday that oil prices would see an “unlimited” increase in the case of a military conflict involving Iran, because the group’s members would be unable… Continue reading

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Almost half of UK military personnel are ready to leave the forces, a… Continue reading

 

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The Senators voted for "cloture" on the underlying FISA bill… Continue reading

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Buenos Aires, At least 12 babies who were part of a clinical study to test the effectiveness of a vaccine against pneumonia have died over the past year in Argentina, the local… Continue reading

Flint, Michigan, the hometown of Michael Moore, is the third most violent city in the nation, according to data gathered by the Citizens Quarterly Press. In fact, Michigan is a economic wasteland, thanks to… Continue reading

Every night at dusk in this wealthy California coastal town, Barbara Harvey puts down food for her golden retrievers, Phoebe and Ranger, and watches as they go for their evening walk. … Continue reading

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The cover story of the June 17, 2008 issue of the Wall Street… Continue reading