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Geriatric Set Getting It On Later in Life

5 hours 41 minutes ago |AOL News

(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

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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

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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

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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

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...