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Patrick 'dedicated' to NASCAR future
Is there any question NASCAR's "It Girl" is serious about hanging with the big boys? News flash: Danica Patrick is skipping the Indianapolis 500 to race in the Coca-Cola 600 in May. That shows a serious level of engagement for Patrick, who has dabbled...Tags: Jeff Gordon, NASCAR, Trevor Bayne, Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing
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Arsenic in apple juice concerns prompt action by FDA
New reports on arsenic in apple juice may leave parents confused about what they should be pouring into their children's glasses.
Although the Food and Drug Administration continues to say it is "confident in the overall safety of apple juice consumed in...Tags: Family, Consumers, Environmental Issues, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses
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'The fabric of Illinois is torn'
U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel has been a fixture on the federal bench here for nearly a quarter-century, and before that he served as an Illinois Cabinet official as well as chief of the Illinois State Police. So he is as well-positioned as anyone to...Tags: Prosecution, Defendants, Elections, Punishment, Trials
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HHS Approves Free Birth Control For Women
CNNLOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new guidelines in Washington Monday requiring health insurance plans beginning on or after August 1, 2012 to cover several women's preventive services, including birth control and...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Social Issues, Elections, HIV, Food and Drug Administration
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Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures — caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine — in the hope that their baby will be born healthy.
But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy can have...Tags: University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England), Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Cheese Corn
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District 6: Mark E. Hughes
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve on the City Council.
My career began in the mid-1990's as a teacher in the Baltimore City Public School System. I then served a year in AmeriCorps...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Issues, Chicago Jobs
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Tougher pesticide regulation critical to health of the bay
Senator Ben Cardin's fight to protect EPA authority over pollution discharge permits controlling many of the pesticides in our waterways ("Cardin Leads Fight Over Pesticides," July 3) is critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and to all of us who...Tags: Birth Defects, Physical Conditions, Bodies of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health
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First lady announces restaurant chain's plan to cut calories, sodium
— First Lady Michelle Obama applauded the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster Thursday for pledging to cut calories and sodium at its restaurants over the next 10 years. Speaking at the Olive Garden, a restaurant known for its all-you-...Tags: LongHorn Steakhouse, Michelle Obama, Dining and Drinking, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Parenting
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Council approves Great Park museum
IRVINE — The City Council has approved a $250,000 master plan to build the Orange County Great Park Museum of Heritage & Aviation. The Orange County Great Park Board Corp. had approved the plan in December. The museum will commemorate Marines...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Human Interest
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Protect programs that keep kids out of poverty
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and other members of the congressional "supercommittee" created by this summer's federal deficit ceiling law are charged with making a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit. That's a daunting task. But as new Census...Tags: Family, Tax Credits, Social Issues, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Governor Corbett's Budget Focuses on Fiscal Restraint, Free Enterprise
Governor Tom Corbett today presented his 2012-13 budget to the General Assembly, asking legislators to continue the path of fiscal restraint and to encourage free enterprise for a more prosperous Pennsylvania.
"Last year, we accomplished much of real...Tags: Grocery Coupons, Natural Resources, Colleges and Universities, Business, Interior Policy
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Poor choices
The persistence of poverty in Baltimore is disturbing. It is even more so when one looks deeper into the official data.
The 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) estimates that 25.6 percent of Baltimore's population "for whom poverty status is determined"...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Issues, Lyndon B. Johnson, Interior Policy
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