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Afghan troops announcement likely Dec. 1Washington Post - - 4 hours ago The White House is bracing for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new US forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. Obama to announce Afghanistan surge next week Times Online Obama Welcomes India's Singh to the White HouseVoice of America - - 25 minutes ago US President Barack Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House Tuesday, during the first state visit of his presidency. How US has investigated Iraq warBBC News - 39 minutes ago As the UK begins a public inquiry into the Iraq war, the BBC News website examines how the US - which led the 2003 invasion - has conducted its own investigations. Video: Iraq War Inquiry: Rose Gentle 
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Philippines Declares Emergency After Killings
New York Times - - 12 minutes ago
MANILA - The death toll in Monday's election violence more than doubled to 46 on Tuesday, Philippine authorities said, as the government declared a state of emergency in two southern Philippine provinces in an effort to head off ...
Arroyo dared: Get Ampatuans Inquirer.net
Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution
The Associated Press - - 41 minutes ago
VIENNA - Iran said Tuesday it was not prepared to ship most of its enriched stockpile out of the country, effectively rejecting a plan designed to delay its ability to build a nuclear weapon.
Iran Seeks Guarantees on Nuclear Deal Voice of America
US ponders climate talks target
AFP - 32 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States is to announce concrete targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions as pressure mounts on polluters to find a formula for success two weeks ahead of a crucial climate summit.
EU: US should spell out long-term climate goal The Associated Press
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Who's confused by Palin parody?
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
When we wrote that OR Books, publishers of the Sarah Palin parody "Going Rouge," might be hoping to confuse buyers looking for "Going Rogue" with their evil-twin cover and typo-switcheroo title, we didn't imagine that the media would be caught up in ...
The 'Going Rogue' code: text reveals logic of Sarah Palin's tour Christian Science Monitor
Sarah Palin to sign books Sunday in Richland Seattle Times
NY Gov. asks lawmakers to let him cut deficit
Atlanta Journal Constitution - - 5 minutes ago
AP ALBANY, NY - New York Gov. David Paterson wants the Legislature to grant him emergency, one-time power to close a $3.2 billion deficit in the face of inaction by lawmakers.
Paterson pushes lawmakers to act Buffalo News
South Carolina's governor begins impeachment defense
USA Today - 1 hour ago
COLUMBIA, SC - Hours before a panel of House legislators gather to begin debating whether to recommend impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford, the governor's lawyers are arguing that Sanford's actions this summer are not impeachable offenses.
SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings The Associated Press
GM May Shut Saab as Koenigsegg Ends Acquisition Talks
Bloomberg - - 13 minutes ago
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. may shut its Saab unit after Koenigsegg Group AB canceled a planned acquisition of the Swedish company, a person familiar with the matter said.
Koenigsegg Pulls Out Of Deal to Buy GM Unit Saab New York Times
GM's Saab deal falls through CNNMoney.com
Home prices climb for 2nd straight quarter
CNNMoney.com - - 2 hours ago
S&P/Case-Shiller index shows prices up 3.1% from 3 months earlier, but down nearly 9% from a year ago. By Les Christie, CNNMoney.
Are Home Prices Rising? Atlantic Online
Home Prices Post Monthly Gains Wall Street Journal
FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund Dn To Negative Territory
Wall Street Journal - - 41 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The government insurance fund that protects more than $4.5 trillion of US bank deposits slipped into the red at the end of September, after fifty banks collapsed during the third quarter.
US Fund for Bank Deposit Insurance Falls Into the Red New York Times
Lawmakers Probe Climate Emails
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
Congressional Republicans have started investigating climate scientists whose hacked emails suggest they tried to squelch dissenting views about global warming.
NASA is eyeing a manned mission to an asteroid, according to a report.
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
That's the rough target date NASA and space industry folks are eying for a mission to send astronauts to a Near Earth Object, aka an asteroid.
Astronauts rest up after 3 spacewalks The Associated Press
Joost: It coulda been a contender, or not
CNET News - - 5 minutes ago
An announcement Tuesday tells us all that "certain assets" of a "white-label" online video service called Joost have been acquired by Adconion Media, which calls itself "the largest independent global audience and content network.
Joost acquired by online ad company Adconion The Associated Press
Adam Lambert 'Went With The Spirit' During Controversial AMA Performance
MTV.com - - 1 hour ago
Adam Lambert certainly had everyone buzzing after his risqué, sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.
Free Adam Lambert concert for 'Good Morning America' is canceled Los Angeles Times
ABC: Lambert's performance draws 1500 complaints The Associated Press
Why we used to love 'Jon & Kate Plus 8'
msnbc.com - - 1 hour ago
“I feel like it's been taken from us, from me and the kids.” Kate Gosselin was talking about “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” the TV series that ended this week after five seasons due to the disagreements between Jon and Kate.
'Jon & Kate Plus 8′: The End New York Times
10 'New Moon' Faces to Get to Know Now
ABC News - - 4 hours ago
Maybe you're one of the many who helped "New Moon" break box office records and ratchet up $258.8 million in worldwide ticket sales over the past weekend.
Review: Expect campy fun - but not alot of shirts - from "New Moon" Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Source: Justice gets $6M bonus
ESPN - 33 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA -- Right tackle Winston Justice has signed a four-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles. ESPN.com's Matt Mosley writes about all things NFC East in his division blog.
Justice Served--Eagles Ink O-Lineman to Extension NBC Philadelphia
Eagles sign Winston Justice signs 4 years extension Bleeding Green Nation
NFL makes Vikings-Cardinals night game on Dec. 6
The Associated Press - 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK - The NFL has moved the Minnesota at Arizona game to the night slot on Dec. 6 under its flexible scheduling policy. The league announced Tuesday that it was moving the original Week 13 night game, New England at Miami, to a 1 pm EST start.
NFL moves Vikings/Cardinals to prime time Seattle Post Intelligencer
Cards-Vikings game switched to 6:20 pm East Valley Tribune
Weis won't comment on Clausen incident
ESPN - - 22 minutes ago
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis declined on Tuesday to answer questions about a reported altercation involving quarterback Jimmy Clausen, but Weis said Clausen will start Saturday at Stanford.
Global AIDS infection rate decreases notably: UN report
Xinhua - - 1 hour ago
GENEVA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- There has been a 17-percent decrease in the global AIDS infection rate during the past eight years, said a United Nations report released here Tuesday.
UN Says HIV/AIDS Cases Falling Voice of America
DC AIDS activist among new Rhodes scholars Washington Post
Small batch of swine flu vaccines pulled in Canada
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline ...
More Minnesotans are eligible for H1N1 flu shots Minneapolis Star Tribune
A difference of opinions on mammograms
Washington Post - 10 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.
Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says U.S. News & World Report
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.
Dialysis Unit Closing Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
ATLANTA - Each had crossed the border years before, smuggled across the desert by a coyote, never imagining the journey would lead to a drab and dusty clinic on the ninth floor of Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital.
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.
Kennedy abortion debate puts politics, religion back in spotlight
CNN Political Ticker - - 15 hours ago
Washington (CNN) -- A dispute over abortion between the only remaining Kennedy in Congress and his Roman Catholic bishop has highlighted the political volatility of the issue and the challenge it presents to the nation's Catholics.
Raymond Carver's Life and Stories
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
Raymond Carver, surely the most influential writer of American short stories in the second half of the 20th century, makes an early appearance in Carol Sklenicka's exhaustive and sometimes exhausting biography as a 3- or 4-year-old on a ...