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Fewer People Claim Religious Affiliation

2008-02-29T06:23:40Z

Survey Of 35,000 Finds Religious Landscape Changing February 25, 2008 The U.S. religious landscape is extremely fluid, with more people switching religious affiliation or breaking religious ties altogether, according to a new survey. The survey ...

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Combo Vaccine Linked To Kids' Convulsions

2008-02-29T06:20:08Z

ProQuad Protects Against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chickenpox February 28, 2008 ATLANTA (AP) -- A new study finds children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck combination vaccine instead of two separate shots. ...

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China says dumplings "sabotaged", probably in Japan

2008-02-29T06:16:04Z

by Nick Macfie and Guo Shipeng Feb 28, 2008 BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese-made dumplings which made 10 people sick in Japan were sabotaged, most probably in Japan, China's security and quality watchdogs said on Thursday. No one has died from the p...

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Milan Thieves Make Off With Jewels

2008-02-28T08:41:55Z

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press Writer Wednesday February 27 2008 MILAN, Italy - Masked thieves drilled a tunnel and broke into a jewelry showroom as employees were preparing for a VIP showing, making off with gold, diamonds and emeralds in a b...

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Ohio School Suspends Boy Over Mohawk

2008-02-28T08:41:22Z

February 27, 2008 PARMA, Ohio (AP) -- A kindergarten student with a freshly spiked Mohawk has been suspended from school. Michelle Barile, the mother of 6-year-old Bryan Ruda, said nothing in the Parma Community School handbook prohibits the hai...

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Organizer Disputes Comcast Over Hearing

2008-02-27T22:13:15Z

By MARK JEWELL The Associated Press Wednesday, February 27, 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The organizer of a federal hearing at Harvard Law School on Comcast Corp.'s treatment of subscriber Internet traffic on Wednesday said "seat-warmers" apparently ...

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AT&T Whistle-Blower Among Award Winners

2008-02-27T22:11:42Z

By ANICK JESDANUN 27 Feb 2008 NEW YORK (AP) — A whistle-blower credited with providing key documents in a lawsuit over the Bush administration's secretive domestic wiretapping program is one of three recipients of the "Pioneer Awards" from a civi...

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Record EU Fine for Microsoft

2008-02-27T22:10:05Z

By AOIFE WHITE 27 Feb 2008 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union's longest-running fight with Microsoft Corp. neared an end Wednesday as regulators imposed a record $1.3 billion fine on the world's largest software company for failing to fu...

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Professor caught stealing panties from dorm

2008-02-26T20:31:53Z

by Melanie Lee Mon Feb 25, 2008 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean professor who nicked bras and panties has pleaded guilty to stealing women's underwear from a university dormitory, a local newspaper reported on Saturday. The 39-year old man -...

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Horse racing bet makes Briton birthday millionaire

2008-02-26T20:30:17Z

by Jeremy Lovell Mon Feb 25, 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - A man celebrated his 60th birthday in unexpected style at the weekend when a 50 pence bet on the horses turned him into an instant millionaire. Fred Craggs, from Yorkshire, was not even aware ...

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