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Tonight at 7: Clayton Co. Commissioners Talk About C-TRAN (WXIA-TV Atlanta)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

Clayton County’s bus system, C-TRAN, is slated to end service on March 31, after a 4-1 vote among the county’s commissioners. || What would you like to ask the commissioners about C-TRAN?

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Tonight at 7: Clayton Co. Commissioners Talk About C-TRAN (WXIA-TV Atlanta)


Travelex gold quotes at close: C$1,129 bid, C$1,130 ask; silver C$17.45 bid (Canadian Business)

Posted by maverick on Monday, 15 March, 2010

TORONTO – Gold was quoted at C$1,129 bid (US$1,106) and C$1,130 asked (US$1,107) at the close of trading Monday Travelex Canada Ltd., a major gold

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Travelex gold quotes at close: C$1,129 bid, C$1,130 ask; silver C$17.45 bid (Canadian Business)


Two charged after cocaine stash found on boat in B.C. (CTV British Columbia)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

Two men found with more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine on a sailboat in Port Hardy, B.C., have been charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

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Two charged after cocaine stash found on boat in B.C. (CTV British Columbia)


Terasen natural gas rates to increase for most of B.C. (CTV British Columbia)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

Terasen Gas will raise residential natural gas rates in most parts of B.C. by about six percent, after receiving approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission.

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Terasen natural gas rates to increase for most of B.C. (CTV British Columbia)


S.C. House approves spending $200 million in federal money (The State)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

The S.C. House has approved an amendment to the state budget that would add an additional $200 milli

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S.C. House approves spending $200 million in federal money (The State)


Els brings more awareness to autism (The Golf Channel)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

Ernie Els spent Monday playing and hosting the “Els for Autism Charity Pro-Am,” with a lineup of stars that included Jack Nicklaus, Steve Stricker, Raymond Floyd, Adam Scott and Robert Allenby.

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Els brings more awareness to autism (The Golf Channel)


Better genetic test for autism? Chromosomal microarray analysis picks up more abnormalities than current tests (Science Daily)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

A large study from Children’s Hospital Boston and the Boston-based Autism Consortium finds that a genetic test that samples the entire genome, known as chromosomal microarray analysis, has about three times the detection rate for genetic changes related to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) than standard tests.

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Better genetic test for autism? Chromosomal microarray analysis picks up more abnormalities than current tests (Science Daily)


Siblings of Kids With Autism May Be Prone to Hyperactivity (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — Older brothers and sisters of preschool children with autism may be at increased risk of developing hyperactivity, a new study finds.

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Siblings of Kids With Autism May Be Prone to Hyperactivity (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)


Vaccine Court Ruling: Thimerosal Does Not Cause Autism (Forbes)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

The special vaccine court rules in 3 test cases that thimerosal does not cause autism. Will the anti

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Vaccine Court Ruling: Thimerosal Does Not Cause Autism (Forbes)


Israel moves to end West Bank protests

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement explaining the move.

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Israel moves to end West Bank protests


BA to lease planes during strike

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

Saying it plans to lease aircraft and provide replacement workers, British Airways on Monday unveiled an ambitious contingency plan in preparation for the first of two strikes by the union members representing the airline’s cabin crews.

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BA to lease planes during strike


Obama demands health care reform

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan.

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Obama demands health care reform


Israel moves to end West Bank protests

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement explaining the move.

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Israel moves to end West Bank protests


Pope’s ex-diocese suspends sex-abuse priest

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

A priest convicted of sexually abusing children — and whose subsequent move to another location was approved by the pope when he was a cardinal — is suspended.

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Pope’s ex-diocese suspends sex-abuse priest


Obama demands health care reform

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan.

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Obama demands health care reform


Pope’s ex-diocese suspends sex-abuse priest

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

A priest convicted of sexually abusing children — and whose subsequent move to another location was approved by the pope when he was a cardinal — is suspended.

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Pope’s ex-diocese suspends sex-abuse priest


AP Enterprise: US botched Haiti flights to Fla. (AP)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

AP – As hundreds of injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake overwhelmed Florida hospitals in January, state officials pleaded with the federal government for basic information about arriving patients but got little assistance, e-mails obtained by The Associated Press show.

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AP Enterprise: US botched Haiti flights to Fla.
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Heart-shock device may disrupt quiet hospice death (AP)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

AP – If you have a heart-zapping defibrillator implanted in your chest but now are dying of something else, when do you have it turned off?

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Heart-shock device may disrupt quiet hospice death
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NYC ex-bank prez charged in bailout fraud (AP)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

AP – The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal bailout program.

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NYC ex-bank prez charged in bailout fraud
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AP Enterprise: US botched Haiti flights to Fla. (AP)

Posted by admin on Monday, 15 March, 2010

AP – As hundreds of injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake overwhelmed Florida hospitals in January, state officials pleaded with the federal government for basic information about arriving patients but got little assistance, e-mails obtained by The Associated Press show.

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AP Enterprise: US botched Haiti flights to Fla.
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