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DADT Disproportionately Affects Women
VetVoice
In the Air Force, a majority of those removed were women, the first time a service has had such a record since the implementation of the controversial law in 1994, according to Palm Center senior research fellow Nathaniel Frank.
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Will Black Players Refuse To Play For Rush Limbaugh’s Rams?
Deadspin
From a purely political standpoint, letting Rush Limbaugh buy into your football team is already an iffy proposition, but there's a more practical football issue to consider as well. Will some top players refuse to work for him?
There's at ...
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Adobe Reader Users Targeted Again via Unpatched Vulnerability
Softpedia News
Attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the latest versions of Adobe's Reader and Acrobat products to compromise computers. The company recommends disabling JavaScript as a temporary solution until a patch is shipped on October 13.
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FDA panel backs expanded use of Pfizer HIV drug
Antiwar Newswire
Federal health advisers say Pfizer's HIV drug Selzentry should be approved for use by patients who have not already taken other drugs to combat the virus.
The Food and Drug Administration's panel of virus experts voted 10-4 in favor of the new use, despite some inconsistency in company studies of the drug.
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Donovan McNabb to Play Against the Buccaneers Sunday
OddJack
For now, that's what the Birds from Philly are chirping about.
That's bad news to this Tampa Bay team that hasn't won anything after four weeks into the 2009 NFL football season.
And in case you're not paying attention, yes, quart...
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Inside the Nobel Prize: How a CCD Works
Gadget Lab
This year’s Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded, with the inventors of the CCD getting recognition for the invention which enabled modern digital photography. It has taken a while: Whilst the invention took just one hour, the prize took 40...
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Checking in on Tim and Mitt
FiveThirtyEight
Given the focus on health care, the 2009 gubernatorial races and 2010 congressional cycle, it's surprising how much Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney have been in the news of late. Let's check in on these two 2012 Republican presidential primary f...
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Bob Barker donates $3m to help injured troops
Hot Momma Gossip
A television staple for more than three decades, ‘The New Price is Right’ host, Bob Barker has just donated $3-million to help injured victims of America’s ongoing wars.
A former World War II naval pilot himself, the 84-year old host made his worthy donation to help build a new hospital in Bethesda, Maryland,...
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Robert Kaplan on the Regional Dimensions of Afghanistan
The Washington Note
Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan has an excellent op-ed in today's New York Times that offers a balanced assessment of the regional and great power dimensions of the United States' involvement in Afghanistan.
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Bacon-Addicted Obese Skunk Put on Diet
Small Bits & Pieces
An obese skunk has been put on a strict diet to help wean him off his addiction to bacon sandwiches.
The mammal, named Mr. Bumble, was given to the RSPCA by his previous owners when he became too...
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Tebow or Brantley? LSU to Adjust
Fan House
OK, so we know that Tim Tebow has been cleared to act like Tim Tebow. He can go to class, he can watch TV and game tape, he can tolerate bright lights and he doesn't have a headache. That was Florida coach Urban Meyer's latest med...
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Alessi Laser Shot watch
SlipperyBrick
Who needs old fashioned hands that go around a dial, when you can have lasers? That’s the thinking behind the latest concept watch from Alessi. Supposedly, the Laser Shot watch won’t burn your...
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Bethenny Frankel replaced on The Real Housewives of NYC
TVsquad
BF is nobody's BFF these days... or so it seems. Just days after Bravo announced that three reality stars were getting spinoffs of their own, one of them has made news again. Bethenny Frankel is...
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Employment Report
Angry Bear
Not only was the employment report disappointing, but previously reported encouraging leading indicators of employment were revised away.
Most importantly, hours worked...
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Melbourne out for redemption in decider
The Roar
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy admits nothing his side produces in today’s NRL premiership decider against Parramatta will ever replace the feeling of last year’s embarrassing grand final loss to...
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