Archive for July, 2007

Matching Cancers With the Best Chemical Treatments

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

"When oncologists meet a new patient affected by a cancer, they have to take decisions about the best possible treatment. Now, U.S. researchers have devised an algorithm which matches tumor profiles to best treatments. They've used a panel of 60 diverse human cancer cell lines from the National Cancer Institute ...

Web of Prez intrigue as Bloomberg launches mike2008 site

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Mayor Bloomberg insists he's not running for President, but he has put a provocatively named mike2008.com Web site on the Internet.It links directly to Bloomberg's recently relaunched personal Web site, mikebloomberg.com, where Hizzoner keeps the public posted on the causes he's supported in business, philanthropy and government.Read the full story

Cat plays furry grim reaper at nursing home

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. Read the full story

Current Tour de France leader booted from race

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen was removed from the race by his team after winning Wednesday’s stage, the biggest blow yet in cycling’s doping-tainted premier event. “Michael Rasmussen has been sent home for violating (the team’s) internal rules.Read the full story

Bombs kill 27 soccer fans in Iraq

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Two suicide car bombings struck soccer fans in Baghdad as they were celebrating Iraq’s victory in the Asian Cup semifinal on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 100, officials said.Read the full story

BBC: W’s grandpappy planned facist coup of USA

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

A BBC Radio 4 investigation sheds new light on a major subject that has received little historical attention, the conspiracy on behalf of a group of influential powerbrokers, led by Prescott Bush, to overthrow FDR and implement a fascist dictatorship in the U.S. based around the ideology of Mussolini and ...

House Democrats Pass Contempt Citations - The Huffington Post

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers. The 22-17 party-line vote _ which would sanction for pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors _ ...

On Army Base, a Plea to Give Each Death Its Due

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Twenty soldiers deployed to Iraq from this Army base were killed in May, a monthly high. That same month, the base announced a change in how it would honor its dead: instead of units holding services after each death, they would be held collectively once a month.Read the full story

MySpace: 29,000 sex offenders have profiles

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

PedSpace? MySpace.com has found more than 29,000 registered sex offenders with profiles on the popular social networking Web site — more than four times the number cited by the company two months ago, North Carolina officials said Tuesday.Read the full story

Astana pulls out of Tour de France

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

"Vino has tested positive having to do with a blood transfusion and the team is leaving the Tour," team spokeswoman Corinne Druey said, using the rider's nickname.Read the full story