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Aug 2, 2011

BARACK OBAMA News, Aug 02, 2011

Holloway: Credit Rating Likely to Stay at Triple A
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:12 PM PDT
WHEELING - Even if President Obama signs the debt ceiling legislation into law, Standard & Poor's could still lower the U.S. credit rating, potentially leading to higher consumer costs for food and gasoline.
IN FOCUS: DEBT-LIMIT AGREEMENT Deal rises politically -- but sinks fiscally Both parties and Obama get wins, but the ...
Portland Press Herald Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:11 PM PDT
Both parties and Obama get wins, but the nation's problems remain unsolved.
DISD Readies First All-Boys School
KERA North Texas Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:11 PM PDT
For the first time ever, the Dallas Independent School District opens an all-boys school this month. Officials hope the Obama Leadership Academy will do for boys what the DISD's Irma Rangel all-girls school has consistently done for girls.
Analysis: Lessons learned, default fault abounds
Pocono Record Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:08 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â It took the threat of economic calamity to force Congress and President Barack Obama to finally reach a debt deal. Just like it took a near government shutdown to compel them to strike a budget agreement in April.
Birth control for women now fully covered by insurance
Portland Press Herald Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:07 PM PDT
Under President Obama's health care reform, women's health care gets a wide-ranging expansion.
Republicans aim to paint Obama as not quite cowboy enough
Kitchener - Waterloo Record Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:05 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â So weâll never go back to the future?
FINAL VOTE DUE TODAY ON DEBT CEILING DEAL
MyCentralJersey.com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:03 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â Congress was poised to send President BarackObama a compromise deficit-reduction package topping $2 trillion today, just hours before the nation could run out of borrowed money to pay its bills.
Donât blame Obama for speaking the truth
The Buffalo News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:03 PM PDT
Suppose you were barbecuing one evening and a firefighter approached you and said that your grill was too close to the house and could ignite your vinyl siding. You choose to ignore the advice of a professional, and half an hour later, your siding bursts into flame.
Jon Stewart: Obama Got Screwed in Debt Ceiling Deal [Video]
Gawker Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:01 PM PDT
# thedailyshow On tonight's Daily Show , Jon Stewart opened with a segment about the last minute deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert an economic crisis. But while some in Washington celebrated the compromise today, Stewart took aim at President Obama for the concessions he made to get the deal done. More »
Treasurys rise on debt deal, weak economic growth
9 News Denver Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:00 PM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) - Treasury prices are up as the two houses of Congress vote on a deal reached between President Barack Obamaand Congressional leaders to raise the nation's borrowing limit ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

HEALTH News, Aug 02, 2011

'Medical home' program to provide physical-, behavioral-health care
The Arizona Republic Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:47 PM PDT
Arizonans with serious mental illness die more than 30 years earlier than the average state resident, and the vast majority of those deaths are preventable, stemming from obesity, smoking, asthma and lack of regular medical care.
U.S. health plans required to provide free birth control
GlobalPost Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:47 PM PDT
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County health officials urge teens to get whooping cough vaccine
The Record Gazette Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:46 PM PDT
Young people should be vaccinated against whooping cough as soon as possible, despite an emergency law signed Monday that gives students more time to receive the required Tdap shot, Riverside County healthand education officials stressed Tuesday.
New regs for birth control
New York Post Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:45 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -- Health-insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, without co-payments, the Obama administration said yesterday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores. Services ranging from breast pumps for new mothers to counseling on domestic violence were also included...
Michigan to feel impact of debt deal
Detroit News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:43 PM PDT
Money Michigan spends on roads, education, welfare and health care for the poor is among the more than $2 trillion at risk under the federal deal to raise the debt ceiling.
Cost/benefit analysis shows net savings for obesity and eating disorders
News-Medical-Net Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:41 PM PDT
Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of money, suggests an economic analysis from Children's Hospital Boston and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Montco health department issues measles warning after infection in county
Montgomery Life Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:40 PM PDT
NORRISTOWN â The Montgomery County Health Department issued an advisory that a county resident who traveled to Nigeria in Africa has contracted a case of measles and visited three locations in the area while in an infectious state. Nigeria is currently experiencing a measles outbreak, according to the Health Department.
Train track 'therapy' kicks off in Jakarta
Al Jazeera Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:40 PM PDT
Indonesians resorting to dangerous alternative medicine to improve theirhealth.
Body size no guarantee of health
Sin Chew Jit Poh Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:39 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Scene One: Like any other weekend, a man goes for his routine jogging on Sunday. Despite being only slightly obese, the man continues doing regular exercise thinking that if he does not get thinner, it would be unhealthy.
PSA Time: Everything in Moderation: Balancing Gaming in Your Life
Game Informer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:37 PM PDT
It's all fun and games until they start giving high scores for bicycle/pedestrian collisions... While I like to keep things light and fun here at the Oni blog, I wanted to talk about something a bit more serious (although don't worry, I have a funny story to end it with) today.  Today's story is all about health and gaming and the fact that the two aren't mutually exclusive. There's apparently a ...

LIFESTYLE News, Aug 02, 2011

Staying active for a healthier lifestyle
WXOW 19 La Crosse Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:18 PM PDT
LA CROSSE, WI (WXOW)--Monday, August 1st marks the first day of the 2nd annual summer session of the UW-L Youth Sports and Fitness Camp. During the camp, children play sports and games while learning about
Entertainment / Lifestyle
Malaysian Digest Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:14 PM PDT
Do you think Pakatan be able to reach out to the voters in the rural areas? Do you think Pakatan be able to reach out to the voters in the rural areas?
How old are these women?
Brisbane Times Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:56 PM PDT
How much does lifestyle affect your looks? Four women offer themselves up for your assessment.
Van Open provides lesson for tennis phenom
Ottawa Citizen Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:04 PM PDT
One and done in NCAA sports usually applies to basketball phenoms who bolt for the guaranteed contracts and luxury lifestyle of the NBA.
Youngevity®, Direct Marketer of Nutrition and Lifestyle Products, Takes the Leap into Digital Marketing
PRWeb Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:27 PM PDT
Consumer Cloud to Provide Vehicle for Greater Growth (PRWeb August 01, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8684166.htm
Madura shuts Esprit flagship stores
The Times of India Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:26 PM PDT
The Aditya Birla group company Madura Fasion & Lifestyle is in the process of shutting flagship stores of the global fashion brand Esprit, as it looks to realign the loss making business.
LIFESTYLE: Learn zumba in Chalan Pago
Pacific Daily News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:50 PM PDT
Zumba classes are being held at the Ordot-Chalan Pago Community Center on Monday nights starting at 6:30 p.m. for a fee of $3 for one hour. Residents interested in joining the class should come prepared and bring a towel and bottled water. To learn more, call the mayor's office at 477-1333.
LIFESTYLE: GCC to debut new DVDs
Pacific Daily News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:49 PM PDT
The Guam Community Collegeâs GoâTi Yan Adahi I Finoâta Chamorro Office will premiere the first four DVDs produced under a federal grant to preserve, promote and perpetuate the indigenous, pre-contact language of Guam from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4, according to a GCC news release. The office will produce 16 DVDs in total with the grant funding.
Brogan keen to click back into gear against Tyrone
Irish Examiner Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:36 PM PDT
THERE have been some lifestyle changes for Bernard Brogan over the last while.
Time to help U.S. job creators: the middle class
The Kansas City Star Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:44 PM PDT
Achieving the âAmerican dreamâ isnât feeling so dreamy these days. The day seems distant when average Americans held to the faith that hard work would secure them employment, a lifestyle they could depend on. And that if they passed that work ethic on to their children, along with a good education, then each generation would fare better in life.

GREECE News, Aug 02, 2011


Basketball: BYU holds first pre-Greece practice
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
... close to two hours today from my perch on the concourse level at the Marriott Center. It was the first practice in preparation for the once-every-four-years trip overseas. The Cougars will leave forGreece, where they will play five games, on Aug. ...
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Greece will not lose if we start EU entry talks, Ivanov says
EMportal
The EU leaders should help the Greek PM George Papandreou and the leadership and to convince them that by accession talks Greece will not be a loser and by this we will all win, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said in the interview with today's ...
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Stanford economist: How do we 'get off this path of deficits as far as the eye ...
Stanford University News
"We are on a course and speed to be where Greece is today by roughly 2025. But nobody is going to bail out the United States," he said. "It's time to be creative." Economist John Shoven is director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research ...
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Stanford University News
Greece in panic as it faces change of Homeric proportions
The Guardian
The fact that they are now emerging from Greece not only indicates the scale of financial distress, it suggests something else: Greece today looks like parts of Latin America in the worst moments of its financial crisis. In an echo of the days of Jim ...
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The Guardian
Germans Abetted Greek 'Kleptocrats' as Odious Sovereign Debt Grew: Books
Bloomberg
As he sees it, Greece is more emerging than developed and had no business joining the euro to begin with. Forget the clever “Western branding” of his homeland as the cradle of philosophy and government by the demos. Greece today has become a ...
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Bachmann: We Are Greece
Fox News
But Lady Gaga opted for a different kind of daring today as she left her Los Angeles hotel.The 25-year-old star strolled along in a... We're recognizing that the only compromise that there is is mine." -- Sen. Harry Reid After getting soldier's heart, ...
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Commission details 'Marshall Plan' for Greece
PublicServiceEurope.com
by Daniel Mason A new "Marshall Plan" to give Greece and five other struggling economies easier access to European Union funds – in a bid to stimulate growth, create jobs and spark a strong recovery – was outlined in Brusselstoday. ...
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PublicServiceEurope.com
European Stocks Slide 10% From 2011 High
Bloomberg
In April, Portugal followed Greece and Ireland to become the third euro-region nation to seek a rescue from the European Union. S&P has reduced its rating on Greece to CC, two steps above default, from BB+ on Feb. 17, and Moody's has cut its stance to ...
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