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Watch President Obama Fire a Marshmallow Canon at the White House Science Fair [PHOTOS]

President Obama attended the White House science fair Feb. 7 and even tried out some of the gadgets including a homemade marshmallow canon he then took to firing. Obama was demonstrably amused (who wouldn't be!) as he launched marshmallows with the Extreme Marshmallow Cannon built by Joey Hudy of Phoenix, Arizona. The fair was centered around over 100 student projects from around the country, and included robots and a portable disaster relief shelter.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters while giving a speech at his Nevada caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 4, 2012.

GOP's Mitt Romney Has Momentum in Wake of Nevada Caucuses

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, taking firm command of the party's volatile presidential nominating race. He captured 44 percent of the vote with about 43 percent of precincts counted, taking about a 20-point lead over his closest rivals.
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Ranger Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton Relapse: Texas Rangers Star Spotted Drinking at a Bar

Texas Rangers outflielder, Josh Hamilton was spotted drinking at a bar Monday. The Dallas Morning News confirmed that the 30-year-old addict relapsed. In a statement to the Dallas Morning News, the Rangers said they were aware of a situation, but we don't have further comment at this time.
Tom Tancredo

Tom Tancredo Endorses Rick Santorum: Who Is Tancredo?

Tom Tancredo, a former Colorado congressman and 2008 presidential candidate, endorsed Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, giving a small boost to Santorum's long-shot campaign after he finished a distant third in the Florida primary.
Australia Slaughters Thousands of Duck to Contain Avian Flu Spread

U.S. Panel Defends Call to Censor Bird Flu Studies

A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday.
Though Spam is a brand-name pork product, the lower-case term is also used to describe any kind of processed, canned meat. Canned meat is available freely to many Native Americans on reservations as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food a

Spam Meat Tied to Diabetes Risk in Native Americans

Native Americans who often ate processed meat in a can, generically known as spam and a common food on reservations, one subsidized by the government -- had a two-fold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little or none, according to a U.S. study.

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