Dec
07

Mom Breastfeeds Wrong Baby After Hospital Mix-Up

A baby mix-up at a Minneapolis hospital resulted in one mother breastfeeding the wrong infant, causing distress for both women involved, according to ABC News. The mistake occurred because a baby boy atAbbott Northwestern Hospital was placed in the wrong bassinette in the hospital's nursery, ABC News says. As a precaution, the baby was tested for HIV and hepatitis, and will need to receive the...
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Bill Clinton: US ambassador to Ireland? Rumors catch fire

Is Ireland big enough for Bill Clinton ? The chatter about what Mr. Clinton might do next has often tended toward the grandiose. In the past, there was talk of making an exception just this once and nominating President Clinton to serve as United Nations secretary-general. (No American has ever served in that post.) More recently, the former president – who served successfully as unofficial explainer-in-chief...
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GOP Senate group aided Akin despite disavowal

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite publicly disavowing candidate Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to Missouri in a last-ditch attempt to aid Akin's unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The long-suspected money shuffling, which had never previously been confirmed, is detailed in a postelection campaign...
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Obama to attend PSY performance despite protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will attend a charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform after reports that the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago. A spokesman says Friday that the Obama family will attend the Dec. 21 Christmas in Washington concert, as is custom. News reports cite two instances of the 34-year-old "Gangnam Style" rapper...
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Democrats use jobs report as ammunition in ‘fiscal cliff’ fight

Amid the standoff in Washington, D.C., over a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," Democrats received a boost when the November jobs report showed a drop in unemployment. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Friday, and unemployment dropped from 7.9 percent in October to 7.7 percent in November. The chairman of the president's...
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Dec
03

Ini Kata Lurah, RT, RW dan PKK tentang 7 Instruksi Jokowi

Para ketua RT, RW, PKK, telah menerima tujuh instruksi dari Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Joko Widodo. Apa kata mereka tentang 7 instruksi Jokowi? "Kalau memang sama Pak jokowi programnya begitu, itu tugas kita. RT/RW kita akan melaksanakan, tidak ada yang berat," kata Ketua RT 05 RW 02 Lebak Bulus, Mursali (50), usai acara silaturahmi Gubernur dengan RT/RW dan PKK di Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Minggu (2/12/2012).. Tanggapan...
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MRT Jakarta, Mengapa Harus Utang ke Jepang?

Gubernur DKI Jakarta Jokowi puyeng tentang proyek mahal Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), salah satunya mengenai syarat pinjaman dari Jepang. Saat rapat MRT di Balai Kota, Rabu (28/11/2012) lalu, beberapa perwakilan masyarakat dan pakar transportasi juga bertanya, "Mengapa harus utang pada Jepang?" Salah satu yang mempertanyakan utang ini adalah pengamat transportasi yang juga Ketua Bidang Advokasi Masyarakat...
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Konvoi Ribuan Pengendara Vespa Membuat Lalin Taman Mini Macet Total

Berkumpulnya ribuan pengendara Vespa masih membuat kemacetan di kawasan Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta Timur. Para pengendara ini menggelar konvoi sehigga membuat lalu lintas makin macet. TMC Polda Metro Jaya, Minggu (2/12/2012) siang, menyatakan kemacetan mulai terjadi sejak Tamini Square. Kemacetan tarus terjadi hingga TMII Pintu I. Para pengendara Vespa yang awalnya hanya duduk-duduk di mulai...
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Motor Dominasi Pelanggaran Selama Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012

Angka pelanggaran lalu lintas yang terjadi saat Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012 terus meningkat setiap harinya. Dan angka pelanggawan itu didominasi sepeda motor. "Berdasarkan data hasil Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012 pada Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012, pelanggaran didominasi sepeda motor dengan angka pelanggaran mencapai 454 kasus," kata Kepala Bagian Operasional (Kabag Ops) Direktorat Lalu Lintas Polda Metro Jaya AKBP...
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Ini Klarifikasi Unpad Soal Ujian Disertasi Doktor Hakim Agung Imron Anwari

Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) memberikan klarifikasi terhadap pemberitaan tentang ujian disertasi doktor Hakim Agung Imron Anwari. Dalam ujian yang berlangsung pada Jumat 30 November di Gedung Pascarsajana Unpad, Bandung, tersebut, Imron yang pernah membatalkan hukuman mati gembong narkoba dengan alasan HAM ini, dinyatakan lulus dengan predikat cum laude (dengan pujian). Berikut klarifikasi tertulis...
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