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Mary's Medical Center the day she died. "I didn't realize this was a possible neglect case until I got to the hospital," he said. "The emergency room nurse said it was the worst neglect case she'd seen, and then Annie Groves said the same thing to me at the coroner's office." Williams said he is concerned this could impact his ongoing civil case, but added he does believe Deputy Prosecutor Malcolm Gwinn did a good job. "They always say these cases are hard to prove or hard to try," Williams said "I still feel they would have felt differently if it was their relative." Prosecutors left the courtroom without comment this morning. For more of this story, read Friday's edition of the Courier & Press. PREVIOUSLY: Whether the trial for four nurses accused of neglect at an Evansville nursing home will proceed today is in the hands of the judge.
the has-been
In the unlikely event that Barack Obama put on some pounds, his team could just say he's trying to quit smoking. John Edwards has already laid the groundwork by pointing out that he has given up Diet Coke. As a cyborg who can morph into any form, Romney doesn't have to worry. But if Huckabee starts to balloon, he's no longer a fresh face; he's another flip-flopping phony diet doctor. It would be like campaigning as Abraham Lincoln and governing like William Howard Taft.
Being under enormous pressure to stay trim only makes the task harder. Sooner or later, almost every celebrity who became famous for losing weight comes to regret it. Kirstie Alley, Elvis Presley, and Anna Nicole Smith are all proof that the worst diet plan in the world is to have everyone watching.
human nature
In recent days, the shape of this assault has become clear. First, on the morning of Justice Samuel Alito's debut, the Supreme Court announced that it would review the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, setting up what pro-lifers hope will be the beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade. The next day, South Dakota lawmakers passed a ban on virtually all abortions, and pro-choicers vowed to litigate it all the way to the high court, which would force the justices either to overturn or reaffirm Roe. A few days later, the court told pro-choicers they could no longer use racketeering laws to halt blockades and protests at abortion clinics. The impending legal battles put us on the verge of repeating the last two decades of the abortion war: pro-life victory, pro-choice backlash, pro-choice complacency, pro-life revival.
Children starve as Zimbabwe's grain goes to make luxury dog food
In a chilling threat last week, war veterans, who spearheaded the invasion of white-owned farms, said they were launching an "onslaught" to ensure his ruling Zanu-PF party wins. The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association said its members were "on a mission to defend our motherland".The MDC says it will boycott the polls unless Mr Mugabe agrees to adopt a new constitution ahead of the vote.Changes to Zimbabwe's media, security and electoral laws were rushed through parliament at the end of 2007. They became law on 11 January.Sources say the media amendments will be put to the test in coming weeks as foreign journalists seek visas and state media accreditation to visit Zimbabwe for the elections. In the recent past, foreign journalists have routinely been denied access. .
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An Israeli army spokesman confirmed a strike had been launched to eliminate a cart transporting rockets. (Posted @ 09:10 PST)
Massive fire at Kabul hospital KABUL, Jan 21 (AFP): A massive fire broke out late Sunday at a hospital in Kabul, causing major damage to medicine supplies and x-ray equipment but no injuries, police and doctors said. NATO-led forces rushed to the public Jamhuriyet hospital to help put out the blaze, which police said erupted at about 1700 GMT and was only doused nearly four hours later. (Posted @ 09:05 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 24.51 points: KARACHI, Jan 21: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 13850.03, down 24.51, points. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:15 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Jan 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 62.75, to the US Dollar in the open market.
Diane Abbott: Obama can transform the world's image of America
Barak Obama's campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has taken off like a rocket. Some people may be disappointed that he only drew level with Hillary Clinton on "Super Tuesday", but that is an extraordinary achievement when only two weeks ago Clinton had double-digit leads in most of the states concerned. And, like a rocket, his campaign has illuminated many things in a sudden blaze of light. What it has revealed about the attitudes to race of many white British pundits and commentators is not to their credit. Obama had barely won his first caucus when one commentator devoted his column to complaining that it was harder in politics for white women than for black men. As there are 14 white women in the US Senate compared to one black man (Senator Obama) this was a particularly silly claim.
Drink your way to beauty...?
Detox by drinking? It's not what you think. Now that energy drinks and super-C tonics are as common as sodas, could the next Big Gulp be formulas that allegedly help your body get rid of toxins to make your skin look fab, help you manage weight and make you perky? We asked three testers in the throes of winter blahs to hydrate with these three products. What did they think? Test Drive | detox formulas BOOTS Feel the Difference Detox 5-Day Plan, apple flavor, $19.99 for five 1-ounce vials. DRINK TO DETOX: "Seemed perfect to counter holiday bingeing and that blah feeling you get upon returning to work after vacation. And the promises! `Grape vine and pycnogenol neutralize damaging toxins' and `schizandra herb ... support liver cleansing.' " CLEANSE ME: "I added the thick brown liquid to a quart of water and drank it throughout the day.
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