Iowa's early Halloween-goers need jokes for treats

There's no trick to earning a treat for Halloween in Des Moines. All that's required is a good joke. Even if it's a bad joke.

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Halloween candy causes fright for chubby Americans

It wasn't the gruesome costumes or gory masks turning up at Lisa Bruno's front door that spooked her on Halloween. It was the pudge lurking beneath the costumes.

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Lone Star State serves up frightening Fair fare

Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the calorie counts at the State Fair, which will offer such delicacies this year as deep-fried s'mores and a fried banana split.

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Tests show no drugs in Texas 'tainted' cookies

A teenager jailed on accusations that he delivered drug-laced cookies to a dozen police stations was released Thursday after tests showed no drugs in goodies taken to two departments.

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MADD: Tainted-cookie suspect was doing service

A teenager suspected of delivering drug-laced cookies to a dozen police stations in north Texas was fulfilling court-ordered community service work for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the organization said Wednesday.

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It's a Doorstop! It's an Anchor! It's a Fruitcake!

Johnny Carson once said, "The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other."

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Your pooch may be smarter than the average dog—canine Mensa material, to be exact—but the premise for the Amazing Treat Machine is so simple that even the dumber-than-dirt dog will get it: Tennis ball goes in, tennis ball and treats come out.

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Rising like the phoenix from the ashes of bankruptcy, the Archway cookie label is returning to stores east of the Mississippi River. Lance Inc.

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It's creativity for Jim Snook. It's learning for Ginger Elizabeth Hahn. It's time with his daughters for Craig Higgins. It's the chocolate-filled mouths of kids for Jim Kobasic. And for Sunny Maiwandy, it's the guaranteed smile when someone walks into his shop.

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Excerpt: Soon, everywhere you turn, someone will hold up a platter and offer you something they swear is the most delicious treat ever. But what if you have dietary limitations like diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease or food allergies?

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You can add Easter to the list of holidays on which Americans are willing to abandon their low-sugar and low-carb diets. In fact, spending on Easter candy increased 5.6 percent between 2006 and 2007.

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"When it comes to nutrition, candy does score a big zero. But kids do not live by broccoli alone.

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Tests show that two brands of dog treats made in China and sold at Wal-Mart contained melamine, according to a statement the company sent out late last night.

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Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, was planning to announce Monday that it had agreed to pay about $600 million for Jenny Craig, the weight-loss company that has had a surprise turnaround in recent years as a result of an irreverent advertising campaign chronicling the slimming waist …

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.

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