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josef zfitr [ mail: josef.zfitr[at]bongfaschist.de | homepage: josef.bongfaschist.de ]
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BP report spreads blame across Gulf spill actors |
Faulty cementing, a misread pressure test and an improperly maintained blowout preventer all contributed to the April 20 explosion that uncorked the worst oil spill in U.S. history, BP's investigation of the disaster concluded Wednesday. |
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8 September 2010, 2:14 pm |
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wilhelm teu [ mail: wilhelm.teu[at]creation-asociale.com | homepage: wilhelm.creation-asociale.com ]
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Michael J. Fox: Keep funding stem cell research |
Biomedical research is complicated. For patients, the pace of progress can be frustratingly slow. Two announcements last month -- one about biomarkers, the other about stem cell research -- left many of us feeling that for every promising discovery, there are even greater setbacks. |
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8 September 2010, 2:06 pm |
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david taimra [ mail: david.taimra[at]creation-asociale.com | homepage: david.creation-asociale.com ]
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VFW condemns Quran-burning plan |
There is little argument that America's respect in the Muslim world has lessened as we enter our 10th year of war against a deadly shadow enemy of religious extremists who wear no uniform, wave no flag and who use their holy book as sword and shield against fellow Muslims as well as all things American. |
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8 September 2010, 2:00 pm |
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steve eihke [ mail: steve.eihke[at]hamgang.de | homepage: steve.hamgang.de ]
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Iran: Woman's stoning sentence on hold |
Iran has put the stoning sentence of a woman convicted of adultery and murder "on hold," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told state-run Press TV on Wednesday. |
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8 September 2010, 1:54 pm |
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steve oott [ mail: steve.oott[at]mudjaheddin.de | homepage: steve.mudjaheddin.de ]
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Quality-of-life care must start right away |
Theresa Brown's thoughtful essay on end-of-life care reminded me of a recent clinical encounter. It was a hot July afternoon when I found myself in a quiet hospital lounge, having "the family discussion" with a patient newly admitted to my medical service, a sweet middle-aged woman whose lung cancer had spread so extensively that it now encircled the vital vessels of her chest. |
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