News from October 2009

Lofa Tatupu: Out for the Year

Seahawks MLB Lofa Tatupu is undergoing surgery on his torn pectorals muscle Thursday and will miss the rest of the season. The Seahawks hoped that Tatupu could rehab the muscle in time to play late in the season, but Dr

Bush: ‘Tyranny’ if militants retake Afghanistan

Former President George W. Bush warned Saturday that “the world would face serious threats” if the resurgent Taliban and al-Qaeda …

Will Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ Win an Oscar?

The king still reigns.

Family Fights Odds, Retrieving Kidnapped Girl

This winter in China, Olivia Karolys, an illegal Mexican immigrant from New York, lost her daughter to her estranged husband. They were reunited on Thursday.

Marcia G. Yerman: The Gardasil Vaccine – Introduction to a Series

As the nation’s attention is riveted on the discourse about healthcare reform, another debate is taking place. Ironically, it crisscrosses with elements found in the larger conversation. These include the right of American women – regardless of income – to have accessible health care, the role of pharmaceutical companies in the healthcare equation, parental rights, informed consent, and the influence of lobbies.

GOP urges simpler, less expensive health care plan (AP)

Republicans say the Democrats’ proposal to overhaul health care is far too complicated, intrusive and expensive and are urging several steps they claim would bring down costs while not greatly expanding government involvement.

Sources: Abdullah to pull out of Afghan runoff (AP)

AP – Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week’s runoff against incumbent Hamid Karzai following a breakdown in talks on how to fix the country’s electoral crisis, two people familiar with the discussions said.

Gas prices chugging higher as holidays near (AP)

AP – Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached — billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump.

Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Liz Cheney For Criticizing Obama’s Trip To Honor Fallen Soldiers (VIDEO)

On “Countdown” Friday night, host Lawrence O’Donnell called out Liz Cheney for criticizing President Obama’s visit to Dover Air Force Base to honor the returning war dead. Cheney, speaking on Fox News Radio’s “John Gibson Show” Thursday, suggested that Obama had made the visit simply for the publicity.

Iran lawmakers reject UN-drafted uranium plan (AP)

AP – Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday a U.N.-backed plan to ship much of the country’s uranium abroad for further enrichment, raising further doubts about the likelihood Tehran will finally approve the deal.

News from October 2009

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