We all know how tough it can be to get children to eat healthy foods instead of junk. I love this article in Parenting magazine that takes less healthy options of food such as chicken nuggets, and gradually tweaks them each week so that in a few weeks the kids are eating backed chicken with [...]

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I knew ending her stint as the White House Social Secretary couldn’t be the last we’d see of Ms. Desiree Rogers on the DC social scene! She was spotted dining with CNN’s resident Democratic strategists Donna Brazile and Minyon Moore for three hours at Oceanaire (1201 F St. NW) ! I wonder what they could [...]

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On the day when love is on everyone’s mind, Anne Milford and Jennifer Gauvain have some the tough questions about whether you’re in the right relationship—and how to avoid marriage disaster.
It’s Valentine’s Day, you’re single, and you can’t bear to watch a parade of red roses pass you by for yet another year. Don’t worry—we’ve [...]

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Out-of-date make-up can be a magnet for germs
Women are using cosmetics well past the use-by date, unaware that some products could be magnets for germs which could damage their health and looks, said Sara Stern, Director of Cosmetics at retail chain Debenhams.
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35561627/ns/health-skin_and_beauty/

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Overwhelmed overachievers turn to prescription drugs for an edge.
Almost 6 percent of American women, that’s 7.5 million adult women, report using prescription medicines for a boost of energy, a dose of calm or other non-medical reasons, according to the latest numbers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
“Many may not consider what they’re doing abuse [...]

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Labels urged for foods that can choke kids
 
It’s a silent, often overlooked danger that kills dozens of children every year, and it’s easily preventable: choking to death on food.
Now the largest pediatrician group in the United States is calling for warning labels on foods that pose the highest risk for choking.
The American Academy of Pediatrics [...]

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White House unveils compromise health care bill
 
 
Washington (CNN) — The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year.
If enacted, the president’s sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion [...]

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Is this.
I love to cook. I hate to clean up. No two ways about it. Doing dishes is just not my thing.
The greatest gift anyone can give me is to do my dirty dishes. I would rather have that than anything material. I would rather have that than a diamond bracelet or an expensive purse [...]

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U.S. commander in Afghanistan expresses regret over NATO airstrike
Gen. McChrystal says “extremely saddened by tragic loss of innocent lives”
27 civilians died, 14 wounded in attack, Afghan Interior Ministry says
Afghanistan calls attack “unjustifiable”; ISAF launches investigation

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — The head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, expressed regret Monday after [...]

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Buddhist says Tiger understands Buddhism
Posted by religion
on February 19, 2010 M at 4:40 pm
After listening to golfer Tiger Woods talk about recommitting himself to his Buddhist faith, I had a chat with a local Buddhist leader I met last year at the Buddha Mind Monastery, 5616 S Anderson Road.
Jian Mao is abbess of [...]

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