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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Perry leaves GOP race, endorses Gingrich

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry Thursday dropped out of the Republican presidential race and endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Perry announced his decision at a morning news conference in South Carolina, where GOP candidates are scheduled to debate Thursday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Obama rejects Keystone Pipeline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- President Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.'s application for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the White House said Wednesday. The State Department says it has not had enough time to assess whether the project, which would run through the Sand Hills area of Nebraska, is in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Man in wheelchair ordered off flight

LONDON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A partially paralyzed man who uses a wheelchair says he was ordered off a budget flight from Britain to France because he couldn't walk to the emergency exit. The Mirror reported Martin Sabry, a 39-year-old businessman from Cambridge, England, who is paralyzed from the chest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

California looks to green energy future

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- California aims to expand its renewable energy portfolio by building new transmission lines "as quickly as possible," Gov. Jerry Brown said. Brown signed an agreement with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to expand a bilateral partnership for utility-scale renewable... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Slow carbs reduce inflammation markers

SEATTLE, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates -- whole grains, legumes, high-fiber foods -- reduces inflammation in chronic disease, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Marian Neuhouser, a member of the Cancer Prevention Program in the Public Health Sciences Division at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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