Florida pastor unclear about Quran burning
Gainesville, Florida (CNN) — The pastor at a Florida church that planned to burn copies of the Quran added to confusion Friday over whether he intends to go ahead with the controversial event.
The Rev. Terry Jones told CBS’ “The Early Show” that “we have called the event off.” Soon afterward, however, he told reporters in Florida the burning is still being contemplated.
Obama to name Goolsbee to head economic council
President Obama will name Austan Goolsbee, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, to succeed Christina Romer as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers, according to senior administration officials.
U.S. adults don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables – CDC report
A diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk for many leading causes of death (1–3) and can play an important role in weight management (4). Healthy People 2010 objectives for fruits and vegetables include targets of increasing to 75% the proportion of persons aged ≥2 years who consume two or more servings of fruit daily and to 50% those who consume three or more servings of vegetables daily.* To assess states’ progress over the past decade in meeting these targets among adults …
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