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Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online

Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online
By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that the drugmaker will begin selling its

Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online

Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online
By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that the drugmaker will begin selling its

Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.

Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.
By CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. The blaze erupted during morning

Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?
By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet. But federal health regulators are just now

Cyprus parliament readies for bailout vote

Cyprus parliament readies for bailout vote
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' lawmakers are voting Tuesday on a multi-billion bailout agreement aimed at preventing the country from going bankrupt. The 56-seat parliament is expected to narrowly approve the 23 billion-euro ($30 billion) deal

Syrian rebels call on world to put words to action

Syrian rebels call on world to put words to action
By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian opposition groups called Friday for international action after the Obama administration said U.S. intelligence indicates President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons. The government likened the accusation to false

House GOP preparing for debt showdown this summer

House GOP preparing for debt showdown this summer
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Preparing for another debt showdown this summer, House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday to protect Social Security recipients and investors in Treasury bonds if the government hits the limit of its borrowing authority. The House Ways and

House GOP preparing for debt showdown this summer

House GOP preparing for debt showdown this summer
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Preparing for another debt showdown this summer, House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday to protect Social Security recipients and investors in Treasury bonds if the government hits the limit of its borrowing authority. The House Ways and

Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran

Hagel stresses Israel's right to strike Iran
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in

Miss. man arrested for mailing suspected ricin

Miss. man arrested for mailing suspected ricin
By HOLBROOK MOHR and ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed "various parties within the government" were