| Experts: Rutherford economy fine,
Local financial leaders say that while Murfreesboro and Rutherford County's economies aren't in dire need of stimulation, a shot in the arm from the federal government wouldn't hurt. President George Bush announced Friday he would like to provide a $140 to $150 billion economic stimulus package to jump-start a lagging economy. .
Candidates work the strip for voter jackpot
On Friday, the young mother answered the door in her working-class neighborhood and was startled to find the speaker of the California Assembly, Fabian Nez, with a horde of reporters in his wake. The powerful Democratic Latino leader was clutching an "America con Hillary" bumper sticker and a lawn sign, working the city's vast Latino neighborhoods on behalf of the campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York. "Hillary has experience," he told her earnestly in Spanish. "She can help us ... on issues like immigration reform." Nez said he understood that the powerful Culinary Workers Union, to which many Latinos such as Reyes belong, had endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. But "people are saying they want to vote for who we think is best," he said.
Lieberman Peddles the Old Iraq-9/11 Connection
You also know but for any who have forgotten: Lieberman was a Democrat, then lost his party's 2006 primary to the anti-Iraq-war candidate Ned Lamont, then ran for the Senate anyway as an Independent, and won almost all of the Republican vote and 20% of the Democratic vote. And he's an Independent in the Senate, but is counted as a Democrat.) On the Situation Room, McCain talked about the surge is working, the surge is working. (Violence is down, and now we can stay there babysitting and shooting and getting shot for the next 10 to 20 years. Yippeee!) And then Lieberman, asked about his 2006 campaign, said it was important he had defeated the pro-Lamont, antiwar part of the Democratic party because once the 2008 Presidential campaign came around the Lamont part of the party would have trouble with "the American people, who know we're at war with a brutal enemy who attacked us on 9/11." "We are at war with a brutal enemy who attacked us on 9/11." Really, Senator Lieberman, and who would that be? Are we back to looking for Bin Laden in Afghanistan? Have we decided to hell with Musharraf and we've invaded Pakistan to track down Al-Qaeda? Have we deposed the royal family in Saudi Arabia, where most of the hijackers came from, and we've decided to impose democracy on that country? I'm not in favor of invading Pakistan or deposing the Saudi Arabian royal family, but as ideas they at least CONNECT with 9/11.
Schwarzenegger Vetoes DREAM Bill for Immigrant Students
Late Saturday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a series of vetoes on various bills — and in so doing dashed the hopes of student activists who have been pushing to make it easier for undocumented students to obtain financial aid and to pressure publishers and faculty members into changing practices that some believe contribute to the high price of textbooks. At the same time, Governor Schwarzenegger signed another bill on textbooks, favored by publishers and opposed by student groups. .
Is DGL the newest relief for heartburn?
Q: I have mild heartburn, especially at night. My friend told me to take DGL. What is that? Would you recommend it for heartburn? A: DGL is an abbreviation for "deglycyrrhizinated licorice." (Bless the child who ever gets strapped with that one at a spelling bee.) It's licorice minus glycyrrhizin, a compound that can cause high blood pressure and low levels of potassium in the blood if you eat too much of it. In herbal medicine, the root of the licorice plant is used to help soothe and release spasms from the digestive tract, among other things. DGL is pretty interesting, because in the lab it seems to increase mucous production and grow the cells lining the stomach. These are the natural protective mechanisms the body uses to protect itself against stomach acid.
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