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...Obama has proposed on the campaign trail are enacted, the group estimates, that figure will rise to 63 million, while John McCain's tax plans would bring the tally to 62 million. Either way, more than 40% of the population would stand to come out even or ahead on April...
...syndrome—the symptoms of which include obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol—the Japanese government has successfully convinced its citizenry of the urgency of this epidemic. “Metabo” is the new hip word for obesity. In April of this year, the Ministry of Health instituted a national anti-metabo campaign. According to this dictate, local companies and governments must measure the waistlines of all Japanese citizens between the ages of 40 and 74. That amounts to about 56 million people. Individuals who exceed the thresholds...
When China's President Hu Jintao made his first official visit to Washington in April of 2006, he encountered a string of diplomatic snafus that culminated in enduring several minutes of screaming from a protester admitted into the media stand. Still, U.S. officials say he and President George W. Bush developed a genuine personal rapport. At one point, Bush asked his counterpart which of the numerous challenges China faced was the most serious - which one kept Hu awake at night worrying. "Unemployment," Hu reportedly answered without hesitating...
...work stays, there's a chance the wall's owners could profit in more ways than one. For starters, Banksy murals bring foot traffic. Crowds of admirers and photographers have invaded the Westminster block since the mural appeared in April. But not everyone likes the attention. According to Boothroyd, the crowds are Royal Mail's main complaint, as they block the mail vans from coming in and out of the parking...
...clear to observers on both sides of the political aisle that much of Barack Obama's support may be soft, leaving him potentially vulnerable here. He lost the April primary contest to Hillary Clinton by 10 points, and even the state's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, has said there are many culturally conservative voters who would have a hard time embracing a black man as President. McCain's campaign says its internal polling shows the gap between the two nominees to be 3 or 4 percentage points closer than the polls, putting McCain theoretically within striking distance in the past...