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Wedded to Work, and in Dire Need of a Wife -- Oh, they're talking about women!

Defiant father Tasered while holding newborn (thanks, brendand)

Yahoo tops Google in satisfaction survey

CBS and Imus Settle Differences Over His Firing -- Confidentiality clauses

Some Baby Bibs Said to Contain Levels of Lead -- Okay, this is getting insane.

Mattel Recalls 19 Million Toys Sent From China -- This is their second recall in two weeks.

Subprime Problems Spread Into Commercial Loans -- Hope you've invested in euros and/or precious metals.

Two Giant Retail Chains Say Sales Are Slumping -- "Wal-Mart and Home Depot sneezed yesterday. Will the economy catch a cold?"

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Do you drink Vitamin Water?

If so, what's your favorite flavor?

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This DailyKos diary lays out in explicit detail how Fox News has been scrubbing Wikipedia. Relatedly, shadowriderhope linked to the Wiki-Tracker as reported by Wired.

AIDS virus is a "double hit" to the brain: study -- "The AIDS virus damages the brain in two ways, by not only killing brain cells but by preventing the birth of new cells, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday."

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Deadly earthquake strikes Peru

Washington fuels Gulf tensions with plan to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guards -- "It would be the first time official armed units of a sovereign state were included in the US's list of banned terrorist groups, which includes al-Qaeda and Hezbollah." | Guardian's take

U.S. Defends Surveillance to 3 Skeptical Judges

Asda recalls 115,000 Chinese-made children's bottles -- "Globally more than 18.5 million toys have been affected by the Chinese scandal."

Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail

Nicotinic receptors may be important targets for treatment of multiple addictions (thanks, dsgood)