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• Obama to detail Afghanistan war expansion (AP)
• Woods withdraws from own tourney, citing injuries (AP)
• Image gurus to Woods: Go public like Letterman (AP)
• Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle (AP)
• Movement under way in California to ban divorce (AP)
• Wash. shooting re-opens Huckabee's clemency record (AP)
• Texas inmate pulls gun on guards, takes off (AP)
• Lawyers: Ex-soldier should have had military trial (AP)
• 9/11 families back Afghan surge, but some are wary (AP)
• Defense official communicated with WH crashers (AP)
• Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths (AP)
• Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper (AP)
• German tourist arrested in Disney fake bomb threat (AP)
• CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states (AP)
• Police: Christmas-hating Ohioan swipes red kettle (AP)
• US goes after Fla. lawyer's RI, NY properties (AP)
• Brigade teams bring mental health to Fort Campbell (AP)
• Officials: Progress made on virtual fence project (AP)
• Boston brewer pushes new limits on extreme beer (AP)

Obama to detail Afghanistan war expansion (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:52 PM PST AP - After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.

Woods withdraws from own tourney, citing injuries (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:08 PM PST AP - Tiger Woods still isn't talking. Now he's not playing, either. Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. His decision comes as questions continue to mount regarding what exactly happened in the wee hours of the morning last Friday — questions that most certainly would have been asked of him had he played.

Image gurus to Woods: Go public like Letterman (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:35 PM PST AP - When it comes to dealing with a personal crisis, Tiger Woods could learn a lot from David Letterman, media experts say.

Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:12 PM PST AP - Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night.

Movement under way in California to ban divorce (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:33 PM PST AP - Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way.

Wash. shooting re-opens Huckabee's clemency record (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 08:38 PM PST AP - As governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee had a hand pardoning or commuting many more prisoners than his three immediate predecessors combined. Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in Sunday's slaying of four Seattle-area police officers, was among them.

Texas inmate pulls gun on guards, takes off (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:40 PM PST AP - A convicted sex offender sentenced to life in prison pulled a gun on two guards during a prison transfer Monday and held them hostage temporarily before fleeing on foot in one of the guard's uniforms, authorities said.

Lawyers: Ex-soldier should have had military trial (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:13 PM PST AP - A former U.S. Army soldier who raped a girl and killed her and three family members in Iraq challenged his convictions Monday, saying he was wrongly tried in a civilian court and should have faced a military trial.

9/11 families back Afghan surge, but some are wary (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:02 PM PST AP - Families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks welcome President Barack Obama's plan to deploy thousands more troops to Afghanistan as a long-overdue surge that could win the war.

Defense official communicated with WH crashers (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST AP - The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.

Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:17 PM PST AP - A former Missouri city official previously accused of assaulting his wife was charged Monday with capital murder in the shootings of her and their two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas.

Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:51 PM PST AP - The Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with barely a whimper: Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States.

German tourist arrested in Disney fake bomb threat (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:05 AM PST AP - A German tourist has been arrested on charges of making a false bomb threat while visiting Walt Disney World.

CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:39 PM PST AP - Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.

Police: Christmas-hating Ohioan swipes red kettle (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:37 PM PST AP - A man who claimed to hate Christmas shoved a Salvation Army bell ringer to the ground and swiped one of the charity's red kettles stuffed with hundreds of dollars, police said.

US goes after Fla. lawyer's RI, NY properties (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST AP - Federal authorities are seizing two Rhode Island mansions and a New York City apartment from a Florida lawyer accused of masterminding a $1 billion fraud scheme.

Brigade teams bring mental health to Fort Campbell (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:23 AM PST AP - Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.

Officials: Progress made on virtual fence project (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST AP - Government officials overseeing the construction of a "virtual fence" along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border hope to turn over the first segment to the Border Patrol in January, while beginning construction on a second stretch in coming weeks.

Boston brewer pushes new limits on extreme beer (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 04:30 AM PST AP - It is banned in 13 states and sure doesn't come in a six-pack.

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• Senate to begin debate on healthcare overhaul - Washington Post
• Supreme Court Orders Review of Detainee Abuse Photos Case - ABC News
• UK should open borders to climate refugees, says Bangladeshi minister - guardian.co.uk
• Demjanjuk Is a Victim of Double Standard, Lawyer Says - Bloomberg
• UPDATE 1-New WHO guidelines urge phaseout of major HIV drug - Reuters

Senate to begin debate on healthcare overhaul - Washington Post Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:44 AM PST ABC News Senate to begin debate on healthcare overhaul Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate opens debate on a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday with senators seeking an elusive compromise on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, abortion coverage and ... Health Reform: What's in It for You?U.S. News & World Report Divided Senate poised to start health care debateThe Associated Press Business groups split on Senate's health-care reform packageBizjournals.com Air America -Washington Times -CBS News all 1,445 news articles »

Supreme Court Orders Review of Detainee Abuse Photos Case - ABC News Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:44 AM PST HotIndieNews.com Supreme Court Orders Review of Detainee Abuse Photos Case ABC News The Supreme Court today asked a lower court to reconsider its order for the release of photos depicting the abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan by US military personnel in light of recent congressional legislation prohibiting ... 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals to re-examine its decision that photos be ...CNN Court won't hear appeal on airplane crashThe Associated Press Supreme Court rejects Ohio killer's appealColumbus Dispatch msnbc.com -WREG -Courthouse News Service all 535 news articles »

UK should open borders to climate refugees, says Bangladeshi minister - guardian.co.uk Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:34 AM PST Rediff UK should open borders to climate refugees, says Bangladeshi minister guardian.co.uk Britain and other rich countries should open their borders and accept the millions of the world's poorest people who will be displaced by climate change, says Bangladesh's finance minister. In a clear warning to the US and Europe that developing ... Australia's Emissions Plan in LimboWall Street Journal China, US Give Copenhagen Negotiators Some TargetsNew York Times India Won't Accept Peaking Year for Emissions, Ramesh SaysBloomberg AFP -The Associated Press -Reuters all 949 news articles »

Demjanjuk Is a Victim of Double Standard, Lawyer Says - Bloomberg Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST Times Online Demjanjuk Is a Victim of Double Standard, Lawyer Says Bloomberg Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- John Demjanjuk's lawyer told a German court that the 89-year-old is the victim of a double standard that allowed prosecutors to charge him in the country's most prominent Holocaust-related trial in decades. ... For Holocaust victims, Demjanjuk trial symbolicReuters John Demjanjuk begins Nazi war crimes trial on a stretcherTelegraph.co.uk Demjanjuk on stretcher before trial's afternoon sessionBBC News CNN International -Times Online -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 1,225 news articles »

UPDATE 1-New WHO guidelines urge phaseout of major HIV drug - Reuters Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:01 AM PST New York Daily News UPDATE 1-New WHO guidelines urge phaseout of major HIV drug Reuters GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Countries should phase out the use of stavudine, the most common AIDS drug, because of "long-term, irreversible" side-effects in HIV patients including wasting and a nerve disorder, the World Health ... UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS DayThe Associated Press WHO Issues New HIV RecommendationsMedscape Special World AIDS Day Event with President Bill ClintonSan Diego Gay & Lesbian News Palm Beach Post -Daily Comet -Attorney at Law all 886 news articles »

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• Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings (AP)
• Iran says UN criticism prompted new nuclear plans (AP)
• Honduras hopes to move past coup with election (AP)
• Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate (AP)
• Dubai exchange nosedives as trading resumes (AP)
• Senator: Local forces key to Afghan war success (AP)
• Demjanjuk goes on trial in Germany (AP)
• Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. (AP)
• Hasselhoff ex Bach arrested in LA on DUI charge (AP)
• 0-17: Nets match worst start with loss to Lakers (AP)
• Iran defies censure, plans 10 uranium sites (Reuters)
• UAE stocks tumble on Dubai woes; Asia rebounds (Reuters)
• Democrats expect healthcare overhaul to pass (Reuters)
• Russian patriarch seeks "powerful reply" to train bomb (Reuters)
• Nazi guard Demjanjuk to stand trial in Germany (Reuters)
• Four police killed in Washington state coffee shop (Reuters)
• United States, Brazil at odds over Honduras crisis (Reuters)
• Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend (Reuters)
• Honduras' Lobo claims big win in election (AFP)
• Switzerland votes to ban new minarets (AFP)

Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:51 PM PST AP - Police searching for a man in connection with the coffee-shop slaying of four police officers surrounded a house in a Seattle neighborhood late Sunday night.

Iran says UN criticism prompted new nuclear plans (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:28 AM PST AP - Iran had no intention of building 10 new nuclear facilities until it was strongly rebuked by the U.N. nuclear watchdog over its nuclear activities, the country's nuclear chief said Monday.

Honduras hopes to move past coup with election (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:07 AM PST AP - Honduras has a newly elected president. The question is whether he can convince the world the vote was legitimate and showed that Hondurans want to put a summer coup behind them.

Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 05:25 PM PST AP - The 60 votes aren't there any more.

Dubai exchange nosedives as trading resumes (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:06 AM PST AP - Dubai's main stock exchange dropped more than 7 percent and Abu Dhabi markets slid more than 8 percent on the first day of trading since officials went public with the city-state's huge debt crisis.

Senator: Local forces key to Afghan war success (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST AP - As President Barack Obama prepares to announce a new blueprint for the war in Afghanistan, the leading Senate Democrat on military matters says any plan to significantly expand U.S. troop levels must show how those reinforcements will help increase the number of Afghan security forces.

Demjanjuk goes on trial in Germany (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST AP - John Demjanjuk goes on trial Monday on charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp, opening the final chapter of some 30 years of efforts to prosecute the retired Ohio autoworker.

Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST AP - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.

Hasselhoff ex Bach arrested in LA on DUI charge (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:17 AM PST AP - David Hasselhoff's ex-wife has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Los Angeles.

0-17: Nets match worst start with loss to Lakers (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:55 PM PST AP - The New Jersey Nets matched the worst start to an NBA season with their 17th straight loss Sunday night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 30 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-87 victory.

Iran defies censure, plans 10 uranium sites (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:35 PM PST Reuters - Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its atomic program, just two days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog rebuked it for carrying out such work in secret.

UAE stocks tumble on Dubai woes; Asia rebounds (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:00 PM PST Reuters - United Arab Emirate stocks tumbled 6-7 percent on Monday as the market reopened for the first time since Dubai called for a delay in repaying billions of dollars in debt, spooking global markets.

Democrats expect healthcare overhaul to pass (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST Reuters - Leading Democrats on Sunday said they expect Congress to pass a major healthcare reform backed by President Barack Obama, but supporters may have to accept legislation that falls short on some issues.

Russian patriarch seeks "powerful reply" to train bomb (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 01:19 PM PST Reuters - The head of Russia's Orthodox Church Sunday called on authorities to give a "powerful reply" to the people behind a train bombing that killed 25 people, as police probed whether Islamist rebels were involved.

Nazi guard Demjanjuk to stand trial in Germany (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 04:56 PM PST Reuters - John Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old former Nazi camp guard, is due to stand trial on Monday on charges of helping to force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers in 1943.

Four police killed in Washington state coffee shop (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 02:37 PM PST Reuters - A gunman walked into a Tacoma, Washington-area, coffee shop on Sunday morning and fatally shot four police officers, law enforcement officials said.

United States, Brazil at odds over Honduras crisis (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:51 AM PST Reuters - Honduras' disputed presidential election is likely to set Washington against emerging Latin American power Brazil over whether to recognize the winner of a vote promoted by the leaders of a June coup.

Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 05:03 PM PST Reuters - Consumers spent significantly less per person at the start of the holiday season this weekend, dimming hopes for a retail comeback that would help propel the economy early in 2010.

Honduras' Lobo claims big win in election (AFP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:58 PM PST AFP - Conservative Porfirio Lobo has claimed a large win in the controversial first presidential election in Honduras since a June 28 coup -- and vowed to form a national unity government.

Switzerland votes to ban new minarets (AFP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:06 PM PST AFP - Swiss voters have approved a ban on new mosque minarets being built, prompting dismay and anger in the Muslim world at the success of the far-right initiative.

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• Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings (AP)
• For 3rd time, Woods cancels meeting with police (AP)
• Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)
• Report: FBI paid controversial NJ blogger for help (AP)
• Family: Slain public defender didn't speak of fear (AP)
• 4 kids among 5 killed in La. crash; 7 critical (AP)
• Rare peek at how doctors-to-be learn from cadavers (AP)
• Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP)
• Mo. man suspected in Kansas killing of wife, kids (AP)
• AP Impact: For-profit colleges haul in gov't aid (AP)
• '12 Days of Christmas' items' cost would top $87K (AP)
• Police: 4 die in CA crash as car runs red light (AP)
• RI museums consider relocating sarcophagus (AP)
• 'New Moon' keeps top box office spot with $42.5M (AP)

Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:45 PM PST AP - A man with an extensive criminal past — including a lengthy prison sentence commuted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee nearly a decade ago — was being sought Sunday in a deadly ambush on four police officers who were gunned down inside a coffee shop.

For 3rd time, Woods cancels meeting with police (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:44 PM PST AP - Tiger Woods finally gave his side of the story Sunday — on his Web site, not to police — and took the blame for an "embarrassing" car crash that gave him cuts, bruises and public scrutiny like never before.

Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 05:17 PM PST AP - Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.

Report: FBI paid controversial NJ blogger for help (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - A New Jersey blogger about to stand trial on charges he made death threats against federal judges apparently was paid by the FBI in its battle against domestic terrorism, according to a published report.

Family: Slain public defender didn't speak of fear (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 02:26 AM PST AP - An assistant federal public defender found strangled in her Oregon home was strong and athletic and would not have been easily overpowered, family members say.

4 kids among 5 killed in La. crash; 7 critical (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:24 PM PST AP - A minivan packed with 13 children and two adults was likely overweight and not designed to carry so many, police said Sunday, a day after the vehicle crashed on a highway, killing five.

Rare peek at how doctors-to-be learn from cadavers (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:11 PM PST AP - Color-coded denim cloths cover the row upon row of black body bags atop cold metal tables. Blue means a body that eventually will go into a common grave. Tan, the family wants those remains back for burial, eventually.

Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:32 AM PST AP - Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation. Instead, the Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.

Mo. man suspected in Kansas killing of wife, kids (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:23 PM PST AP - A former city official from Missouri who lost his job after he was charged with assaulting his wife was accused Sunday of fatally shooting her and their teenage daughters in eastern Kansas.

AP Impact: For-profit colleges haul in gov't aid (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST AP - Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor.

'12 Days of Christmas' items' cost would top $87K (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:06 PM PST AP - Making one's true love happy will cost a whopping $87,403 this year, a minuscule increase from last year, according to the latest cost analysis of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Police: 4 die in CA crash as car runs red light (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 04:43 PM PST AP - A car raced through a red light and slammed into a minivan broadside, killing four family members including both parents and their two young children in Northern California, authorities said Sunday.

RI museums consider relocating sarcophagus (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 01:06 PM PST AP - Gina Borromeo is well-versed in ancient artifacts, but one recent question from a museum curator caught her off-guard: "Do you want a sarcophagus?"

'New Moon' keeps top box office spot with $42.5M (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST AP - Vampires and werewolves continued to howl at the box office with a $42.5 million weekend for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

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