“All animals are equal,” is the sixth commandment of animalism in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Animal rights activists want to bring this bit of fiction to fruition, lumping lab rats and other animals in with humans as deserving of equal treatment. And they threaten medical research in the process. “A …
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WASHINGTON – Taxpayers are going to get a rebate check in the mail later this summer and into this fall, but that’s not all. Tax rebate checks promised to Americans will be preceded by a letter of explanation this summer sent by the Internal Revenue Service. A draft of the …
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It’s official now. Kids can’t drink anything. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended this week that kids’ fruit juice intake be limited. The academy says too much fruit juice might cause malnutrition, undernutrition, diarrhea, flatulence, abdominal distention, and tooth decay. Scary stuff. How about alternative beverages? Soft drinks? Sorry. Government …
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This Father’s Day, making dear old Dad happy will be easy, if you keep it simple. Fathers will wear those ever-popular ties and will eat the chocolate (or anything else you toss their way), but they’re more likely to remember this upcoming Sunday if you plan a day that they’ll …
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Angelina Jolie | Michael Jackson | Larry King Calls Ringo ‘George’ | Rosie O’Donnell | Gordon Brown Angelina Jolie Has ‘Mighty Heart’ Failure Angelina Jolie can’t be happy today about the fate of her latest film. “A Mighty Heart,” released last Friday, has turned into a cold fish at the …
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Britney Spears Punished By Judge, Fans | Mariah Carey-Janet Jackson-Madonna: A Diva Winter | Bruce Gets Stars to the Garden | Hunger Makes for Strange Dinner-Fellows Britney Spears Punished by Judge, Fans Britney Spears lost all visitation rights with her two little boys Thursday morning. The family court judge in …
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To anyone who’s still reading or buying Rolling Stone: It’s time to boycott Jann Wenner’s flagship magazine. I’ve never participated in a boycott — not of lettuce or grapes or anything else. But enough is enough. After the announcement late Friday of the nominees’ ballot for the Rock and Roll …
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NEW YORK – Former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin is drawing up plans for a lottery-like contest, with space experiences for prizes, in hopes of making orbital spaceflight available to more than just wealthy entrepreneurs. Billed as the ShareSpace Stakes, the contest is envisioned to function as part of Aldrin’s ShareSpace …
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Several studies investigating the statistics and style of infant abductions from hospitals reveal some very frightening results. Although rare in comparison to the number of babies born in the US, the impact of just one little baby being abducted from its parents is enough to spark a nation-wide manhunt. According …
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There’s nothing like a volatile market to make a dumb idea look even dumber. Like raising taxes. I think — and I’m biased here — always dumb. But “really” dumb when markets are hiccupping. And I think, hiccupping, in part because taxes could be going up on the whole. Slowdowns …
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