Study links marriage to blood pressure changes
A preliminary study finds that a happy marriage may lower blood pressure while a stressed marriage could raise it, challenging prior ideas that marriage always correlates with better health. The research analyzed 204 married and 99 single adults, mostly white, and was published online in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
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Illi nois man charged in real estate agent killing in Wisconsin
James A. Hole, 34, of Brookfield, Ill, is charged with first degree intentional homicide arson and burglary in the death of 71-year-old real estate agent Ann B. Nelson of Cambridge Wisconsin. Nelson was found in a smoke filled room of a home she was showing near Oakland. A $1 million bond was set and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 4.
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Maliki touts Iraqi progress on fifth anniversary of early missiles
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki marked five years since the first U S missiles struck Baghdad promising Iraq will not be isolated. He spoke at Azamiyah in Baghdad and attended a Hillah cultural festival, portraying national recovery and unity amid sectarian tension.
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China massing troops in Tibetan regions amid protests
Chinese authorities mobilized hundreds of paramilitary troops across Sichuan Qinghai Gansu and Yunnan as protests spread from Lhasa Tibet into western China. In Shangri la Zhongdian and Tiger Leaping Gorge towns armed police patrolled streets while Beijing warned foreign visitors to stay away. The Dalai Lama urged a meeting with Hu Jintao and others while reiterating no demand for Tibetan independence.
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Serbian jetliner survivor Vesna Vulovic becomes reform icon
Vesna Vulovic, the 1972 Serbia flight attendant who survived a 33000 foot plunge from a Yugoslav Airlines DC-9, now uses her fame to push for Serbia’s reform ahead of May elections. She criticizes Milosevic era policies and backs liberal forces seeking EU integration despite Kosovo scrutiny.
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Libby Banned From Washington Bar After Perjury Conviction
Former White House aide I Lewis Libby, once chief of staff to Dick Cheney, is disbarred in the District of Columbia after being convicted of perjury in the Valerie Plame case. The DC Court of Appeals ordered disbarment, citing moral turpitude tied to lying to FBI investigators. Libby’s attorney said he accepted the ruling. libros
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Republican congressman Thomas Reynolds retires from Congress
Thomas Reynolds a longtime New York Republican and former NRCC chair announced he will not seek another term at a news conference in western New York. Reynolds once eyed a speaker bid and helped GOP wins in 2004 but party fortunes faded with 2006. An ongoing probe into missing funds from the NRCC has shadowed the resignation.
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