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Mar 31, 2008 -
C-SPAN has never been this rowdy! At a speech given at the George Washington University, former Bush adviser Karl Rove received a heckling to remember. But the yells of "Tase 'Em"?
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Jul 21, 2008 -
By now you must have heard that Starbucks is closing 600 of its stateside coffee shops. Last week Starbucks released the official list of the closing stores with a grand total of 616 closures. The closing stores are company-operated stand alone locations; no bookstore, super market, or airport Starbucks will be shuttered.
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Aug 07, 2008 -
Now that a diploma mill in Spokane, Washington has the attention of government officials, Washington state has bigger problems than serving as home to struggling Starbucks. The eight people involved in the scam sold more than $6 million of their merchandise, and some will spend time in prison for issuing over 9,000 fake high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees to individuals in 130 countries.
Aside from creating several of their own fake universities — St.
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Apr 07, 2009 -
- Italy's prime minister announced that 207 people have been confirmed dead and 15 are still missing, after a 6.3 earthquake hit the city of L'Aquila yesterday. About 100,000 have been left homeless. — Wall Street Journal
- The University of North Carolina defeated Michigan State last night to win the national college basketball title.
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Dec 08, 2008 -
George Clooney was in Berlin on Saturday night, chatting with Santa and flirting with the ladies at the "A Heart for Children" charity gala before heading to dinner with friends. He had been set to receive an award at the event for his work towards calming tensions in Darfur, but George decided to pass the honor on to aid workers in the region. While in Germany, he sat down with the country's newspaper Bild to chat about his family, friends, and why he felt undeserving of the accolades.
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Nov 03, 2008 -
Now that the 2008-2009 school year is in full swing, the College Board has released the official numbers for the average cost of attending college this year, and CNN Money has developed a list of the 10 most expensive schools in the US. Is your alma mater on the list?
10 Most Expensive Colleges
Wesleyan University: $38,934
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Aug 18, 2008 -
The panel of judges for next month's Bocuse d'Or — the Olympics of the culinary world — were announced last Friday. Many of the judges, such as Laurent Tourondel and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, hail from New York, which makes me wonder if the giants of the gastronomic world really do believe that New York is the center of the culinary universe.
As if the list of uber-chef judges isn't intimidating enough, Paul Bocuse, the French founder of the competition will be on hand to observe and officiate.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
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Immunodeficiency disorders occur when the body's immune response is reduced or absent.
See also: Autoimmune disorders
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The immune system is made up of lymphoid tissue in the body, which includes the bone marrow, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, and parts of the spleen and gastrointestinal tract.
The immune system helps protect the body from harmful substances called antigens.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic, progressive, and frequently fatal genetic disease of the glands that produce or secrete sweat and mucus. CF primarily affects the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive tracts in children and young adults. On average, individuals with CF have a lifespan of around 30 years.
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Aug 28, 2008 -
With all the press out there, chances are you've heard about Bravo's new show The Rachel Zoe Project, starring none other than the famous stylist to the stars, Rachel Zoe! Fab's been teasing you with some great tidbits from their little chat, but I've got some juicy information to share too!
As I've said a million times before, you never know when you're going to meet Mr. Right, so you might be surprised to hear where Rachel met her husband of 16 years!
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