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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets US nod
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amylin Pharmaceuticals won approval Friday for its long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's 7-year old diabetes medicine, Byetta.
US clears Pfizer drug for advanced kidney cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patients with hard-to-treat kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body gained a new drug option Friday, after U.S. government regulators approved a twice-a-day pill from Pfizer for the disease.
H.S. SPORTS
Mid-Willamette Conference shifts its basketball schedule
Wednesday night basketball games are a thing of the past in the Mid-Willamette Conference, at least for this season.
Sweet Home dominates wrestling duals
Sweet Home hosted South Eugene and Cottage Grove in a pair of wrestling dual meets Thursday, winning both handily.
West Albany holds off CV
West Albany has been wearing teams down with its length and
athleticism all season.
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POLITICAL NEWS
Panetta: Pakistani doctor provided key information in bin Laden raid
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Usama bin Laden's compound last May.
Judge declares mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, the last of 20 New Orleans police officers who were charged by the Justice Department's civil rights division to get his day in court.
Justice Dept. turns over 500 additional pages in Fast and Furious probe
The Justice Department has turned over nearly 500 additional pages of emails and other material to a House committee that has been investigating a controversial smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious for most of the past year.
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years, including racially turbulent years in the 1970s, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82.
US seeks more powerful bomb to combat Iran's underground facilities
The Pentagon is seeking a more powerful bomb after acknowledging that the U.S.'s largest bomb, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, is not capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, Fox News confirms.
VIDEO
President Obama only capable of 'small ball' politics?
Columnist Charles Krauthammer explains
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Fitwalkers to hold Sunday stroll in west Albany
The Albany Fitwalkers will lead a Sunday stroll through west Albany at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, beginning at the Two Rivers Market parking lot, 300 Second Ave. S.W.
Jefferson Lions to present barbershop concert
JEFFERSON — The Jefferson Lions Club will present an evening of barbershop music beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Jefferson Middle School, 1344 N. Second St.
Financial planning workshop slated
A two-day Financial Future Workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on two Saturdays, Feb. 18 and 25, at Songbird Village Apartments, 215 Second Ave. S.E., Albany.
Free class set for would-be home owners
LEBANON — Get the Facts, a free class for potential home buyers, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the LBCC Lebanon Center, 44 Industrial Way.
Lebanon police to hold citizens academy
LEBANON — The Lebanon Police Department will offer a new Citizens Police Academy starting Tuesday, March 6, according to community services officer Dala Johnson.
MOVIE REVIEWS
31% Underworld Awakening
There's more vapid action and less story in Underworld Awakening than previous installments, making the whole affair feel inconsequential.
34% Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise's musical numbers are solidly entertaining, and it benefits from Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton's sizable chemistry; unfortunately, they aren't enough to make up for the rest of the film.
35% Red Tails
Despite a worthy fact-based story and obvious good intentions, Red Tails suffers from one-dimensional characters, corny dialogue, and heaps of clichés.
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW
The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
Complete contents of the Book Review since 1997.
ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Legacy of Henry Miller's 'Tropic of Cancer'
Jeanette Winterson reviews a new book about Henry Miller's controversial novel "Tropic of Cancer."
ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Life at a Paranormal Bureau
"B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth" enters the paperback graphic books best-seller list at No. 7 this week.
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