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What Would We Do Without Studies?
"How Is Dingo Urine Gathered? Carefully, Study Says"--headline, Reuters, June 27

For Everyone Else, It's 100 in 100
"Shuttle Crew Faces 1-in-100 Chance of Dying"--headline, CNN.com, June 27

A Little Tea Pot
"British health food shops will soon be offering customers iced cannabis tea, its Swiss distributor said. Sold under the label 'C-Ice Swiss Cannabis Ice Tea,' the beverage contains five percent of hemp flower syrup and a tiny (0.0015 percent) quantity of THC, the active ingredient of marijuana."--Agence France-Presse, June 26

The Homicide Squad Is Overworked
"Manila Cops Insist on Legitimate Killings"--headline, Manila (Philippines) Standard, June 27

Bottom Stories of the Day

* "Klinsmann: No Interest in Taking Over U.S."--headline, FoxSports.com, June 26

* "Rap Mogul's Boycott of Cristal Champagne Unlikely to Hurt Brand"--headline, Advertising Age, June 27

* "Statistics Canada Collecting Late Census Forms"--headline, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Web site, June 26  ¶ 1:28 PM