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Philippines Declares Emergency After ViolenceNew York Times - - 3 hours ago MANILA - The president of the Philippines on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the southern region where gunmen kidnapped more than 40 people and killed at least 35 of them, military officials and news agencies reported. Arroyo vows justice over massacre Aljazeera.net Obama to Announce Afghanistan Decision Within DaysNew York Times - - 19 minutes ago By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said. Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days Washington Post Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli ministerReuters - - 49 minutes ago JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas, though it remains unclear which jailed Palestinians will be released, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Abbas: PA will not launch 3rd intifada Jerusalem Post |
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BBC News - 38 minutes ago
And have governments pledged tough enough cuts so far to keep the global average temperature rise within "safe limits"? As the UN summit in Copenhagen approaches, we look at the past, present and possible futures of climate change.
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Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties
Reuters - - 2 hours 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, ...
Obama to honor Indian PM with state visit The Associated Press
Iraq inquiry: questions and answers
Telegraph.co.uk - - 21 minutes ago
Sir John Chilcot is conducting a public inquiry to examine the British Government's approach to and involvement in Iraq from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009.
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Eight Americans tried to recruit for Qaeda-linked group - feds
New York Daily News - 32 minutes ago
Authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight Americans they said recruited young people to fight for an Islamist group in Somalia that is linked to Al Qaeda.
US youths recruited to fight in Somali militia, authorities say Los Angeles Times
Charges Detail Road to Terror for 20 Recruited in US New York Times
Going Rogue: An American Life
Christian Science Monitor - - 46 minutes ago
Very early in Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin's memoir, the reader learns that she has had “a drive to help, an interest in government and current events since I was a little kid” and that in ...
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Maldonado picked to be lieutenant governor
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 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
China Consumer Stocks to Rise in Next Decade, South Ocean Says
Bloomberg - - 30 minutes ago
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- China's consumer stocks will rise in the next decade with government measures boosting demand and the drop in shares today creates a buying opportunity for investors, according to South Ocean ...
HK Shares End Down As China Banks Fall On Tightening Concerns Wall Street Journal
European, Asian Shares Drop; US Stock-Index Futures Decline
Bloomberg - - 55 minutes ago
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European and Asian shares declined, trimming yesterday's worldwide rally in equities, on concern banks may have to raise more capital.
WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls Vs Yen, Dollar On Weak Asian Shares Wall Street Journal
HP Gets a Boost from Services, Cost Cutting
Wall Street Journal - - 8 hours ago
Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a 14% jump in quarterly profit, an indication that a big bet on technology services and cost-cutting has put the Silicon Valley giant in a strong position as the economy starts to recover.
HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion The Associated Press
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Lawmakers Probe Climate Emails
Wall Street Journal - - 7 hours ago
Congressional Republicans have started investigating climate scientists whose hacked emails suggest they tried to squelch dissenting views about global warming.
Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams
The Associated Press - 29 minutes ago
GENEVA - A spokesman says the world's largest atom smasher has used its accelerator for the first time to speed up the proton beams in an initial test of its ability to reach much higher energy later.
Restarted LHC Sees First Collisions National Geographic
Near Geneva, Particles Finally Come Together With a Bang New York Times
Google grabs another ad company
Register - - 7 minutes ago
The search giant is paying an undisclosed amount for Teracent which offers personalised display ads. Earlier this month Google paid $750m for AdMob which delivers display ads to iPhones and other mobile gadgets ...
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Lambert comes out swinging in defense of AMA performance
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart: Are they or aren't they?
USA Today - - 6 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.
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Jennifer Lopez laughs off her AMA award stumble
The Money Times - - 1 hour ago
Los Angeles, CA, November 24 -- Jennifer Lopez took a little fall during her Sunday night's American Music Awards performance.
Red Carpet Rewind: American Music Awards 2009 Los Angeles Times
Young rewarding Titans' owner's faith in him
FOXSports.com - - 2 hours ago
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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, ...
Bruins-Blues Sums New York Times
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Patriots Look Ahead to Face Another Unbeaten Team
New York Times - 19 minutes ago
By AP FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The last NFL team to go unbeaten in the regular season gets its second chance in three weeks to stop an opponent from chasing that same goal.
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Vaccine system remains antiquated
Washington Post - - 7 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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Drop in new HIV infections and deaths
BBC News - 52 minutes ago
Thanks to greater access to powerful drugs the HIV death toll has dropped by a tenth and more people are surviving with the virus, latest figures show.
A difference of opinions on mammograms
Washington Post - 2 hours 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.
Cancer screening for women questioned Battle Creek Enquirer
Spanx for dudes? T-shirt promises instant six-pack
msnbc.com - - Nov 20, 2009
What it claims to do: A T-shirt on steroids, RipTFusion claims to be a “body-sculpting undershirt designed to support your core, shave inches off your belly and enhance your posture.
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.
'Brady Bunch' Feud: Susan 'Cindy' Olsen Says Lesbian Rumors False
FOXNews - - Nov 20, 2009
Back in the day "The Brady Bunch" family represented the American Dream, but it seems all that sibling affection has been severed by the fact that Eve Plum (Jan Brady) refuses to talk to or reconcile with big sis Marsha, ...
Let's Fix Michigan and Notre Dame
Wall Street Journal - - 17 hours ago
'Irish Wolverines' Would Fill a Solid Roster and Be a Network-TV Hit; A New Fight Song by Iggy Pop? By JASON GAY Surely by now you know that the greatest crisis facing this country isn't the economy or war, but the perilous states of the Michigan and ...
The world still can learn from Keynesian economics
Los Angeles Times - - 12 hours ago
Great crises have a way of reminding us that acting as though we know perfectly well what the future holds almost always leads to disaster.