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...This shouldn't come as a surprise in Germany, where Obama has been immensely popular since he announced his candidacy. In July 2008, just after Obama locked up the Democratic nomination, he gave a speech in Berlin that drew 200,000 cheering supporters - an event that was later mocked by the McCain campaign, which called him the "biggest celebrity in the world" in a TV ad. And because Obama's first-year problems have been largely domestic - such as the drawn-out fight with conservatives over health care reform - his reputation hasn't been tarnished much abroad since that defining...
Where is it coming from? According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, levamisole has become increasingly popular as a "cut," or diluting agent, in cocaine and possibly some heroin. It is now found in 70% of all cocaine seized in the U.S., up from 30% in 2008. Unlike most cuts - usually inert or relatively harmless substances like the B vitamin inositol, which are added by lower-level dealers looking to stretch supplies - levamisole appears to be added to cocaine from the outset, in the countries of origin. The substance has been found in various concentrations in cocaine analyzed in countries...
Erich W. Segal ’58, classics scholar and popular writer of works like “Love Story,” died Sunday from a heart attack at his home in London. Segal, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for over 20 years...
Respected in the realms of both academia and popular culture, Segal was a man who worked both inside and outside of the proverbial ivory tower. Having produced several acclaimed scholarly works on Greek and Roman literature over the course of his academic career, Segal also wrote bestselling novels and screenplays for popular films, including the script for the 1968 animated Beatles feature “Yellow Submarine...
Quotes About: "Scott Brown: So Republican, he's even registered as a Republican." - Parody campaign video aired on Michael Graham's popular Boston talk-radio program...