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• GOP: Obama Must Sign Health Measure Before Reconciliation
  There looks to be a pretty substantial wrinkle in congressional Democrats’ plans to pass health-care reform via the simple-majority processes of reconciliation: President Obama would have to sign the Senate version of the bill into law before the House and Senate versions could be reconciled into one. That’s the verdict... […]
• Uproar Over Whale Sushi Just Ridiculous
  Sure, the owners of a Los Angeles-area sushi restaurant broke the law if they indeed served whale meat, but those in a tizzy had “better wipe that morsel of moral superiority from your chin,” Japhy Grant writes . At the root, it’s a culture disconnect: Eating whale is deeply ingrained in... […]
• NYC Will Pay Sick Ground Zero Workers $657M
  New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero rescue and response workers who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust. The settlement was announced tonight by the WTC Captive Insurance Company, a special entity... […]
• Stars on Ice: Skater Weir 'Not Family Friendly'
  The outfit that trots out figure-skating notables for its regular Stars on Ice tour has proclaimed notably flamboyant American Olympic Johnny Weir “not family friendly” and refuse to have him along, sources tell a blogger for GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Weir hasn’t publicly stated his sexual... […]
• Harry Reid's Wife, Daughter Injured in Crash
  Harry Reid's wife and daughter were seriously injured today in a car accident. Lana, 69, has a broken back, a broken neck, and a broken nose, while daughter Lana has a neck injury. Both are hospitalized in the Washington area after their car got rear-ended by a "semi-truck," reports the... […]
• Obama Donates $1.4M Nobel Cash to 10 Charities
  President Obama has donated the $1.4 million he got with the Nobel Peace Prize to 10 charities, with a heavy emphasis on education. The most money, however, went to Fisher House, which provides care for patients at VA and military hospitals. It gets $250,000, while the Clinton-Bush Haiti... […]
• Corey Haim's Mom: He Died of Heart Trouble
  The mother of Corey Haim says the coroner found that her son had an enlarged heart and fluid in his lungs and will list the cause of death as pulmonary congestion. Judy Haim tells Access Hollywood that the coroner's office gave her a courtesy call before making the results public.... […]
• Scientists Discover New Taste—for Fat
  Scientists think they found a new taste sense, though it's probably one we should've found sooner: it's for fat. Researchers in New Zealand tested human subjects for the ability to taste fat and discovered varying levels of sensitivity to the taste. "We also found that those with a high sensitivity... […]
• Court Upholds 'Under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
  A federal appeals court in San Francisco today upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on US currency. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references... […]