| Gamers prove their metal as rock stars |
| Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band."
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| Comedian is living in an Ikea store |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:26 EST) |
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| Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:56 EST) |
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| Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap' |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:05:59 EST) |
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| Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:51:26 EST) |
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| Politician cuts the fat with photo fakery |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:56:45 EST) |
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| Puppy vs. polar cub for cuteness title |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Funny News - Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:56:18 EST) |
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| Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
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AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:15:52 GMT) |
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| Myers helps Phillies take 2-0 lead over Dodgers
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AP - Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldn't explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:37:10 GMT) |
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| Eagles' Westbrook won't play Sunday against 49ers
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AP - All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:38:24 GMT) |
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| Bengals' Palmer won't start against Jets
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AP - Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says quarterback Carson Palmer will not start Sunday's game against the New York Jets because of a sore right elbow but that he could play.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:39:01 GMT) |
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| NFL's review of 'Pacman' scuffle not completed
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AP - The NFL's review of Adam "Pacman" Jones' scuffle with his bodyguard won't be completed until next week.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:39:40 GMT) |
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| Packers' Rodgers ready to shoulder load again
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AP - Despite not making a single throw in practice this week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is prepared to start for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Seattle.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:44:11 GMT) |
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| Pacers trade forward Shawne Williams to Mavs
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| AP - Larry Bird's housecleaning project has claimed another casualty. |
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| Tiger Stadium preservationists meet deadline
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AP - What remains of Tiger Stadium will remain standing at least until March 1 while preservationists raise money to renovate the stadium and reopen it as a recreational and educational complex.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:25:12 GMT) |
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| Europe's young stars target World Cup finals
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AFP - Rejuvenated England, European kings Spain and defending champions Italy hope their young players can fire them closer to the 2010 World Cup finals on Saturday.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:57:56 GMT) |
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| Brodeur stops penalty shot in Devils' 2-1 win
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AP - While much of the preseason talk about the New Jersey Devils has focused on the return of Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik, the player who decided the season opener was the man who has been the face of this team since the 1990s Martin Brodeur.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:33:12 GMT) |
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| Cardinals survive scare from Memphis, 35-28
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| AP - Johnny Patrick returned a fumble 21 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and blocked a field goal to set up another score in Louisville's 35-28 victory over Memphis on Friday night |
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| Sydney bids to host Australian Open: report
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AFP - Sydney is bidding to take the Australian Open tennis away from its long-time Melbourne home, reports said Saturday.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:16:08 GMT) |
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| In-Kyung Kim leads Longs Drugs Challenge
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AP - South Korea's In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 in cold, windy conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mollie Fankhauser in the Longs Drugs Challenge, while top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was two shots behind.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:28:15 GMT) |
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| World powers pledge to combat credit crisis
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AP - Financial officials from the world's wealthiest industrial countries are pledging decisive action to deal with the biggest upheavals to hit the global financial system since the Great Depression.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:53:40 GMT) |
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| Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
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AP - The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election Day.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:32:24 GMT) |
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| Diplomats: North Korea coming off terror blacklist
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AP - The United States is ready to drop North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, the Associated Press has learned, in the latest attempt by the administration to salvage a nuclear deal with Pyongyang before President Bush's term ends.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:36:51 GMT) |
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| Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
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AP - General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:19:49 GMT) |
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| US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears
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AP - When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:51:57 GMT) |
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| Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
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AP - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:47:37 GMT) |
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| Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder
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AP - A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:00:20 GMT) |
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| Austrian rightist leader Joerg Haider dead at 58
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AP - Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews and at one point led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic died early Saturday in a car accident. He was 58.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:22:30 GMT) |
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| Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy
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AP - Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do."
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:34:40 GMT) |
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| Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
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AP - Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL championship series.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:04:45 GMT) |
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| U.S. works on bank plan, IMF warns of further market fall
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Reuters - The U.S. government pushed on Saturday to finalize a plan to buy direct stakes in American banks as the International Monetary Fund warned markets could drop another 20 percent in a worst-case scenario.
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| Obama holds 4-point lead on McCain in race
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Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:03:07 GMT) |
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| Alaska ethics probe says Palin abused her power
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Reuters - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:24:03 GMT) |
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| GM, Chrysler in merger talks: source
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Reuters - General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to a source briefed on the matter.
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| Paulson says U.S. planning to buy financial equity
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Reuters - The United States is developing plans to buy equity stakes in financial institutions, providing another weapon in its war against financial market turmoil, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday.
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| North Korea steps up bid to show "recovered" Kim
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Reuters - North Korean state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
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| Powell says Sen. Stevens' integrity "sterling"
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Reuters - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a "sterling" reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker's corruption trial on Friday.
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| Read More...(Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:38:37 GMT) |
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| Bush vows not to lift embargo on "dungeon" Cuba
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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday called Cuba a "dungeon" and vowed Washington would not lift its economic embargo until Havana released political prisoners and allowed free expression.
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| Bush to meet G7 ministers in hope of tackling crisis
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AFP - US President George W. Bush will hold talks with G7 finance ministers Saturday in search of coordinated ways to tackle the financial crisis that has shaken markets from Asia to the United States.
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| Mugabe to retain control of army and police
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AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has unilaterally allocated control of key ministries to his ZANU-PF, a state daily reported on Saturday, prompting condemnation from the opposition which has been in power-sharing talks with the party.
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| Longboat Key offers serenity now |
| Like any sun-drenched beach paradise, Longboat Key offers water sports, biking and tennis, but the best way to enjoy the island may be by doing nothing at all.
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:47:36 EDT) |
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| Smiling Parisians show you their city, for free |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:41:48 EDT) |
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| Atlanta welcomes Louvre masterpieces |
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| Top 10 bed-and-breakfast towns |
| Now's a prime time to enjoy a cozy bed-and-breakfast. Whether you want to trek a nature trail or shop along a dock, these places offer a great escape.
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:10:59 EDT) |
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| U.S. air-traffic network outdated, costly |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:23:06 EDT) |
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| Troubleshooter: A married name snafu |
| Shaun Francis' daughter has the wrong name on her airline ticket. It's her married name, and her passport still has her maiden name. The airline is happy to fix the ticket -- for a $400 fee. But is that right?
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:04:43 EDT) |
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| Japan: No room at the inn for foreigners |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:22:48 EDT) |
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| Feds go forward with NYC airport experiment |
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| Read More...(Source: CNN.com - Travel - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:13:44 EDT) |
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| The secrets to happy house swapping |
| I live in New York. But I also have flats in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and I keep a condo in Miami, a château in Switzerland and a pied-à-terre in every Paris arrondissement. You see, I'm a house swapper.
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| Pumpkin Squares |
| These little pumpkin squares make a perfect treat for your Halloween party. Light in texture, yet deliciously moist, they pack in a mere 63 calories per square, with only 1.5... |
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| Carrot and Zucchini Soup |
| Now that there's a distinct chill in the air, I'm looking for warm and filling low-fat foods to eat at lunch. Soup is the first thing to come to mind,... |
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| Pumpkin Oatmeal |
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| Sweet Potato Bread |
| A sweet and delicious fall and winter treat, this sweet potato bread will fill your kitchen with a wonderful aroma. Enjoy a slice of this wholesome sweet potato bread as... |
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| Baked Pumpkin Pasta |
| In honor of World Vegetarian Day and Vegetarian Awareness Month, I'm posting this seasonal and delicious baked pumpkin pasta. Perfect for fall and winter, pumpkin pasta offers a chance to... |
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| Chicken, Kale and White Bean Stew |
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| Chicken and Zucchini Lasagna |
| Nothing says comfort food like lasagna, but lasagna can be a high-fat, high-calorie dish. So here's a lighter version that uses lean ground chicken instead beef (although shredded white-meat chicken... |
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| Applesauce Oatmeal Pancakes |
| Pancakes are just about everybody's favorite breakfast food no matter what the season. And while boxes of pancake mix are convenient, it really doesn't take much time to make your... |
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| Apple Brown Betty |
| Here's a healthy twist on a classic American dessert. I chop my bread into tiny pieces, but feel free to make the more usual bread crumbs from your whole-wheat bread.... |
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| Orange-Ginger Sole |
| With no added fat and lots of added flavor, these orange-ginger sole fillets make an ideal low fat, no-mess supper. Sealing the fish and vegetables in easy-to-prepare foil packets ensures... |
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