Comebacks at New Hampshire
It was a come-from-behind victory for both the Republican and the Democratic parties at the New Hampshire primaries. Hillary Clinton made a surprise victory gaining 39 percent of the votes from Democrats while Barack Obama, last week winner at the Iowa caucus got 36 percent. Sen. John McCain, meanwhile, trounced his Republican rivals and took 37 percent of the votes.
Reports said Clinton received huge support from women voters. An AP report said Clinton won 46 percent of the women’s vote in New Hampshire compared to Obama’s 34 percent. Analysts said that her emotional moment on Portsmouth–when she explained why she’s running for president–attracted last minute support. Here’s the video:
These are the things people should do, a British team of researcher wrote in PloS journal if they want to prolong their life for 14 years. The researchers said they interviewed 20,000 British men and women about their lifestyle from 1993-1997.
Young caucus participants, party officials said, comprised about 20 percent of the 239,000 participants. Participants under 30 years old account for 23 percent of the Democratic participants and 12 percent of the Republicans.Obama acknowledged last Friday that the young Iowans were behind his success. Obama, as well as other presidential contenders, have used new technology—text messages, social networking sites like Facebook, e-mail, and campaign websites—to entice young Americans. He also has 175 student chapters.
France: Smoking Ban
France became the newest European country to impose a partial smoking ban. The law, which took effect on January 1, imposes a fine of 68 euros for people caught smoking in public places likes airports, hospitals, schools and offices. Meanwhile, smoking in private companies will be allowed only if sealed rooms have been set up for smokers. Firms who violate the ban face a fine 135 euros. A BBC report said 70 percent of the people in France and 50 percent of smokers favor the ban. Aside from France, Italy, Ireland, Sweden and Malta also implements partial or complete smoking ban.
