October 17, 2007

“Every family has a black sheep”

October 17, 2007 – 1:38 pm
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"Every family has a black sheep"

Cheney and Obama are cousins. Seriously.

Lynne Cheney, the vice president’s wife, revealed this tantalizing bit
of political trivia during a television interview Tuesday.

She said she uncovered the long-ago ties between the two while
researching her ancestry for her latest book, “Blue Skies, No Fences,”
a memoir about growing up in Wyoming.

A spokesman for Obama, who wants to be the first black U.S. president,
offered a tongue-in-cheek response. “Every family has a black sheep,”
said spokesman Bill Burton.

Best spokesman comment ever.

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Alcohol - in any amount - increases cancer risks

October 17, 2007 – 10:28 am
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Alcohol - in any amount - increases cancer risks

Specifically, [alcohol is good because it] reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused
by blocked arteries by 10 to 15 percent. That’s probably because
alcohol increases good cholesterol and prevents blood platelets from
clumping together.

"On the other hand, alcohol is detrimental for more than 60 diagnoses,"
said Juergen Rehm, head of public health and regulatory Vpolicies at the
Ontario Center for Addiction and Mental Health.

"That red wine stuff — how it was supposed to be protective — was
hyped completely out of whack by the media," Rehm said. "And whatever
protective effect there is, is not about the red wine — it’s about the
alcohol."

Very interesting. Did any of you know this before now?

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