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...presidential nominee, but rather from his running mate, the bright new star of the Republican party: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. As most of the international media has either enthusiastically or begrudgingly remarked, Palin did remarkably well that Wednesday night. Demonstrating her dexterity both on stage and on the attack, Madame Barracuda’s speech catapulted her onto the national conservative stage with great gusto, ensuring her place on it for years to come...
While the makers of Red Bull claim their ragingly popular beverage “gives you wings,” a new study suggests that the taurine- and caffeine-based energy-enhancer may also give you a higher risk of having a stroke or heart attack...
...celebration of Mexico's independence day served as a prelude to a nastier set of explosions. When the smoke cleared, more than 100 revelers lay bleeding on the paving stones. The clearly stunned state governor Leonel Godoy, who had moments earlier been presiding over the festivities, declared the attack the work of Mexico's increasingly violent drug gangs. By Tuesday, as annual parades marched somberly through the Mexican cities, at least eight victims of the blast had died from their wounds, and several more were fighting for the lives...
...Godoy said Tuesday that officials in his Michoacan state had received threats warning of an Independence Night attack. But, he explained, state officials had expected the attack to come not in Morelia, but in one of the state's other cities such as the busy coastal port of Lazaro Cardenas. The bombing came as the governor was ringing the bell in Morelia's colonial square, a tradition carried out across to Mexico to remember the launching of the war of independence against Spain in 1810. Witnesses reported that a bulky man in black threw a grenade-like object into...
...Addressing independence day celebrations on Tuesday, Calderon called for national unity against the cartels, and said he would not retreat from his offensive. "It was a miserable attack against defenseless people, celebrating our national fiesta with peace and pride. When they try and sow fear for their own ambitions, it is not one person or group who suffers the consequences but all Mexicans," he said from Mexico's towering Independence monument. "We need unity. We need to all rally round the government to stop these criminals...