The amount of trans fat in the American bloodstream fell by more than half after the Food and Drug Administration required food manufacturers to label how much of the unhealthful ingredient is in their products, according to a new study . Read full article > >

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Trans-fat blood levels plummet after FDA food-labeling regulation

Residents of a Nevada town in Nye County have little use for much government regulations, be it permits, stop signs, gun regulations or anything that would threaten its brothels.

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Pahrump, Nev., Wears Guns, and Ron Paul Support, on Its Hip

New regulations are intended to make it easier for retirees to transfer money from their 401(k)s into an annuity that would guarantee payments until they die.

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New Treasury Rules Ease Purchase of Annuity With 401(k)

Calls new contraception regulation “war on Christianity.”

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Newt: Obama’s Attacking Religion

The National Park Service said Friday that it will begin enforcing its long-standing regulation prohibiting camping on federal parkland at the Occupy sites at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza at noon Monday. Read full article > >

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The ticket price touted in airline advertising should be the price you pay under new federal airline regulations intended to save passengers from hidden taxes and fees. The new rules that take effect Thursday should make it easier for passengers to determine the full price they will be paying when they book airline tickets. Read full article > >

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A missed field goal in the final seconds of regulation denied Baltimore a shot at overtime, sending New England on with a 23-20 victory.

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Patriots 23, Ravens 20: Patriots Defeat Ravens to Advance to Super Bowl

A missed field goal in the final seconds of regulation denied the Baltimore Ravens a shot in overtime, sending the New England Patriots on with a 23-20 victory.

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The Fifth Down: Patriots Defeat Ravens to Advance to Super Bowl

This is what happens when you make the Internet mad. On Wednesday, a group of technology companies are staging an unusual form of protest: They are shutting down their own popular Web sites for a day to show their unhappiness with two Internet-regulation bills grinding through Congress. They argue that the bills would impose huge regulatory costs and stifle innovation on the Web. Read full article > >

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And then there were five … which made for a feisty evening of misstatements. We focused on 11, and may come back for more later in the week. Let’s take them in the order in which they were made. “As [House] speaker, I came back, working with President Bill Clinton. We passed a very Reagan-like program: less regulation, lower taxes. Unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent. We created 11 million jobs.” Read full article > >

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Fact Checking the Fox News-WSJ debate in South Carolina

The PIP breast implant scandal “reinforces” the need to reform Europe-wide regulation, according to the European Commission.

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Implant furore ‘justifies’ reform

Every year, the State Department issues reports on individual rights in other countries, monitoring the passage of restrictive laws and regulations around the world. Iran, for example, has been criticized for denying fair public trials and limiting privacy, while Russia has been taken to task for undermining due process. Other countries have been condemned for the use of secret evidence and torture. Read full article > >

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10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free

NEW ORLEANS — There was a moment Tuesday night when it looked like Virginia Tech had finally gotten over its propensity for finding new ways to lose in big games . But after overcoming an uncharacteristic special teams gaffe by Coach Frank Beamer that almost cost them the game in regulation, the Hokies saw another bowl game slip through their grasp. Read full article > >

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Sugar Bowl: Michigan football edges Virginia Tech in overtime on field goal

Britain’s £5bn-a-year scrap industry is facing tougher regulation as part of a government crackdown on metal thefts, the BBC learns.

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‘Cash for scrap’ could be banned

While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Love it, or love to loathe it – December 27 is National Fruitcake Day ! So maybe you didn't manage to finish off that fruitcake Aunt Betty is always so kind to bring you for Christmas … every single year. The good news is, you still have time to enjoy it! Fruitcake gets its name from the variety of chopped candied fruit and nuts that stud the batter and exterior of the round. The earliest known fruitcake, discovered via an ancient Roman recipe, included pomegranate seeds, raisins and pine nuts. During the Middle Ages, innovative minds tossed preserved fruit, spices and honey into the mix. Recipes have varied over time largely due to what was available, although there was a bit of a kerfuffle when church regulations banned the use of butter because of fasting. But good old Pope Innocent VIII granted permission in the “Butter Letter” of 1490, specifically to use butter and milk in German Stollen fruitcakes. Yes folks, it's that official. When explorers discovered vast amounts of sugar in the Americas in the 1500s, as well as the fact that a boatload of sugar could be used to preserve fruit, our favorite little red and green sugary nubs were born. In the U.S., mail-order fruitcakes began as early as 1913. Traditionally, the cakes are soaked in brandy to preserve them and prevent mold, although many of our mass-produced fruitcakes are free of any alcohol. Although we may ridicule fruitcakes extensively here in the U.S., they aren't always used just for a doorstop or the Great Fruitcake Toss on the first Saturday of January. If you weren't one of the lucky ducks to get a fruitcake for the holidays this year, it's not too late to make your own . Just remember that your neighbors may not feel the same if you want to share.

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Breakfast buffet: National fruitcake day