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Geithner Says Fiscal Cliff Deal Requires Tax-Rate Increase

Bloomberg - ‎22 minutes ago‎
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and House Speaker John Boehner hardened their positions over the fiscal cliff, each blaming the other for a standoff that could lead to more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts in January.
Timothy Geithner warns US could fall off 'fiscal cliff'
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Egypt's high court suspends work, ruling on charter as political crisis deepens

Washington Post - ‎5 minutes ago‎
CAIRO - Egypt's top judges suspended work indefinitely after Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi swarmed the highest court Sunday chanting “we will not leave!
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Facebook Powerball hoaxer is software engineer, report says

CNET
15 minutes ago
Written by
Chris Matyszczyk
The man who persuaded more than 2 million people to share his photo of a fake winning Powerball ticket is reportedly the co-owner of an Arizona-based medical software company.
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Lindsay Lohan -- I DO NOT Need Rehab!

TMZ.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
1106-lindsay-lohan-tmz Lindsay Lohan's friends are trying to make her go to rehab, but she's saying NO! NO! NO! ... telling them she doesn't believe she needs it ... TMZ has learned. As TMZ first reported, Lindsay has become so stressed out by her impending ...
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At least 7 dead in Syria car bomb blast

Fox News - ‎12 minutes ago‎
At least seven people died Sunday when a car bomb exploded in the central Syrian city of Homs, according to groups opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Punitive measures hurt Israel as much as PA

Haaretz
48 minutes ago
Written by
Amos Harel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to move ahead on construction in the E-1 corridor linking Ma'aleh Adumim and Jerusalem could turn into another Western Wall tunnel affair.
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Tunnel Collapses Outside Tokyo, and 7 Are Feared Dead

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
TOKYO - At least seven people were feared dead after a highway tunnel collapsed on Sunday in eastern Japan, trapping them in their vehicles and starting a fire that filled the passage with thick, black smoke.
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Afghan commander feels vulnerable as US forces leave

USA TODAY - ‎4 hours ago‎
Afghan forces are doing most of the fighting and taking a larger share of the casualties as U.S. forces withdraw. afghan base. Afghan forces stand guard at the site of a suicide attack Sunday in Jalalabad.
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Japan threatens to shoot down North Korean rocket

ABC Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
Japan is threatening to shoot down a North Korean rocket that Pyongyang says it could launch next week. Kim Jong-un's regime insists the rocket, which it says will fly south over the Philippines and Australia and into orbit, is carrying a communications ...
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Towards a More Productive Progressive Response on Gaza

Jewschool - ‎1 hour ago‎
This is a guest post by Sandy Johnston. Sandy is a recent graduate of List College of the Jewish Theological Seminary and of Columbia University, where he majored in Bible and Archaeology, respectively.
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UPDATE 2-Four shot dead in 'nice' California suburb -police

Chicago Tribune - ‎57 minutes ago‎
(Adds details about victims) By Eric Johnson. Dec 2 (Reuters) - The bodies of four gunshot victims were found outside a single-family home being used as a boarding house in a normally peaceful suburb of Los Angeles early on.
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Bradley Manning's trial delayed for more pretrial proceedings

Los Angeles Times
4 hours ago
Written by
Matt Pearce
Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial on whether he gave a treasure trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks has been delayed about a month, a military judge said Sunday.
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Police confirm identities of Casper victims

The Ranger - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Officials on Saturday confirmed Friday's article in The Ranger that named former Lander resident James Krumm, 56, as a victim in the Friday morning murder-suicide at Casper College.
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Damage less than expected as third storm in less than week drenches Northern ...

Washington Post - ‎27 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but damage from the storm was less than expected, officials said.
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Negotiations resume as port strike enters 6th day

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎52 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Contract talks between clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and shippers have resumed as the strike entered a sixth day on Sunday.
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Sandy Impact Is Blowing Around Consumer Outlook

Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎Nov 30, 2012‎
After she blew in, Sandy took some wind out of consumers' sails. But the impact should be temporary. The Commerce Department reported Friday that personal income was flat in October versus the previous month and nominal spending fell 0.2%.
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Some new iMacs marked as being 'Assembled in America'

Apple Insider - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Apple may be taking some of the burden of assembling the new iMac off Chinese supply partners by performing parts of assembly in the U.S.
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PC Makers Quibble With Microsoft's Windows 8 Outlook

PC Magazine
5 hours ago
Written by
Damon Poeter
Is Windows 8 a success? Microsoft has been painting a very rosy picture of late but market watchers and the computer makers trying to sell PCs running the new operating system have been decidedly less exuberant in their assessments.
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Anti-Kim Kardashian protests erupt in Bahrain before reality star opens ...

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
U.S. television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun grenades on Saturday when she visited Bahrain to launch a milkshake franchise, witnesses said.
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Twilight continues U.S. box office reign

Hollywood.com - ‎14 minutes ago‎
The final film of the hugely popular vampire franchise, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, held onto the number one spot for the third week in a row, according to early studio estimates.
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Governors Awards Brings Out the Oscar Hopefuls in Hollywood

People Magazine
1 hour ago
Written by
Alison Schwartz
Sure, the presidential election season may be long over, but the spirit of democracy is still in full-swing in Hollywood, where some familiar faces are campaigning for the industry version of a spot in the White House: a gold Oscar statuette.
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Chiefs win in wake of tragedy, Rams upset the 49ers

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Against the backdrop an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday - and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.
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Mark Sanchez lifted for Greg McElroy

ESPN - ‎4 minutes ago‎
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Jets have a full-blown quarterback controversy and -- surprise -- it doesn't involve Tim Tebow.
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AP Source: Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
Northern Illinois (12-1) won the Mid-American Conference championship on Friday, lost its coach (Dave Doeren) to North Carolina State on Saturday, and moved into the top 16 of the final BCS standings on Sunday.
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NHL players agree to Tuesday meeting with owners

USA TODAY - ‎57 minutes ago‎
NHL players agree to Tuesday meeting with owners. Kevin Allen, USA TODAY SportsShare. Comments. 2012-12-02-mark-chipman. Winnipeg Jets owner Mark Chipman will be one of the new faces at Tuesday's meeting.
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With Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Record High, Worries on How to Slow Warming

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and are likely to take a similar jump in 2012, scientists reported Sunday - the latest indication that efforts to limit such emissions are failing.
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Clearest indication yet that polar ice sheets are melting fast

Ars Technica - ‎3 hours ago‎
A research paper has drawn on data from NASA and ESA satellites to produce the most comprehensive assessment of ice sheet losses in Antarctica and Greenland to date.
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Wide Treatment of HIV Cuts Risk of Transmission

MedPage Today - ‎Dec 1, 2012‎
A large Chinese study suggests that treating HIV has a real-world benefit in preventing transmission of the virus, even in developing countries.
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Report: Grand Jury Investigating Pharmacy In Meningitis Outbreak

WBUR - ‎Dec 1, 2012‎
BOSTON - A federal grand jury in Boston has been seated to investigate the Framingham compounding pharmacy that manufactured tainted steroid injections blamed for at least 36 deaths.

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