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Entries from January 2008

Clinton Makes Final Push In South Carolina

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Norfolk - Senator Hillary Clinton returned to South Carolina to make one final push before the primary in the state, set for Saturday.
She spent the final two days of the week looking forward to Super Tuesday, avoiding South Carolina a bit. This was all while her husband, Bill Clinton, stayed in South Carolina […]

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Tags: U.S.

The Moment Of Truth A Hit For Fox

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Boston - Fox appears to have found the perfect show to follow American Idol on Wednesday nights as the two shows teamed up for a huge ratings win for the network.
The Moment of Truth managed to get a strong 10.2 rating among the 18-49 demographic at 9 p.m. It managed to hold 94% […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Heath Ledger’s girlfriend, Mary-Kate Olsen first to hear the news

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Unaware of what was really going on, Heath Ledger’s masseuse set up her table in the same room as the actor’s body.
Diana Wolozin assumed he was unconscious, even though he felt cold to the touch, and yet still didn’t think he was dead.
The masseuse spent nine long minutes tying to call “Full House” actress […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Are you getting the proper vaccinations?

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come out with a report stating adults in the United States are not getting the proper vaccinations.
Federal Health officials have stressed that vaccinations are not just for kids and they do more than prevent the flu.
Officials have stated that they are disappointed with the number of adults […]

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Tags: Health

More questions raised about how Heath Ledger died

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

As more details of Heath Ledger’s death are revealed, more questions are being raised. Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his New York apartment. A housemaid found his naked body face-down on the floor amidst bottles of sleeping pills.
The obvious question of suicide seems to be more clear. Six different types of prescription […]

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Tags: Entertainment

The 1000 Genomes Project attempts genetic break through

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The 1000 Genomes Project is setting out to make a map of the human genome in order to find DNA variations.
They have stated that when you compare two humans, they are 99% the same in terms of their DNA. What the project is setting out to do is to figure out that 1% of […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Thrashers winger Ilya Kovalchuck suspended for hit

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The NHL has sent down a decision that they have suspended Atlanta Thrashers left winger Ilya Kovalchuk for a hit from behind.
The hit from behind was on New York Rangers defenseman Michal Rozsival.
The news came down on Wednesday from the National Hockey League.
The Russian star, Kovalchuk, is currently in second place in the NHL in […]

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Tags: Sports

Thanks to global warning, number of Hurricanes may drop

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

According to new research released, the number of hurricanes which hit the United States may drop due to rising ocean temperatures from global warming.
Global warming is causing ocean temperatures to rise, and in turn could cause the number of hurricanes which hit the U.S. each year to drop significantly.
The study was published in the Geophysical […]

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Tags: Weather · U.S.

Warcraft game sets milestone records

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The massively multi player online role-playing game from Blizzard, World of Warcraft, has broken a major milestone with over 10 million active subscribers.
Blizzard made the announcement this week that they now have over 10 million subscribers.
Asia has the biggest majority of the 10 million as they make up 5.5 million users. North America consists […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec · Entertainment

Barry Bonds asks federal judge to dismiss the perjury charges

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Barry Bonds has asked a federal judge to dismiss the perjury charges against him.
Bonds asked the federal judge on Wednesday to drop the perjury charge as he argued that the indictment basically had no merit.
Bonds was charged back in November for lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. He since […]

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Tags: Sports