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Fiscal emergency declared by Gov. Schwarzenegger

December 2, 2008 Business

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and announced state’s $11.2 billion budget deficit.
Saying time and money running out for California, Schwarzenegger compared the growing deficit, which could reach $28 billion by 2010.
“Without immediate action, our state is headed for a fiscal disaster,” he said.
According to the rule of law, the governor can [...]

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Amitabh angry over Thackeray’s SMS

December 1, 2008 World

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is angry over Sharmila Thackeray’s SMS, in which she said, “All those who had lost their lives while saving this city are Marathis. MNS workers are busy donating blood, helping police for rescue operations and lifting bodies.”
Sharmila is the wife of MNS leader Raj Thackeray and trying to politicize the whole matter.
It’s [...]

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Terrorists were trained outside India

November 27, 2008 World

BERLIN: Indian officials believe that the terrorists who were involved in the Mumbai attacks, trained outside India, but still it was too early to tell who may have masterminded the operation.
Officials said the attacks bore the hallmarks of Lashkar-i-Taiba or Jaish-i-Muhammad, two networks of Muslim extremists from Pakistan that have targeted India before.
In a similar [...]

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Mickey Mouse turns 80

November 18, 2008 Entertainment

Mickey Mouse turns 80 years old today. Disney threw a big party for the mouse’s 75th birthday, so this year’s festivities will be comparatively subdued.
Mickey’s story, however, starts with a rabbit. Walt Disney created a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1927. With his round, white face, big button nose and floppy black ears, [...]

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Vitamin C, E not to help in cancer

November 16, 2008 Health

In a recent study, U.S. researchers have said that vitamins C and E supplements won’t help prevent cancer.
Researchers same team also recently reported that vitamin C and E supplements weren’t helpful
in protecting users against heart disease.
Dr. Howard Sesso, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in [...]

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