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ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2009) — A study at Örebro University in Sweden indicates that mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain. It is still too early to say if any health risks are involved, but medical researcher Fredrik Söderqvist recommends caution in the use of these phones, above all [...]

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By LAUREN COX
ABC News Medical Unit
Think newborns just eat, sleep and wail the same way across the world? That’s not so, according to a new study which found that babies cry with an accent within the first week of life.
By recording cries of 60 babies born to French or German parents, researchers discovered that [...]

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By Anne Saker, The Oregonian
As of next week, Oregon’s medical-marijuana patients will have two smoke-easies in Portland in which to medicate and socialize, the first such places in the country to open since the federal government indicated that it will no longer arrest or prosecute patients and suppliers.
On Nov. 13, the Cannabis Cafe will open [...]

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Breckenridge, Colo. (KJCT)- Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to decriminalize marijuana possession.Early returns showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. Breckenridge is poised to clear adults over 21 to have up to one ounce of marijuana.
The measure is largely symbolic, though. Pot possession remains a state crime for people without medical clearance.
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By Robert Berger
Israel is facing growing international pressure after the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the Goldstone Report, which accuses the Jewish state of war crimes against Palestinians. The Goldstone Report also accuses Palestinian militants of war crimes during the Gaza conflict of nearly a year ago.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French [...]

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ACORN vs BLACKWATER

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Men tell twice as many lies as women, it emerged yesterday.
Researchers found they tell six fibs a day on average to their partner, boss and work colleagues, but women come out with just three.
The study of 2,000 Britons also revealed that the most common lie told by both sexes was: ‘ Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine.’
While [...]

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Rachel Maddow: Vintage Whine

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With a little help from the White House, a nonprofit group won approval on Thursday to set up an open-air farmers market near the Executive Mansion, a city official said.
The nonprofit group, Fresh Farm Markets, already operates several farmers markets in Washington and Maryland. Last week, the group applied for a city permit to close [...]

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