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US Economy: Existing Home Sales Jump as Prices FallBloomberg - - 38 minutes ago Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of existing US homes jumped 10 percent in October to the highest level since February 2007 as Americans rushed to take advantage of a tax credit, cheaper properties and lower mortgage rates. Home sales at 2-1/2 year high Reuters October Home Sales Rise 23 Pct in South New York Times With dissension in the ranks, health care bill moves aheadCNN - - 6 hours ago Sen. Harry Reid got the votes he needs to move ahead with the health care debate, but there are no guarantees the bill will pass. (CNN) -- Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, ... Matheson not sure about reform bill in Senate Deseret News US to specify target for emissions cuts, at talks on global warmingChristian Science Monitor - - 26 minutes ago A Senate bill's target for emission cuts is akin to level US is likely to offer in Copenhagen. Ahead of the global warming talks, other nations have been waiting to see US target. US to present emissions target before Copenhagen Telegraph.co.uk |
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21 killed in election massacre in the Philippines
The Associated Press - - 8 minutes ago
MANILA, Philippines - Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers Monday, killing at least 21 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival ...
Why Iran's Ahmadinejad is warmly welcomed in Brazil
Christian Science Monitor - - 1 hour ago
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - whom US President Barack Obama called 'the most popular politician on earth' - hosted Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today.
Obama to Meet Advisers on Afghanistan
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama planned a ninth session with top advisers on Afghanistan on Monday as he neared a decision on whether to send troops and fought Republican charges that he is taking too long to make up his mind.
Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan The Associated Press
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Woman shot in south Sarasota County parking lot
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 1 hour ago
Authorities are searching for a man in connection with an apparent fatal shooting in the parking lot of the Venice branch of the Sarasota County courthouse at about 3:50 pm.
Woman killed at southwest Fla. courthouse MiamiHerald.com
Shooting Reported At Sarasota Courthouse Central Florida News 13
Obama says must do more to ease unemployment
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday his top priority was to tackle high US unemployment, and stressed that although the economy was growing again, many Americans were still suffering.
Video: Obama: US Economy Has 'Core Strengths'
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Obama talks jobs at Cabinet meeting msnbc.com
Obama pushes math, science education
CNN - 2 hours ago
President Obama greets Washington-area students at an event Monday designed to promote science and math education. Washington (CNN) -- A conversation last week with South Korea's president apparently showed President Obama the stark difference between ...
Video: Obama to Honor Young Inventors at Science Fair
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Hewlett-Packard Fourth-Quarter PC Sales Top Estimates
Bloomberg - - 16 minutes ago
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. reported personal-computer sales that topped some analysts' estimates after the company took market share from Dell Inc. and attracted customers in the back-to-school shopping season.
WSJ BLOG/Hewlett-Packard: Live-Blogging HP Conference Call Wall Street Journal
But analysts say avoiding the search giant likely too costly for media giants
MarketWatch - - 1 hour ago
By John Letzing, marketwatch SAN FRANCISCO (marketwatch) - If news publishers with the heft of News Corp. start seeking out alternatives to Google Inc.'s online search index, it could have an intangible, but potentially significant impact on the ...
News Corp considers a tie-up with Microsoft against Google guardian.co.uk
Analog Devices Profit Falls 27%
Wall Street Journal - - 17 minutes ago
Analog Devices Inc.'s fiscal-fourth-quarter profit dropped 27% on lower sales and margins, but the company reported a double-digit increase in order rates from the third quarter.
ADI tops estimates, projects flat sales EETimes.com
'Jail broken' iPhones hacked by new virus
Reuters - - 59 minutes ago
BOSTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said.
Google Buys Ad Start-Up Teracent
InformationWeek - - 26 minutes ago
In keeping with its preference for automated solutions over manual ones, Google on Monday said that it had acquired Teracent, an online advertising start-up that has developed way to serve computer-configured display ads from a ...
Google Acquires Display Ad Company Teracent PC Magazine
Google To Buy Display Advertising Startup Teracent Wall Street Journal
Restarted LHC Now 2 Big Steps Closer to "Big Bang" Test
National Geographic - 3 hours ago
After more than a year of repairs, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now a step closer to simulating post-big bang conditions: Physicists today established a stable second beam of protons circulating through the world's largest particle accelerator.
Adam Lambert's AMA Performance Was A Bit Too 'Dirty' For Some Fans
MTV.com - 2 hours ago
'His fans are going to be like, 'What are you doing?' ' one viewer tells MTV News. By Nuzhat Naoreen We headed to New York's Times Square on Monday (November 23) to find out what fans thought of the edgy performance.
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`New Moon' rises to blockbuster with $142.8M
The Associated Press - 17 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" put the box office into orbit with a $142.8 million opening weekend.
To the extreme: Adam Lambert's AMA performance shocks
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
Michael Jackson won four posthumous awards, Taylor Swift took home top honors and Adam Lambert brought some controversy to Sunday night's American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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Mauer is al's Most Valuable, best player
MLB.com - 2 hours ago
By objective or subjective measure, the right man won Joe Mauer is not only the Most Valuable Player in the American League, he is also the best player in the AL.
Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP The Associated Press
Stafford likely out for Thanksgiving
Detroit Free Press - - 23 minutes ago
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford apparently does not have a long-term shoulder injury, but he's sore and probably won't play Thursday against Green Bay.
Wis. hunters take 100000 deer on opening weekend
Chicago Tribune - 14 minutes ago
AP MADISON, Wis. - State wildlife officials say hunters killed dramatically fewer deer during the opening weekend of Wisconsin's traditional gun deer season than last year.
Hunters register 100330 deer opening weekend of 2009 season Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
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Slow Response to Swine Flu Vaccine
First Coast News - 22 minutes ago
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL -- Natalie Kennedy had the bandage to prove she was one of dozens to get the free swine flu vaccine Monday at the St. Johns County Health Department.
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Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says
U.S. News & World Report - - 1 hour ago
Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at risk By Karen Pallarito MONDAY, Nov. 23 (healthday News) -- The fallout from last week's controversial recommendation that women delay the start of routine mammogram testing ...
Getting to the facts in the debate on mammograms Los Angeles Times
Saudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at haj
Reuters - - 7 hours ago
RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration.
Hajj Pilgrims Add H1N1 Vaccine to Ritual Voice of America
After spending billions, state remains hampered by outmoded, unreliable ...
Los Angeles Times - - Nov 22, 2009
An embarrassing legacy of cost overruns, botched upgrades and failed networking projects has left California to rely on decades-old technology and jury-rigged software systems.
Does Hidden Text Prove Shroud of Turin Real?
FOXNews - Nov 20, 2009
ROME - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.
Liberty, Equality, Gastronomy: Paris via a 19th-Century Guide
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Musée Carnavalet in Paris - a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other.
Dirty secrets of Black Friday 'doorbusters'
CNNMoney.com - - Nov 20, 2009
Here are a few things bargain-hungry consumers need to know before they hit stores before dawn the day after Thanksgiving. By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.
Reuel Marc Gerecht: Major Hasan and Holy War
Wall Street Journal - - 10 hours ago
For those of us who have tracked Islamic militancy in Europe, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's actions are not extraordinary. Since Muslim militants first tried to blow a French high-speed train off its rails in 1995, ...






















