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Archive for February 29th, 2008

Team makes gecko-inspired adhesive bandage

Posted in Bladder, Gastric Bypass, Gecko, Harvard Medical School, Heart, Lung, MIT, National Academy of Sciences, waterproof bandages on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »

CHICAGO - (REUTERS) - Scientists have long admired the gecko lizard for its gravity-defying feet. Now U.S. researchers have made a waterproof bandage inspired by the sticky surface of a gecko’s paws.

The finding, published on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could be used in the operating [...]

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Begrudging His Bedazzling

Posted in Bush, David Brody, Ellen, Hillary, JFK, MSNBC, Nixon, Obama on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

CLEVELAND - (NYT) - A huge Ellen suddenly materialized behind Hillary on a giant screen, interrupting her speech Monday night at a fund-raiser at George Washington University in Washington.
What better way for a desperate Hillary to try and stop her rival from running off with all her women supporters than to have a cozy satellite [...]

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Handouts at the Office

Posted in multimillion dollar embezzlement at D.C. Office of Tax on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »

At the District’s tax office, the favors flowed freely.
(WP) - EVERY DAY was Christmas in the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue. One employee got $35,000 to remodel her house, two others got $15,000 to help pay off credit card bills. Breakfast and lunch were often on the boss, as were high-end [...]

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