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45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health insurance: new study

A study published online today estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002

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Rush Limbaugh Responds To Jay-Z’s ‘Off That’ In Graphic Detail

Conservative talk-radio host uses Jay’s dis as an opportunity to slam Obama. By Kyle Anderson Jay-Z Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Jay-Z has been in plenty of battles with other rappers over his long career (including high-profile lyrical exchanges with Nas and 50 Cent), but it seems like his latest foes are conservative pundits. In a verse for the recently leaked “Off That” (his collaboration with Drake and Timbaland from the forthcoming The Blueprint 3 ), Jigga raps, “Please tell Bill O’Reilly to fall back/ Tell Rush Limbaugh to get off my b—s/ It’s 2010, not 1864.” On Monday, he got an eye-roll from O’Reilly on his nightly Fox News show

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Video gamers ‘older than thought’

The average age of an adult video game player is 35 – higher than previously thought, a US study suggests. A team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found gamers were less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than non-gamers. Researchers from the government agency analysed data from 500 adults aged 19 to 90 in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington state.

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Sarah Palin Quit Because She Was Not Very Good At Her Job

Last week, we continued trying to figure out why Sarah Palin quit her job .

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Sarah Palin Quit Because She Was Not Very Good At Her Job