Archive for December, 2010

Manager of Armstrong RadioShack team loses appeal

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team will be without its manager for important races in March after he lost an appeal to change the start date of a suspension. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Johan Bruyneel’s challenge to an International Cycling Union order to serve his two-month ban in February and March. Bruyneel, who was banned for insulting officials at the 2010 Tour de France, wanted the suspension applied in January and February.



This Dec. 28, 2010 photo shows a Moscow mule in Concord, N.H.  If you plan to count calories when enjoying a tasty cocktail, keep an eye on the mixers. This Moscow mule, a 1950's classic, passes on sugary mixers and uses lime and ginger beer to compliment the vodka. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

Low Calorie Cocktails: Moderation, Mixers Key to Keep Cocktails Low-cal

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Can cocktails and calorie-counting mix? Up to a point, say diet experts and mixologists, but you have to keep a close…



MillionsOfVoters.org members Ted Skar, Dennis Glassberg and Jerry Balsam

Protesters Call for Statewide Ban of Toxic Pesticides at Huntington Rally

A small group huddled in a parking lot for RiteAid and…



CVS to buy Medicare business of Universal American

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS Caremark Corp. says it will pay $1.25 billion to Universal American Corp



Karzai keeps minister considered corrupt by US

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because of corruption and ineffectiveness, and threatened to end aid unless he went. Karzai rebuffed the request, according to secret diplomatic records, and the minister – privately termed “the worst” by U.S.



Karzai keeps minister considered corrupt by US

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because of corruption and ineffectiveness, and threatened to end aid unless he went. Karzai rebuffed the request, according to secret diplomatic records, and the minister – privately termed “the worst” by U.S.