All posts tagged "George Washington University"

Smoking kills, and most health care organizations readily sound warnings.

“Don't smoke or use tobacco products,” the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society recommends.

“Stop smoking or chewing tobacco” and “limit your exposure to second hand smoke,” the American Red Cross similarly advises. ...

Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) is the latest member of a congressional armed services committee to personally invest in one of the nation’s top defense contractors while also overseeing the nation’s military affairs.

Keating disclosed purchasing between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Boeing Co. corporate notes, according to a U.S. House financial document filed Sept. 28 and reviewed by Raw Story.

Keating is a member of the House Armed Services Committee which, in the U.S. House, “retains exclusive jurisdiction for defense policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense” and other military-focused responsibilities. ...

The National Security Agency eavesdropped on civil rights icon Martin Luther King and heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali as well as other leading critics of the Vietnam War in a secret program later deemed "disreputable," declassified documents revealed Wednesday.

Around 40 volunteers from thousands who applied for a one-way ticket to Mars gathered in the US capital Saturday to hear from the man behind plans to colonize the Red Planet.

The shoulder may have been one of mankind's greatest evolutionary successes, allowing us to kill prey by hurling spears or rocks, a study said on Wednesday.

Three of the highest-profile colleges in America are suing students over unpaid student loans, according to a Tuesday report in Bloomberg News.