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Source: ClickOnDetroit.com
ford mtr co workers leaving job while on clock--undercover investiagtion
Behind the Numbers - Untold Suffering in the Congo
Source: Keith Harmon Snow and David Barouski
Some people are aware that war in the Congo is driven by the desire to extract raw materials, including diamonds, gold, columbium tantalite (coltan), niobium, cobalt, copper, uranium and petroleum.
Lilly in Settlement Talks With U.S.
Source: The New York Times
A settlement of an inquiry into Lilly's marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa could result in the company's paying more than $1 billion to federal and state governments.
Toxic gas 'may help transplants'
Source: BBC News
Scientists say they have developed a safe method to administer the toxic gas carbon monoxide (CO) in a way that could help organ transplant patients.
Apparently, this post on what Continental can do to be competitive was a hit. A large increase in traffic registered in my statistics and caused the site a bit of a hiccup late last night.
When my "base of operations" switched from Dallas to Houston in February of this year my choice of airlines changed too. I was a frequent flier on American Airlines and had the status to prove it. I enjoyed DFW and did not mind flying in and out of there.
States Seek Examination on Energy Drinks
Source: The New York Times
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Beverage companies that sell alcoholic energy drinks were harshly criticized Tuesday by more than two dozen state attorneys general who want federal officials to examine the ingredients and marketing of the drinks they say are aimed at underage customers.
Men Accused Of Murder-By-Snake Plot
Source: local6.com
....The Lakewood men were allegedly trying to kill Matthew Sowash, owner of Amateur Poker Tour in Wheat Ridge, because he owed them $60,000, Jim Shires of the Jefferson County Sheriff's office said.
Old Movie, New Musical, First-Time Producers
Source: The New York Times
While the notoriously misguided film "Xanadu" might seem a peculiar choice for resurrection, there is something almost as unusual about those behind it: all six of the musical's above-the-title producers are Broadway neophytes.
Drug Files Show Maker Promoted Unapproved Use
Source: The New York Times
Eli Lilly pushed Zyprexa, a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as a treatment for older patients with dementia, according to marketing materials.
All worked up to play Wake Forest
Source: The Denver Post
Matt McCraw can't pull rank, but he is doing most of the talking right now when he and roommate Chris Sutton, a senior cornerback and a captain on the Falcons' football team, take time out from studies to talk sports.
Study: Prisons Used to Recruit Terrorists
Source: ABC News
U.S. prisons are becoming major breeding grounds for Islamic terrorists, but state and local authorities are too cash-strapped to prevent or track recruiting, a new report concludes.