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Dalai Lama: Obama's Nobel Prize Is 'A Little Early'FOXNews - 1 hour ago The exiled Tibetan leader won the Nobel Peace Prize 20 years ago for his peaceful opposition to Chinese rule in his country, but believes President Obama was awarded the prize "a little" too soon. The honor and the irony of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech Los Angeles Times Medicare plan breaks impasseChicago Tribune - - 16 minutes ago WASHINGTON - -- The unexpected new proposal for breaking the impasse over the so-called public option won President Barack Obama's endorsement Wednesday and sent hopes surging among a wide array of ... Video: Source: Dems Drop Gov't-run Health Care Plan 
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Senate Democrats satisfied with deal Washington Post Pakistan arrests students who vanished from USChicago Tribune - - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON - -- Five young students who recently vanished from the Washington area have been arrested in Pakistan, authorities confirmed Wednesday, raising fears that they are part of a recent wave of US-based Muslims ... Video: 5 Missing Americans Probed for Terror Links
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Aljazeera.net - - 6 hours ago
In their red hats and suits, their dark shirts and glasses they caught the mood of the moment, chanting: "We are watching you.
Qaeda-linked militants say behind Baghdad bombings
Reuters - - 41 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi insurgents linked with al Qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings this week that killed 112 people and said their campaign of violence would continue.
Al-Qaida group claims responsibility for Baghdad blasts guardian.co.uk
Israel: 10000 West Bank Settlers Protest
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By AP About 10000 West Bank settlers and their backers demonstrated in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, pledging to defy a temporary building ban imposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Video: Massive Pro-settlement Rally in Jerusalem
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UN, NGOs request $664.4m. aid for Palestinians Jerusalem Post
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SC gov dodges impeachment, lawmakers push rebuke
The Associated Press - - 23 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, SC - State lawmakers made it clear they want Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, but wouldn't recommend ousting him over his travels and trysts with an Argentine mistress.
Video: SC Lawmakers Nix Impeachment, Recommend Rebuke
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South Carolina Gov. Sanford dodges impeachment Los Angeles Times
Obama's jobs package draws fire from left and right
Los Angeles Times - - 5 hours ago
Black legislators chide the president for not doing more to reduce the high unemployment rate among African Americans, while Republicans warn about rising deficits.
Video: President Obama announces that the Recovery Act
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A Testy Exchange at White House Over Jobs Proposals New York Times
Kasim Reed confirmed as Atlanta mayor
Los Angeles Times - - 24 minutes ago
A recount finds that the former Georgia state senator beat City Councilwoman Mary Norwood by 714 votes. He is to take office Jan. 4. Kasim Reed's victory extends a streak of African American mayors in Atlanta that goes back to 1973.
Race for Atlanta's Mayor Settled Wall Street Journal
US House Debates Financial Rules Revamp Amid Clash Over Fund
Bloomberg - - 3 hours ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The US House will resume debate on legislation to toughen rules policing Wall Street today after lawmakers clashed over an industry-supported fund the government would use when unwinding ...
Centrist, conservative Democrats delay financial reform debate Washington Post
US Foreclosures to Reach 3.9 Million in Second Record Year
Bloomberg - - 3 hours ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Foreclosure filings in the US will reach a record for the second consecutive year with 3.9 million notices sent to homeowners in default, RealtyTrac Inc. said.
Florida is No. 2 for foreclosures Bizjournals.com
Shasta County foreclosures drop to yearly low in November Record-Searchlight
Britain slaps one-time tax on bankers' bonuses
Los Angeles Times - - 23 minutes ago
Financial institutions will pay a 50% levy on all bonuses exceeding about $41000. Money from the move, which comes before election season, would be earmarked for helping people find jobs.
Thumbs Up For the UK Bonus Tax Wall Street Journal
Britain goes after bankers' bonuses Washington Post
AT&T considers incentives to curb heavy data usage
CNET News - - 2 hours ago
Correction made December 9 at 7:51 pm PDT: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that AT&T had announced a tiered pricing plan.
AT&T may penalize iphone users who hog data Los Angeles Times
AT&T Takes Aim At iphone Wireless Data Hogs ChannelWeb
Facebook users speak out against new privacy settings
San Francisco Chronicle - - 35 minutes ago
(12-09) 14:38 PST -- Many Facebook users expressed anger at the site Wednesday for changing privacy settings, which they say caused personal information to be inadvertently exposed.
Video: Facebook to Give Users More Privacy Controls
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The Associated Press
Analysts: Apple Tablet May Launch In March Or April
BusinessWeek (blog) - - 52 minutes ago
Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner is out with a research note this morning saying he thinks that Apple will begin the manufacturing ramp on the forthcoming tablet product in February, which implies, he says, a product release in late March or early April ...
A $1000 Apple Tablet? Let's Hope Not PC World
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Tom and Gisele have a baby boy
Boston Globe - - 3 hours ago
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein The huddle at Tom Brady's house got a little more crowded with the birth of his second child, a boy delivered Tuesday by his supermodel spouse Gisele Bundchen.
How not to raise Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen's baby Boston Herald
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Saucy texts leaked as Tiger Woods' list grows
Boston Herald - - 3 hours ago
A texting Tiger Woods sent torrid messages to an alleged Big Apple bimbo reportedly pouring out his heart, saying she gave him satisfaction he couldn't find in the arms of his Swedish bride “at home,” a new report revealed.
Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress Takes Precautions TMZ.com (blog)
Broken Arrow 'Loser' predicted he'd set record for reality show
NewsOK.com - - 2 hours ago
BY PENNY SOLDAN Comments 0 On a flight from Hollywood to New York on Tuesday night after winning Season 8 of "The Biggest Loser,” Broken Arrow resident Danny Cahill was playing some of his old audition tapes for the show.
Brooklyn man says his work losing weight well worth it Norwich Bulletin
UK's Wall head and shoulders above rest of nation
FOXSports.com - - 44 minutes ago
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In Garden Spotlight, Wall Lifts Kentucky Past UConn New York Times
Tiger Woods' sponsors taking a timeout
Los Angeles Times - 23 minutes ago
It's unknown how the scandal will affect him as a spokesman, but most expect things to get better, using Kobe Bryant as an example.
San Jose Sharks' penalty kill falters in overtime loss to Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Mercury News - - 55 minutes ago
Special teams hurt the Sharks again Wednesday night, but this time the big problem wasn't the power play. Instead, a penalty kill unit that was operating at a phenomenal 94 percent success rate on home ice gave up two goals to the Los ...
Kings-Sharks Game Review USA Today
Kings beat Sharks 5-4 in overtime The Associated Press
State H1N1 cases steadily declining
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - - 19 minutes ago
The number of Hoosiers sick from the flu decreased significantly during the past week as the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic eases its grip on Indiana.
Swine flu vaccine availability increasing TheNewsTribune.com
Triage: Flu Outbreak Saps Public Health Resources Wall Street Journal
Economic Scene Finding the Nerve to Cut Health Costs
New York Times - - 13 hours ago
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Health care reform supporters plan rally Yakima Herald-Republic
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Report: Ill. lagging on tobacco prevention funding
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP The report from a coalition of groups released Wednesday says Illinois spends only a fraction of what the federal government recommends.
States Slash Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs U.S. News & World Report
States Spending Less to Fight Smoking New York Times
Uganda's Draconian Anti-Gay Law: Inspired by the U.S.
TIME - - 10 hours ago
Sexual Minorities Uganda and a coalition of other groups protest against Uganda's proposed anti-homosexuality bill in front of the Ugandan Mission to the UN in New York City on Nov.
Uncle Sam Flies to Boeing's Aid
Wall Street Journal - - 16 hours ago
Airlines are struggling amid the global recession. Boeing Co., meanwhile, is churning out jetliners at its fastest clip in years. Executives at the aerospace giant say their factories are so busy due in large part to one man: Bob ...
The plot thickens in battle over author's estate
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
Swedish crime novelist Stieg Larsson left no will when he died five years ago, so everything passed to his father and brother. His companion of 30 years, whom he never married, got nothing.
Rupert Murdoch: Journalism and Freedom
Wall Street Journal - - Dec 8, 2009
We are at a time when many news enterprises are shutting down or scaling back. No doubt you will hear some tell you that journalism is in dire shape, and the triumph of digital is to blame.
Cozy-crazy couple makes tight all right in the city's tiniest studio
New York Post - - Dec 6, 2009
Zaarath and Christopher Prokop -- and their two cats -- live in the smallest apartment in the city, a 175-square-foot "microstudio" in Morningside Heights the couple bought three months ago for $150000.