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- Sugar can harm like alcohol and tobacco; regulate it, article says
- Congress Calls for Accelerated Use of Drones in U.S.
- Tea party candidate who nearly ousted Giffords in 2010 in race to replace her
- Unity eludes Nevada tea party in GOP presidential race
- Google Sponsors Tea Party-Backed Conference
| Sugar can harm like alcohol and tobacco; regulate it, article says Posted: 04 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST
Move over salt. Step aside, saturated fat. There's a new public enemy in the pantry, and it's … sugar. In a provocative commentary coming out in Thursday's edition of the journal Nature, Dr. Robert Lustig and two colleagues from UC San Francisco argue that the added sugars in processed foods and drinks are responsible for so many cases of chronic disease and premature deaths that their use ought to be regulated, just like alcohol and tobacco. To those who view sugar as more of a treat than a poison – and especially to libertarian-minded people who oppose government regulation in general – Lustig's proposal is certainly a nonstarter. Public health advocates have spent years trying to enact a soda tax to discourage consumption of added sugar, and none of their efforts is close to succeeding. But if you set aside both political reality and your sweet tooth, you have to admit that Lustig makes some good points. For starters, he and coauthors Laura Schmidt and Claire Brindis of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF aren't claiming that sugar should be illegal or removed from the diet completely. They are focused on added sugars, which they define as "any sweetener containing the molecule fructose that is added to food in processing." In this country, the average American consumes 222 calories worth of sugar from sugar cane and sugar beets each day, along with 165 calories with of sugar from high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But the proposed regulations wouldn’t make any distinction between these sweeteners — any caloric sweetener that contains fructose would be subject to scrutiny. To read more, visit: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/la-heb-added-sugar-tax-lustig-20120201,0,4163307.story |
| Congress Calls for Accelerated Use of Drones in U.S. Posted: 04 Feb 2012 05:34 AM PST
A House-Senate conference report this week called on the Administration to accelerate the use of civilian unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or "drones," in U.S. airspace. The pending authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration directs the Secretary of Transporation to develop within nine months "a comprehensive plan to safely accelerate the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system." "The plan… shall provide for the safe integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system as soon as practicable, but not later than September 30, 2015." The conference bill, which still awaits final passage, also calls for establishment of UAS test ranges in cooperation with NASA and the Department of Defense, expanded use of UAS in the Arctic region, development of guidance for the operation of public unmanned aircraft systems, and new safety research to assess the risk of "catastrophic failure of the unmanned aircraft that would endanger other aircraft in the national airspace system." To read more, visit: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2012/02/faa_drones.html |
| Tea party candidate who nearly ousted Giffords in 2010 in race to replace her Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:47 PM PST By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press – The Republic PHOENIX — The Republican who nearly ousted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2010 has officially joined the race to replace her. Jesse Kelly came within 4,200 votes of defeating the Democrat during the year the tea party led the GOP to a House of Representatives takeover. He vowed to run again but stopped campaigning after Giffords was shot in January 2011. Kelly resurfaced within days of Giffords’ Jan. 22 announcement that she would resign to focus on her recovery, filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, updating his campaign web site and sending out press releases. On Friday, he formally announced he was entering the race again at a press conference in Tucson, promising a positive campaign that would focus on lower taxes, a strong economy and more jobs. Kelly joins fellow Republicans Dave Sitton and state Sen. Frank Antenori in the special April 17 GOP primary in Giffords’ 8th District. The winner goes on to a special June 12 general election. Sitton announced his campaign on Thursday, saying he would push for job creation, fiscal discipline, real health care reform and border security. When he announced on Jan. 27, Antenori touted his record in cutting budgets, cutting spending and the size of government, according to the Arizona Republic. To read more, visit: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8c5ce2036dd1409081fc85ac63e75132/AZ–Giffords-Seat-Kelly/ |
| Unity eludes Nevada tea party in GOP presidential race Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST By Amy Gardner and David Fahrenthold, The Washington Post LAS VEGAS — In 2010, as the tea party rose to prominence, the movement splintered in Nevada and helped nominate Republican Sharron Angle in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. Angle lost to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D) in the general election. But even after that disappointment, the state's powerful tea party movement is no more united in this year's GOP presidential nominating contest. Just as last time, influential conservative leaders are all over the map. Chuck Muth, a prominent operative, is working for a group that supports former House speaker Newt Gingrich. An army of local tea party activists is supporting Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.). And Angle has endorsed Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania. As a result, Mitt Romney is far ahead in the polls and not nearly as vulnerable as he would be if his opponents were less divided. Within the tea party, there is little support for Romney, the front-runner whose moderate record as Massachusetts governor has fueled an "anyone-but-Romney" movement among some Republicans. But there is also little unity about whom to support in his place. To read more, visit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/unity-eludes-nevada-tea-party-in-gop-presidential-race/2012/02/02/gIQArS9hlQ_story.html |
| Google Sponsors Tea Party-Backed Conference Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST By Brian Womack – Bloomberg.com Google Inc. (GOOG), whose chairman has served as an adviser to President Barack Obama, is a sponsor of this month's Conservative Political Action Conference, co-hosted by the Tea Party. Google is one of nine main sponsors, alongside the National Rifle Association and the Heritage Foundation, according to the conference's website. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are slated to speak at the three-day event, which starts in Washington on Feb. 9. Google is the only business listed among the primary sponsors. The company says it will have a presence at both Republican and Democratic events during this year's election season, including each party's convention. Google also had a role in the Iowa caucus last month. The CPAC event was attractive because half the attendees are under 25 and heavy users of technology, Google said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. "This event is a great opportunity for us to showcase Google.com/elections and tools like Google+, which we hope will be used by every candidate and campaign," the Mountain View, California-based company said. To read more, visit: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-03/google-sponsoring-conservative-political-conference-co-hosted-by-tea-party.html |
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