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Bryant Welch: Pete Rose's Crown of ThornsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:47PMAmerica has much at stake in the way we treat Pete Rose. This is not because Pete Rose is innocent, but because he is guilty. In this respect, we are on trial, not Pete Rose.

More and more people in Ontario need help with gamblingTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:20PMProviding treatment for problem gambling is an escalating challenge. When provincial governments began legalizing casinos and VLTs in the early 1990s, operators made a boatload of profits, according to Statistics Canada.[...]

IOC worried over impact of gambling on GamesTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:11PMTHE International Olympic Committee is concerned that betting syndicates could target the London Games in 2012 for match-fixing.

Return of riots as food crisis growsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:00PMPolice in Mozambique killed ten people and injured more than 400 during protests against crippling price increases last week. The fighting is a symptom of a growing global food crisis.

Gambling on breast scansTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:31AMA mathematical tool known as a Monte Carlo analysis could help improve the way X-rays are used for mammography and reduce the number of breast cancers missed by the technique as well as avoiding false positives, according to research published this month in the International Journal of Low Radiation.

Developing News: Tracking gambling addiction in ArkansasTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:14AMIt has been almost a year since the first lottery ticket was sold in Arkansas. Has there been an increase in gambling addiction across the state?

Bentley talks new jobs in MoodyTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:11AM“The thing I’ve enjoyed most is shaking hands and meeting people,” Dr. Robert Bentley said of his gubernatorial campaign. Here, he greets Lt. Freddie Turrentine, St. Clair’s GOP Vice-Chairman, during his Moody visit.

Near Record High Correlations: Is this the End of the Fundamental Value Investor?Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:09AMAs stimulus induced economic indicators drove financial markets higher through the end of 2009 and into the middle of 2010, many financial advisors and researchers believed the Great Recession was taking its final breath and believed they bore witness to a forceful yet successful example of a proper response to a endemic crisis by policymakers around the globe. Fast forward to the present and ...

Mum disowns son over debtSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:02AMJOHOR BARU: A tyre shop owner has disowned her son after Ah Long harassed her over his RM60,000 (S$25,872) gambling debt. Bong Swee Yin, 50, said although she could tolerate her son stealing from her to fuel his online gambling habit, the visit by the Ah Long was "unbearable."