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By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer: ROME – The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of the embryo amounts to the killing of human life. [Read on... Sign in to see full entry.

By Emily Elert: Food in the U.S. Is Still Tainted with Chemicals That Were Banned Decades Ago Thirty-eight years after DDT was banned, Americans still consume trace amounts of the infamous insecticide every day, along with more than 20 other banned chemicals. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

Shocking New Abortion Bills Require Vaginal Probe Ultrasound and Collection of Women's Private Data The Oklahoma Senate passed five abortion bills Monday night, which opponents have said will severely limit a woman's ability to get an abortion and would entail some of the strictest anti-abortion... Sign in to see full entry.

By William Astore: We're Living in a Kleptocracy: Fears of Socialism and Fascism Are a Distraction from the Naked Theft of Trillions The headlines tell the story -- repetitively. Everyone, it seems, is on the take. But are we too distracted to try and stop it? Kleptocracy -- now, there’s a word I... Sign in to see full entry.

By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Writer: OKLAHOMA CITY – Survivors and family members of the 168 people who died in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building gathered Monday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the attack. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony at the Oklahoma City... Sign in to see full entry.

By LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer Liz Sidoti, Ap National Political Writer WASHINGTON – Can you trust Washington? Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they can't and they have little faith that the massive federal bureaucracy can solve the nation's ills, according to a survey from the Pew... Sign in to see full entry.

By Clancy Sigal, The Guardian Posted on April 16, 2010: I wasn't at Valley Forge or Gettysburg or at other historic American battlefields that we continue to venerate. But I was in Albany, southwest Georgia, in the explosive 60s when, led by religiously oriented, singing-and-shouting youngsters of... Sign in to see full entry.

alternet: The condom box is eye-catching, complete with snarling megafauna illustrated in Lisa Frank-level brightness. There's even a polar bear ringtone to download, presumably for help getting in the mood. The Center for Biological Diversity’s Endangered Species Condoms campaign, intended to... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON.—From the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 until last summer, 761 soldiers in the U.S. Army have died in combat there, while in the same time period, 817 have taken their own lives. Time magazine reported these figures in an article titled: "Is the U.S. army loosing the battle on... Sign in to see full entry.

By LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer: WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey... Sign in to see full entry.