There is a school of thought that says when a Congressman is caught out in a sex scandal, the one thing they should never, ever do is resign from office. That seems to be the path that Representative Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is on, the hope being that ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 11:40AM
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There’s a big new landmark that might wind across America: TransCanada Corporation, an oil company, wants to build a 1,700-mile steel pipeline to pump dirty oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to the refineries of Port Arthur, Texas. Supporte ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 11:26AM
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“Hold fast” is not a phrase we often use in this culture. But in the original Greek, hold fast means not only to embrace, but to embrace with force as if someone is trying to take something from you. In other words, you’ve got to have a firm grip or ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 11:17AM
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Washington, DC (June 1, 2011) -- High rates of obesity, high blood pressure and inadequate prenatal care cause death from childbirth more often for African-Americans in the United States than for whites and other ethnic groups. Worse ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 1:10AM
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This Past May was Elder Abuse Awareness Month; According to the American Psychological Association, elder abuse occurs when senior citizens are assaulted, mistreated, or taken advantage of, whether the abuse is intentional or not. Abuse can be verbal ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 1:05AM
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If you are not a parent, you still can help others move toward the heart of God by praying for them. Jesus reflected God’s own heart when he prayed for the disciples, and we reflect God’s heart when we pray for our children. We can pray that our c ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 12:41AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Are you worried about high blood pressure in yourself, a family member, or a friend? Your concern is well founded. If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to a range of health problems, including heart disease and stroke. ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 12:26AM
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Are you a fan of Oprah Winfrey or did you ever watch her popular television program over the last twenty-five years? Millions of people were drawn to the Oprah Winfrey Show not just because of a hunger for gossip or celebrity gawking or even her cha ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 12:15AM
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You know about Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the civil rights movement. But did you know that his dream of life and liberty for all was a family vision? Today on Home School Heartbeat, Dr. Alveda King joins host Mike Farris.
Mike Farris:
Dr. K ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 12:04AM
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NEW YORK -- Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) insisted he’s staying in office Monday, even as a string of embarrassing new revelations and photos emerged that apparently reveal a hidden, lascivious online life. At first, Weiner vehemently denied that a p ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 11:04PM
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LONDON - Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting a London apartment — in a palace —Palace officials said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — as the newlyweds are formally known now — would use a small refurbished apartment at Kensington Palace ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 10:37PM
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That was the question Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) attempted to answer.
Their conclusion: Denmark.
The OECD looked at data from 34 countries, assessing work-life balance in their well-being index, the ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 10:20PM
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Authorities in Texas said Tuesday that they had found up to 30 dismembered bodies, including children, buried at a house in a rural county east of Houston, local media reported.
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Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 7:19PM
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(Best Syndication News) - A new prescription medication Tradjenta (linagliptin) has gained the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval for the treatment of adult Type 2 diabetes. Tradjenta can be used alone or with other treatments to help l ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 11:28AM
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> The efforts of you and more than 75,000 other ColorOfChange members paid
> off.^1 Psychology Today has now agreed to remove controversial author
> Satoshi Kanazawa, the author of a deeply offensive article regarding Black
> women, ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 1:35AM
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How do you get information to stick in your student's long-term memory?
Think back to your own school days. Do you recall any particular "learning moments"? Why do you remember them?
The two main ways to get information into a student's long-ter ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 1:29AM
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Angela Hildenbrand used her 15 minutes of fame wisely — focused on prayer. While the nation watched, the valedictorian said a prayer at Saturday’s graduation ceremony at Medina Valley High School, near San Antonio. Just a few days earlier, a federal ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 1:10AM
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This week's topic: Generational Blessings: The character qualities of Joseph are revealed in Genesis forty-five. Joseph refuses to retaliate against his brothers, but rather he sets his family up for a breakthrough blessing. He transitions his family ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 1:01AM
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(VIA My Praise Atlanta) As My Praise Atlanta reported earlier, the Rev. Bernice King has announced that she is stepping down as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. King said her decision to leave her post is unrelated to Bishop Eddie Lo ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:55AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Lupus has many shades. It can affect people of different races, ethnicities, and ages, both men and women. It can look like different diseases. It's different for every person who has it and anyone can get it. But African America ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:48AM
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Despite repeated warnings from business groups, tourism and industry boards and advocates about the hefty price tag attached to Arizona-style legislation, state lawmakers continued to push “get tough” copycat proposals. Many ultimately rejected SB107 ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:30AM
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This past Sunday marked 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States. And this anniversary brings fresh hope for something many had come to think was impossible: finding a cure. The example is Timothy Ray Brown of San Franc ...
Posted Monday, June 6th 2011 at 9:30PM
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Congress will not be riding to the rescue. Economic indicators are pointing to slower growth. More Americans are looking for jobs, and the housing market is in a confirmed double dip. In another time and place, lawmakers have ...
Posted Monday, June 6th 2011 at 9:10PM
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WINDERMERE, FLA.—Shaquille O’Neal walked up the stairs to the makeshift stage in his home gymnasium, pulled out a few index cards with some notes and said the words he never thought were coming.
Good-bye. ...
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Posted Monday, June 6th 2011 at 8:46PM
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PA teen Sukanya Roy was close to the Scripps National Spelling Bee's final in previous years. Now, she's taken the prize.
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Posted Monday, June 6th 2011 at 8:34PM
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