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FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug

U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.'s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.

Rights groups turn down offer to visit Guantanamo

Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn't include an opportunity to speak with prisoners.

Denying CIT aid shows bailouts have their limits

Rejecting pleas to save CIT Group Inc., the Obama administration decided that the possible loss of the nation's biggest lender for entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses did not warrant tapping a politically unpopular bailout program financed by taxpayers.

Rejected baby kangaroo gets life-saving milk

A startled kangaroo at the Belgrade zoo dropped her baby from her pouch and now won't let the tiny creature climb back in, so an international rescue operation has been mounted.

No stimulus for Utah; state lawmakers pass on $61M

Utah lawmakers have decided against changing state law to accept more than $61 million in federal stimulus money meant to help the unemployed.

Minn. Senate trial hinges on voter mistakes

Peter DeMuth put his initials on his absentee ballot application, but he signed his full name on the ballot envelope. In Minnesota, that was enough to get his vote for Republican Norm Coleman thrown out.

Australian ire after rejected refugee dies in Gaza

A refugee advocate attacked Australian authorities on Saturday for rejecting the application of a Palestinian asylum seeker who returned to the Gaza Strip and was killed as part of a clan rivalry.

Scotus Nixes Fight Over Plea Deal

The Supreme Court dismissed a case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence.

NBC Decides to Run Conservative-Group Ad

NBC reversed course Saturday and decided to air a conservative group's television ad thanking U.S. troops.

NBC Rejects Ad From Conservative Group

NBC has rejected an advertisement that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season because it refers to the sponsor's Web site, which the network said was too political.

Court to Hear Idaho Death Case

The Supreme Court stepped into a death penalty case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence.

'Sopranos' Can Film in North Jersey Town

Tony Soprano is welcome in the North Jersey town of Bloomfield. Earlier this week, the town's mayor and council had denied a permit to film the series' final scene, saying they found the HBO mob drama a disparaging portrait of Italian-Americans.

Toys for Tots Rejects Jesus Doll

A talking Jesus doll has been turned down by the Marine Reserves' Toys for Tots program.

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Ohio man accused of vandalizing grave of woman whose daughter rejected him
Source: fox8.com

Police say when a woman refused to date an Ohio man, he got upset and smashed her mother's grave marker with a sledge hammer.

Bridgeport Diocese Loses Bid to Keep Sex-Abuse Records Sealed
Source: The New York Times

The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport to delay the court-ordered release of thousands of legal documents from lawsuits filed against priests accused of child sex abuse.

Rejection Hurts: Love-Struck Wheelchair Warrior Falls Head Over Heels, Twice
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

Love can make people do bizarre things. A pensioner in western Germany, who went cross-country in his wheelchair to propose, found out first hand that the course of true love never runs smooth.

Help!! I am always being rejected. Why is that?

Q. I don't have confidence, I have very low-self esteem, but nobody really knows this, as I fake confidence. Everyone tells me i should be a comedian blahlahba.. girls always laff at my jokes.

High School valedictorian's graduation speech rejected as too real - St. Petersburg Times
Source: tampabay.com

When Jem Lugo sat down to write her valedictory graduation speech, the Springstead High School senior tried to keep it real for her peers in the Class of 2009.

Nine Inch Nails Don't Fit on iPhone - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

a Nine Inch Nails-themed application for the iPhone was rejected by Apple because it contained potentially offensive content

High court rejects Portsmouth rapist's appeal
Source: eastbayri.com

Twenty years after Douglas J. Pelletier was sentenced to 60 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions for raping a Portsmouth woman, the state Supreme Court has rejected his claims that he was improperly represented and that his prison sentence was too severe.

Madonna's adoption rejected by Malawian judge
Source: CNN

Madonna's petition to adopt a second Malawian child was rejected by a local judge Friday, an official said."The decision came down to residency requirement and the fact that the judge believes she was being well taken care of in the orphanage," said Zione Ntaba, a spokeswoman for …

Buckley measure presses Gibbons
Source: ReviewJournal.com - News

Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley on Monday rebuked Gov. Jim Gibbons by introducing legislation that would require Nevada to accept federal stimulus funds for the unemployed.

Faizon "Big Worm" Love Arrested For Nightclub Beatdown
Source: tmz.com

Faizon Love has been booked on one count felony assault for allegedly socking some dude in the face after being rejected from a nightclub.

Five Reasons Why Group Therapy Works As Well, If Not Better, For Depression Than Medication

Depression is regarded as a 'mental' problem but I have always felt it was an emotional one. Depression is a state of feeling which then affects how we think.

The Money Now Defines War

MS-NBC-TV had a headline that went OBAMA Inherits Two Wars. Here I am writing news where there is none, and that is exactly what that headline implied that someone might be doing. I've been saying for many months that there is NO WAR in Iraq.

Vote4Me: Rejected by the iPhone App Store
Source: ajaykapal.com

An iPhone app that pokes fun at our esteemed candidates for the 2008 US presidential election? Sign me up - where can I get it? Not from the App Store. But I'm getting ahead of myself…

iPhone Developers Revolt!
Source: CNN

Last month, Apple triggered a minor rebellion among iPhone developers when it was revealed that the company was rejecting submissions to its App Store retail outlet without explaining why.

How Do I Make My Man Love Me?

Q. Dear Elaine, I just can't get loved by my loved one and that realisation is keeping me frozen... I do feel like the person I am, which is not much. Since I met my husband and got closer to your culture I do see how the people I come from are ignorant in every aspects...

McCain rejects Hagee endorsement - CNN.com
Source: CNN

In the face of mounting controversy over headline-grabbing statements from the Rev. John Hagee, CNN has learned that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain decided Thursday to reject his endorsement.

Why Do I Hate My Life? Why Do Teenagers' Lives Suck?

In answer to that, some teenagers tend to hate their lives for a variety of reasons but the main ones would be feeling isolated, and a lack of value and significance. Most teenagers want to belong, to feel wanted, loved and appreciated.

Three special words, "I Love You", but when should we say them?

The most beautiful words we can say to anyone we care about are, "I love you". They are the greatest form of affirmation we have in our language, and the most enriching endearment to someone we care about.

Mandatory DNA database rejected
Source: BBC News

There are no plans to extend the DNA database to contain information from all people, the Home Office has said. Calls for its content to be made universal have followed the conviction of two murderers using DNA evidence.

Rejected iPod Engravings
Source: methodshop.net

As you may know, you can order an iPod from the Apple Store with a custom, laser-engraved message. However, not everything gets engraved. Apple has been rejecting some messages for editorial reasons.

Hero tells President Bush: "Nope."
Source: The New York Times

Jeremy Hernandez saved a group of school children at the bridge collapse and became a hero. After the news publicized the fact that he couldn't afford college, people start sending him donations and other help.

Video: REJECTED by Superbowl, GoDaddy's 'I Own You'
Source: godaddy.com

GoDaddy.com Superbowl ad gets rejected. "I already did my mother."

Proximus
Source: 10ad.org

Rejected by the Belgian advertising standards authority.

You've been rejected from your latest job, why? The manager checked Google.
Source: seopedia.org

"One in four managers 'Google' potential employees and 51% of applications were rejected of what was found." Be careful about what you put on the internet, it could come to haunt you in ways you didn't even expect.

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