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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: U.S. Award-winning US writer Horton Foote dead at 92 March 5, 2009 at 5:39 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - Horton Foote, whose plays and scripts about the longing and struggles of small-town life won him two Academy Awards, an Emmy and a Pulitzer Prize, has died at the age of 92. California high court reviews gay marriage ban March 5, 2009 at 3:09 am SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Gay marriage advocates on Thursday will ask the California Supreme Court to overturn a second voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, in a cultural battle that has divided the United States. U.S. entrepreneurs hope to beat economic odds March 5, 2009 at 2:49 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rachel Dooley quit her high-paying job as an attorney a month ago to launch a jewelry business, and her friends think she is crazy. New York's unemployed seek training, job leads March 5, 2009 at 2:48 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - For her birthday, Lillian Nazario got a dismissal notice. Cowboys release wide receiver Owens: report March 5, 2009 at 2:42 am DALLAS (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have released controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. Recession boosts role of community health March 5, 2009 at 2:31 am ATLANTA/PHOENIX (Reuters) - When Paul Bowling suffered a stroke three years ago and lost his health insurance he turned not to an emergency hospital for long-term care but to a community health center. Carmike Cinemas cuts prices on "Stimulus Tuesdays" March 5, 2009 at 12:46 am NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - How about some recession popcorn and soda while you're at your local movie theater? College endowments lost 24 percent in 6 months March 5, 2009 at 12:32 am BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. colleges and universities lost nearly one-quarter of their endowments' worth in the first half of their fiscal year, forcing them to cut staff and budgets just like corporations hurt by the financial crisis. Chewing tobacco use surges among boys March 5, 2009 at 12:25 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of snuff and chewing tobacco by U.S. adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade, a federal agency said in a report on Thursday that raised concern among tobacco control advocates. Lawyer gets threats, wins praise over despised Madoff March 4, 2009 at 7:08 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin receives death threats for defending one of America's most vilified people, accused swindler Bernard Madoff. U.S. unions confident of passing organizing measure March 4, 2009 at 6:30 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - Big U.S. labor unions expressed confidence on Wednesday that they have enough votes in Congress to pass long-blocked legislation to boost their organizing efforts, while opponents said they do not. Iowa department for elderly may have DOA acronym March 4, 2009 at 6:15 pm DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Iowa on Wednesday raised some eyebrows when they voted to rename a department that deals with seniors, allowing it to carry the acronym DOA. U.S. research center mistreats chimps: Humane Society March 4, 2009 at 5:52 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federally funded research center in Louisiana routinely mistreated chimpanzees and other primates, the Humane Society of the United States said on Wednesday after a nine-month undercover investigation. Common ingredient offers AIDS protection March 4, 2009 at 5:46 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cheap ingredient used in ice cream, cosmetics and found in breast milk helps protect monkeys against infection with a virus similar to AIDS and might work to protect women against the virus, researchers reported on Wednesday. Stanford investors sue SEC, receiver over assets March 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm HOUSTON (Reuters) - Clients of Stanford Group Co sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Marshals Service and Stanford's court-appointed receiver on Wednesday, arguing the government had no right to freeze their assets. Offer more U.S. school meals for free, group urges March 4, 2009 at 5:30 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More poor children should be allowed to eat for free at school and the government should pay higher reimbursement rates for school meals, a school food service group said at a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday. Lawyer gets threats, wins praise over despised Madoff March 4, 2009 at 4:46 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin receives death threats for defending one of America's most vilified people, accused swindler Bernard Madoff. Supreme Court rules against Wyeth in liability case March 4, 2009 at 12:04 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the drugmaker Wyeth on Wednesday, holding that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for harm from medicines that carry warnings approved by federal regulators. Mass. treasurer proposes slots, privatizing lottery March 4, 2009 at 11:58 am BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill proposed privatizing the state lottery and licensing thousands of slot machines to quickly raise billions of dollars for the financially ailing state. In past 2 years, 87 million in U.S. went uninsured March 4, 2009 at 11:17 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third of Americans under age 65 -- 86.7 million people -- went without health insurance at some point during the past two years, according to a report released Wednesday. Britney Spears puts on "Circus" for comeback tour March 4, 2009 at 10:48 am NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Britney Spears kicked off her first tour in five years on Tuesday, promoting her latest hit album "Circus" before an adoring hometown audience with jugglers, acrobats, rings of flame and lip syncing. One in five U.S. mortgage borrowers are underwater March 4, 2009 at 8:55 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more to their lenders than their properties are worth, and the rate will increase as housing values drop in states that have so far avoided the worst of the crisis, a new study shows. Dead mice found at salmonella U.S. peanut plant March 4, 2009 at 8:16 am CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dead mice and rodent droppings were found throughout a Texas plant run by a company whose peanut products caused one of the biggest food recalls in U.S. history, food inspectors reported on Tuesday. Los Angeles re-elects Hispanic mayor March 4, 2009 at 3:30 am LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, one of the nation's leading Hispanic politicians, claimed a re-election victory on Tuesday, capping a low-key race widely seen as a prelude to an eventual run for governor.   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.