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		<title>Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press, by Lolita C. Baldor Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:55 GMT WASHINGTON ' The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense officials say the new rules will still mean that woman are barred from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forcesconsidered the most dangerous combat jobs. But the changes will open the door for more opportunities and promotions for women by allowing them to perform jobs they are already performing, but in battalions,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Associated Press, by Lolita C. Baldor Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:55 GMT WASHINGTON ' The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense officials say the new rules will still mean that woman are barred from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forcesconsidered the most dangerous combat jobs. But the changes will open the door for more opportunities and promotions for women by allowing them to perform jobs they are already performing, but in battalions,]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Holland Abuzz about &#8216;Mythical&#8217; Skating Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Der Spiegel, by Charles Hawley Posted By: rosefenn- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:44 GMT The activity is reminiscent of a small Alpine town after a blizzard. Thousands of volunteers this week have grabbed their shovels and are frantically clearing away a thick layer of white stuff amid frigid temperatures. Even military troops have joined in the effort. But the scenes are not from a mountain village buried by a heavy snowstorm. Rather, the massive army of helpers can be found in the Netherlands, where the entire nation is excitedly anticipating the prospect of a massive ice'skating event '' and one that hasn't been held for 15 years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Der Spiegel, by Charles Hawley Posted By: rosefenn- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:44 GMT The activity is reminiscent of a small Alpine town after a blizzard. Thousands of volunteers this week have grabbed their shovels and are frantically clearing away a thick layer of white stuff amid frigid temperatures. Even military troops have joined in the effort. But the scenes are not from a mountain village buried by a heavy snowstorm. Rather, the massive army of helpers can be found in the Netherlands, where the entire nation is excitedly anticipating the prospect of a massive ice'skating event '' and one that hasn't been held for 15 years.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rubio: Expect All&#8217;Out Personal Evisceration From Obama in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Review Online, by Jim Geraghty Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:25 GMT Quick notes from a morning meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. What he expects from the general election: Youre going to have an extremely negative [general election] campaign. Barack Obama in 2008, spent more money on negative attacks than anybody who had ever run for office in the United States. Period. And we can expect more of the same. Basically, an all'out assault on the character of whoever his opponent may be, because [Barack Obama] cannot win on his record, he cannot win on his ideas. So hes going to have to win by eviscerating whoever]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[National Review Online, by Jim Geraghty Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:25 GMT Quick notes from a morning meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. What he expects from the general election: Youre going to have an extremely negative [general election] campaign. Barack Obama in 2008, spent more money on negative attacks than anybody who had ever run for office in the United States. Period. And we can expect more of the same. Basically, an all'out assault on the character of whoever his opponent may be, because [Barack Obama] cannot win on his record, he cannot win on his ideas. So hes going to have to win by eviscerating whoever]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dry spell is over: New research into coughs and treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Inquirer, by Tom Avril Posted By: Calvinesq- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:27 GMT Like many children the world over, Ian Paul's 4'year'old daughter does not love the taste of her cough medicine. But unlike many children's medicines, hers is kept in the pantry. It's honey, and it may actually work. Paul, a physician researcher at Pennsylvania State University, conducted one of two studies that have found that a spoonful of honey ' that old home remedy ' can help get your hacking kid through the night. Not everyone in the medical community is convinced about honey's cough'suppressing powers,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Philadelphia Inquirer, by Tom Avril Posted By: Calvinesq- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:27 GMT Like many children the world over, Ian Paul's 4'year'old daughter does not love the taste of her cough medicine. But unlike many children's medicines, hers is kept in the pantry. It's honey, and it may actually work. Paul, a physician researcher at Pennsylvania State University, conducted one of two studies that have found that a spoonful of honey ' that old home remedy ' can help get your hacking kid through the night. Not everyone in the medical community is convinced about honey's cough'suppressing powers,]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Madonna Targeted for Being Older and Female</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Hollywood, by Ellen Karis Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:25 GMT Madonna  love her or hate her. Some think she has no talent, while others have named their daughters after her. Some think her career is pure marketing and her fans believe shes a real trend setter. There has always been a wide range of opinions about this woman, an entertainer who has enough monikers to be in the witness protection program. As her personal life has evolved through marriages, children and boyfriends, her songs are what are more familiar to people.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Big Hollywood, by Ellen Karis Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:25 GMT Madonna  love her or hate her. Some think she has no talent, while others have named their daughters after her. Some think her career is pure marketing and her fans believe shes a real trend setter. There has always been a wide range of opinions about this woman, an entertainer who has enough monikers to be in the witness protection program. As her personal life has evolved through marriages, children and boyfriends, her songs are what are more familiar to people.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>For Anoka students, it gets better</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis StarTribune, by MARIA ELENA BACA and PAUL LEVY Posted By: voxpopuli- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:34 GMT The messages on posters lining the walls of Anoka'Hennepin schools are simple: Don't be a bully. If you're feeling bad, there's help for you. The reminders are the most visible signs of a bigger effort by the state's largest school district to combat bullying, a problem that has thrust Anoka'Hennepin into a national spotlight, with a focus on the treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. Five months into the school year, interviews with nearly 60 high school students from across the district suggest the climate is slowly changing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Minneapolis StarTribune, by MARIA ELENA BACA and PAUL LEVY Posted By: voxpopuli- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:34 GMT The messages on posters lining the walls of Anoka'Hennepin schools are simple: Don't be a bully. If you're feeling bad, there's help for you. The reminders are the most visible signs of a bigger effort by the state's largest school district to combat bullying, a problem that has thrust Anoka'Hennepin into a national spotlight, with a focus on the treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. Five months into the school year, interviews with nearly 60 high school students from across the district suggest the climate is slowly changing.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Takes Aim at Military Weight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal, by Carol E. Lee Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:21 GMT First Lady Michelle Obama leaves Thursday for a three'day, four'state tour to mark the second anniversary of her Lets Move! initiative to get Americans to eat healthier and be more physically fit. The trip is a mix of events and announcements, including one Thursday about a program intended to combat weight gain among members of the military. Mrs. Obama will make the announcement, along with the Department of Defense, at the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., which has participated in a pilot program for the initiative. The initiative melds Mrs. Obamas two signature policy]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal, by Carol E. Lee Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:20:21 GMT First Lady Michelle Obama leaves Thursday for a three'day, four'state tour to mark the second anniversary of her Lets Move! initiative to get Americans to eat healthier and be more physically fit. The trip is a mix of events and announcements, including one Thursday about a program intended to combat weight gain among members of the military. Mrs. Obama will make the announcement, along with the Department of Defense, at the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., which has participated in a pilot program for the initiative. The initiative melds Mrs. Obamas two signature policy]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>First Lady Launches Lets Move Anniversary Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC News, by Mary Bruce Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:14 GMT Over the past two years first lady Michelle Obama has showcased her hula'hooping skills, broken a world record for jumping jacks and taught us how to Dougie in an effort to encourage the nations children to live healthier lives through exercise. Today the first lady is on the move again, embarking on a three'day tour to celebrate the anniversary of her signature Lets Move initiative to fight childhood obesity. In stops in Iowa, Arkansas, Texas and Florida, Michelle Obama will continue to promote healthy eating and exercise while also touting the successes of her program.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ABC News, by Mary Bruce Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:14 GMT Over the past two years first lady Michelle Obama has showcased her hula'hooping skills, broken a world record for jumping jacks and taught us how to Dougie in an effort to encourage the nations children to live healthier lives through exercise. Today the first lady is on the move again, embarking on a three'day tour to celebrate the anniversary of her signature Lets Move initiative to fight childhood obesity. In stops in Iowa, Arkansas, Texas and Florida, Michelle Obama will continue to promote healthy eating and exercise while also touting the successes of her program.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Former Rep. Stupak says president should use executive order on abortion to revisit birth control mandate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hill [Washington, DC], by Julian Pecquet Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:49 GMT The former Democratic lawmaker who led the charge for tougher abortion restrictions in the healthcare reform law says President Obama's executive order gives the White House cover to revisit its controversial birth control mandate. &#34;You can rely upon the executive order for the authority to fix it,&#34; former Rep. Bart Stupak (D'Mich.) told Fox News Wednesday night. &#34;New protections prohibit discrimination in healthcare facilities and healthcare providers because of an unwillingness to provide '' pay for '' provide coverage of or refer for abortion. So I think we can include in there [the birth control mandate}.&#34;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Hill [Washington, DC], by Julian Pecquet Posted By: KarenJ1- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:49 GMT The former Democratic lawmaker who led the charge for tougher abortion restrictions in the healthcare reform law says President Obama's executive order gives the White House cover to revisit its controversial birth control mandate. &#34;You can rely upon the executive order for the authority to fix it,&#34; former Rep. Bart Stupak (D'Mich.) told Fox News Wednesday night. &#34;New protections prohibit discrimination in healthcare facilities and healthcare providers because of an unwillingness to provide '' pay for '' provide coverage of or refer for abortion. So I think we can include in there [the birth control mandate}.&#34;]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Yuck! Subways rat race gets seriously ugly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Post, by Jennifer Fermino &#38; Christine Parker Posted By: JoniTx- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:22 GMT Here she is . . . Miss Subway Rat. A brown'haired, boil'covered critter was crowned the ugliest rat in all of the city subway system yesterday, winner of an anti'beauty contest to highlight the rodent infestation. Michael Spivack, the straphanger who took the stomach'turning shot, will get a free monthly MetroCard today, courtesy of the Transport Workers Union. He encountered the foul'looking rat  which beat out over a dozen others  at 3 a.m. at the Seventh Avenue station in Manhattan. It was so disgusting, I just thought I had to get a picture of it,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New York Post, by Jennifer Fermino & Christine Parker Posted By: JoniTx- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:22 GMT Here she is . . . Miss Subway Rat. A brown'haired, boil'covered critter was crowned the ugliest rat in all of the city subway system yesterday, winner of an anti'beauty contest to highlight the rodent infestation. Michael Spivack, the straphanger who took the stomach'turning shot, will get a free monthly MetroCard today, courtesy of the Transport Workers Union. He encountered the foul'looking rat  which beat out over a dozen others  at 3 a.m. at the Seventh Avenue station in Manhattan. It was so disgusting, I just thought I had to get a picture of it,]]></content:encoded>
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