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McCain garners 68 percent of U.S. troop vote, Obama has 23 percent

McCain garners 68 percent of U.S. troop vote, Obama has 23 percentWashington, Oct. 22: A Military Times poll indicates landslide support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

While McCain has captured 68 percent of the military vote, his Democratic rival Barack Obama has 23 percent.

The Military Times, which publishes the Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times, polled 80,000 subscribers from September 22 to September 29.

The non-scientific survey gathered 4,300 respondents -- all of them registered and eligible to vote.

IBEX Functioning Perfectly, Says NASA

IBEX Functioning Perfectly; Says NASAThe system abroad the IBEX, which was launched yesterday to study and click images of the edge of the solar system, is being remotely tested by the NASA engineers. It is indeed good news for everyone at NASA, that the computer onboard the spacecraft that was released from a Pegasus rocket on Sunday, is already up and functioning efficiently with its batteries fully charged.

Finally, Ranbaxy becomes part of Daiichi Sankyo

Japanese drug major, Daiichi Sankyo has completely acquired 52.5 per cent equity stake in India's Ranbaxy Laboratories. The process is carried out through off-market and stock exchange transactions. Ranbaxy Laboratories is the largest pharmaceutical company of the country. It has become the subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo after acquisition of majority shares. The deal worth Rs 19,850 crore was initiated in June this year. It would enable Daiichi to use the generic expertise of Raanbaxy.

Sarah Palin got 150,000 dollar Republican Party spruce up

Sarah Palin got 150,000 dollar Republican Party spruce upWashington, Oct. 22 : The Republican National Committee (RNC) is reported to have spent over 150,000 dollars sprucing up Sarah Palin''s appearance

According to a report by the web site Politico, the wardrobe makeover began in September and included bills from Sak''s Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York totaling nearly 50,000 dollars, a 75,000 dollar shopping trip at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis in September and 4,700 dollars spent on hair and makeup.

Climate change leading to increase in tiger attacks in Sundarban islands

London, Oct 22 : Conservation experts have said that the number of tiger attacks on people is growing in India’s Sundarban islands as habitat loss and dwindling prey caused by climate change drives them to prowl into villages for food.

The Sundarbans, a 26,000 sq km area of low-lying swamps on India’s border with Bangladesh, is dotted with hundreds of small islands criss-crossed by water channels.

According to a report in New Scientist, wildlife experts said that endangered tigers in the world’s largest reserve are turning on humans because rising sea levels and coastal erosion are steadily shrinking the tigers’ natural habitat.

60% Of British Kids See Disturbing Images On Net – A Survey

60% Of British Kids See Disturbing Images On Net – A SurveyAccording to a new survey, 60% of British kids have seen disturbing images on the internet, which has actually raised concerns over the exposure of kids to the unsuitable material on net.

Keeping this thing in mind; the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) advices that new computers should be equipped with carry high-security “blocking” software; which could stop them from surfing through aggressive or vulgar material available over the vast world of Internet.

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