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Modern Flourishes as Obamas Host First State DinnerNew York Times - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - It is an old tradition, a White House dinner governed by ritual and protocol that happens to be this city's hottest social event. Video: AP Top Stories 
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Obamas welcome guests with curry at state dinner The Associated Press Obama's new Afghanistan plan may be much like old oneChristian Science Monitor - - 1 hour ago President Obama is expected to announce next week his decision on troop numbers and strategy for the war in Afghanistan. It won't be too different from the policy laid out in March, say experts. Video: Obama Poised for Afghan Surge
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Philippines' deadliest massacre tests governmentThe Associated Press - - 1 hour ago A few miles (kilometers) off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. Philippines Death Toll Rises to 46 Wall Street Journal |
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Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties
Reuters - - 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting US ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, ...
Marking first state dinner, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister Washington Post
Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with Singh The Associated Press
Iraq war inquiry: Britain heard US drumbeat for invasion before 9/11
guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago
Prominent figures in George Bush's administration were calling for regime change in Iraq before his Camp David meeting with Tony Blair in February 2001.
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Britain examines its role in Iraq war Washington Post
Obama Writes to Brazil's Leader About Iran
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
RIO DE JANEIRO - President Obama sent a letter on Sunday to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil reiterating the American position on Iran's nuclear program, a day before Iran's president made his first state visit to ...
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Lou Dobbs Weighs Senate Run, as a Steppingstone
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The Lou Dobbs-for-Senate rumor had barely crested when the Lou Dobbs-for-president rumor suddenly overtook it this week. Kathy Willens/Associated Press Lou Dobbs, speaking with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News.
Dobbs Reaches Out to Latinos Wall Street Journal
Dobbs eyes presidential run, reaches out to Latinos Newsday (subscription)
2012 Republican campaign underway in nationÂ's bookstores
Los Angeles Times - - 20 minutes ago
Mike Huckabee, like Sarah Palin, is pitching his books and persona to potential voters. Romney and Pawlenty take a more traditional tack, focusing on strengthening ties with the GOP establishment.
Palin stops in Fla. town that feted her in 2008 The Associated Press
Can't Cut Budget? Then Let Me Do It, Paterson Tells an Unmoved Legislature
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The reaction to a brief speech that Gov. David A. Paterson made via webcast on Tuesday morning seemed to ensure that. The governor asked the Legislature to grant him unilateral authority to make cuts to close a $3.2 billion budget ...
Toyota announces recall of older Tundra pickup trucks out of corrosion fears
USA Today - 27 minutes ago
Now Toyota is recalling 110000 Tundra pickups from the 2000 to 2003 model years, starting with advice to yank down the undermounted spare and toss it in the bed until they figure out how to keep it from falling off and becoming a traffic hazard.
Toyota recalls 100000 Tundra trucks CNNMoney.com
Microsoft Finance Chief Liddell to Leave at Year-End
Bloomberg - - 2 hours ago
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is departing and will be replaced by Peter Klein, finance chief of the company's business software division.
Microsoft Loses Its CFO, Promotes From Within Washington Post
Microsoft says cost-cutting CFO to step down The Associated Press
Fed Officials Cut Forecasts for Unemployment Rate
Bloomberg - - 3 hours ago
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials trimmed their forecasts earlier this month for the US jobless rate in 2010 and 2011 as the economy rebounded while keeping their outlooks “broadly similar” to previous projections.
Fed Raises Growth Forecasts, Expects Less Inflation Wall Street Journal
Fed sees slow recovery holding jobless rate high MarketWatch
Climate Action Urged Amid Controversy
Wall Street Journal - - 46 minutes ago
Two dozen scientists issued a report Tuesday arguing that the effects of man-made global warming have intensified in recent years, as controversy has ratcheted up over whether the views of scientists who disagree have been squelched ...
Controversial Photo of First Lady Remains in Google Images
NewsFactor Network - - 2 hours ago
Google has issued a disclaimer about a crude image of First Lady Michelle Obama appearing on Google search results. At first, Google removed the link to a blog with the image but later restored it.
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Astronauts Talk to Media From International Space Station
Voice of America - - 2 hours ago
Astronauts aboard the orbiting space station and the shuttle Atlantis spent most of the day relaxing after long hours of unloading cargo and working on building the International Space Station.
Adam Lambert and TV scandal: A match made in rock heaven
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
Adam Lambert has taken the better part of a year to unfold his shiny wings on national television. He finally took flight Sunday on the American Music Awards -- but not in the direction that many, including some devoted fans, had hoped.
Yup, 'Mr. Fox' is fantastic
Boston Herald - - 57 minutes ago
If you'd like to see where the real wild things are, meet “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” a commingling of the oddball visions of British-Norwegian author Roald Dahl and America's neo-Beat auteur Wes Anderson.
Movie review: Warmth and wit just what this sly 'Mr. Fox' needed California Chronicle
21st Century 'Fox' San Francisco Bay Guardian
'New Moon' Screenwriter Reveals Four Tweaks That Made The Film Work
MTV.com - - 5 hours ago
Melissa Rosenberg discusses how she helped transform Stephenie Meyer's novel into the biggest movie of the year. By Larry Carroll BEVERLY HILLS, California - By now, we're all on the same page.
'New Moon' polls: Switching teams? Bella really the best role model? Entertainment Weekly
In Spotlight, Irish AD Welcomes the Glare
New York Times - - 48 minutes ago
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - As dusk gave way to darkness here Saturday night, Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick sang the alma mater on the field at Notre Dame Stadium in the aftermath of the Fighting Irish's double-overtime loss to UConn.
Are Irish fans guilty of piling on Weis? Chicago Sun-Times
Inside FSU: Seminoles prepare for noisy Swamp
Gatorsports.com - - 46 minutes ago
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida State football players' ears got as much of a workout Tuesday as the rest of their bodies. The Seminoles spent the second half of practice in Doak Campbell Stadium bombarded by crowd noise.
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Quotes on the passing of Wizards owner Abe Pollin
USA Today - 43 minutes ago
By AP "The NBA family has lost its most revered member, whose stewardship of the Wizards franchise, together with his wife Irene, has been a study in unparalleled dedication to the city of Washington.
CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
ATLANTA - Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving.
UN Says Deaths Are Down, but AIDS Still a 'Major Priority'
Wall Street Journal (blog) - - 58 minutes ago
SHANGHAI -- The number of people around the world infected with the virus that causes AIDS has stabilized at roughly 33 million, as new infections have declined and wider access to treatment has reduced the annual death toll of the ...
DC AIDS activist among new Rhodes scholars Washington Post
Bad Batch of H1N1 Vaccine Reported in Canada
WTRF - - 1 hour ago
WHEELING -- A bad batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine is giving some people a severe allergic reaction but it appears to be confined to Canada, according to the World Health Organization.
Video: Swine Flu Vaccines Pulled From Canada
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The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
TIME - - 4 hours ago
The joke about the princess and the frog must be nearly as old as the original fable: she gives the homely amphibian a smooch, and rather than turning him into a handsome human, she instantly becomes a frog.
Trapped 'coma' man: How was he misdiagnosed?
CNN - - 14 hours ago
London, England (CNN) -- A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged.
At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege
New York Times - Nov 21, 2009
The pool at SAS. Often rated among the best places to work, SAS is facing new business threats. More Photos > By STEVE LOHR Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times James Goodnight, co-founder and chief executive of SAS, has a message for rivals: “No one ...
Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy
Fox 31 KDVR.com - Nov 20, 2009
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Call it Freedom of Speech. A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his US citizenship.
Senate Dems suggest they're open to altering health care bill
CNN - - Nov 22, 2009
Washington (CNN) -- Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill.