Power Players: Struggling Financial Firms Are Banking on Dodd
Name: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)
Position: Although Dodd is chair of one of the more powerful congressional committees, he probably isn’t the envy of his peers these days with an economic crisis growing larger by the day. Dodd has put in two years as chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and [...]
The Militarization Of Law Enforcement Continues: See the latest toys
Police-Only Ammunition
The ongoing militarization of the police was a major segment of the SHOT Show, with huge floor space dedicated to weapons and gear the public cannot get. Gnarly looking tough hombres with rippling muscles bulging in skin tight black tactical t-shirts roamed around booths like the tremendous Blackwater recruitment center and outfits selling gear [...]
Study: Fluoridation Benefits Doubtful
RNewswire-USNewswire/ — Achieving cavity-free status has
little to do with fluoride intake, reports a study in the Fall 2008 Journal of
Public Health Dentistry.
The ongoing Iowa Fluoride Study (IFS), begun in 1992, follows a cohort of
children from birth. Researchers measure fluoride use and ingestion, count
cavities and document fluorosis - white spotted, yellow and/or brown stained
teeth - the [...]