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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

11 Food, Drink Firms Restrict Ads Aimed at Children

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 NEW YORK — Eleven of the nation's biggest food and drink companies will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12, a move that restricts ads for products such as McDonald's Happy Meals and the use of popular cartoon characters. The companies,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson Dies at 94

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 AUSTIN, Texas — Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94. She died at her Austin home of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 7, 2007

Burger King to Use Trans-Fat-Free Oil

Friday, July 06, 2007 By ADRIAN SAINZ, AP Business Writer MIAMI — Burger King said Friday it will use trans-fat-free cooking oil at all its U.S. restaurants by the end of next year, following in the footsteps of other leading fast-food restaurants. The world's second largest hamburger chain said it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 5, 2007

Weather Beginning to Cooperate With Flood Cleanup Efforts in Kansas

Thursday, July 05, 2007 OKLAHOMA CITY — Floodwater slowly subsided Thursday in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, though forecasters warned that isolated storms could hamper efforts to clean up after weeks of heavy rain damaged homes, businesses and roads. "Rain is not out of the forecast but it's not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 29, 2007

Benoit Death Notice Posting May Have Been Coincidence

Friday, June 29, 2007 ATLANTA — An anonymous blogger claimed Friday to be the person who posted a mysterious addition on the Wikipedia.org site that announced the death of Nancy Benoit to the world at least 13 hours before investigators in Georgia found her body, along with the bodies of her husband... Sign in to see full entry.

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