Archive for October 7th, 2009

Sharp debate at high court over cross on US land (AP)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

AP - As the Supreme Court weighed a dispute over a religious symbol on public land Wednesday, Justice Antonin Scalia was having difficulty understanding how some people might feel excluded by a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers killed in World War I.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Big dino prints found in Jurassic park in France (AP)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

AP - Now that's one big foot. Paleontologists in eastern France have reported the discovery of some of the largest dinosaur footprints ever documented, measuring about 1.4 meters to 1.5 meters (4.6 feet to 4.9 feet) in diameter.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Obama gets Afghanistan commander’s troop request (AP)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

AP - The formal request by the nation's top Afghanistan commander for more troops is now in President Barack Obama's hands, administration officials said Wednesday as the war launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks reached its eight-year mark with no end in sight.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study (HealthDay)

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Could birth control pills
be taking human evolution in a whole new, and possibly detrimental,
direction?

Original post by HealthDay and software by Elliott Back