WASHINGTON - Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton’s once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party’s nomination for president.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Geraldine Ferraro stepped down Wednesday from an honorary post in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign amid a controversy regarding her comments that Barack Obama wouldn’t be succeeding in the race for the White House if… Read Full Story.
WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Kristin Brooks Hope Center, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) with the Mental Health Liaison Group will hold a press conference, “Hope In Action,” on Capitol Hill in room B369 Rayburn House Office Building. It will highlight the passage of The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, an important civil rights victory that begins to end the blatant discriminatory practices of private insurance companies who have applied arbitrary limits on what mental health and addictions treatment diagnoses would be covered, and further placed discriminatory limits on the types and lengths of services provided. This celebration occurs as the Kristin Brooks Hope Center celebrates the ten year anniversary of its suicide prevention hotline, 1-800-SUICIDE , which to date has answered more three million calls from individuals in crisis and is credited for directly saving more than 5,000 lives.
Warren Buffett is the richest man on the planet.
Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, America’s most beloved investor has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago. That massive pile of scratch puts him ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who was the richest […]
ORLANDO, Fla., March 12 /PRNewswire/ — Convergence — Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. (CGS) today announced that their customer, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) was recognized by Microsoft(R) with a 2008 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award for Excellence in Innovation and honored by Microsoft executives at an awards luncheon held today at Convergence 2008, the premier Microsoft Dynamics user conference.
NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire/ — Mindset Media (www.mindset-media.com), an online ad network that enables brand advertisers to reach millions of people with the personality traits that fit their brands, released today a Mindset Profile(TM) of hybrid car drivers, which the company generated from a recent study conducted using Nielsen’s Online panel (www.nielsen-online.com).
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ — TeamRankings.com today announced the launch of BracketBrains 2008, a web site that enables NCAA men’s basketball fans to apply sophisticated mathematical analysis to their 2008 March Madness bracket picks.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brett Favre finally met the one person who could stop him. Himself. He won a Super Bowl and three MVPs. He set every record worth having for a quarterback in the NFL - most career touchdown passes, most career yards passing, most career victories by a starting quarterback. In an […]
LOS ANGELES, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Speed Racer, the action-packed adventure from the creators of ‘The Matrix’ trilogy, will be simultaneously released to IMAX(R) and conventional theatres on May 9, 2008. Speed Racer, based on the hit anime series created by Tatsuo Yoshida, is written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers. The film will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Warner Bros. Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film to IMAX theatres worldwide.
Talk about a “big give”: Drew Barrymore announced on Monday’s Oprah Winfrey Show that she is donating $1 million to the World Food Programme to help feed children in Africa.
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KYOTO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ — OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Omron Corporation and a leading manufacturer of medical, home healthcare, and wellness products, has developed the HEM-SOLAR Series, solar-powered digital blood pressure monitors, for release worldwide in spring 2009.
SEATTLE, March 13 /PRNewswire/ — The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that it is undertaking three major projects designed to accelerate brain, and spinal cord research, and help scientists worldwide gain new insight into numerous diseases and disorders.
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ — Raise money for Camp Laurel by recycling your electronic waste (e-waste) at a REI sponsored event in Northridge on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 18605 Devonshire Street. This special event provides a tremendous opportunity for the entire city of Northridge and surrounding communities to properly dispose of obsolete monitors, televisions, computers, printers, copiers, fax machines and cell phones. This free collection event will be held between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Consumers can drop off their obsolete consumer electronics at the ease e-waste truck that will be located at REI Northridge’s parking lot. Individuals that donate an e-waste item will receive a 15% discount coupon from REI.
BEAVERTON, Oregon (AP) — Nike and Apple are making the iPod compatible with gym equipment.
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Soon iPod users will be able to hook it up to equipment at gyms and health clubs to track workouts.
The companies announced Tuesday that they are working with gym equipment manufacturers and health clubs to allow members to plug their […]
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is hoping to appeal to the palates and taste buds of food and wine lovers — and market its destination travel experience — at the Savor Dallas International Grand Tasting food and wine event Saturday, March 8, at the Westin City Center Dallas/Plaza of the Americas.
NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ — Zagat Survey today launched its comprehensive 2008 New York City Shopping guide with over 7,500 shoppers weighing in on the hottest spots to shop in all five boroughs. Covering 2,463 of the city’s best stores, including 167 additions, the updated guide proves once again that New York City has anything and everything available to satisfy both local and visiting shoppers.
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