Jan
21
2009
One in three Britons force themselves to eat foods they dislike such as oily fish and spinach just because they believe they are good for them, new research shows.


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Jan
21
2009
Seeing black presidents in movies and TV helped make America ready to elect a real black president. Agree or disagree?


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Jan
21
2009
Fiat and Chrysler said Tuesday they have signed a nonbinding agreement for a strategic alliance that would give the Italian auto empire a 35-percent stake in the troubled U.S. carmaker. The two companies said in a joint statement they would share technologies and vehicle platforms. The deal may be broadened further.


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Jan
21
2009
Swedish file-sharers have previously been protected from police action, since any offenses they commit do not generally carry a prison sentence. Now, the government is considering new legislation which will give the police powers to go after regular file-sharers, even if their actions were previously only punishable by a fine.


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Jan
21
2009
European companies say the social-networking tool is a time waster. “Just had a cup of our Guatemala Casi Cielo … It means ‘almost heaven’ in Spanish,” a Starbucks manager wrote in a recent Twitter post.


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Jan
21
2009
For six hours, a giant Bush with a “Pinocchio” nose was the target of thousands of shoes as people in town for the inauguration took turns throwing footwear at the likeness of the president.


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Jan
21
2009
And what’s the most important ingredient to look for?


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Jan
21
2009
Just one more beautiful extreme performance from real snowboarders.


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Jan
21
2009
Even though it has only been in development for a few years, the Ghostbusters game has one of the most complicated histories in recent memory. We take a look at its story so far and get some inside gossip on it.


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Jan
21
2009
The moment I saw that guinea pig’s corpse, I made up my mind. I would not tell my son Checkers was dead … at least not that night. Drew had five tests within the next two days. I wasn’t going to let grief jeopardize his grades. I’d already goofed by yelping, “Oh, my!” when I saw the body.


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