Sunday, August 9, 2009

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Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

By JOHN CLOUD

You've heard it for years: to lose weight, hit the gym. But while physical activity is crucial for good health, it doesn't always melt pounds -- in fact, it can add them. Here's why

Barack Obama: America's (Not So Great) Golfer-in-Chief

By MICHAEL SCHERER

What Barack Obama's little-known habits on the links reveal about his approach to the presidency

Can One Pill Tame the Illness No One Wants to Talk About?

By VIVIENNE WALT / SOGOLA

Diarrhea kills 1.6 million children every year. A simple tablet administered at the first sign of illness could change that

Obamacare's Fatal Flaw

By RAMESH PONNURU

Democrats claim their plans will save money, but they have too many conflicting goals

Is My Child Really Overweight?

By LAURA BLUE

Doctors and parents can't help kids get fit if they don't acknowledge the problem

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Swampland

By Karen Tumulty

A week ago, Lloyd Doggett, a Democratic congressman from Austin, Tex., became an instant YouTube sensation when his "office hours" at a South Austin grocery store turned into a mob scene. He was back at it again today

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Top 10 Urban Biking Trips

There's no better way to explore the urban jungle than by bicycle. So, we've picked 10 great city routes — mostly on bike paths and out of traffic — that offer visitors a cheap, fun, green way to see a new city

Quotes of the Day

"Adolf Hitler, like Barack Obama, ruled by dictate."
RUSH LIMBAUGH,
speaking on his radio show about the Obama Administration and criticizing the President's proposed health-care-reform bill
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Postcard from...

Freetown

Singing to Stop the Fighting in Sierra Leone

By Glenna Gordon / Freetown

Seven years after the end of its brutal civil war, Sierra Leone is still struggling with ethnic tensions and conflict. But at a studio in the country's capital, young musicians are trying to make a change through song

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