Apparently, counseling isn’t the only thing that can save a marriage. I noticed a new product featured on the New York Daily News website this morning. It’s called the Better Marriage Blanket. And while it has nothing to do with warming up cold sex lives, it does claim to deal with a different kind of marriage foul: featherbed flatulence.

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Man admits to planting bomb in NY	29
BP says oil spill could drastically worsen	14
US stocks tumble after Greece bailout	12

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Oil spill	25
Suspect in NY bomb plot arrested	25
Lynn Redgrave dies at age 67	13
Ahmadinejad, Clinton clash over nukes	12
Floods in the South	12

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Environmental disaster in the Gulf	27
Times Square bomb scare	27
United-Continental merger confirmed	20
Greece aided by $146 billion loan	14

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Oil spill threatens coast	26
Legal challenges to Arizona immigration law	9
Florida governor quits to run for Senate	9
FDA approves prostate cancer drug	8

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I just need to make it through a few more hours without saying a bleep-worthy word on television. Something’s going around in New York televsion this week. Yesterday, Rosanna Scotto on our local Fox station. Today, Meredith Viera.

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If only everyone who rode the subway was this courteous. I just came across this video of a polite pigeon riding the subway in Toronto. And it’s great. Henry the bird keeps a respectable distance from other passengers, avoids making loud noises on the train, and leaves the available seating for those in need.

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A quick list of stories that caught our attention but didn?t make it on to the Story Stack.

NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Tough Mudder’ Races Gain Popularity Among Action-Sports Enthusiasts.

USA TODAY: Milk Producers Say Soy ‘Milk’ Isn’t Really Milk.

WASHINGTON POST: Laura Bush Discusses “Painful Events” in New Book.

LA TIMES: Effects of Military Deployment on Young Children.

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Finance reform bill progresses	14
Oil spill worsening	13
Wind farm approved	10
Supreme Court rules on religious symbol	8
Europe’s debt crisis	7

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