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Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case (AP)

Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case

Technology / Business

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered charges against at least a dozen executives.


Researchers question effectiveness of warning labels on over-the-counter drugs

Researchers question effectiveness of warning labels on over-the-counter drugs

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Medicine packages barrage consumers with information, some required to be "prominent" and "conspicuous." But marketing claims and brand names still overshadow critical fine print on nonprescription medications, ...


True or false? How our brain processes negative statements

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Every day we are confronted with positive and negative statements. By combining the new, incoming information with what we already know, we are usually able to figure out if the statement is true or false. Previous research ...


Presidential candidates' television ads most negative in history

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's candidates' television spots, including ...


MU expert looks back to debate 1 and forward to the vice presidential debate

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 2008 presidential campaign has been running for a very long time, but we have now entered another phase with the commencement of the debates. Friday night saw the first presidential debate of 2008, between John McCain ...


Presidential debates are mostly positive and emphasize policy

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are preparing for their first presidential debate this week. William Benoit, one of the nation's leading experts on political campaigns at the University of Missouri, says ...