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Brain pacemaker benefits Parkinson's patients Parkinson's patients who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. |
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| Bush To Create Huge Marine Sanctuaries | |
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments that together will make up the largest marine conservation effort in hist... |
| Newsweek: Why Obama Picked Panetta | |
| Among Obama's reasons for choosing Panetta, sources said, were his reputation as a "first-rate manager," his White House experience handling issues related to "intelligence support... | |
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Donor In Richardson Probe Gave To Obama A businessman caught up in a grand jury probe whose political donations ended any role for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in the Obama administration also was contributed to the p... |
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Biden's Right At Home, Burris Gets Denied Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the Senate club, but Roland Burris isn't - not yet anyway. But the legislative hopeful still attracted the largest press scrum Tuesday at the ... |
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Gov. Jeb Bush Won't Run For Senate In 2010 Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. |
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| Toyota To Suspend Car Production In Japan | |
| Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March as it grapples with shrinking global demand. | |
| U.s. Health Spending Continues To Rise | |
| Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion. | |
Season Of Savings Brings Rewards When it comes to holiday shopping, Americans have been great at saying they were going to cut back - but not so good at actually doing it. This year appears to be an exception. |
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Charities Hurt In Madoff Case Get Charity Nonprofits that are struggling because their donors lost money with Bernard Madoff are getting a bailout - but not from the government. Richer foundations are stepping in to help. |
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Social Security Unveils New Online Application The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service. |
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| Afghan Cleric Shot To Death In Mosque | |
| Two gunmen shot a Muslim cleric to death inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan, the second such incident in the area in less than two weeks, an official said Tuesday. | |
| Stranded Sea Cow Saved By Filipino Fishermen | |
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Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday. |
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In Gaza Fight, Iran Lurks In Background Israel's fight with Hamas in Gaza, like the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago, is a broader proxy battle between Western allies and Iran for the very future of the Middle... |
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Judge: U.s. Hiding Evidence In Detainee Case A U.S. judge on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay for six years. |
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Green New Deal? S. Korea Ahead Of U.s. South Korea said Tuesday it will invest 50 trillion won ($38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental projects in a "Green New Deal" to spur slumping economic growth an... |
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| Princess Mia And Meg Cabot Are Moving On | |
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In final 'Diaries' book, klutzy teen royal Mia will graduate from high school |
| Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead | |
| Punk guitarist Ron Asheton of The Stooges has been found dead in his Ann Arbor home. He was 60. City police Sgt. Brad Hill says there were no signs of foul play, and the death appe... | |
Chris Pine Puts His Own Spin On 'trek's' Kirk Pine believes the new movie will give audiences a sense of hope - something he feels has been lacking in other sci-fi box office hits. |
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Oprah Adds Holocaust Story Disclaimer Oprah has yet to comment on the debunked story of a Holocaust survivor who claimed to have met his future wife in a Nazi concentration camp. But a brief disclaimer on the story she... |
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Music Review | Yefim Bronfman: Where Undercurrents Of Electricity Crackle Beneath A Serene Surface Yefim Bronfman’s chamber music concert with musicians from the New York Philharmonic seemed to owe something to Carnegie Hall’s Perspectives program. |
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| Top-seeded Djokovic Upset In 1st Round In Brisbane | |
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Novak Djokovic doesn't think his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis at the Brisbane International is any cause for panic ahead of his Australian Open title defense. |
| Venus Williams Says No Plans To Retire Soon | |
| HONG KONG (AP) -Despite watching some of her biggest rivals hang up their rackets in recent years, five-time Grand Slam-winner Venus Williams says she still has plenty of goals to ... | |
Yankees Introduce No. 25, Mark Teixeira The 28-year-old first baseman joined a parade of high-priced talent the Yankees have reeled in this winter. |
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Utah Fans United - They're No. 1! 'We're the only team in the country that does not have to explain a loss' |
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Indians, Carl Pavano Agree To $1.5m, 1-year Deal CLEVELAND (AP) -The Cleveland Indians and free-agent pitcher Carl Pavano, a four-year bust with the New York Yankees because of injuries, agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contrac... |
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