Lindsay Lohan Insists She Never Suffers Addiction to Alcohol and Drugs
Insisting that she is not an alcoholic and doesn’t abuse drugs, Lindsay Lohan is determined to turn her life around and become a ‘respected’ actress again.

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Presidential Proclamation–National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
A PROCLAMATION Each day brings new opportunities for personal growth, renewal, and transformation to millions of Americans who have chosen to forge a path toward recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.  While addiction can destroy self confidence, family ties, and friendships, recovery can restore the promise of a brighter tomorrow.  During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month …

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Does it matter that Glenn Beck’s Mormon?
Beck appears to be moving toward becoming a Christian leader. So what if his target audience doesn’t recognize him as a Christian?

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Controversy reigns around camp for hard core homeless
A storm of outrage erupted in mid August when Prague city council gave the green light for a camp to be created for the capital’s homeless. Human rights groups said it was a throwback to a darker era, non-profit groups argued the step would simply not work. This week’s Talking Point looks at the arguments stirred up about the homeless camp.

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Drinks & Dancing: All ages enjoy Oktoberfest in Brunswick
In Germany, the annual Oktoberfest lasts 16 days and brings more than 6 million people to Munich. In Brunswick, the city’s first Oktoberfest brought in close to 3,000 people over three days. But for German immigrant Edie Seeger, the spirit of her heritage was well represented. Seeger, who moved to the U.S. 50 years ago at the [...]

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Lindsay Lohan Insists She’s Not an Addict
Lindsay Lohan insists she has no addiction problems. The ‘Machete’ actress, who spent 22 days of a 90-day court-ordered stint in rehab earlier this month, has denied she has a problem with dependency on alcohol or prescription medication and claims she would own up to anything wrong in her life. Lindsay, who was forced to [...]

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Pa. Supreme Court: Minors May Be Involuntarily Committed for Drug, Alcohol Addiction
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of an act that allows for parents and guardians to have minors involuntarily committed for drug and alcohol treatment. Writing that prior case law established the presumption that parents act in the best interest of their children, the court, by way of a 6-1 majority, ruled that parents’ rights to make decisions on the care of their …

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I’m not an addict – Lindsay
“I’ve never abused prescription drugs. I have no desire to. That’s not who I am.”

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LINDSAY LOHAN’S DAD PLANNING TO OPEN UP A REHAB CENTER IN CALIFORNIA!
LINDSAY Lohan’s father is planning to move to California to open up a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Michael Lohan told RadarOnline that he’ll be relocating to “help people” with addiction problems. And the best part? Michael says he’ll be taking a step back from the media! “Yes, it’s, true, I’ll be running it,” Lohan said. “I think it’s [...]

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Oswego County Proclaims Drug and Alcoho Recovery Month
Oswego County Legislature Chairman Barry D. Leemann has designated September as Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month.

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Pro-Vatican politicians irked by Gadhafi in Rome
Premier Silvio Berlusconi threw a gala evening for his “friend” Moammar Gadhafi Monday, thanking him for strengthened ties between Tripoli and Rome and dismissing as behind the times those criticizing the Libyan leader for trying to convert Italians to Islam during the visit.

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Polish star faces trial on claim drunks wrote Bible
One of Poland’s leading pop stars faces trial for suggesting that the Bible was written by people “who liked herbal cigarettes and were drunks”.

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Push For ‘Good Samaritan’ Law To Reduce Deaths By Drug Overdose
Coalition To Launch Campaign On Tuesday, International Overdose Awareness Day MORE HEALTH NEWS “Nobody wants to grow up to be a junkie. But the sad fact is that people become addicted to drugs,” said Shawn Lang, director of public policy for the Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition.

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Man asks new trial in death penalty case
BOSTON — As a federal judge began hearing arguments Monday in a request for a new trial from a man who was sentenced to death after killing three people, the son of one of his victims said he wished the family members could be watching a different…

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Mormon official slain in Visalia
A Mormon church official was shot dead between services Sunday, and less than an hour later, the man suspected of the crime also died after a shootout with police. Police have not identified a motive. Clay Sannar, 42, a lay bishop with the Church of Jesus… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Bishop – Police – Christianity – Religion and Spirituality

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Concerns over a halfway house in Brooklyn Park have delayed a County Council vote on a bill that would turn the title of the building over to the nonprofit organization that runs it.

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Man suspected in box cutter assault
A homeless man is suspected to have assaulted a 23-year-old Willie’s Pub bartender Sunday night with a box cutter, causing injuries to his face.

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Grand Rapids Oxford Houses are part of nationwide addiction recovery network
Network this year expanded to Michigan when an anonymous donor supplied funding.

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Mass. man asks new trial in death penalty case
As a federal judge began hearing arguments Monday in a request for a new trial from a man who was sentenced to death after killing three people, the son of one of his victims said he wished the family members could be watching a different proceeding. New Hampshire – Massachusetts – Capital punishment – Crime and Justice – Trial

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