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Senator USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters (21 November 06:25) |
| An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa Claus in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post office. |
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Americans save more but earn less as rates fall (21 November 06:25) |
| The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money. |
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Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA (21 November 06:25) |
| Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-centu... |
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Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids (21 November 06:25) |
| Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. |
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Measure to change U of Neb stem-cell rule fails (21 November 06:25) |
| The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were e... |
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Europe Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine (21 November 06:25) |
| Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. |
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Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case (21 November 06:25) |
| A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gi... |
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GOP Health test recommendations could affect care (21 November 06:25) |
| Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away suppor... |
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Levin May be more troubling emails from Hasan (21 November 06:25) |
| There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Ar... |
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NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife (21 November 06:25) |
| Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife. |
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Panel Extending nuclear weapons life successful (21 November 04:28) |
| An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for t... |
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Senate panel to mull Bernanke nomination on Dec 3 (21 November 04:28) |
| Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday. |
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SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor (21 November 04:28) |
| South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday. |
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Honduras39 Micheletti39s temporary step down a 39positive step39 US
(21 November 04:28) |
| The US sees the decision by Honduras' disputed de-facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down during elections as a 'positive step,' a senior US State Department official said. |
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Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens (21 November 04:28) |
| The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. |
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Colo to review taxpayer-paid lobbyists practice (21 November 04:28) |
| At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging f... |
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Ariz lawmakers may have December special session (21 November 04:28) |
| Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in December... |
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Reid health bill helps chiropractors drugmakers (21 November 04:28) |
| Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession — Iowa. |
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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (21 November 04:28) |
| Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. |
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West Virginia lawmakers end special session (21 November 04:28) |
| West Virginia's Legislature ended its special session Friday with tweaks to the gas tax and state energy policy among the final bills to pass. |
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Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law (21 November 04:28) |
| Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday. |
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Ala court says woman can39t claim $418M jackpot (21 November 04:28) |
| The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday... |
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Mo governor Community colleges to freeze tuition (21 November 04:27) |
| Community colleges have joined Missouri's four-year colleges and universities in agreeing to freeze tuition next school year if state officials promise to nick and not slash their budge... |
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Nebraska governor signs budget-cutting package (21 November 02:28) |
| Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law $334 million in budget reductions on Friday, after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the cuts during an emergency session in which there was litt... |
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Fla jobless rate climbs to 112 percent in Oct (21 November 02:28) |
| Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent last seen in the 1970s — a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjust... |
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Militia movement resurfaces across nation (21 November 02:28) |
| Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their govern... |
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UN committee targets Iran39s rights violations (21 November 02:28) |
| A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election. |
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Mich police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days (21 November 02:28) |
| Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday afte... |
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WVa considers tax flexibility for localities (21 November 02:28) |
| West Virginia's tax modernization project is back on, but that doesn't mean businesses and individuals should necessarily expect lower taxes in the near future. |
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Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat (21 November 02:28) |
| A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News&Observer of Raleigh reported th... |
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Wis mulls Harley-Davidson cheese microbe honors (21 November 02:28) |
| Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols. |
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Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what39s the show (21 November 02:28) |
| Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that ... |
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Cops Woman smuggled drugs to Pa inmate with kiss (21 November 02:28) |
| A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. State police said guards at the State |
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Pregnant woman seeks help allegedly robs homes (21 November 02:27) |
| Wichita police arrested a pregnant woman after she allegedly robbed homes after asking residents for help. Police said the woman, who is eight months pregnant, had been telling people in we... |
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Senate ethics committee admonishes Sen Burris for misleading statements about appointment US (21 November 12:27) |
| Senate ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris for misleading statements about appointment. |
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AP NewsBreak SC lawmakers to take up impeachment (21 November 12:27) |
| South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday. |
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Vt nuke critics renew campaign against relicense (21 November 12:27) |
| Hoping to sway lawmakers, two of the state's most famous residents and one of its former governors joined groups opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in announcing a push f... |
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Global Defense Technology shares little changed (21 November 12:27) |
| Global Defense Technology&Systems shares were little changed after its initial public offering priced below expectations. |
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Met-Pro 3Q profit plunges as markets remain weak (21 November 12:27) |
| Met-Pro Corp., which makes pollution control technologies, said Friday its third-quarter profit plunged two-thirds on weak markets, surprising Wall Street. |
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Russia39s Gorbachev considers political comeback (21 November 12:27) |
| Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback. |
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Issues with party have been resolved Kabir Suman
(21 November 12:27) |
| Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, a Trinamool Congress MP, Friday said all issues with the party following his criticism had been resolved and described himself as a 'party slave'. |
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Sen Nelson a 39yes39 on health care test vote (21 November 12:27) |
| Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care. |
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U of Neb board mulls new stem cell restrictions (21 November 12:27) |
| The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved ... |
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Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC (21 November 12:27) |
| Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. |
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Mass finance chief criticizes 39risky39 budget move (21 November 12:27) |
| The top budget official in Massachusetts says the Legislature has taken a "risky" approach by adjourning for the remainder of the year without closing a projected $125 million state budget ... |
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Ethics committee No punishment for Burris (21 November 12:27) |
| The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointme... |
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White House at odds with bishops over abortion (21 November 12:27) |
| The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's... |
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Lopez Anthony sued over dog39s behaviour
(21 November 12:27) |
| American actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was injured by the couple's dog. |
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SC unemployment rises to 121 percent for October (21 November 12:27) |
| The unemployment rate in South Carolina rose nearly half a percentage point in October, returning to a record level of 12.1 percent set earlier this year, the state agency that calculates t... |
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Gerard Butler wants to launch fragrance line
(21 November 12:27) |
| Scottish actor Gerard Butler is keen to launch his own fragrance. |
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