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Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive
(AP)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:25:51 GMT |
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California releases plan to cut greenhouse gases
(AP)
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:39:35 GMT |
| AP - To reach its global warming goals, California must cut greenhouse gas emissions by about four tons per person, which would require cleaner cars, more renewable energy and a cap on major polluters, according to a state plan released Wednesday. |
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Brain signals revive paralyzed muscles in monkeys
(AP)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:12:58 GMT |
| AP - Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury. |
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NASA to start long distance repairs on Hubble
(AP)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:28:40 GMT |
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Americans Flunk Simple 3-Question Political Survey
(LiveScience.com)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:25:23 GMT |
| LiveScience.com - Some news audiences are more politically savvy than others, according to a new poll, with readers of The New Yorker and similar high-brow magazines being the most knowledgeable. |
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The Nation's Weather
(AP)
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:10:52 GMT |
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Europe Aims For Re-entry Spacecraft
(SPACE.com)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:02:57 GMT |
| SPACE.com - Plenty of European astronauts and hardware have gone up
to the space station or to other orbits around Earth, but now the European
Space Agency (ESA) is thinking of ways to get them back down on their own. |
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Brisk trade in tiger parts in Myanmar, says WWF
(AFP)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:16:08 GMT |
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Oldest Full-Body Insect Fossil Found
(LiveScience.com)
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:11:47 GMT |
| LiveScience.com - Scientists have uncovered what they are calling the oldest full-body impression of a flying insect, possibly an ancient mayfly. |
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U.S. oil prices fall more than $1
(Reuters)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:09:08 GMT |
| Reuters - U.S. crude oil futures fell more than $1 a barrel after Wednesday's settlement, slipping to a 13-month low as traders were concerned over weaker demand linked to a widespread economic slowdown. |
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Dying Lawyer's Son, Clintons Beg Biogen to Use Drug
(Bloomberg)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:39:19 GMT |
| Bloomberg - Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The son of Fred Baron is pleading
with Biogen Idec Inc. to let his dying father, the Dallas trial
lawyer who served as finance chairman for John Edwards's
presidential campaign, use the experimental cancer drug Tysabri. |
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