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mucbidy · May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013 ? As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for obesity, said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Aut?noma de San Luis Potos?.

"The students who inherited genetic risk factors from both parents were already 15? pounds heavier and 2 inches bigger around the waist than those who hadn't. They also had slightly higher fasting glucose levels," said Margarita Teran-Garcia, a U of I professor of food science and human nutrition.

In the study, 251 18- to 25-year-olds were tested for risk alleles on the FTO gene as part of the Up Amigos project, a collaboration of scientists at the U of I and the Mexican university. The researchers are following the 10,000 yearly applicants to the Universidad Aut?noma de San Luis Potos? to learn how changes in students' weight, body mass index (BMI), and eating and exercise habits affect their health over time.

According to Teran-Garcia, the FTO gene is associated with a predisposition to obesity, increased BMI, and increased waist circumference. These traits can in turn contribute to many health-related problems, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Of the young adults tested in the study, 15 percent had inherited the genetic risk from both parents -- in other words, they carried two copies of the risk allele. Another 20 percent had inherited risk from one parent, meaning they had one copy of the risk allele. Sixty-five percent of the students in the study did not carry the risk allele.

"If young people realize early that they have this predisposition, they can fight against it. If they are at risk for obesity, eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise is even more important for them," Teran-Garcia said.

She noted that 85 percent of Hispanics in the United States are of Mexican origin.

Although FTO markers and analysis are available for large groups of Caucasians, Asians, and African-Americans, few studies have examined the effects of this gene in Mexican and Mexican- American populations.

"This is the first study to target young adults in Mexico, although one other study has followed older Mexican adults who had already been diagnosed with diabetes, obesity, and obesity-related diseases," she said.

Scientists hypothesize that "fat" genes may be influenced by epigenetic modifications, she said. "So even if you have this predisposition, you may be able to change the way those genes behave by eating the right foods and getting more exercise. These good habits are especially important for young people who have a genetic risk for obesity."

"FTO genotype is associated with body mass index and waist circumference in Mexican young adults" is available online in the Open Journal of Genetics (2013, 3, 44-48). Co-authors are Teran-Garcia, Itzel Vazquez-Vidal, and Michelle Mosley, of the U of I Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Flavia C.D. Andrade of the U of I Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, and Eduardo Medina-Cerda and Celia Aradillas-Garcia of the Universidad Auton?ma de San Luis Potos? in Mexico.

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After a month in orbit, Russia's Bion M space biology craft touched down in Russia, with most of its crew dead as a result of technical malfunctions.?

By Eoin O'Carroll,?Staff / May 20, 2013

Eight Mongolian gerbils, like the one shown here before the opening ceremonies of 2013 gerbil beauty pageant in Massachusetts, perished aboard a Russian Bion spacecraft.

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That's what 45 mice and eight gerbils discovered on April 19 when they were placed inside a Russian space capsule and launched, along with 15 geckos and an assortment of snails, plants, fish, and microorganisms, into orbit some 350 miles above the Earth's surface.

The creatures flew aboard Bion M No. 1, a month-long mission designed to determine how living organisms handle spaceflight.?

The answer: Not very well, at least not aboard this particular spacecraft, which touched down in Russia on Sunday. Only six of the original 45 mice survived. All of the gerbils died. So did all of the fish.

Apparently the journey was easier on the geckos, snails, and microbes, who all survived.?

Most of the deaths were a result of malfunctioning equipment. The animals were kept in five separate containers, which opened once the craft was in orbit so that the they could move freely. The gerbils suffocated when a malfunction interrupted the oxygen supply to their container. The fish, a species of tilapia, died when the aquarium malfunctioned. Fifteen of the mice starved to death when their food supply failed shortly after launch.?

Still, officials declared the experiment, which monitored the animals' vital signs with an array of onboard sensors, an overall success.?

"This is the first time that animals have been put in space on their own for so long," Vladimir Sychev of the Russian Academy of Sciences, quoted by Agence France-Presse.?

This statement is not entirely true, however. Soyuz 20, an unmanned mission launched in 1975, kept a tortoise in space for three months. The tortoise returned to Earth in good health.?

More recently, a jumping red-backed spider named?Nefertiti?survived 55 days aboard the International Space Station. She died only after being included in an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. ?

The space programs of both the United States and Russia have long traditions so-called biological payloads. In 1947, American rocket scientists launched a V-2 rocket carrying a container of fruit flies?106 miles above the Earth's surface. The flies ? probably the first Earthlings to venture beyond our planet's atmosphere ? returned safely.?

The animals that survived the Bion M flight probably won't be as fortunate as those fruit flies. According to Spaceflight Now, after having endured 30 days on the malfunctioning space capsule, floating amid the corpses of their fellow space travelers, the surviving animals?are to be euthanized.

[Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the Bion M spacecraft in the summary under the headline. Additionally, it conflated the Soyuz 20 mission with a series Russian circumlunar missions in the 1960s.]

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Toyota had to recall millions of vehicles with breaking problems in 2010, and a class action lawsuit worth up to $1.6 billion will be decided next month.

By Richard Read,?Guest blogger / May 19, 2013

A Toyota Motor Corp.,'s model is on display at the automaker's Tokyo head office in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.The automaker is heading for a huge class-action lawsuit stemming from widespread breaking problems in 2010

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Though the recall has fallen out of the headlines, it's still the subject of a huge class action lawsuit working its way through federal court. According to a report in Detroit News, that case could be settled within the next month, and up to $1.6 billion hangs in the balance.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began receiving complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles as far back as 2002, but it took the 2009 deaths of California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor and three of his family members?to bring the issue to the public's attention.

Numerous investigations, accusations,?speculations, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories later, some conclusions were reached. In 2011, NHTSA revealed that it found no electronic flaws on Toyota vehicles that might've resulted in sudden acceleration. However, there were problems with the design of Toyota's accelerator pedals, which had caused them to become trapped beneath floormats in some cases.?

Toyota has been reluctant to accept blame in the matter and maintains that its electronics systems were never at fault. Earlier this year, however, the company?settled out of court on a wrongful death case related to sudden acceleration. And now, Toyota is hoping for a repeat performance in one of the largest class action lawsuits in automotive history.

THE LOOMING SETTLEMENT

One month from today,?U.S. District Judge James Selna will determine whether a $1.63 billion settlement in that class action case is fair to plaintiffs. If he rules in Toyota's favor, much of that cash will be distributed to current and previous Toyota, Lexus, and Scion owners, reimbursing them for the loss in resale value their vehicles suffered following the recall.?

Settlement funds will also be allocated to:

Legal fees accrued by Toyota owners ($200 million)
Research into active safety features ($15 million)
A media campaign aimed at driver education ($14.2 million)
A study of defensive driving and proper use of existing safety systems ($800,000)

If you've owned a Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicle, you could be one of 9,000,000 people entitled to cash payments ranging from $37.50 to $125. To learn more, visit ToyotaSettlement.com, or jump directly to the informative PDF.?

We'll keep you posted as the case progresses.

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Ah, well. It was fun while it lasted.

According to New York's Hot 97, Jay-Z emailed the radio station's program director after getting a congratulatory email about Beyonce's rumored second pregnancy -- and said it just wasn't so.

"Jay-Z emailed Ebro (Darden) over the weekend and told him that the pregnancy rumor is false," said Peter Rosenberg on the YouTube video of the in-studio "The Realness" report, which was posted Monday.

In a different, radio-only conversation, Ebro gave a few more details about the email, noting that Jay-Z wrote back: "It's not true, the news is worse than blogs." He said the email account was valid to his knowledge, as he and the rapper had been exchanging notes for the past five years.

Last Friday, rumors began kicking up that Beyonce, who has spoken about wanting more children (Blue Ivy, her daughter with Jay-Z was born in January 2012) was in fact pregnant again. Multiple sources pointed to photos of her in which she might (or might not, as the case may be) be concealing (or showing) a baby bump.

Neither the future mama, daddy or their spokespersons commented directly on the rumors (which were so convincing celebrities -- and radio station managers -- began tweeting congrats), but Beyonce did briefly put up an Instagram post that read: "I can't stop the rumors from starting, and I can't really change peoples minds who believe them, all I can do is sit back and laugh at these low life people who have nothing better to do than talk about me."

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As we continue to build our system of care it is important
for us to begin to focus on prevention. The?
GBMC system has taken an important step to reduce the rate of childhood
obesity by partnering with West Towson Elementary School in an exciting
initiative.

This all started over a year ago when GBMC was invited to participate in the Baltimore County Healthcare Coalition. As part of the Affordable Care Act, all states began creating plans to improve the health of their people. ?Maryland turned to the counties to conduct an assessment of the health of the county and roll out a plan for improvement. So the Baltimore County Healthcare Coalition was formed and began work on three important health initiatives

Tobacco cessation
?Reducing childhood obesity
?Reducing low birth weight

As a member of the committee to reduce childhood obesity, I realized how important it was to roll up our sleeves to do something tangible. So when the time came, we jumped at the opportunity to work with Baltimore County Schools and to partner with West Towson Elementary School, and their wonderful school nurse, Lisa Vanderwal. You see, they had a significant need. They had run an afterschool fitness program last year for girls, but did not have enough resources for the boys too. So, GBMC committed to running a fitness program for girls and boys at risk for childhood obesity.? Thanks to two of GBMC?s nurse leaders - Cate O?Connor-Devlin and CJ Marbley ? and GBMC employees who volunteered to help including Laura Mitchell, RN and her 16-year old daughter, GBMC kicked off the Westy?s afterschool fitness program, PlayFit, on May 8. The program is designed to attract the kids at risk for childhood obesity. The children are all fourth graders and out of 98 children, approximately 30 are participating in PlayFit. One parent of a student participating in the program commented in an email to Ms. Vanderwal, ?I wanted to let you know that D really enjoyed Wednesday's PlayFit ? and he was really reluctant! Thank you so much!? They are off and running, literally, and our staff and the kids alike are having a great time while getting fit and healthy. We also sponsored Westy?sWalk on May 19^th at Loyola-Blakefield which further encouraged fitness and fun.

And, best of all, this six-week fitness program will culminate with the kids walking in GBMC?s 25^th annual Father?s Day 5K? event on June 16^th . At the event, we?ll be sure to draw special attention to the kids and all they have accomplished ? go Westy?s!

This effort goes to show that GBMC as a system of care has become involved in prevention of disease ? childhood obesity for starters. We heard what some of the County?s issues were and took a step to enact a healthy change. We?re certainly proud of our partnership with the Westy?s and in our work with the coalition.

And speaking of the Father?s Day 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run ? it?s the 25^th anniversary of this special event that raises much needed funds for GBMC?s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and premature, sick babies. The event is on Sunday, June 16^th and there?s still time to register and donate. Click here for all the information. ? In other news, I am very pleased to announce that GBMC Healthcare has come to an agreement on a new one-year contract with 1199 Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers East (SEIU). GBMC has about 480 employees who work in bargaining-unit eligible positions. I thank the many GBMC and union leaders who worked tirelessly together for months to come to a mutually agreeable settlement that will no doubt benefit our union employees. And finally, I am truly proud of another exceptional accomplishment by our dedicated oncology services team. As a result of hard work and a commitment to ongoing quality and excellence, the Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC has received a three-year QOPI certification. For those who don?t know, the QOPI Certification Program recognizes medical oncology and hematology/oncology practices that are committed to delivering high quality cancer care including high safety standards. Our team, led by Dawn Stefanik, put many hours of work into this achievement? and I personally thank them for their extraordinary efforts! And now, I?m off to get in a run so I can keep up with those Westy?s kids at the Father?s Day 5K!

Source: http://ahealthydialogue.blogspot.com/2013/05/moving-upstream-in-fight-against.html

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MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) ? A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday ? one of them to a life term ? in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majority.

As the country tries to rebuild democracy after decades of military rule, the issue poses a dilemma for politicians who would lose support if they embraced justice for the unpopular Muslim minority. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest under the former ruling junta but now hopes to bring her party to power, spoke of the law but not of sectarian tensions when asked about the verdict.

At least 44 people were killed and 12,000 displaced, most of them Muslim, in more than a week of conflicts with Buddhists that began March 20 in the central Myanmar city of Meikhtila. A dispute at a Muslim-owned gold shop triggered rioting by Buddhists and retaliation by their Muslim targets, and the lynching of the monk after the gold shop was sacked enflamed passions, leading to large-scale violence.

While the violence is now contained, questions are arising over whether minority Muslims can find justice in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar. Hundreds more Muslims have been killed, and tens of thousands have been made homeless, in violence across the country over the past year.

The sectarian strife has tarnished the image of Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate who has been criticized for failing to speak out strongly in defense of the country's Muslims despite her long commitment to human rights. Her supporters, especially abroad, fear she is afraid to take a politically unpopular stand now that her party will mount a bid for power in the next general election in 2015. Prejudice against Muslims is widespread in Myanmar, and it is hard to find public figures willing to speak in defense of the Muslim community.

In a press conference Tuesday in the capital, Naypyitaw, she did not directly address the plight of the Muslim minority. Instead, she spoke in familiar terms about the rule of law when asked about the verdict.

"There is no transparency in Myanmar's justice system and there is too much influence from the administrative branch," she said, echoing the opinions of many human rights groups. "The judicial system has to be independent to be credible."

Suu Kyi has been criticized for failing to take a strong stand on attacks last year against the Muslim Rohingya community in western Rakhine state. Mobs of Buddhists armed with machetes razed thousands of homes, leaving hundreds dead and forcing 125,000 people, mostly Muslims, to flee,

When asked whether she was concerned about her reputation over the issue, she said she wasn't worried. "If I had to be concerned about my image, I should not have become a politician right from the beginning," she said.

The issue of ethnic strife also marred this week's Washington trip by President Thein Sein, a trip otherwise filled with accolades for the first leader of Myanmar to visit the White House in 47 years.

President Barack Obama praised Thein Sein on Monday for his efforts to lead his country back on the path to democracy, but also said he expressed concern to his counterpart about violence against Muslims. "The displacement of people, the violence directed toward them needs to stop," he said.

Thein Than Oo, a lawyer defending the men sentenced Tuesday, said one of his clients, Myat Ko Ko, was given life in prison for murder. Myat Ko Ko was also sentenced to an additional two years for unlawful assembly and two for religious disrespect.

Of the remaining defendants, one received a two-year sentence while the others received terms ranging from six to 28 years. Four of them, including a minor tried in a separate court, were convicted of charges including abetting murder. Two were convicted only on lesser counts. Mandalay Advocate General Ye Aung Myint confirmed the sentences.

"It's not fair!" shouted one of the convicted men shouted from inside a prison van as they were being driven away after the trial.

But members of a crowd of about 30 people outside the court house expressed unhappiness over the verdict for a different reason: They said they wished the death penalty had been applied against those who were convicted of killing the monk. Myanmar has the death penalty for premeditated murder, but the defendants were charged under a different murder category.

Thein Than Oo said he would await his clients' instructions on whether to appeal the verdicts.

The lynching of the Buddhist monk enflamed passions in Meikhtila, especially after photos circulated widely on social media of what was purported to be his body after he was pulled off a motorbike, attacked and burned. Monks are highly respected both for their religious devotion and as community leaders.

Entire Muslim neighborhoods were engulfed in flames, and charred bodies piled in the roads. The government declared a state of emergency and deployed the army to restore order, but the unrest later spread to other parts of central Myanmar.

In parliament in Monday, Religious Affairs Minister Hsan Hsint gave the official figures for casualties and damage from March 20 to 28: 44 people killed, 90 injured, 1,818 houses, 27 mosques and 14 Islamic schools destroyed. He said 143 people were arrested in connection with the violence, out of which 47 have been formally charged. Parliament on Tuesday formally approved the state of emergency.

The gold shop owner and two employees, all Muslims, were sentenced in April to 14 years in prison each on charges of theft and causing grievous bodily harm.

Hsan Hsint did not break down arrests and charges by religion, but no major cases involving Buddhist suspects have been announced.

Asked why only Muslims have faced trial in Meikhtila, Ye Aung Myint, the advocate general, said the courts were starting with the initial incidents that triggered the violence, and those involved in later incidents would be tried subsequently.

"There is no discrimination in bringing justice. We dealt with the first two cases and 11 more cases involving Buddhists will be dealt with very soon," he said, adding that about 70 people will face charges for murder, arson and looting.

Thein Sein's administration, which came to power in 2011 after half a century of military rule, has been heavily criticized for not doing enough to protect Muslims or stop the violence from spreading since it began with clashes between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya last year.

In a speech Monday at a university in Washington, Thein Sein vowed to ensure an end to the violence and justice for the perpetrators. He also called for a new era in U.S.-Myanmar relations.

Rights groups have criticized Thein Sein's U.S. visit, saying human rights injustices are still rampant in Myanmar despite progress made in freeing political prisoners, and in granting more freedom to political opponents and the media, among other changes.

U.S.-based Physicians for Human Rights released a report Monday detailing a gruesome massacre carried out by Buddhist mobs who hunted down and killed at least 24 Muslim students and teachers from an Islamic school as Meikhtila descended into anarchy in March. The report, based on interviews with survivors, accuses state authorities and police of standing idly by while the killings were carried out.

Richard Sollom, the report's lead author, called for Thein Sein to support an independent investigation into the killings and speak out more forcefully against anti-Muslim violence.

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AP writers Aye Aye Win in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, and Matthew Pennington and Nedra Pickler in Washington contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-muslims-jailed-killing-buddhist-monk-063258699.html

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May 20, 2013 ? A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, indicates research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

The authors from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women aged between 55 and 80 without cardiovascular disease but at high vascular risk because of underlying disease/conditions.

These included either type 2 diabetes or three of the following: high blood pressure; an unfavourable blood fat profile; overweight; a family history of early cardiovascular disease; and being a smoker.

Participants, who were all taking part in the PREDIMED trial looking at how best to ward off cardiovascular disease, were randomly allocated to a Mediterranean diet with added olive oil or mixed nuts or a control group receiving advice to follow the low-fat diet typically recommended to prevent heart attack and stroke

A Mediterranean diet is characterised by the use of virgin olive oil as the main culinary fat; high consumption of fruits, nuts, vegetables and pulses; moderate to high consumption of fish and seafood; low consumption of dairy products and red meat; and moderate intake of red wine.

Participants had regular check-ups with their family doctor and quarterly checks on their compliance with their prescribed diet.

After an average of 6.5 years, they were tested for signs of cognitive decline using a Mini Mental State Exam and a clock drawing test, which assess higher brain functions, including orientation, memory, language, visuospatial and visuoconstrution abilities and executive functions such as working memory, attention span, and abstract thinking.

At the end of the study period, 60 participants had developed mild cognitive impairment: 18 on the olive oil supplemented Mediterranean diet; 19 on the diet with added mixed nuts; and 23 on the control group.

A further 35 people developed dementia: 12 on the added olive oil diet; six on the added nut diet; and 17 on the low fat diet.

The average scores on both tests were significantly higher for those following either of the Mediterranean diets compared with those on the low fat option.

These findings held true irrespective of other influential factors, including age, family history of cognitive impairment or dementia, the presence of ApoE protein -- associated with Alzheimer's disease -- educational attainment, exercise levels, vascular risk factors; energy intake and depression.

The authors acknowledge that their sample size was relatively small, and that because the study involved a group at high vascular risk, it doesn't necessarily follow that their findings are applicable to the general population.

But they say, theirs is the first long term trial to look at the impact of the Mediterranean diet on brain power, and that it adds to the increasing body of evidence suggesting that a high quality dietary pattern seems to protect cognitive function in the ageing brain.

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Samsung showed off its Wallet app to developers earlier this year, and now Korean customers can download it onto compatible Android devices from the company's own app market. Currently it only appears to collect credit card info, which customers can then use to pay for goods and services at online merchants, verified by a one-time password or PIN. Clearly aimed at both Google Wallet and Apple's Passbook, Samsung plans to add a few features we've seen in Passbook that will make tickets, membership cards and coupons accessible all in one place. According to the translated press release it's out for the Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S II HD LTE, although whether it will be featured in a Gangnam Style 2 video remains unknown.

Update: Commenter Chris posted a pic showing that the app is also live in the US Samsung Apps market, although it looks a bit different and lists more of the Passbook features we were expecting. This may be explained by a post on the Samsung Wallet Partners site, indicating it launched in open beta on the 18th, with support for transportation tickets, membership cards, coupons and event tickets. We checked and it's not showing up on our Note IIs or GS4s yet, but if you have one it may be worth taking a peek at Samsung's app store to see what's waiting inside.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny ? a claim that tea party activists had made for years ? is helping pump new energy into the coalition. And they are trying to use that development, along with the ongoing controversy over the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attacks and the Justice Department's secret seizure of journalists' phone records, to recruit new activists incensed about government overreach.

"This is the defining moment to say 'I told you so,' " said Katrina Pierson, a Dallas-based tea party leader, who traveled to Washington last week as the three political headaches for President Barack Obama unfolded.

Luke Rogonjich, a tea party leader in Phoenix, called the trio of controversies a powerful confluence that bolsters the GOP's case against big government. "Suddenly, there are a lot of things pressing on the dam," said Rogonjich.

It's unclear whether a movement made up of disparate grassroots groups with no central body can take advantage of the moment and leverage it to grow stronger after a sub-par showing in last fall's election had called into question the movement's lasting impact. Republicans and Democrats alike say the tea party runs the risk of going too far in its criticism, which could once again open the door to Democratic efforts to paint it as an extreme arm of the GOP.

"Never underestimate the tea party's ability to overplay its hand," said Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee. "Just because there is universal agreement that the IRS went too far, that should not be misread as acceptance of the tea party's ideology of anger."

At the very least, furor over the IRS devoting special attention to tea party groups claiming tax-exempt status is giving the tea party more visibility than it has had in months, and it's providing a new rallying cry for tea party organizers starting to plot how to influence the 2014 congressional elections. The law allows tax-exempt organizations to lobby and dabble in politics as long as their primary purpose is social welfare.

The tax-agency scandal ? it has led to the acting IRS commissioner's ouster, a criminal investigation and Capitol Hill hearings ? seems to validate the tea party's long-held belief among supporters that government was trampling on them specifically, a claim dismissed by ousted commissioner Steven T. Miller. He has called the targeting "a mistake and not an act of partisanship."

Nevertheless, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., elected in 2010 with tea party backing, said the IRS scandal "confirms many of the feelings that led to the tea party movement in the first place."

"What's happened here is a reminder of, this is what happens when you expand government," he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "That and the disaster that is Obamacare is going to be a real catalyst in 2014 and beyond."

Tea party activists hope they also can drive support ahead of the elections by stoking widespread suspicions that the Obama administration and State Department are hiding key details about the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. The seizure of Associated Press phone records also plays into their argument that government is too intrusive.

Tea party activists have tried to take advantage of the issues that have put some of their central tenets ? limited government and civil liberties ? in the spotlight.

From around the country last week, they headed Washington to hold a news conference on the Capitol steps and meet with members of Congress. Those who stayed home jammed House and Senate phone lines with calls urging congressional action as the IRS saga unfolded. An email from Teaparty.org that was sent to activists proclaimed: "We've worked so hard these past few years and it's paying off! We're witnessing the unraveling of a presidency at an unprecedented rate."

Freedomworks, a national tea party group, spent the week circulating petitions for congressional hearings and encouraging leaders of local groups who believe they have been targeted by the IRS to include their story on a national database to build the case against the agency.

"Perhaps all this attention will break something loose," said Jim Chiodo, an activist from Holland, Mich.

It wasn't long ago that the tea party was the hot new political kid on the block, bursting onto the national scene during the contentious summer debate over health care in 2009. Over the next few years, the loosely affiliated conservatives and civil libertarians would leave their mark on the 2010 elections by helping Republican candidates win Senate races in Florida, Kentucky, Utah and Wisconsin and scores of House races.

Those victories resulted in House and Senate Republican caucuses getting pushed to the right in legislative battles, making life difficult for Obama and his Democrats in an era of divided government.

But the movement's success was muted in 2012 when Republicans nominated the establishment-backed Mitt Romney for president, though he did little to inspire the tea party. He lost, and so did many tea party-backed House and Senate candidates.

Now, tea party activists say they are emboldened and won't be afraid to recruit candidates to run in Republican primaries against incumbents who appear to go easy on the Obama administration, particularly in light of the IRS scandal.

"It's one of those issues we should just raise hell about," said Nashville Tea Party leader Ben Cunningham.

Some say they're now even more suspicious of government than before.

"I personally feel so vindicated," said Mark Falzon, a New Jersey tea party leader. But he added: "What's scaring me now is what's going on below the water line that we're not seeing."

Republicans say that the tea party will have an opportunity come 2014 to make its mark again, particularly with Obama not at the top of the ticket. Also, they say that with Obama's health care law going into effect and with the slew of latest controversies, they now have concrete issues to point to when arguing against government overreach.

"Suddenly, this is a very real demonstration of too much power ceded to government bureaucrats," said Matt Kibbe, president of Freedomworks. "This is no longer theoretical."

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Associated Press writers Steve Peoples in Boston and Bill Barrow in Atlanta contributed to this report.

Follow Thomas Beaumont on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Tom_Beaumont

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tea-party-looks-advantage-moment-131128674.html

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This image from video provided by E. Wayne Ross shows an Anatolian Balloons Company hot air balloon crashing near G?reme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia in central Turkey, Monday May 20 2013. Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured. (AP Photo/E. Wayne Ross)

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. GOP LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE ON OBAMA WOES

Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being considered by the Senate today.

2. FIERCE FIGHTING ON BORDER AS KERRY PRESSES FOR PEACE IN SYRIA

Twenty-three fighters from the militant Hezbollah group were killed in a fight for a strategic town near Lebanon on the day Kerry is flying to the Middle East.

3. TORNADOES LASH MIDWEST

An Oklahoma trailer park was destroyed and one man killed as the dangerous storms moved east.

4. THE TOLL OF MILITARY SEX ABUSE

The AP reports that more than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illnesses stemming from sex assault or harassment at work.

5. HOW MUCH POWERBALL JACKPOT COULD BUY

The $590.5 million winning ticket, which was bought in Zephyrhills, Fla., but hasn't been claimed, could pay for the small Florida city's budget 12 times over.

6. SPLIT-SECOND DECISION BEFORE A HOSTAGE WAS KILLED

A Long Island police officer fired when a masked man holding the college student in a headlock pointed the gun at him, killing the gunman and the 21-year-old hostage.

7. HOT AIR BALLOONS COLLIDE

The two balloons crashed in Turkey during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations, killing a Brazilian tourist and injuring over 20.

8. WHY MEASLES ARE SURGING IN THE UK

Officials attribute the spike in cases to the parents who declined vaccines more than a decade ago because of research that suggested a link to autism.

9. TAYLOR SWIFT NABS 8 TROPHIES AT BILLBOARD AWARDS

Justin Bieber and Madonna were also big winners, but the country star won for top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red."

10. WHO'S FOOTING THE BILL FOR SOCHI OLYMPICS

The Russian government has gotten state-controlled companies and tycoons to cover more than half of the $51 billion price tag for the 2014 Winter Games.

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Yahoo paid $1.1 billion for Tumblr and its huge, young audience.

There are many reasons Yahoo-Tumblr makes sense, which we've run through here. (Yahoo gets audience, Tumblr gets time to build its business.)

There is, however, one good reason this deal doesn't make sense.

Yahoo is supposed to be buying a large, growing audience at Tumblr. But, according to data at Quantcast, traffic peaked in November, and has declined slightly since then.

Lots of companies go through periods of flat growth before exploding higher, so maybe this is just a blip.

If it's the start of a trend, though, it's a big problem for Yahoo.

Here's the chart, you can see the peak at November:

?Here's another look at it, you can see it peaks and declines.

And here's traffic over the last 12 months.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-yahoo-tumblr-skeptics-might-be-right-2013-5

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