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Soda - Softdrinks
Diet   Kansas   Legislature   Photos   Soda  
 Kansas City Star 
Tax on sugary soda considered in Kansas Legislature
More News | TOPEKA | Kansans may soon have a new reason to switch to diet soda - a proposed tax on every last granule of sugary goodness in that can of pop. | A legislative proposal that surfaced Tues... (photo: WN / sweet)
Soda - Soft Drinks
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 Newsvine 
Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies
| — Kansas would impose a new tax on soda — a penny for every teaspoon of sugar — under a proposal that a key legislator outlined Tuesday while lawmakers considered raising taxes to ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
soybean in a container  The Examiner 
Healthy eating 101: soybeans
| Each soybean pod contains several nutrient-rich seeds (photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yomi955/836246437) If you like this ... Healthy Living 101: Where are natural food stores in Wichita? How t... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Cigarette - Tobacco - Ashtray - Smoking  The Wichita Eagle 
Kansan sought suffrage, ban on smoking
| This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating history. The series’ name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: “To the stars through difficulties.” | Minnie Johnson Grinstead was ahead ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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 David Letterman, the host of "The Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS, laughs  nf2 ABC News
David Letterman Blackmailer 'Very Happy' to Take Plea, Avoid Trial, Friend Says
By CHRIS CUOMO, RUSSELL GOLDMAN, REYNOLDS HOLDING and JASON STINE | March 10, 2010 | The Emmy-award winning CBS producer who pleaded guilty to attempting to extort was "d... (photo: APphoto)
Celebrity   Entertainment   Lawmaker   Photos   US  
Fewer Americans Set on Buying Foreign Cars Gallup
Fewer Americans Set on Buying Foreign Cars
| PRINCETON, NJ -- In their car purchasing decisions, Americans are now less likely to show exclusive loyalty to foreign brands than they were in the recent past. Six per... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Automobile   Cars   Economy   Market   Photos  
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participates in a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weap Fresno Bee
How the AP-GfK poll on Obama was conducted
| The Associated Press thefresnobee_994:/2010/03/10/1853346/how-the-ap-gfk-poll-on-obama-was.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | The As... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participates in a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weap Star Tribune
Obama to meet with Haiti's Preval, do health care gathering in Missouri
| WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama meets with the president of Haiti Wednesday morning and later flies to Missouri for another gathering on health care reform. | The p... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
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A trader reacts to early market moves on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE100 index at CMC Markets in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 . Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell 4.62 percent in the first 15 minutes of trading on Monday morning, following a slide in Asian markets as the financial crisis worsened over the weekend. The FTSE fell 230.2 to 4,750.05. The worst declines were in the banking industry _ HBOS PLC's share price dropped 12.7 percent to 175 pence (US$3.08), while the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC fell 10.8 percent to 166 pence (US$2.9 Wall Street Journal
U.S. Futures Search for Direction
By STEVE GOLDSTEIN | U.S. stock futures held to a tight range Wednesday, tracking listless overseas trading, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of wholesale ... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Economy   Market   Photos   Trade   USA  
Demonstrators attempt to pull down entrance gates at the northen Greek port of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Riot police fired tear gas and clashed with striking dockworkers. Several hundred demonstrators gathered at Thessaloniki harbor to protest the planned privatization of container terminals and facilities there and at Piraeus port near Athens. Lexington Herald-Leader
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
| AP Photo - A stray dog takes a nap, as laid-off airline workers block a street in central Athens and block access to the Finance Ministry's General Accounting Office, T... (photo: AP / Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Soldiers of Pakistan's para military force provide security to Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, center, who arrives to attend funeral of his brother in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The Times Of India
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book
WASHINGTON: An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in th... (photo: AP / Shakil Adil)
Iraq   Nuclear   Pakistan   Photos   Saddam  
Obese Woman - Eating The Examiner
Obesity weighs heavily in healthcare debate
| “All you can eat”. It’s a slogan and a way of life for many Americans. The all you can eat buffet attracts consumers far and wide for an often cheap m... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Diabetes   Healthcare   Obesity   People   Photos  
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participates in a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weap The Examiner
Obama pushing on health care end game
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a ne... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
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Yummy and Delicious Fresh Fruit  for all occassions, nutrition. The Examiner
More Minn. schools buy food from local farms
Comments MINNEAPOLIS (Map, News) - A new survey says the number of Minnesota school districts buying fresh food from local farms is growing. | Farm to school programs lin... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Food   Fruits   Health   Photos   Vegetables  
Politics Business & Economy
- Missouri, Kansas university leaders to meet in KC
- With jobless funds running out of money, Missouri, Kansas an
- Former Mo. lawmaker testifies in Jetton probe
- Northrop won't offer tanker bid
Cow - Cattle - Animal - Livestock
Cattle vaccines may cut risk, but who pays?
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- Business as usual in NFL free agency
- Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant will open in Overland Park
- Parkinson appoints Cohen to Kansas Technology Enterprise Cor
- DeBoer: 'Door is wide open' at WaterWalk
Soda - Soft Drinks
Kan. mulling new soda tax, raising other levies
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Education Society & Culture
- Goddard schools raise $11K to join state funding lawsuit
- Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures
- Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures
- Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures
Computer - Technology - Students
Students step up to help another school with computers
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- Rove on Rove: A Conversation With the Former Bush Senior Adv
- An Old Essay Used to Explain a New Movement
- Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
- Canadian killer who violated probation arrested in Seattle
Obese Woman - Eating
Obesity weighs heavily in healthcare debate
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Entertainment Sport
- Detroit: the last days
- Anna Nicole Smith opera announced with Dutch Eva-Marie Westb
- "The Harder They Fall" airs on Turner Classic Movi
- Queens doctor, Hank Chien, named new King of Kong, smashes v
Woman - Eating - Food
Dating sucks. Food doesn't.
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- Kansas City adds depth to defensive line with acquisition of
- K-State's lone Kansas player excited about KC trip
- Business as usual in NFL free agency
- Eagles ink Marlin Jackson to two-year deal
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama promotes soccer for health care and fitness
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Health Market & Industry
- Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaks
- Rove on Rove: A Conversation With the Former Bush Senior Adv
- Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Standards for Education
- An Old Essay Used to Explain a New Movement
 ag2  Presidential candidate Obama Barack addressing the crowd at the Essence Music Festival on July 5, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana
AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
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- Kansas unemployment increases to 7.1 percent
- Analyst: Sprint Nextel is losing a Time Warner Cable contrac
- Parkinson says rise in Kan. unemployment rate discouraging,
- Parkinson says rise in Kan. unemployment rate discouraging,
Food - Child - Diet
Diets may soon be tailor-made as per genetic makeup
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