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Who Are the White House Party Crashers?

FOXNews - Cristina Corbin - ‎1 hour ago‎
Tareq and Michaele Salahi have established themselves as high-profile fixtures in the Beltway social scene, but there appears to be another side to this couple that includes a warning to consumers by the Commonwealth of Virginia to beware of their ...

Greenhouse-Gas Pledges by China, US May Drive UN Climate Deal

Bloomberg - Alex Morales - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the US to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may improve chances for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen.

Two Million Muslims to Stone Devil at Hajj

FOXNews - ‎3 hours ago‎
AP Nov. 26: Muslim pilgrims, seen from a helicopter, climb the Mountain of Mercy, a rocky hill on the Plain of Arafat, and pray for God's forgiveness.

Backgrounder: Basic facts about CHOGM

Xinhua - Xiong Tong - ‎14 minutes ago‎
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) - The 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will hold from Nov.27-29 in Port of Spain, the capital of Caribbean island nation Trinidad and Tobago.

PA intensifies attacks on settlement freeze

Jerusalem Post - Khaled Abu Toameh - ‎52 minutes ago‎
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday stepped up its rhetorical attacks on Israel, accusing the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of "political maneuvering" and "deception" following its decision to freeze ...

India and Pakistan relations 'better than feared'

Times Online - Bronwen Maddox - ‎1 hour ago‎
A year after the Mumbai attacks, relations between India and Pakistan are better than many feared. That goes, too, for relations between India's Hindus and Muslims, for all the fury this week caused by a new report on the 1992 razing of the Babri ...

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uva. med student dies in Utah cave

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
By AP A 26-year-old University of Virginia medical student died early Thursday after he became stuck upside down in a Utah cave for almost 28 hours.

What you want to know: How Sarah Palin spent Thanksgiving

MiamiHerald.com - Patrik Joshi - ‎1 hour ago‎
Moments after arriving by private jet Wednesday evening from Orlando, Fla., she told reporters, "It's kind of surreal. But it's really good to be back in the Tri-Cities to reconnect with the roots.

Obama, GOP Air Differences Over Jobs, Economy In Thanksgiving Addresses

ABC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
On this Thanksgiving, President Obama and top House Republican Mike Pence, R-Ind., each used his party's weekly address in a bipartisan display of gratitude for US servicemen and women serving abroad.

Local volunteers, churches give happy Thanksgiving to needy

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Kimberly Dick - ‎27 minutes ago‎
While many were at home today preparing to feast with family, several members of the Boyd Hill Baptist Church were in its kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner for those in the community who needed it.

CANADA STOCKS-TSX falls as Dubai debt concerns rattle banks

Reuters - Yan Ng - ‎1 hour ago‎
TORONTO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index slumped 200 points on Thursday as debt concerns in Dubai ripped through financial markets, heightening anxiety about the stability of the world economic recovery.

Japan Prices Fall 2.2%, Reinforcing Deflation Concern

Bloomberg - Mayumi Otsuma - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's consumer prices fell at a near record pace in October, reinforcing the government's concern that deflation will hamper the economy's recovery from its worst postwar recession.

Hacked climate emails called a "smear campaign"

Reuters - Stacy Feldman - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
(SolveClimate) Three leading scientists who on Tuesday released a report documenting the accelerating pace of climate change said the scandal that erupted last week over hacked emails from climate ...

Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners

The Associated Press - Marcia Dunn - ‎7 hours ago‎
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.

Wikileaks Releases Half Million Text Messages Sent On 9/11

AHN - Kris Alingod - ‎6 hours ago‎
Washington, DC (AHN) - Wikileaks has released half a million text messages sent via pagers nationwide during a 24-hour period on Sept.

Salvation Army and Elkhart restaurant combine forces to feed hundreds

WSBT-TV - Alyssa Rossomme - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Elkhart's Matterhorn restaurant opened their doors to allow the Salvation Army of Elkhart feed hundreds of guests a Thanksgiving dinner.

Polanski's release from jail imminent, Swiss officials say

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Roman Polanski could be released from a Zurich jail any time now after Swiss justice officials said they would immediately comply with a court's ruling granting the famed director bail.

The gospel on celebrity and pop culture

Los Angeles Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Adam Lambert's performance on David Letterman's show, sans any sit-down interview, couldn't have been scripted more perfectly to flow gently out of the week's American Music Awards controversy.

Del Potro through, Murray out in dramatic end

FOXSports.com - Richard Evans - ‎24 minutes ago‎
LONDON - After much confusion and mathematical calculation, Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 and, in doing so, eliminated the local ...

Lions TE Pettigrew hurts left knee vs. Packers

The Associated Press - ‎55 minutes ago‎
DETROIT - Detroit Lions rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew left Thursday's game against Green Bay with a left knee injury and did not return.

Review wiped out apparent TD for Cowboys' Austin, who then scores anyway

The Canadian Press - ‎26 minutes ago‎
ARLINGTON, Texas - Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin rolled over the defender, got to his feet and ran into the end zone. Then things got confusing before Austin actually scored.

Drug resistant H1N1 no major change in virus-WHO

Reuters - Stephanie Nebehay - ‎5 hours ago‎
GENEVA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organisation said ...

New HIV infections in decline

Los Angeles Times - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
There were about 17% fewer new infections worldwide in 2008, compared with 2001, but fewer than half of those infected began treatment, a World Health Organization and UNAIDS report says.

H1N1 linked to rise in bacterial pneumonia cases

CNN - Miriam Falco - ‎17 hours ago‎
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding. They're seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia.

Is your date a 'stud or dud?' Ask your phone

CNN - Doug Gross - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
Are They Really Single? lets iPhone users check marriage and divorce records of dates, or prospective dates. (CNN) -- If that dreamy blind date seems too good to be true, or the guy at the bar with a martini and a pencil-thin ...

Screaming kids and airplanes: Mayday! Mayday!

Los Angeles Times - Amy Alkon - ‎Nov 24, 2009‎
Parents don't have a right to get on a jet with unruly children. In fact, they're stealing from the rest of us. By Amy Alkon Alittle late in making those Thanksgiving flight plans?

Learning His Body, Learning to Dance

New York Times - Neil Genzlinger - ‎Nov 24, 2009‎
Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while he was growing up. But in the last eight months, a determined choreographer with an unconventional résumé has done what all those ...

Sex trafficking: An American problem too

CNN - Bridgette Carr - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
Editor's note: Professor Bridgette Carr directs the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. The Human Trafficking Clinic provides direct representation to victims of human trafficking and ...

Butterballs or Cheese Balls, an Online Barometer

New York Times - Kim Severson - ‎20 hours ago‎
Jen Miller, social media community manager for Allrecipes.com, answering questions on Twitter and Facebook and via Web cast. By KIM SEVERSON If you are in Oregon this Thanksgiving, you stand a better than average chance of encountering Tofurkey.
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