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Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemploymentReuters - - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future. Obama rejoining economic debate with jobs summit The Associated Press Somalia explosion kills 9, including 3 ministersThe Associated Press - - 12 minutes ago MOGADISHU, Somalia - An explosion ripped through an upscale hotel in Somalia's capital Thursday during a university graduation ceremony, killing nine people, including three Cabinet ministers and two journalists. 2 Somali Cabinet Ministers Killed by Suicide Bomb New York Times Italy 'to send 1000 extra troops' to AfghanistanBBC News - 2 hours ago The moves comes two days after US President Barack Obama announced that America was sending 30000 more forces to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. Afghanistan timetable raises questions Los Angeles Times |
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Putin says Russia crisis peaked, terror threat high
Reuters - - 19 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia had passed the peak of the economic crisis but a train bombing last week showed the threat of what he called terrorist attacks was "very high.
NATO allies face US pressure on Afghan troops
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Washington's NATO allies face pressure on Thursday to commit more troops and money to the war in Afghanistan, supplementing President Barack Obama's announcement of an increase in US troops.
'City of a thousand minarets' disgruntled at Swiss vote
Telegraph.co.uk - - 22 minutes ago
Muslims in Cairo - once dubbed the City of a Thousand Minarets - have described a referendum in Switzerland banning new minarets as intolerant, but few have called for a boycott of Swiss goods.
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Gay-marriage opponents welcome NY bill's defeat
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
ALBANY, NY - A bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage was rejected by New York lawmakers, a stunning outcome for advocates in a state that was the site of one of the gay rights movement's defining moments four decades ago, and a huge victory ...
Video: Raw Video: New York Senate Rejects Gay Marriage
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Gay marriage bill suffers a decisive defeat in NY State Senate Washington Post
Senate Breaks Health Stalemate; First Votes Today
New York Times - - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON - After more than two days of Senate debate on sweeping health care legislation, Democrats and Republicans said Wednesday that they had broken an impasse over the seemingly simple question of how and ...
First US Senate Votes On Health-Care Set For Thursday Wall Street Journal
Politician Fell After Reaching for the Stars
New York Times - - 9 hours ago
Asked if perhaps he took his eye off the mundane details of governance while juggling all those big ideas, big plans and big ambitions, Thomas R. Suozzi made no apologies.
Mangano meets privately with Suozzi Newsday (subscription)
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GE, Comcast announce joint NBC deal
CNNMoney.com - - 17 minutes ago
General Electric buys Vivendi's 20% stake for $5.8 billion. NBC will be 51% owned by Comcast, 49% by GE. By David Goldman and Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.
GE Agrees to Sell NBC to Comcast in $30 Billion Deal New York Times
European shares gain; bofa news boosts banks
Reuters - - 31 minutes ago
FRANKFURT, Dec 3 (Reuters) - European shares rose for a third consecutive session on Thursday, with Bank of America's (BAC.N) plan to repay government debt boosting financials and improving market sentiment.
World markets buoyed by Bank of America move The Associated Press
Write-Downs Hit Toll Brothers Net
Wall Street Journal - - 32 minutes ago
Toll Brothers Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened amid continued write-downs and a choppy housing market, but the luxury home builder said it is seeing some signs of a gradual recovery.
Toll Bros. loses $111 million in Q4, but sees hope The Associated Press
Toll Brothers: Look, McMansions Are More Affordable Than Ever (TOL) The Business Insider
Global warming e-mails prompt Republican letter to EPA
Los Angeles Times - - 9 hours ago
GOP members of Congress ask the administration to put climate-change measures on hold because messages from scientists in Britain appear to cast doubt on the idea of man-made warming.
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Intel unveils 48-core cloud computing silicon chip
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Intel has unveiled a prototype chip that packs 48 separate processing cores on to a chunk of silicon the size of a postage stamp. The Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC), as it is known contains 1.3 billion transistors, the tiny on-off switches that ...
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Bing Announces Updated Maps
Techtree.com - 32 minutes ago
After ruffling feathers of folks over at Google with its revamped search engine, Bing, Microsoft has updated its Bing Maps http://maps.
Tiger's $110m ad tale
New York Post - - 2 hours ago
Like his wife, Tiger Woods' sponsors have a reason to kick him to the curb, but so far they're standing by their man. Woods has given marketers a wedge to get out of their endorsement contracts after admitting yesterday to ...
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A big Grammy nomination: This show has got to go
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
People will disagree over the nominees. But can they agree that this nomination telecast isn't worthy? This year's Grammy nominations promise to inspire loud raspberry choruses from several corners of the popular music world.
Somebody pinch Beyonce Chicago Sun-Times
Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with 10 The Associated Press
Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' No. 1 on charts
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
A failed contestant on "Britain's Got Talent" has become one of the biggest and most surprising music stories of the year as Susan Boyle shot to No.
Susan Boyle, Top Seller, Shakes Up CD Trends New York Times
Tiger's just latest case
Philadelphia Inquirer - - 1 hour ago
LATE YESTERDAY came word that golf superstar Tiger Woods is undergoing intense marriage counseling with his wife amid scandalous allegations linking him with several women.
Tiger's Troubles FOXSports.com
England's 2018 bid in the spotlight - FIFA World Cup 2010
ESPN - - 3 hours ago
As David Beckham continues on England's 2018 World Cup campaign trail, rival bid nations are staging their own charm offensives in what is becoming an increasingly intense public relations lobbying battle.
Tourism chiefs warn against 2010 World Cup greed The Associated Press
Former top-ranked tennis player Mauresmo retires
The Associated Press - - 12 minutes ago
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France - Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition.
In-school H1N1 vaccination clinics get off to a fast start
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - - 27 minutes ago
CARROLL -- Fairfield Department of Health officials and a band of Medical Reserve Corps volunteers are making their way from school to school to vaccinate as many children against the H1N1 ...
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NEW LINES APPROVED
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
The Obama administration has begun approving new lines of human embryonic stem cells that are eligible for federally funded experiments, opening the way for millions of taxpayer dollars to be used to conduct research that was put ...
Embryonic stem-cell lines made available MiamiHerald.com
Gambia: Over 98 Percent of Locals Are HIV Free
AllAfrica.com - - 1 hour ago
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yayha Jammeh, has disclosed that over 98% of the country's population is HIV negative.
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Love in the time of HIV/AIDS
CNN - Dec 1, 2009
By Madison Park, CNN Shawn Decker and Gwenn Barringer have been married for five years. Decker is HIV positive. (CNN) -- From the beginning, it seemed an unlikely match.
Lone cop kills suspect in slaying of 4 officers
msnbc.com - - Dec 1, 2009
Elaine Thompson / AP SEATTLE - The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone Seattle patrol officer investigating a stolen car early Tuesday, a sheriff's spokesman said.
A Fragile Flower Rooted to the Earth
New York Times - - 16 hours ago
The lady who lives for illusion has never felt more real. Playing that immortal bruised Southern lily Blanche DuBois, in Liv Ullmann's heart-stopping production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, ...
Analysis: Contentious primaries will precede 2010 Senate elections
CNN Political Ticker - - Nov 30, 2009
Washington (CNN) -- Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party in April handed President Obama a key vote in the Senate, and Specter was rewarded by quickly being endorsed by the president and ...
Home buyers will have to lay out more cash for an FHA mortgage
Los Angeles Times - - 13 hours ago
They'll also need to have higher minimum credit scores under changes announced by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. The Federal Housing Administration, which insures mortgages with low down payments, is scrambling to balance its increasingly important role ...























