Asthma, a lung disorder prevalent in children, has been increasing its reach by infecting more children, and lately adults.

For years the causes of asthma went undiscovered and gradually medical science began discovering the irritants that caused asthmatic reactions.

Now, as more cases of the disease are being reported every year, some of the reasons why people develop asthma are being discovered.

Read about some surprising reasons why people develop asthma.

Two Pennsylvania Judges of the Court of Common Pleas plead guilty to charges that they took payoffs for incarcerating juveniles.

A pair of detention centers for children were kicking back substantial sums of money to the judges in exchange for sentencing kids to longer than normal sentences.

The detention centers were compensated by the state for each individual they incarcerated and the fees escalated considerably for longer sentences.

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Republican Senator Judd Gregg, of New Hampshire, who, until a few hours ago, was thrilled about becoming a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet, has withdrawn his name from consideration.

The Senator decided that his political views are too far removed from the President's and his conscience wouldn't permit him to sign on with Obama's cabinet as commerce Secretary.

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The world's first outer space traffic accident, involving sizable, and/or functioning gadgets occurred on Tuesday when two huge communications satellites collided.

Space officials said that they have been expecting this for a long time and that it was inevitable due to the crowded conditions in the satellite belt.

The collision involved a 12-year-old Iridium communications satellite and dead Russian communications satellite that was out of control.

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President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package passed the combined Senate and House today and the stock market's reaction to it was a decent increase of 50 points.

However, there are those, and they are many, who feel that something more drastic than an infusion of great sums of money by the world's governments.

Anatole Kaletsky, a world renowned economics writer and commentator, says the only way American and British banks can survive this crisis is if they are nationalized.

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