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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379365&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A federal judge in Birmingham is overseeing about 1,200 lawsuits involving pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its stop-smoking drug Chantix, many of them with smokers and their families claiming the drug left them with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, aggressiveness and suicidal thoughts.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379249&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The University of Pennsylvania says Arlen Specter, who wrapped up 30 years as a U.S. senator, will teach at its law school this fall on the relationship between Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379144&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. Bureau of Land Management chief blasted critics of the federal government's periodic wild horse roundups on Tuesday, calling the practice rare and necessary as he spoke at a horse slaughter summit in Las Vegas.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379046&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The suspect in the deaths of three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a hollow tree has been charged with aggravated murder, burglary, kidnapping and rape, but a death sentence isn't being pursued at the wishes of the victims' families.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379951&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Shaquille O'Neal swears by them. The Power Balance bracelet, he says, gives him a competitive edge on the court. It's no gimmick, he says. It's for real. It may be for him, but Australian authorities say the California-based company behind the wildly popular wristbands and pendants has no business claiming that they improve [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89379028&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89378936&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The family of a worker killed in an explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project last year is suing a propane gas distributor and plumbing firm.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89378822&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK "Reckless and illegal actions" by a former police chief led to the accidental death of an 8-year-old boy who shot himself in the face with an Uzi submachine gun at a gun show, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89378771&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Auto sales rose in the United States last year for the first time since the recession. They're still far from what they were just a few years ago — but that's just fine with the downsized auto industry, which can post profits even if it sells millions fewer cars and trucks.