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Geriatric Set Getting It On Later in Life

5 hours 41 minutes ago |AOL News
Senior Sex

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(March 9) -- Growing older just might not be so bad after all, according to a new study that finds healthy men and women are having more and better quality sex as they go into their golden years. But ...

Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Opponents

6 hours 59 minutes ago |AOL News
Health Care

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(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republ ...

Taming Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

5 hours 15 minutes ago |AOL News
Modern Piracy?

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(March 9) -- The campaign to rein in a type of risky investment villainized in the economic crisis and blamed for the government bailout of AIG and the financial collapse of Greece is gaining momentu ...

'Jihad Jane' Charged With Recruiting Terrorists Online

10 hours 28 minutes ago |AP
American Accused

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PHILADELPHIA (March 9) -- A suburban Philadelphia woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists ...

FCC Considers Free Wireless Internet for US

6 hours 45 minutes ago |AOL News
Internet for All

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(March 9) -- The United States could soon offer an enticing perk: free Wi-Fi. At the Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington on Tuesday, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Comm ...

Oscar Winners Nab Restaurant in 'Sushi Sting'

14 hours 45 minutes ago |AOL News
Dead Meat

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(March 9) -- These Oscar winners have a lot on their plate. The makers of "The Cove" arrived in Hollywood to accept a best documentary award for the film, which chronicles the horrors of dolphin hun ...

Limbaugh Vows to Leave US for Health Care

13 hours ago |AOL News
Rushing for the Exit?

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(March 9) -- Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has thrown down the gauntlet. If the U.S. Congress passes health care reform, Limbaugh will leave the country to receive his medical treatment. Specifi ...

PETA's Euthanasia Rates Have Critics Fuming

11 hours 35 minutes ago |AOL News
Compassion or Cruelty?

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(March 9) -- When Dawn Brancheau, a SeaWorld trainer, was killed last month by one of the park's orcas, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was quick to condemn SeaWorld for keeping its anima ...

Biden Blasts Israel for New Building Plans

8 hours 17 minutes ago |AOL News
Stumbling Block

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JERUSALEM (March 9) -- Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had unusually harsh words for Israel after the government approved 1,600 new homes in an ultra-Orthodox East Jerusalem neighborhood. The ...

Ex-Edwards Aide Narrowly Avoids Jail

10 hours 40 minutes ago |AP
Edwards Scandal

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PITTSBORO, N.C. (March 9) -- A former John Edwards aide has narrowly avoided getting sent to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate. Sup ...

Same-Sex Couples Say 'I Do' in DC

9 hours 6 minutes ago |AOL News
Gay Rights

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WASHINGTON (March 9) -- For Ellen Kahn, the feeling of excitement and joy that she would soon be finally, legally wedded to her partner of 20 years quickly gave way to another age-old realization abo ...

Gunman, 1 Victim Dead in Ohio State Shooting; 1 Hurt

15 hours 15 minutes ago |AOL News
Campus Violence

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(March 9) -- A custodial worker at Ohio State University who was about to lose his job opened fire in a maintenance building early this morning, killing a supervisor and wounding another before fatal ...