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“Frito-Lay has launched a new “Natural Doritos” product that doesn’t have the usual monosodium glutamate (an excitotoxin) and artificial colors found in its flagship product, but it does contain another offensive ingredient: yeast extract. It’s listed right on the package of the new Natural Doritos products.
Yeast extract is a flavor-enhancing additive that many food manufacturers [...]

States Help Schools Hide Minority Scores
By FRANK BASS, NICOLE ZIEGLER DIZON and BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writers
Monday, April 17, 2006
States are helping public schools escape potential penalties by skirting the No Child Left Behind law’s requirement that students of all races must show annual academic progress.
With the federal government’s permission, schools aren’t counting the test [...]

Dana Owens (b.k.a. Queen Latifah–I’m not big on stage names) continues to add to her resume…
Queen Latifah Inks Deal with Focus Features and Rogue Pictures 
Queen Latifah has inked a first-look deal with Focus Features and its genre arm, Rogue Pictures, to develop low- to medium-sized budget films under her Flavor Unit Entertainment banner.
Flavor Unit, Latifah’s [...]