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Senate sets stage for historic health debateHouston Chronicle - - 40 minutes ago Dr. Thomas Parr, of Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, addresses a crowd Saturday at Westside Tennis and Fitness Club. The Million Med March is a physicians movement that opposes the reform bill before Congress. Video: McConnell: It's a 'Monstrosity of a Bill' 
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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle Longview Daily News Defense Attorney: Hasan Is Paralyzed From the Chest DownABC News - - 4 hours ago Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 in the Fort Hood shooting spree, is paralyzed from the chest down and is not a flight risk, said his defense attorney after a hearing before a military magistrate in Hasan's hospital room ... Suspect in Ft. Hood Shootings to Remain in Hospital New York Times China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87The Associated Press - - 36 minutes ago HEGANG, China - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. China mine death toll rises to 87 ABC Online At Least 87 Die in Chinese Mine Explosion New York Times |
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Palestinians hurt in Gaza raid
Aljazeera.net - 50 minutes ago
At least seven Palestinians have been injured in a round of Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses say. They told Al Jazeera that the first raid hit a metal workshop in the Tufah district of Gaza City early on Sunday, ...
IAF bombs 2 weapons factories, smuggling tunnel in Gaza Jerusalem Post
Israeli Planes Strike Targets In Gaza New York Times
Iran Plans Military Drills to Guard Nuclear Sites
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By AP TEHRAN (AP) - Iran is set to begin air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, Gen.
President Who?
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
WHO DO I call if I want to call Europe, Henry Kissinger once famously asked. For eight years European federalists labored to produce an answer to that question -- staging a constitutional convention, ignoring repeated rebuffs by voters and bullying ...
Turkish anger over Herman Van Rompuy appointment guardian.co.uk
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Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide
New York Times - - 6 hours ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - When tickets to see Sarah Palin in Michigan ran out, people drove to her appearance here, three hours away. Barbara Stoutjesdyk posed next to Sarah Palin's bus on Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement? MiamiHerald.com
Palin fans turn out in droves for autograph session Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Santa Cruz students still occupy building in protest. UC-Berkeley quiet
San Jose Mercury News - - 2 hours ago
Protests by University of California students angered by planned tuition hikes continued in Santa Cruz on Saturday with a possible confrontation with police in the offing following unsuccessful negotiations between students and ...
Berkeley Students Protest Higher Fees Wall Street Journal
Radio/TV host Beck draws crowd for south Lee County book signing
The News-Press - - 57 minutes ago
The first person at the Borders in San Carlos Park for Fox News host Glenn Beck's book signing Saturday morning arrived 10 pm the night before.
Glenn Beck Stakes Out a More Activist Role in Politics New York Times
Reliance offering about $12 bln for Lyondell - sources
Reuters - 1 hour ago
MUMBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries (RELI.BO) is offering about $12 billion to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell Industries [ACCEIN.
India firm may buy LyondellBasell Houston Chronicle
Families flock for free Thanksgiving supplies
Boston Globe - - 29 minutes ago
Needy families lined up around the block yesterday to get a free Thanksgiving turkey dinner at a Salvation Army recreation center in the South End.
Nonprofit needs donations for Thanksgiving Big Feast Houston Chronicle
Gathering Thanksgiving goods Glens Falls Post-Star
Northeast Indiana's unemployment ups and downs likely to continue
News Sentinel - - 1 hour ago
Unemployment rose in Allen County and most of northeast Indiana in October after months of steadily improving reports. Regional experts say that in this slow recovery from a deep recession, ups and downs in monthly unemployment figures ...
Hawaii jobless rate stays at 7.2 percent Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Digest: After false alarm, astronauts finish spacewalk
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
NASA astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday completed a spacewalk that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk The Associated Press
In the trenches on climate change, hostility among foes
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming.
Hacked Emails Show Climate Science Ridden with Rancor Wall Street Journal
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate The Associated Press
Google Unveils Chrome OS; Tech World Yawns
PC World - - 9 hours ago
Earlier this week, Google gave the world a first look at the Chrome OS. The press event confirmed what was suspected when Google announced it was working on a netbook operating system four months ago -- it would emphasize speed and simplicity.
Week in review: Browser breakthroughs CNET News
"Twilight" Sequel Sets New Opening-Day Record
ABC News - 13 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" smashed the record for a single-day opening at the North American box office, and was on track to score one of the biggest weekend tallies of all time, according to preliminary data issued on ...
New Moon Smashes Opening Day Box Office Record Us Magazine
'New Moon' rising Sunday Paper
Michael Jackson Moonwalk glove auctioned for $350000
BBC News - 2 hours ago
A rhinestone-encrusted glove worn by Michael Jackson the first time he performed the Moonwalk has been sold at auction for $350000 (£212000).
Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC The Associated Press
Afternoons without Oprah
Los Angeles Times - - Nov 20, 2009
Who will fill the void, and who will watch, when the queen of daytime TV departs for cable in 2011? Oprah Winfrey breaks the news to her audience that she'll end her show in September 2011.
Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City The Associated Press
Blog for UFC 106: Griffin defeats Ortiz
FOXSports.com - - 1 hour ago
Inside Fights' Jeremy Botter was on scene in Las Vegas for UFC 106. Get his take on all the action. Round 1: The Mandalay Bay Events Center is electric here.
Forrest Griffin wins split decision over Tito Ortiz Los Angeles Times
Griffin edges Ortiz in split decision USA Today
Wildcats' season ends with 17-3 loss to Huskers
Kansas City Star - - 45 minutes ago
Kansas State's Keithen Valentine watched the ball - and the Wildcats' hopes - slip away on a fumble near the end zone in the third quarter.
Solid D dented by big plays Topeka Capital Journal
Texas 51, Kansas 20
USA Today - - 42 minutes ago
Senior wideout Jordan Shipley caught 10 passes for 108 yards, including a 38- yard touchdown. James Kirkendoll hauled in a pair of scores during an eight- catch, 86-yard outing while Malcolm Williams totaled 103 yards and a score on six grabs.
Justice: Heisman, title would be icing on mccoy's cake Houston Chronicle
Big 12: Colt McCoy sets NCAA record for Texas Los Angeles Times
When to take a sick child to the ER
Los Angeles Times - - 7 hours ago
Children and youths are especially hard-hit by swine flu. It is important to watch for danger signs, as the onset of respiratory failure can be swift.
H1N1 overhyped? St. Joseph News-Press
Don't worry, breast cancer screening won't change, yet
Eagle Tribune - 54 minutes ago
All you women, stop worrying. Actually, you're fear mongering, and you all know how your beloved president doesn't like fear mongers.
Task force report stirs health debate St. Joseph News-Press
Swine flu kills four in Saudi Arabia on Hajj pilgrimage
BBC News - 13 hours ago
Four pilgrims have died of swine flu as they take part in this year's annual Mecca pilgrimage, Saudi officials say. Three of the victims - a woman from Morocco and men from Sudan and India - were in their seventies.
A Hamster Is the Season's Hottest Toy
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
The hot toy this season for boys is Bakugan Battle Brawlers, a game involving cards and action figures inside small spheres. Jim Silver, the editor in chief of TimetoPlayMag.
Deadly Labor Wars Hinder India's Rise
Wall Street Journal - - Nov 20, 2009
COIMBATORE, India -- This ancient city has turned itself in recent years into a manufacturing dynamo emblematic of India's economic rebirth.
Amanda Knox tortured, killed roommate, prosecutor says in closing
CNN - - Nov 20, 2009
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Accompanied by two smitten young men vying to impress her, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and then plunged it into her roommate's neck, killing her, an Italian prosecutor charged in closing arguments Friday.
Alcohol 'protects men's hearts'
BBC News - Nov 18, 2009
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15500 men and 26000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.
Large Hadron Collider back online
CNN - - 18 hours ago
(CNN) -- "The LHC is back," the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced triumphantly Friday, as the world's largest particle accelerator resumed operation more than a year after an electrical failure shut it down.