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House Votes to Kill Preventative Health Fund
House Votes to Kill Preventative Health Fund (EDGEsanfrancisco Health/Fitness Feed)
House Republicans continued their multipronged attack on the health care law enacted last year with a vote Wednesday to eliminate a section in the law providing $15 billion over the next decade on such preventive health care issues as fighting obesity, reducing smoking and promoting better nutrition.

Terrific Food and Inspired Wine off East 11th (The Austin Chronicle)
I discovered chef Raymond Tatum on the TV show Great Chefs of the West back in 1985.

Study: More than Half of U.S. Adults over 20 Take Vitamins (WJXX)
More than half of U.S. adults age 20 and older take vitamins or other dietary supplements, a new government study shows.

Gwyneth Paltrow Turns Love Of Food Into A Book
Gwyneth Paltrow Turns Love Of Food Into A Book (WMUR-TV Manchester)
Surely Gwyneth Paltrow can't do everything well: She's yet to enter the field of medicine or play professional sports, for example.

Layton puts egg on Iggy's face in debate (Canoe)
After Jack Layton scrambled Michael Ignatieff's eggs during Tuesday's debate, the NDP leader celebrated over breakfast in Ottawa.

5 don't-miss festivals across the U.S. (MSNBC)
Food, wine, parades, live music and finally getting outdoors after a long winter ... what's not to love about the spring festival season? If you're seeking inspiration for a last-minute spring trip, don't miss the festivities going on around the U.S. in celebration of everything from strawberries to Cinco de Mayo.

Top that sirloin with something fatty, spicy
Top that sirloin with something fatty, spicy (Daily World Opelousas News)
For the steak: 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 sirloin steaks For the guacamole: 2 avocados, pitted and skinned 1 small plum tomato, cored, seeded and finely chopped 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced Juice of 1/2 ...

Clear Out Your (Dust) Bunnies Before Easter (The Daily Stamford)
Have you ever wondered why shaking out your rugs and hunting down that last dust bunny is called "spring cleaning?" And why do you have to do it in the spring? Some think the answer lies in ancient Persia .

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