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TwitterThe United States Food and Drug Adminstration unveiled 36 new cigarette pack labels on Wednesday. The labels display graphic, even disturbing images and messages designed to educate or frighten smokers into dropping the habit. Now that they have presented the different label images, the FDA will listen to public feedback on the images through January [...]
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New Cigarette Warnings To Turn Heads–and Stomachs
Posted by Emma Russo on November 11th, 2010
Posted in Health, U.S 
Tags: FDA, Kathleen Sebelius, Tobacco, US Department of Health and Human Services 
No Comments »Boehner, Likely to Get Election, Discusses Speaker Plans
Posted by Micheal Barbrick on November 10th, 2010
Republican John Boehner is expected to become the next Speaker of the House after a momentous week for Republicans across the board, with sweeping wins in last week’s Congressional elections. Boehner has served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 8th Congressional district since 1991, and has been the Republican Minority Leader since 2007. One of [...]
Posted in U.S Tags: 2010 Election, health care, John Boehner, Politics, President Obama, tax cuts No Comments »Cam Newton Controversy Now Involves Florida Coach Meyer
Posted by Derrick Lawson on November 10th, 2010
The controversy surrounding Cam Newton, Auburn’s star quarterback and Heisman Trophy frontrunner, has had some further developments: namely, that Florida Gator head coach Urban Meyer was partially responsible for the NCAA’s initial investigation. Unfortunately for Meyer and the Florida team, these rumors have cropped up the week before their most important regular-season game. Meyer says [...]
Posted in Sports, U.S Tags: Auburn University, Cam Newton, University of Florida, Urban Meyer No Comments »George Bush Appears on Oprah
Posted by Bobby West on November 10th, 2010
Former President George W. Bush appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s talk television show today as part of the tour for his new memoir. Bush joked that a lot of Americans might not even think he can read, much less write a memoir. Oprah asked the former President about Hurricane Katrina, the weapons of mass destruction in [...]
Posted in Entertainment, U.S Tags: George Bush, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, Saddam Hussein 3 Comments »What’s Next for Charlie Crist?
Posted by Nathan Jackson on November 9th, 2010
On November 2nd, Florida governor Charlie Crist lost a senate seat to Republican phenomenon Marco Rubio in an unusual race that garnered national attention. Crist initially challenged Rubio in the Republican primary, then after losing he decided to run as an Independent. This move briefly gave Crist the lead in the polls, but Rubio came [...]
