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Paroled American Lori Berenson arrives in US to spend holidays with family in NYC

Lori Berenson

Paroled American Lori Berenson, who stirred international controversy when she was convicted of aiding Peruvian guerrillas, arrived in the United States Tuesday morning for her first visit home since Peruvian authorities arrested her in 1995.

 

2.5 million more Americans have health insurance

Health Care

About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into law last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. The Obama administration trumpeted the figure as a sign that the controversial legislation is succeeding.

 

ESPN, Hank Williams Jr. part permanently over controversial comments

ESPN, Hank Williams Jr. part permanently over controversial comments

ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. are splitting up for good. Both have announced that, after two decades, Williams will no longer be singing the “Monday Night Football” theme song after controversial remarks he made earlier this week about President Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler.

 

ESPN pulls intro after Williams' Obama comments

ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.'s classic intro song from its broadcast of Monday night's NFL game after the country singer famous for the line "Are you ready for some football?" used an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama.

 

Obama halts controversial EPA regulation

Obama halts controversial EPA regulation

President Barack Obama on Friday sacked a controversial proposed regulation tightening health-based standards for smog, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders.

 

"Garfield" creator apologizes for Veterans Day strip

The creator of the widely syndicated comic "Garfield" has apologized for a strip that ran on Veterans Day that some critics saw as making fun of the holiday honoring those who served in the U.S. military.

 

Book defending pedophilia for sale on Amazon

Book defending pedophilia for sale on Amazon

Amazon is selling a self-published book defending pedophiles, sparking discussions about the retailer's obligation to vet items before they are sold in its online stores.

 

'Glee' controversy won't die on GQ.com

The controversial Glee photo shoot for the November cover of GQ has done wonders for at least one of the parties involved -- GQ.com, which received 33 million page views during the photos' first week on the site, Mediaweek reports.

 

Cancer is a man-made disease, study claims

Is the common nature of cancer worldwide purely a man-made phenomenon?

 

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's memoir "Operation Dark Heart," his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.

A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.

 

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