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Sweden: Right coalition wins power STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- A center-right opposition vowing to streamline Sweden's famed welfare state ousted the Social Democratic government in a close parliamentary election Sunday, ending 12 years of leftist rule in the Nordic nation. Prime Minister Goran Persson, who had governed for 10 years, conceded defeat and said his Cabinet would resign after the Social Democratic Party's worst election result in decades. With 99.7 percent of districts counted, the four-party opposition alliance led by Fredrik Reinfeldt had 48.1 percent of the votes, compared with 46.2 percent for the Social Democrats and their two supporting...

I'm interested to see, when I post this e-mail, which I received today, if I'm getting all the Freeper "Attack Dogs" out of the fox holes and attack me the same way they did yesterday, after posting an e-mail I received about "GAS PRISES"??

Help us and join the crowd to force the big oil companies to lower the gas prices!!

Why I Never Get Flu Shots Related Stories: Six Ways to Avoid the Winter Flu - And Flu Shot Isn't One of Them Risks of FluMist Vaccine Beware of Colds If You Are Under Stress by Chet Day Reprinted with permission from Chet Day's Health & Beyond Every year about this time, quite a few people write me and ask, "My Doctor tells me to get my annual flu shot. Should I do it?" Well, I don't diagnose or prescribe, and what you do with your body remains entirely up to you and your doctor (if you still go to...

3 Killed, 18 Missing in Va. Tanker Blast Feb 29, 1:01 PM (ET) By SONJA BARISIC (AP) The Bow Mariner, a chemical tanker sinks after an explosion off the coast of Virginia, Saturday,... Full Image PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard searched the frigid Atlantic Sunday for 18 crew members of a tanker that exploded while carrying 3.5 million gallons of ethanol. Three crewmen were known dead and six others were rescued. "Our first and foremost concern will be finding the 18 people that are missing," Coast Guard spokeswoman Krys Hannum said. Hannum said there was no reason to...

Parents Television Council E-Alert February 2, 2004 Take Action Against CBS' Outrageous Super Bowl Stunt Millions of Children Watch Bare-Breasted Half-Time Performance During last night's broadcast of the Super Bowl on CBS, more than 140 million Americans, including millions of children, saw pop-star Janet Jackson's exposed breast during her half-time performance with Justin Timberlake. The Parents Television Council - America's most influential advocacy organization protecting children against sex, violence and profanity - is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to levy a hefty fine for every affiliate that aired the egregious half-time show. We need your immediate help to...