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Tough choices on health careChicago Tribune - - 47 minutes ago The health care bill that the Senate will begin debating next week is the result of numerous compromises that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Schumer says health bill will pass Boston Globe Philippines massacre sparks state of emergencyABC Online - - 29 minutes ago The province of Maguindanao in the southern Philippines is in virtual lockdown after a state of emergency was declared after the country's worst political massacre. 12 journalists killed in Philippines massacre guardian.co.uk Philippines Imposes Emergency Rule After Massacre New York Times Barack Obama to make US Afghan troop decision 'in days'BBC News - 31 minutes ago US President Barack Obama will announce his decision on whether to deploy thousands more US troops to Afghanistan "within days", officials say. Afghanistan decision to come within days, White House says CNN International |
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Global warming science alarming, say climate experts
BBC News - 4 hours ago
Three UK groups studying climate change have issued an unprecedented statement about the dangers of failing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Planet Panel Washington Post
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Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, ...
Wary India seeks reassurance in US visit Los Angeles Times
British troops in Iraq had to let attackers go free
Telegraph.co.uk - - 49 minutes ago
British troops in Iraq had to let 40 armed men who had just ambushed them “walk away” under “constraining” and “frustrating” rules of engagement, papers leaked to The Daily Telegraph show.
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US youths recruited to fight in Somali militia, authorities say
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Young Somali Americans, many in Minneapolis, were lured to fight with an Al Qaeda-affiliated group, court documents allege. Eight suspects alleged to be part of that network face criminal charges.
Charges Detail Road to Terror for 20 Recruited in US New York Times
US says men ran terror network Washington Post
Maldonado picked to be lieutenant governor
San Francisco Chronicle - 44 minutes ago
For the second time in his political career, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger turned to talk show host Jay Leno to make a major announcement, this time nominating Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County), as California's next lieutenant ...
Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor Los Angeles Times
Maldonado is the choice for the lieutenant governor San Jose Mercury News
Sarah Palin's book tour hits nc's Fort Bragg
The Associated Press - - 5 hours ago
FORT BRAGG, NC - Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians.
Sarah Palin fans await her visit to Orange Park Florida Times-Union
Lloyds Prices Rights Issue at $22.4 Billion
New York Times - 31 minutes ago
By REUTERS LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Lloyds Banking Group Plc priced its record 13.5 billion pound ($22.4 billion) rights issue at 37p per share, a smaller than expected discount, as it battles to escape a costly state-backed insurance ...
Lloyds Raises $14 Billion Wall Street Journal
Gasoline prices expected to remain stable during Thanksgiving weekend
Los Angeles Times - - 37 minutes ago
The average price of a gallon of regular drops 2.1 cents to $2.94 in California but rises 1 cent to $2.639 nationwide. By Ronald D. White Motorists might not be paying as little as they would like to for a gallon of gasoline, but at least prices ...
More Americans traveling this year MiamiHerald.com
China Banks Said to Submit Capital Raising Plans to Regulator
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Bloomberg News Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- China's five largest banks submitted preliminary plans for raising capital to the industry regulator after they extended unprecedented amounts of new loans this year, according to four people with knowledge of ...
China Yuan Up On Dollar's Overnight Weakness, Lower Parity Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers Probe Climate Emails
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
Congressional Republicans have started investigating climate scientists whose hacked emails suggest they tried to squelch dissenting views about global warming.
Near Geneva, Particles Finally Come Together With a Bang
New York Times - 4 hours ago
A screen at the European Organization for Nuclear Research showed the collision detectors inside the Large Hadron Collider. By DENNIS OVERBYE The Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest and most expensive science experiment, produced its first ...
Large hadron collider awakens after long repair outage Christian Science Monitor
Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: 6 Bones of Contention
National Geographic - 9 hours ago
On November 24, 2009--the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species--the theory that new species can arise from old ones through natural selection is still met with some resistance.
Rare Darwin drafts go online msnbc.com
'Dancing with the Stars' Finals Scoring: Not a 10
BuddyTV - 1 hour ago
There have always been something iffy when it comes to how the three judges score the routines on Dancing with the Stars. But that is to be expected because viewing and appreciating dances is, we are lead to believe, supposed to be subjective.
Lambert comes out swinging in defense of AMA performance
Chicago Tribune - 47 minutes ago
"People are scared, and it's really sad. I just wish people could open their minds up and enjoy things. It's all for a laugh -- it's really not that big of a deal.
Adam raises cain New York Post
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart: Are they or aren't they?
USA Today - - 5 hours ago
The Twilight Saga: New Moon is a hit, but fans seem to be almost as obsessed with news about whether stars Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen), 23, and Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan), 19, are a couple in real life.
'New Moon,' 'Twilight,' Bella Swan, and me Entertainment Weekly
'New Moon' gross is rising Los Angeles Times
Young showcases skill on third downs
Houston Chronicle - - 45 minutes ago
Rather than shattering the Texans' hopes with one short, sharp shock, as he did with his 39-yard bolt up the middle in overtime three years ago, Vince Young carved away with a surgeon's patience and precision at the Houston defense ...
Young rewarding Titans' owner's faith in him FOXSports.com
Recap: Wisconsin vs. Arizona
Kansas City Star - 46 minutes ago
By Sports Network Trevon Hughes scored 24 points to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 65-61 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Wisconsin 65, Arizona 61 CBSSports.com
Wisconsin edges Arizona in Maui Arizona Republic
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ST. LOUIS - Last night, after missing more than a month because of a broken left foot, Marc Savard made his return to the Bruins lineup against the Blues at the Scottrade Center and contributed the following: zero goals, zero assists, zero points, ...
Special teams woes doom St. Louis Blues St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bruins-Blues Sums New York Times
Vaccine system remains antiquated
Washington Post - - 6 hours ago
After a lethal bird flu virus emerged in Asia, US officials launched an intense effort to build new defenses against a pandemic, including replacing an antiquated vaccine system, which depends on millions of chicken eggs.
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A difference of opinions on mammograms
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Last week, the US Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines that recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer.
Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says U.S. News & World Report
Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug Safety
New York Times - - 5 hours ago
What could be done to prevent another Vioxx? This pain medication for arthritis became a blockbuster after its introduction in 1999, only to be taken off the market in 2004 when a study linked the drug to an increased risk of heart ...
Vioxx risks could have been identified years earlier Los Angeles Times
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall U.S. News & World Report
A teen party, a mysterious death -- and a town's unanswered grief
Los Angeles Times - Nov 20, 2009
Joe Loudon attended a gathering in Orinda, drank some beer and later died. Miscues in the investigation led to finger-pointing, igniting a debate over whether his death was an accident or a crime.
Liberty, Equality, Gastronomy: Paris via a 19th-Century Guide
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Musée Carnavalet in Paris - a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other.
Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse ...
Boing Boing (blog) - Nov 20, 2009
The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost entirely of penalties for people who do things that upset the entertainment industry (including the ...
Understanding China
Los Angeles Times - - Nov 22, 2009
The West has gotten it wrong on China for decades -- even as it embraces a market economy, it has shunned Western-style freedoms. And its power is only growing.
Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
AS far back as “Father Knows Best,” television has been an unintentional teaching aid for parents. To watch Mike and Carol Brady labor tirelessly to boost Jan's wobbly self-esteem, or Cliff and Clair Huxtable corral Denise's rebellious ...