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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
AP
(21 November 05:57) |
| AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors s... |
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Oprahs departure presents problem for TV stations
AP
(21 November 05:35) |
| AP - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night. |
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FAQ A normal persons guide to health care reform
The Yahoo! Newsroom
(21 November 05:06) |
| The Yahoo! Newsroom - If you've recently found yourself wondering, "What the heck is going on with the health care reform debate?", you're not alone. The American legislative process is unwi... |
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Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
AP
(21 November 04:07) |
| AP - A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. |
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Moderate Democrat boosts Senate health bill
Reuters
(21 November 03:52) |
| Reuters - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad reform bill one day before its... |
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
AP
(21 November 03:45) |
| AP - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if... |
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Researcher Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
AP
(21 November 03:39) |
| AP - 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. |
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Police NC girl raped killed on day she was taken
AP
(21 November 03:38) |
| AP - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and ... |
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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
AP
(21 November 03:38) |
| AP - 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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UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
AP
(21 November 03:19) |
| AP - Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs a... |
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More states add jobs but many for temporary staff
AP
(21 November 02:14) |
| AP - In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. |
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Atty Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
AP
(21 November 02:06) |
| AP - An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday. |
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Museum Galileos fingers tooth are found
AP
(21 November 02:01) |
| AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday. |
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Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
AP
(21 November 01:43) |
| AP - The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself,... |
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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
AP
(21 November 01:02) |
| AP - Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. |
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Mussolinis blood and brain up for sale on eBay
AFP
(21 November 12:23) |
| AFP - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an ... |
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Italian prosecutor Knox hated murder victim
AP
(21 November 12:20) |
| AP - An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecut... |
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Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health vote
AP
(20 November 11:54) |
| AP - A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates wou... |
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Winfrey Prayer careful thought influenced exit
AP
(20 November 11:53) |
| AP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to he... |
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Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
AP
(20 November 11:50) |
| AP - Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that ... |
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Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving
AP
(20 November 11:48) |
| AP - The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving — meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned u... |
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Ethics committee No punishment for Burris
AP
(20 November 11:38) |
| AP - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appoi... |
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Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va killing 1
AP
(20 November 11:26) |
| AP - One person was killed Friday when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. |
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Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai unworthy partner
Reuters
(20 November 11:11) |
| Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi sa... |
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Did US make mistake in skipping vaccine additive
Reuters
(20 November 11:06) |
| Reuters - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or ... |
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Winfrey says prayer thought influenced exit
AP
(20 November 10:03) |
| AP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thought" led her to ... |
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Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real
AP
(20 November 09:52) |
| AP - A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. |
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Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in US killing 1
AP
(20 November 09:40) |
| AP - One person was killed Friday when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board, Virginia State Police said. |
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
AP
(20 November 09:30) |
| AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency w... |
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Italian prosecutors Knox hated murder victim
AP
(20 November 09:26) |
| AP - An American student accused of murdering her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor said... |
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Floods devastate UK Lake District much of Ireland
AP
(20 November 09:18) |
| AP - Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake Dis... |
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Health Care Do the Democrats Have Enough Votes
Timecom
(20 November 08:30) |
| Time.com - With health reform's first test vote on the Senate floor less than 72 hoursaway, the White House dispatched a platoon of top strategists |
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Ex-smokers lawyers to discuss $300M Fla verdict
AP
(20 November 08:11) |
| AP - A former smoker who just won a $300 million verdict in Florida against Philip Morris USA has pulled out of a news conference about the case. |
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Former smoker to discuss $300 million Fla verdict
AP
(20 November 07:38) |
| AP - A former smoker in Fort Lauderdale is speaking out about her $300 million verdict against Philip Morris. |
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Jennifer Lopez Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage
AP
(20 November 07:26) |
| AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather... |
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Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan 5 dead
AP
(20 November 07:18) |
| AP - A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War II historical site, killing four people and wounding six othe... |
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New guidelines push back age for Pap smears
Reuters
(20 November 07:16) |
| Reuters - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduc... |
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Investors press Goldman for bigger share of profits report
Reuters
(20 November 07:16) |
| Reuters - Big shareholders at Goldman Sachs have asked the U.S. bank, which is on track to pay out the biggest bonuses in the company's history, to pass more profit to investors, the Wall S... |
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6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue
AP
(20 November 06:59) |
| AP - Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agen... |
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Astronaut Stuck in Space for Daughters Birth
SPACEcom
(20 November 06:46) |
| SPACE.com - It may be
the mother lode of all bad timing: Atlantis shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik is stuck
at the International Space Station, hundreds of miles from his pregnant wife
Rebecc... |
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State local budget cuts a time bomb for US jobs
Reuters
(20 November 06:45) |
| Reuters - Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other ... |
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FIFA denies Irish appeal for replay against France
AP
(20 November 06:34) |
| AP - FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled t... |
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Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids
AP
(20 November 06:00) |
| AP - 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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Man charged with raping killing NC girl 5
AP
(20 November 05:40) |
| AP - A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final day... |
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Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment
AP
(20 November 05:39) |
| AP - A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. |
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FIFA No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
AP
(20 November 04:41) |
| AP - FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled t... |
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AP IMPACT Some lawmakers send few to academies
AP
(20 November 04:26) |
| AP - As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics... |
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Hand of Shame sparks debate on cheating replays
AP
(20 November 04:00) |
| AP - Irish soccer officials accused Thierry Henry of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly handled the ball to set up the goal that booked France's place at next year's World ... |
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Dems fight over funds left from bailout
Politico
(20 November 03:31) |
| Politico - Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money — money that Republicans think should ... |
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End of an era Oprah ending show after 25 years
AP
(20 November 03:03) |
| AP - Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011... |
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