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Obama's Ramadan dinner: Big crowd
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 9:40 pm EDT President Barack Obama's White House seder was a small affair for family and friends. Tonight's Ramadan dinner was a big one: Cabinet members -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Attorney General......Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Minnesota, Georgetown University, Lawyers, Getty Images Inc.
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Stimulus money will fund nicotine vaccine trial
Booster ShotsA $10-million grant to Nabi Pharmaceuticals of Rockville, Md., from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will fund a Phase 3 clinical trial of a new vaccine designed to prevent relapses among smokers -- the final step before the vaccine...... -
An anti-smoking vaccine fails
Booster ShotsThough the government recently announced that $10 million of stimulus money would be used to fund a phase 3 clinical trial of a promising anti-smoking vaccine produced by Nabi Pharmaceuticals of Rockville, Md., another company working on a similar... -
Move your bun: The top knot makes the scene
All The RageIt's a perennial on fashion runways, but the high-and-tight top knot isn't usually found on red carpets — or on the streets of L.A. But that's where we've been spying the ballet-inspired 'do recently. And like the long, roughed-up side...... -
U.S. Launches Operation 'Strike Of The Sword' In Afghanistan
A major new offensive against the Taliban got underway Thursday morning in Afghanistan. The strike comes amid reports that insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan after he walked off post with his three Afghan counterparts,...Tags: Rebellions, Missing Persons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban, Social Issues
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American Soldier Captured in Afghanistan
KABUL -- Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan after he walked off post with his three Afghan counterparts, officials said Thursday.
Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the soldier disappeared Tuesday.
"We have all...Tags: Rebellions, Taliban, Afghanistan, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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‘A Mohammedan Easter’
The Daily MirrorApril 3, 1910: This headline stopped me cold: “Mohammedan Easter.” It’s a feature from the Sunday magazine on the Muslim pilgrimage to what the writer calls Neby Mousa and is known today as Nabi Musa. The author, Harold J. Shepstone, appears to be a... -
Ready to Quit Smoking?
It's one instance where quitting isn't the easy way out.
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FOR THE RECORD:
Zyban: In Monday's Health section, an article on quitting smoking said that the smoking-cessation medication Zyban might act by blocking the brain chemicals...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Air Transportation, Transportation, Vermont
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This week's shopping finds and pick of the week
OPENINGS: Pick of the Week: Adele It may be named after her grandmother, but there's nothing old or fussy about Amy John's Laguna Beach boutique. Clothes by Society for Rational Dress, A.P.C., Cacharel and Ryes hang near a vintage lawyer's cabinet and...Tags: Health and Beauty Products, Pacific Palisades, Jessica Simpson, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Lawyers
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NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Times Staff WriterTHE metallic trend has run the gamut from the silver and gold shoes and bags of last fall to the futuristic mirrored looks of spring. But this summer, the shimmery stuff is taking on new life in denim, with brands such as Goldsign and Oligo Tissew...Tags: Halloween, Auto Trends, Fashion Shows, Entertainment
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The Essentials
FALL may traditionally call for bulk and layers, but this season, the look is tight, tailored and tucked in. Ladies, it may be time to get a girdle. Pants are high-waisted and, mostly, skinny (look for more wide legs and bell-bottoms come spring). Gray is...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Fashion Shows, Entertainment
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Pakistan hotel bombing 'likely' al Qaeda
The SwampView of destruction caused by a bomb explosion at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept 20, 2008. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) by Frank James IntelCenter, an organization that monitors terrorist groups, says al Qaeda or related groups are...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Emergency Incidents, Religion and Belief, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel
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