Read more Bananas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7688/bananas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:43:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40238/fad-banana-diet-finds-mass-a-peel-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA penchant for fad dieting is making Japanese consumers ripe for a new weight-loss scheme starring bananas, Time reports. Since a popular actress lost 26 pounds on the Morning Banana Diet, the fruit has been hard to come by. “There are no bananas on the shelves,” complained one consumer, “and...http://www.newser.com/story/40238/fad-banana-diet-finds-mass-a-peel-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 17:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5158/terrorism-probe-focuses-on-chertoff-advice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChiquita is under investigation for supporting terrorism, but the company lays the blame on Michael Chertoff. In 2003, Chiquita met with Chertoff, then assistant AG, and admitted to paying protection money to a Colombian paramilitary force on the US list of terror groups. Chiquita's lawyers say they sought advice, the...http://www.newser.com/story/5158/terrorism-probe-focuses-on-chertoff-advice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Aug 2007 13:05:50 CDT