... with the Payne family," said Tom Watson, a parliament member who investigated the phone scandal. "I have nothing but contempt for the people that did this" (Somaiya). Brooks testified that The News of the World did, in fact, give Payne a cell phone "for the last 11 years," but that "it was not a personal gift." She also added that the allegations were "abhorrent ... and particularly upsetting as Sara Payne is a dear friend" (Somaiya). However, Payne's charity, Phoenix Foundation, released a statement suggesting that they did not believe in Brook's innocence. "Today is a very sad dark da...

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... and old age of the remaining ones, this ceremony will be the last one conducted by the survivors' association (Lovett). "We had no choice," said William H. Eckel, who previously directed the Fourth Division of the association. "Wives and family members have been trying to keep it operating, but they just can't do it. People are winding up in nursing homes and intensive care units" (Lovett). Harry ... Kerr, another survivor and director of the Southeast chapter, said, "We just ran out of gas, that's what it amounted to. We felt we ran a good course for 70 years. Fought a good fight. We h...

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A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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... . Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly ... -up (Los Angeles Times). Jackson's security guard, Alberto Alvarez, took the stand against Murray, claiming that when he walked in the room, he saw Jackson's lifeless body on the floor and Murray acting incompetent. Murray made a half-hearted attempt at CPR, according to Alvarez, who reported that Murray was using one hand, performing thrusts sporadically while Jackson was lying o...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... campaign, presidential candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My general counsel said this started ... out where (an accuser) and her lawyer were demanding a huge financial settlement. I don't remember a number. ... when pressed later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain ...

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... election was unlike any other, in a number of ways. There was the possibility of a female vice-president pitted against the possibility of an African-American president - both potential history-making moments. Voting turnouts broke some records, and with the election of Senator Barack Obama, the United States allowed a new era of American politics to be ushered in. And the way it all happened was revolutionary, too ... . The Internet has, it seems, forever changed the way Americans experience their political lives. The Internet has infiltrated our everyday lives in countless ways: We bank...

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... , such as tax or fraud evasion (The Straits Times). The investigation began after two suspicious transfers from an IOR account were detected, one for twenty million euros to a German branch of an American bank and one for 3 million euros to an Italian bank (News.gather.com). The Vatican Bank has vowed to be committed to "complete transparency" in ... order to gain enrollment on the "White List," a list of countries that comply with international banking standards. Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi issued a letter claiming, "The current problem was caused by a misunderstanding - now bein...

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... source it originally came from. This means that you can meet your caloric needs and the actual energy needs of your body by eating just chocolate or by eating just lettuce. However, the energy your body needs and the amount of energy you have are two different things. In order to have the energy to engage in your favorite activities you need foods that are ... not merely calorically dense but that are instead nutritionally dense. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in most diets. The best type of carbohydrates to eat in order to maintain long lasting energy are complex carbohydr...

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... Shares are down 44 percent for the quarter. Additionally, the bank faces multibillion-dollar lawsuits and financial losses from its questionable mortgage practices during the housing boom (Halzack). Bank of America's decision stems from Senator Richard Durbin's bill that overhauled the banking system by capping the amount of money that banks can charge stores for debit card uses. After announcing its plan to ... . Gerri Willis from the Fox Business Network personal shredded her own Bank of America debit card on air, claiming, "Right here, right now, I'm going to show Bank of America what ...

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... vials, forcing Medicare to pay for four wasted micrograms. Myers claims that the larger vials of Zemplar minimized needle sticks and helped to reduce possible infections. A similar situation occurred with an iron drug, Venofer, which forced Medicare to pay for 75 wasted milligrams of each dose. Smaller doses of Venofer actually increased needle sticks. DaVita denies these accusations (Pollack). There was "no clinical reason ... " and "no safety reason" for Venofer's smaller doses, according to Dr. Michael Auerbach, an expert at Georgetown University. Dr. Daniel Coyne ... used in larger-...

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... in our people, a belief in the principles that have made America's economy the envy of the world." He then continued on to promise that his administration will "help lay the foundation for you to grow and innovate" while also pledging to devote new investment in infrastructure and education and a focus on removing "barriers that make it harder for you to compete - from the tax ... code to the regulatory system" (Dennis). In an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber of Commerce, Obama walked the block to the Chamber headquarters. Once there, he...

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... Jones would not have killed himself (Bailey). An Army liaison told Jones' family that his roommate entered the barracks mid-afternoon to find music blaring and a rifle beside Jones' body. An autopsy is yet to be performed (Grondahl). With just 13 days left before he was scheduled to return home ... that Jones would have killed himself, considering he was making many plans for the future. "I talked to him the other day and he was going to be back for my birthday and we were going to celebrate together," Bernie said (FOX23news.com). George Bennett, Jones' uncle, was first to be notified. ...

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... freedom on the dotted line. In these tighten-your-belt times, more and more couples are opting to stay unhappy together over doling out money they don't have for the pricey endeavor that is divorce. These days, salaries are stagnating, more and more people are losing their jobs, and the value of our homes is creeping ever downward. That is not an ideal economic ... situation in which to be spending thousands of dollars to bid your marriage goodbye. Moreover, although economic difficulties can be stressful on a marriage, lean ... between a couple with at least one child can cost more th...

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... -paycheck families are busting the budget on necessities. Even conservative spenders are growing weary. During a recent small group discussion, a mother of three held back tears as she described the effects of the dollar's weakening buying power. She and her husband both work and have been steadily employed for the last twenty years. Three years ago, they felt financially secure. They could afford to eat ... has one or four members, the double-digit rate rise in the cost of groceries this year is eating up discretionary spending, boston.com writer Robert Gavin says. Milk prices averaged ...

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... ways: locavorism, the 100-Mile Diet, or simply eating local. These terms all refer to the growing trend of purchasing food that has been grown and processed in one's own community. At first glance, this seems completely contrary to the pride we have taken in the past to be able to get foods from all over ... the world anytime we want. We can have Ecuadorian bananas in May, California strawberries in January, and Mexican avocados any time of the year. But at what cost? The average distance a grocery store's produce has to travel before it gets on your plate is 1,500 miles. That travel co...

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... about? Without facts to back up these buzz words you will not really know if you are on the cutting edge or if it is more of the same old stuff. So what are they and why do many people think that they are the answer to concerns about pollution? So What Are Alternative Fuels? Alternative fuels are made from something other ... fill up to keep going. The electric car requires more of a time commitment, and not everyone is willing to lose the time. What Are Hybrids? Hybrids are just a combination of a traditional vehicle's combustion engine with the battery powered electric vehicle engine....

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... hours versus the 750 to 1,000 hours of a traditional bulb. Although CFL's are generally more expensive than their older counterparts, they more than make up the cost difference with the energy savings and longevity. CFL's, however, contain a hidden danger. Just like all other fluorescent lights, CFL's use a small amount of mercury vapor in the tubes in order to produce fluorescent light. Not only is ... there a potential long term risk of disposing these light bulbs in landfill sites but there is also a more immediate ... concern about personal safety if a CFL breaks accidentally. How ...

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Geothermal energy is the way of the future. It is clean. It is always available. In addition, it is already being used successfully. One only has to see its theoretical uses, its practice, and its growing popularity around the world to see that geothermal energy is the way to a brighter, cleaner tomorrow. What Geothermal Energy Can Do Geothermal energy can ... renewable resource is available anywhere and at any time. Geothermal Energy Put Into Practice Geothermal heat pumps in Manhattan that provide heating and cooling for buildings may cost a little more than the usual heating and air condit...

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... trade secrets from her former company, Motorola Inc., but was acquitted of charges of economic espionage for China. Jin illegally downloaded 1,000 of the company's proprietary documents, which included important business secrets before trying to board a plane to Beijing. Federal agents found the files on her computer and other electronic devices during a random security search at the airport (Kelleher). Jin simultaneously ... government has many spies attempting to steal business secrets (Kelleher). US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald highlighted the importance of the matter to the US govern...

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... , but after almost a decade in the hostile country, no such weapons were found. Instead, the nine-year invasion revamped American politics and provided Muslims with a solid foundation for their hatred towards Americans. With American troops absent from the country, Iraq has a long and arduous road ahead of rebuilding (Shanker). "Let me be clear: Iraq will be tested in the days ahead - by terrorism ... , and by those who seek to divide, by economic and social issues, by the demands of democracy itself. Challenges remain, but the US will be there to stand by the ... people as they navigate...

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... drug, federal panelists cannot come to a general consensus on whether immediate treatment should be required (Hartocollis). Recent studies have emerged that convinced Farley of the usefulness of antiretroviral drugs, citing that they help to prolong healthy lives and are 96 percent effective in cutting HIV transmission from an infected partner to an uninfected partner. New York City would be the second city in ... for early treatment himself, but he says many HIV-positive patients opt to wait until their T-cell counts drop s that they are eligible for certain housing and nutritional ben...

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... their bills, typically the younger citizens, are seeking out other places of residence (Hartman). "We do want to develop this country," commented another demonstrator, Dana Schiffer. "We want young people to stay here and be able to live here and not have to go to Europe or to the United States in order to develop their lives" (Berger). Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answered one ... of the conflicts by announcing more student living choices and selling state-owned land at a discount to lower the price ... of housing. While the protestors are glad that he heeded one call, they do no...

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... three children across a four-lane road 0.3 miles away from a crosswalk because she was "trying to hurry up and get home so we wouldn't have to be in the dark" (Garner). In her original trial, Nelson was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and 12 months of probation. She was even excused from paying the $1,000 fines that the judge could have potentially imposed ... 4-year-old A.J. Nelson, Jerry L. Guy, was charged with five years in prison, but he was released after only six months of jail time to serve the remainder on probation. During his trial, he admitted that he had consumed...

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... controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's policy towards Libya. One side of the Republican Party, led by House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other congressional leaders, argue that the U.S. involvement in NATO's bombing campaign now violates the War Powers Act after hitting the 90-day mark on June 19th. In order to force President Obama to revoke any U.S. aid, the Republicans suggest cutting off ... money for the war when the House reviews the annual Pentagon spending bill later this week. Many of the Republican ... Party presidential candidates demand that the U.S. quit ...

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