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...reputation. He's in a close race for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, but his involvement with Abramoff has hurt his chances. He alienated his former Christian Coalition allies when it was revealed that in 2001 he had secretly taken gambling money to mobilize Christian activists to help shut down a tribal casino in Texas that competed with one run by Abramoff's Indian clients. The embarrassment only got worse when e-mails showed that the casino Reed secretly helped Abramoff close was run by the Tiguas, whom Abramoff turned around and signed up as clients months later with promises that...
...that account for about 12% of U.S. capacity. By the end of last week, the storm had prevented production of 547 million bbl. of crude, a 25-day supply. Offshore oil production in the Gulf accounts for nearly 10% of U.S. daily consumption. Worse yet, natural-gas production also shut down, costing us about 8.3 billion cu. ft. a day, which is 13% of what we consume, according to the U.S. Minerals Management Service...
...final contest of the season, the Harvard softball team was shut out by Boston College on Friday. Despite the 6-0 score, Harvard refused to go out silently, as the humid air rang with an a capella rendition of “The Hey Song” that carried the team’s spirits, if not the offense. Originally scheduled as a Thursday afternoon doubleheader, the game was rescheduled due to inadequate field conditions. The contest was scoreless until the third inning, when the Eagles jumped on senior hurler Michele McAteer, compiling two runs on four hits before...
...Saturday, however, the floodgates stayed bolted shut...
...average, melatonin users had a daytime sleep efficiency of at least 83%--meaning they slept 83% of the time they spent in bed--compared with 77% in the placebo group. That translates to an extra half an hour of shut-eye--relatively comparable to what one gets with a prescription sleep aid like Ambien or Lunesta...