Pressure mounts as Israeli labor rivals threaten coalition pullout
Ehud Olmert faces renewed pressure as rival Livni threatens to pull the Labor Party from the government and push for new elections unless he agrees to demands. The standoff heightens the crisis within Israel's ruling coalition.
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Obama health report highlights excellent condition and smoking quit
Barack Obama's physician said the candidate was in excellent health at his last checkup 16 months ago. The internist noted decades of records show minor illnesses and that Obama is a smoker who has quit again with Nicorette gum.
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Army reports record high in personal crisis deaths in 2007
Army data show 115 soldiers killed themselves in 2007, a record high, with 32 at the Iraq battlefront and four in Afghanistan. About 26 percent had not deployed to combat. Deployment extensions to 15 months, mental health strain, and easy access to weapons are cited as factors.
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Stonehenge Reinterpreted as Ancient Burial Ground
New radiocarbon dating suggests Stonehenge served as a burial place from its early phase until the mid third millennium B C. A nearby Durrrington Walls site, the Southern Circle, contains wooden pillars and aligns with the River Avon linking living and dead domains. Researchers say burials were a major component across Stonehenge’s main stages, with 10 000 year old pits of wooden posts found under sites nearby.
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Fort Bliss raises drinking age to 21 and bars Juarez visits
Fort Bliss Texas raised its base drinking age from 18 to 21 effective May 22 citing alcohol related incidents. The policy also bans passes to cross into Ciudad Juarez Mexico to drink. 17,000 soldiers affected with some lamenting the change while noting the broader national shift to 21 since the mid 1980s.
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Ruling stirs anti gay marriage activism nationwide
As California Supreme Court clears the way for gay marriage, evangelical groups push a broader conservative agenda. They argue for constitutional protections to block judicial redefining of marriage. Polls show growing support in California while New York debates recognizing out of state marriages.
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