Why a glass a day WILL keep the doctor away... The Daily Mail | Health benefits: Women put on less weight if they stick to red wine rather than soft drinks or other beverages | The health benefits of red wine have long been a consolation to those who enjoy an occasional glass or two. But the news has got even better. | A study has shown that moderate women dri...
No blowing smoke: Group discusses SC cigarette tax Syracuse | (AP) - CHARLESTON, S.C. - Doctors and an anti-smoking group discuss efforts to raise South Carolina's 7-cent-a-pack cigarette tax that is the lowest in the nation. | Representatives of the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative and doctors gather at the Medical University of South Carolina on Monday...
How the AP-GfK poll on Obama was conducted The State | The Associated Press-GfK Poll on President Obama, the direction of the country and health care was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from March 3-8. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally represent...
Report: States team up on new academic standards The State | WASHINGTON -- Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. | The new benchmarks, to be announced Wednesday, are me...
The Citadel battles fallout from unwanted publicity The State | CHARLESTON - Whether The Citadel has an image problem depends on who's doing the talking. | Since last week, the school on the banks of the Ashley River has received volumes of unwanted publicity, largely tied to the fact that former quarterback Mi...
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Judge Says She'll Approve SC Gov's Divorce The New York Times | Filed at 11:47 a.m. ET | CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's divorce will become final next month, just over a year after the first lady discovered his af...
Patti Smith's memoir of pre-fame life with Mapplethorpe The News & Observer | "Just Kids" by Patti Smith; Ecco (304 pages, $27) | There's a passage in "Just Kids," Patti Smith's tender coming-of-age memoir of her love affair and enduring friendship with th...
What's On Lindsey Vonn's iPod? CBS News Olympic Gold Medalist Shares Her Playlist and Workout Tips with Women's Health Magazine | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | Gold medallist Lindsey Vonn, right, and silver m...
Ore., Calif., nurseries sue over S. Carolina law The Examiner Comments PORTLAND, Ore. (Map, News) - Nurseries in Oregon and California teamed up to file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, seeking to overturn a new regulation they say unfairly blocks shipments of their plants to South Carolina. | Potentially mill...
State and local governments put up "Not Hiring" sign CNN March 9, 2010: 4:07 PM ET | NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Another big employer is hanging out the "Not Hiring" sign. | State and local governments are collectively the nation's biggest source of jobs, together employing almost 15 times as many Americans as W...
Biden condemns new E. Jerusalem settlements The State | WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new settlement homes in disputed East Jerusalem and says the timing undermines the peace process the United States is attempting to revive. | Biden, visiting the region...
'Jihad Jane' new face of terror in US The Times Of India WASHINGTON: The "war on terrorism" just got a little more complicated with the indictment of an average white American female dubbed "Jihad Jane" on charges of plotting with Islamic radicals, bringing even the so-called soccer moms under the radar. | Colleen LaRose, 46, a Pennsylvania native, has been charged with trying to recruit Islamic fighters...
Jeb Bush's son doesn't expect dad to run in 2012 The News & Observer | RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's oldest son says he doesn't expect his dad to run for president in 2012. | George P. Bush made the comments Wednesday at state Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh while in North Carolina on business. He says his father is enjoying the private sector while staying active in conservative causes an...
