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Coordinated blasts hit Baghdad; kill at least 121Washington Post - - 46 minutes ago AP BAGHDAD -- A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including two suicide car bombers and another vehicle that blew up near government sites. Obama Pitches Jobs Program, Points Finger at GOP for Economic MessFOXNews - - 19 minutes ago President Obama used his speech rolling out a stimulus-style jobs program Tuesday to point the finger at Republicans for allegedly facilitating the economic crisis and then foisting it off on his administration to solve. Obama, live on jobs USA Today Is she safe? Tomatoes tossed at Sarah Palin on book tourChristian Science Monitor - - 2 hours ago Sarah Palin was actually too busy signing copies of her memoir “Going Rogue” to notice. The tomatoes hurled at her during her bookstore appearance at Minnesota's Mall of America landed about ten feet off mark, ... Man throws tomatoes at Sarah Palin, arrested Dallas Morning News The 'Rogue' wore red, and her fans wore smiles Pioneer Press |
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New York Times - 43 minutes ago
PARIS - If it did nothing else, Switzerland's vote to ban the building of minarets drew attention to Europe's identity crisis.
In Switzerland, towers of fear Washington Post
Iranian forces attack student protesters on second day of demonstrations
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN -- Thousands of members of the pro-government Basij paramilitary organization stormed the grounds of Tehran University on Tuesday and attacked a group of protesting students, several witnesses said, as unrest continued in the ...
Bomb Blasts Across Pakistan Kill More Than 70 Since Monday
Voice of America - - 3 hours ago
Reports say one damaged building belongs to the country's main spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence. Pakistani officials say since Monday, more than 70 people have died in bombings across the country.
Police: Attack on Pakistan intel office kills 12 Washington Post
Twin Attacks in Eastern Pakistan Kill Dozens New York Times
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Ohio executes inmate with 1-drug lethal injection
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
AP LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio has executed a convicted killer through the first US lethal injection using a single drug, a longer but supposedly less painful method than previous executions with three drugs.
Ohio Executes Inmate With One-Drug Lethal Injection Wall Street Journal
Abortion again roils health care debate
CNN - - 49 minutes ago
Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, has filed an amendment to tighten restrictions on federal funding for abortion. (CNN) -- As the Senate works toward a compromise over the public option in its health care bill, an amendment over abortion could keep the bill ...
Vote set on abortion amendment; deal in works on public option Washington Post
Ex-FBI Director to Examine Fort Hood
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
AP WASHINGTON -- Ex-FBI director William Webster is to conduct an independent review of the bureau's handling of information gathered about the Fort Hood shooting suspect before the deadly rampage, officials said Tuesday.
AP Source: ex-FBI Director to Examine Fort Hood New York Times
United Air Splits 50-Jet Order Between Boeing, Airbus
Bloomberg - - 22 minutes ago
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines split an order for 50 long-range widebody jets valued at $10 billion between Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS as the third-largest US carrier agreed to its first aircraft purchase ...
United Splits 50-Jet Order Between Boeing, Airbus BusinessWeek
Simon Property to Buy Prime Outlets for $2.33 Billion
Bloomberg - - 56 minutes ago
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Property Group Inc., the largest US shopping mall owner, made its biggest purchase in five years with an agreement to buy Prime Outlets Acquisition Co.
Prime Outlets acquired by Simon Property Group Bizjournals.com
Kroger Shares Down On 3Q Miss; View Cut Again
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Kroger Co. (KR), touted as the lowest-priced traditional supermarket chain, is raising the bar on low prices as it battles retail titan Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) for food dollars.
Kroger's Loss Weighs on Grocers' Stocks TheStreet.com
Google Chrome for Mac Web browser reaches beta release
Apple Insider - 1 hour ago
By AppleInsider Staff General users can now download the public beta of Google Chrome for Mac, as the Web browser software was finally made available Tuesday.
Google Releases Chrome Beta for Mac PC World
Google brings Chrome beta to Mac, Linux CNET News
Copenhagen: Focus on the (Carbon) Negative
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
There are plenty of reasons to be disappointed with the Copenhagen climate talks that start today: the meeting will not result in a binding agreement, the timeframe for such an agreement is potentially ...
Global Warming Is Not Slowing, New Analysis Says New York Times
Top Publishers Launch Common E-Reader Plat ...
PC Magazine - - 1 hour ago
Five publishing giants on Tuesday formally announced the launch of a new digital reading platform that has been dubbed "Hulu for magazines.
Woods' mother-in-law in 'stable condition' in Florida hospital
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is in "stable condition" after a 911 call from Woods' Orlando-area home. Elin Woods' mother, Barbro Holmberg, a Swedish politician, was admitted early Tuesday to Health Central Hospital in ...
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Bryant Gumbel Reveals Battle With Lung Cancer
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
On this morning's "Live! With Regis and Kelly," television personality Bryant Gumbel, who has been filling in for Regis Philbin as co-host of the morning talk show, disclosed that he had surgery on his lung two months ago to remove ...
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Breaking: CBS cancels 'As the World Turns'
Entertainment Weekly - - 1 hour ago
The ailing soap industry took another hit this morning with the announcement that CBS has canceled As the World Turns. The show will end its 54-year-run in September.
CBS Cancels Another Daytime Drama ABC News
'As the World Turns' to end next September; CBS daytime soap folds after 54 ... New York Daily News
Home > Granger to miss 4-6 weeks
NBA.com - 1 hour ago
By Bruno • December 7, 2009 • 4:35 PM Danny Granger left Conseco Fieldhouse without comment Monday afternoon. But how he left the arena, and where he was going, said a lot.
Heisman WatchGerhart in the lead?
ESPN - - 1 hour ago
Brian Kelly, five intriguing bowl games and the Heisman are lined up in the 3-point stance. Maisel The 2009 season had its share of surprises.
Texas' McCoy among five Heisman Trophy finalists Fort Worth Star Telegram
Cast your vote for Heisman Atlanta Journal Constitution
Red Sox Have Options to Fill Left Field
New York Times - - 58 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS - When Red Sox Manager Terry Francona spoke to Jason Bay about two weeks ago, they did not talk baseball. Instead, they spoke about their fantasy football matchup.
Red Sox keeping Angels at Bay Los Angeles Times
Mariners and Angels heat up talks for Jason Bay Yahoo! Sports
Traffic steady for H1N1 vaccine in Wake County
WRAL.com - 58 minutes ago
Raleigh, NC - About 200 people showed up Tuesday morning at the Wake County Public Health Center in Raleigh to get the H1N1 flu vaccine.
Swine Flu Pandemic May Be Less Severe Than Expected
U.S. News & World Report - 3 hours ago
TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new joint American-British study suggests that the impact of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic during the autumn-winter flu season will be less severe than had been feared.
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Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall
WebMD - - 6 hours ago
Dec. 7, 2009 -- New cancer cases and the cancer death rate continue to fall in the US, driven largely by declines in lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers in men and breast and colorectal cancers in women.
Cancer Rates Continue to Fall in the U.S. Wall Street Journal
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David Stern believes a woman could be playing in NBA within the next 10 years
SI.com - Dec 4, 2009
This will be the sports equivalent of putting a man on the moon ... and I'm not the only believer. • David Stern thinks it will happen.
Paradise Lost for Wealthy Resort Novice
Wall Street Journal - - Dec 6, 2009
ANGUILLA, British West Indies -- Robert Sillerman amassed a billion-dollar fortune buying and selling media and entertainment companies.
Pilots who overshot destination blame controllers
CNN - 21 hours ago
Flight 188's captain and first officer say air traffic control rules weren't followed, which contributed to the incident. (CNN) -- The Northwest Airlines pilots who flew their jet past their destination city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 21 ...
The $700 billion man
Washington Post - - Dec 4, 2009
Former Treasury Department official Neel Kashkari helped create the TARP program, and then he escaped from Washington. By Laura Blumenfeld NEVADA COUNTY, CALIF.
Yes, Miky, There Are Rabbis in Montana
New York Times - - Dec 4, 2009
HELENA, Mont. - In Montana, a rabbi is an unusual sight. So when a Hasidic one walked into the State Capitol last December, with his long beard, black hat and long black coat, a police officer grabbed his bomb-sniffing German shepherd ...