13-Feb-2013 07:01 State

2013 State Of The Union Address: Obama Offers Ambitious Liberal Plan; Challenges GOP On 'Commonsense Solutions' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>President Barack Obama on Tuesday evening presented an unabashed liberal plan for America in his State of the Union address that may just shape his legacy while challenging Republicans to work with him on "common-sense" solutions.</p>
<p>The White House had promised that the address would be a continuation of the president's Jan. 21 Inaugural Address and turned out to be just that.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2013-state-union-address-obama-offers-ambitious-liberal-plan-challenges-gop-commonsense-solutions

Marco Rubio's State Of The Union Response [FULL TEXT] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>Florida Sen. Marco Rubio delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Here is the full transcript that was released by his office.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/marco-rubios-state-union-response-full-text-1081144

Rand Paul's Tea Party SOTU Rebuttal [FULL TEXT] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sen. Rand Paul offered the official tea party rebuttal to President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address Tuesday night, and we have the full text transcript of his remarks.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rand-pauls-tea-party-sotu-rebuttal-full-text-1081146

'Watergate,' Marco Rubio's Awkward SOTU Poland Spring Water Break, Breaks The Internet [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took a water break during his State of the Union rebuttal speech Tuesday night, and the Poland Spring sip debacle -- inevitably dubbed "Watergate" shortly after it took place -- went viral immediately.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/watergate-marco-rubios-awkward-sotu-poland-spring-water-break-breaks-internet-video-1081126

Obama Focuses On Middle Class In State of the Union; Wants Minimum Wage Raised From $7.25 to $9 :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>President Barack Obama focused on reviving a "rising, thriving middle class" during his State of the Union address Tuesday.</p>
<p>He pledged that he will fight for a higher minimum wage, more government investment in schools, clean energy and to reduce the deficit through spending cuts and tax increases.</p>
<p>The president devoted much of his first State of the Union after his re-election to the economy and jobs.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-focuses-middle-class-state-union-wants-minimum-wage-raised-725-9-1081018

State Of The Union 2013: Gun Violence Victims 'Deserve A Vote' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In the wake of several mass shootings, President Barack Obama made gun violence a major point of his State of the Union address. He demanded that Congress allow votes, up or down, on his proposals.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/state-union-2013-gun-violence-victims-deserve-vote-1080936

Tim Cook At State Of The Union; Tech Giant Will Build Macs In America :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>During President Barack Obama's State of the Union, technology was an early focus. Emphasizing the return of business to America, Obama mentioned that Apple will once again build Mac computers in America.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tim-cook-state-union-tech-giant-will-build-macs-america-1080888

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:&bull; Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).&bull; E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

February 2013 story tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory :: (DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Precise optical imaging is vital for better diagnosis of breast cancer. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and New Mexico State University have produced a graphene sheet 40 inches in diagonal. By studying the effects of climate change on the Gulf Coastal region's economy, agriculture and energy production, ORNL researchers are addressing key questions posed by the Department of Energy while designing a tool that the scientific community can use to predict how climate change will impact small localized areas elsewhere. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridp24301&cid=ct_15_46_f&fid1012&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurekalert.org%2Fpub_releases%2F2013-02%2Fdrnl-fst020413.php

Defending the Faith :: For researchers of all stripes, the meat-cleaver approach to tackling the United States' unsustainable deficit that has been at the center of political wrangling in Washington, DC, represents an obvious threat. Unprecedented pressure to avert fallout from spending cuts, tax rises, and other measures that will result from awkward compromises forced by the so-called fiscal cliff means that research budgets will be pushed toward the chopping block despite President Obama's stated commitment to "doubling funding for key research agencies to support scientists and entrepreneurs." Critics argue, as presidential candidate Mitt Romney did last fall, that much innovation can be fostered at lower cost by forgoing increases in government support for research and instead removing barriers to investmen...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridi36363&cid=ct_15_62_f&fid8588&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBioScienceEditorials%2F%7E3%2Fp_e9pbjE5-E%2Feditorial_2013_01.html