“Study: Surroundings Play Key Role in Diet
By MALCOLM RITTER
The Associated Press
Monday, July 31, 2006; 7:38 AM
NEW YORK — How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that’s a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how […]
“Key Democrats unite for troop pullout
By ANNE PLUMMER FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 43 minutes ago
Key Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have united to call on President Bush to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of the year, citing an overtaxed military, billions of dollars spent and ongoing sectarian violence.
In […]
“Recycling medical devices raises concerns
By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer
Mon Jul 31, 3:33 AM ET
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The family alleged the injury occurred because the plastic breathing tube’s tip had been bent during “reprocessing” — cleaning and heat sterilization — done at an Orlando hospital even though the tube was labeled for single use only. They won […]
“The New York Times
July 30, 2006
Op-Ed Columnist
The Peculiar Disappearance of the War in Iraq
By FRANK RICH
AS America fell into the quagmire of Vietnam, the comedian Milton Berle joked that the fastest way to end the war would be to put it on the last-place network, ABC, where it was certain to be canceled. Berle’s gallows […]