Rice did not put a figure on those, but reports said they could be worth up to $20 billion, including missile-defense systems and ships. Rice described the arms aid as an effort to help bolster the forces of moderation in the region. Perhaps not surprisingly, the deals have been criticized by Iran, which accused Washington of creating fear in the region in order to boost its arms sales. Rice said the aid was not meant as an inducement to get countries to help more over Iraq. Already, some...

Foods like white rice, pasta and bread are examples of foods with a high-glycemic-index, meaning that these foods are associated with a faster rise and subsequent drop in blood sugar. These foods are often considered higher quality carbohydrates because they are associated with a slower and less dramatic rise and fall of blood sugar. A leading cause of irreversible blindness, AMD results from the gradual breakdown of light-sensitive cells in the central region of the eye's retina, called...

The head of an organization that supports research using stem cells from all sources -- including human embryos -- told Cybercast News Service that the bill "isn't worth the paper it's written on. He said the procedure "minimizes risk and maximizes safety by taking people's own cells and putting them into the heart. They sense the environment that they're injected into, and they release growth factors and attract other cells and other substances to help the heart work better. Adult stem...

WASHINGTON A multibillion-dollar farm bill has sparked an internal Democratic fight pitting the party s new crop of farm-state centrists against its traditional urban base. Instead, they ve endorsed a measure that would keep large subsidies intact for major commodities like rice, cotton and corn. It would cut aid only for the wealthiest farmers those with annual incomes averaging $1 million or more something Pelosi called a critical first step toward reform. The speaker and the powerful...

For at least 11 days, the Brahma bull wandered around farms near Elko, trying to get into corrals with cows, worrying ranchers and generally making a nuisance of himself. Her son, Daniel, first spotted the big bull when the animal jumped into a corral that held a young Angus bull and purebred Hereford cows ready to be bred. The Swansons were not pleased to see the red-haired intruder, which had a big set of horns and weighed an estimated 1,800 pounds, almost twice as much as the Angus...