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Bacteria in cigarettes may harm health

Source: United Press International

College Park :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Nov 26 21:22:57 -0800 2009 | political-news

Cigarettes are widely contaminated with bacteria, including some known to harm health, French and U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the University of Maryland in College Park and Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France found cigarettes could be the direct source...

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Lawmakers get bounty of benefits

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constution

Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Fri Nov 27 00:19:08 -0800 2009 | political-news

While many of us have seen our paychecks shrink this year, members of Congress got a pay raise. While most of our retirement accounts were walloped by the stock market decline, senators’ and representatives’ pension plans were protected by cost-of-living...

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Jurors head for long weekend

Source: Baltimore Sun

Baltimore :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Nov 26 00:44:25 -0800 2009 | political-news

Sweeney bid the jurors in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon 's theft case farewell for a four-day holiday break Wednesday after rejecting repeated requests by defense lawyers for a mistrial. The judge pleaded with jurors not to put their "hard work...

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Festival of Trees to shine again

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fallston :: MD :: USA | updated Wed Nov 25 08:33:37 -0800 2009 | political-news

Volunteers were finishing work on the 47 trees in Brady?s Run Lodge. It is the 20th year for the festival that will open to the public on Thanksgiving night. Red with green and gold with white likely will be dominant...

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Braddock group's goal: Repeal closing of hospital

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Braddock Heights :: MD :: USA | updated Wed Nov 25 21:29:14 -0800 2009 | political-news

Braddock, slated for Jan. 31, community members have mobilized efforts to change the hospital's mind, starting last Thursday with a rally that drew a few hundred people. The objective of the working group, facilitated by Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato,...

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The Smart Grid Is Awarded $3.4 Billion By The Recovery Act

Posted by: amalgam80

Baltimore :: MD :: USA | updated Wed Nov 04 11:13:16 -0800 2009 | political-news

The Smart Grid was given an additional $3.4 billion stimulus, to fund a hundred projects nationwide, by President Obama Wednesday. The amount was the largest one day stimulus award. The grid is meant to modernize the old energy infrastructure into...

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Washington wanted to put more restrictions on use of cell phones while ...

Posted by: PriestessPachina

Washington Grove :: MD :: USA | updated Sun Oct 04 22:55:35 -0700 2009 | political-news

I agree with the idea of putting more restrictions as a truck driver I see so many drivers who do not pay attention with cell phones . Talking while driving is extremely dangerous, ex: A person on the freeway and...

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Alan Keyes explains why Obama's bow to Japanese emperor is an attack ...

Posted by: JesseParsons1983

Gaithersburg :: MD :: USA | updated Mon Nov 16 15:36:02 -0800 2009 | political-news

Keyes reports : "Obama apparently doesn't realize that the occupant of the office he lays claim to is supposed to represent the sovereign people of the United States...Given the decidedly outraged reaction to his bow to the King of Saudi...

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U.S. Air Force's F-22 production stopped at 187 aircraft

Posted by: KeraEllingson

Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Mon Nov 23 15:43:52 -0800 2009 | political-news

President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign called for change, the biggest of all was the U.S.’ spending habits. Since being elected, he’s called for major Defense budget costs in the wake of President Bush’s extremely high defense spending. To help...

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Expenses Row MP Denies House Ban Claims

Source: Sky News

Essex :: MD :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 16:35:38 -0800 2009 | political-news

Reports claimed his wife had barred him from staying in the cottage in his Skipton and Ripon constituency, after he admitted an affair with a local woman. But Mr Curry said he was actually spending more time with his wife...

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