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Filmmaker Michael Moore has sparked speculations that he desires Al Gore's entry to the White House by stating that the man he wanted to see as the next President of the US has not entered the race yet. Speaking at a lunch for his new documentary 'Sicko', Moore made oblique references to the former Vice-President. "He's smart, funny and has humility," the New York Daily News quoted Moore as saying of his fellow liberal documentarian, who took home an Oscar this year for 'An Inconvenient Truth'. "People in Europe don't complain about paying taxes when they actually pay more taxes,...

Carb-conscious Americans continued to flatten Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, as the onetime Wall Street darling yesterday posted a loss of $3 million in the third quarter. That bad news sent the stock reeling 16 percent — or to just above the $7 price of a dozen assorted sweet things. The struggling doughnut chain has lost more than 75 percent of its market value since last year as people have suddenly stayed away from the glazed treats in droves, and opted for healthier snacks. As a result, each Krispy Kreme store has seen $10,000 a week in revenue waddle out the...

Shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday, the call came in to the Fort Myers police. Officer John Harrington radioed dispatchers about shots fired in the Fort Myers High cafeteria. The nightmare for every parent, teacher and student had begun: A madman with a gun was loose inside the school. Luckily, this nightmare was only make believe. It was real-life training for police and teachers in case a Columbine-type attack occurs in Fort Myers. The training at the school is the first of its kind for them. “I thought about what I would tell a roomful of students,” said geometry teacher Janeen...

  Breadmakers feel pain from Atkins diet By DAVID SHARPThe Associated Press11/8/2003, 1:18 p.m. ETPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some bakers around the country are seeing a similar drop in business: With millions of people trying the diet created by the late low-carb guru Dr. Robert Atkins, overall bread sales are flat or down slightly, while bread-bashing seems to be at an all-time high. A sign in Stephen Lanzalotta's bakery reads, "Senza il pane tutto diventa orfano." In Italian, that means, "Without bread everyone's an orphan." But fewer customers are buying his European-style breads and pastries these days — thanks to...