Reuters – The Congressional Budget Office may be missing potential savings from various health reform proposals by not looking at efforts to manage or prevent expensive, chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, researchers said in a study released on Tuesday.

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AP – Ever since Matt Hasselbeck has been a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks he always had one security blanket to turn to when the team needed a big play.

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Hasselbeck forming bond with newest target
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Reuters – A U.S. ethanol industry group is pushing lawmakers to craft legislation requiring gasoline filling stations to inform customers what country their fuel came from in hopes of increasing awareness about money spent on oil imported from overseas.

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U.S. ethanol group wants origin labeling for oil
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AP – Extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico’s resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, chasing away an international finance conference and prompting emergency workers to start evacuating thousands of people from shantytowns.

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Hurricane Jimena roars toward Mexican resort
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AFP – Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi fetes the 40th anniversary of the bloodless coup that brought him to power on Tuesday, with his influence growing in Africa and ties improved with the West.

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Kadhafi marks 40 years in power stronger than ever
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AP – One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found.

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Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get on the road
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — If you find yourself only able to eat a few bites of food before you feel “full,” don’t brush it off as a new weight-loss strategy, the U.S. National Library of Medicine advises.

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Health Tip: Getting Full Too Quickly
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AP – Gospel legend Marie Knight has died in New York City at age 84. She came to prominence while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s and singing hits such as “Beams of Heaven.”

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1940s gospel legend Marie Knight dies in NYC at 84
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AP – Venus Williams was bothered by a bad knee and distracted by more than a half-dozen foot faults. What never fazed her: a big deficit.

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VWilliams struggles with serve, knee, foe at Open
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Reuters – Hurricane Jimena grew into a highly dangerous storm as it raced toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Monday, scaring tourists, prompting residents to sandbag homes and disrupting a top-level finance conference.

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Dangerous hurricane heads for Mexico resort
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