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Mass. Republican wins vital Senate seat Republican Scott Brown was declared the victor in a bitter election battle Tuesday for the Massachusetts Senate seat.† Brown won the special election over Democrat Martha Coakley for the seat left vacant by late Senator Ted Kennedy. Brown trumped Coakley 52 percent to 47 percent after 90 percent of…
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Morphine reduces post-traumatic stress An issue of the New England Journal of Medicine published earlier this week stated that in a study of 696 troops wounded in Iraq, those who received morphine soon after injury were half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as those who did not receive the drug. In this study,…
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Obama to bring conspirators to court Republicans balked as President Obama unveiled a plan to try self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in criminal courts. Mohammed and other co-conspirators will be transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to New York City for the trial.† Republican dissenters feel the move is too risky for the suspected terrorists,…
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Mormon church now† supports LGBT rights For the first time, a Mormon church announced its support of gay rights legislation in Salt Lake City, which contributed towards unanimous approval for laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment. With the backing of this congregation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake…
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GOP governors victorious on election day Tuesdayís Election Day ended with Republican gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey. Bob McDonnell easily defeated Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds for the governorship in Virginia, while Chris Christie narrowly toppled Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine for the position.
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San Francisco bridge closed temporarily The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closed Tuesday after a rod and metal brace from an emergency repair job fell onto westbound lanes. A pair of drivers impacted with the debris and hundreds of others were stranded, but no injuries have been reported.† According to the California Department of Transportation, the…
