Bush lays out economic vision in billings speech
President Bush frames a cautiously optimistic view of the economy calling it winded but fundamentally strong. He argues tax cuts energy policy education and free trade are essential to growth and signals willingness to adjust timing and scope of tax relief to spur activity this year.
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Americans sleep-deprivation rises, sleep hours lag
A National Sleep Foundation poll of 1,004 adults finds about one third sleep eight hours nightly, 68 percent get less than eight, and 52 percent say they sleep less or have less sex than five years ago. Work hours rise to an average 46 per week, with 38 percent at 50 hours or more, and 87 percent watch TV before bed.
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Number of women smokers rises despite health risks
The Surgeon General's report shows women now account for 39 percent of smoking related deaths, more than doubling since 1965, with rising teen smoking and stronger tobacco marketing threatening progress. It notes smoking as the leading preventable cause of death, shortening female life by about 14 years and lung cancer as the top female cancer killer.
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