Tuesday, October 28, 2008

U.S.: Prostate cancer supplements worthless

"The government is stopping part of a major study of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer — because the supplements are not working and there is a hint of risk."

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"Of more concern, slightly more users of vitamin E alone were getting prostate cancer, and slightly more selenium-only users were getting diabetes, the NCI said."

Look for price increases in the future.

Obama and the Democrats plan to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2011 and indexed for inflation after that.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Ted Stevens Watch

Found guilty on all counts. In a close race, he will probably lose. Expect a 60-seat majority in the Senate for Democrats now.

Barney Frank wants to cut Defense spending by 25%

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Obama Expresses "Socialist" Views in 2001

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Obama: "one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that."


Joe Biden Barbara West Interview Questions Are Too Tough



"After the interview, reported the Orlando Sentinel, the Obama campaign canceled an interview the station had scheduled with Joe Biden's wife Jill. And it informed the station that no one from the campaign would be granting the station any further interviews."

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

SNL

Well with the election firmly in the hand of the Democrats, Saturday Night Live had an opening skit making fun of Biden and Murtha. And they emphasized the point that Obama is ahead with a later skit with a reference to Ayers and Reverend Wright.