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• NY police car in accident ahead of Biden motorcade (AP)
• Relatives of Mo. family doubt sex abuse claims (AP)
• Texas A&M remembering fatal '99 bonfire collapse (AP)
• Woman pleads guilty, apologizes in Smart abduction (AP)
• Va. inmate who killed 2 executed by electric chair (AP)
• Slain NC girl's aunt says mother was neglectful (AP)
• Cleveland seeks survivors of 'house of horrors' (AP)
• Probe continues in Chicago BOE president's death (AP)
• Fact check: Guantanamo detainees and U.S. prisons (AP)
• Astronauts inspect space shuttle in case of damage (AP)
• NY ex-lawyer ordered to prison in terror case (AP)
• NYC political anchor takes bizarre fall from grace (AP)
• SC lawmaker: Rendezvous not enough to impeach gov (AP)
• Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs (AP)
• 5 indicted in scam targeting agencies in 4 states (AP)
• Md. city aims for balance with Dred Scott plaque (AP)
• Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease (AP)
• Study: New device boosts heart failure survival (AP)

NY police car in accident ahead of Biden motorcade (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:47 PM PST AP - A police car working ahead of Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in a minor traffic accident Tuesday evening, but it wasn't part of the procession and the vice president was unhurt.

Relatives of Mo. family doubt sex abuse claims (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:54 PM PST AP - If the tales they told police are true, a group of children in rural Missouri grew up in a house of horror, where some were raped by relatives, then told to write down their memories in little glass jars and bury them in the ground.

Texas A&M remembering fatal '99 bonfire collapse (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:52 PM PST AP - The bonfire collapse at Texas A&M University killed Carolyn Adams' daughter, Miranda. A decade later, Adams said she's grateful her daughter and the 11 other Aggies killed haven't been forgotten.

Woman pleads guilty, apologizes in Smart abduction (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST AP - Seven years after she was abducted at knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart finally has an apology — and a guilty plea — from one of her kidnappers.

Va. inmate who killed 2 executed by electric chair (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:00 PM PST AP - A former Army counterintelligence worker was executed by electric chair Tuesday for killing a Virginia couple, becoming the first U.S. inmate to die by electrocution in over a year.

Slain NC girl's aunt says mother was neglectful (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:32 PM PST AP - The aunt of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural North Carolina road said Tuesday that she had a hard time letting the girl live temporarily at her mother's house because she believed the woman neglected her children.

Cleveland seeks survivors of 'house of horrors' (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:37 PM PST AP - Now that most of the bodies found at the home of a suspected serial killer have been identified, Cleveland is turning its attention to the living — to any women who might be reluctant to come forward after encounters with a man now charged with murder and rape.

Probe continues in Chicago BOE president's death (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:55 PM PST AP - Divers returned to the Chicago River and investigators scoured cell phone records Tuesday as police declined to call the death of the city's school board president a suicide a day after an autopsy concluded he shot himself in the head.

Fact check: Guantanamo detainees and U.S. prisons (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:31 PM PST AP - As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Illinois and Michigan, proponents and critics are spinning the facts.

Astronauts inspect space shuttle in case of damage (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:18 PM PST AP - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts scoured their ship Tuesday for any signs of launch damage while pursuing the International Space Station.

NY ex-lawyer ordered to prison in terror case (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:38 PM PST AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a disbarred civil rights lawyer and ordered her to begin serving her sentence while a judge reconsiders whether he was too lenient in giving her more than two years in prison for passing information between suspected terrorists.

NYC political anchor takes bizarre fall from grace (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:17 PM PST AP - Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rudy Giuliani. And for political climbers seeking a stage in the media, a platform to join or displace the powerhouses, the man to go through for years was Dominic Carter — until last month.

SC lawmaker: Rendezvous not enough to impeach gov (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 02:26 PM PST AP - A top South Carolina lawmaker says the embattled governor should not face impeachment simply because he secretly left the state in June — a trip he took to see his Argentine lover.

Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:22 PM PST AP - Richard Martin keeps a rearview mirror on his desk to prevent co-workers from startling him in his cubicle. The walls are papered with sticky notes to help him remember things, and he wears noise-canceling headphones to keep his easily distracted mind focused.

5 indicted in scam targeting agencies in 4 states (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:52 PM PST AP - A federal grand jury in West Virginia has linked five more people to an international scam that allegedly tricked government agencies in several states into paying at least $3.3 million to bogus companies with names that sounded like legitimate firms.

Md. city aims for balance with Dred Scott plaque (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST AP - More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque Tuesday to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it — and to quell a local controversy.

Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:22 PM PST AP - You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.

Study: New device boosts heart failure survival (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST AP - For the first time, a miniature heart pump shows the potential to become a widely used, permanent treatment for many older people with severe heart failure. But can we afford it?

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• Doctors Divided Over New Mammogram Guidelines - FOXNews
• Somalia still top of corruption list - BBC News
• Obama Administration Forms Financial Fraud Task Force - Wall Street Journal
• Climate talks make progress, pressure on U.S. - Reuters
• Barzee gets 15 years for Smart abduction - Salt Lake Tribune
• Charlie Beck named la's new chief of police - Los Angeles Times
• EU to Train Somali Security Forces - Voice of America

Doctors Divided Over New Mammogram Guidelines - FOXNews Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:02 AM PST Times Online Doctors Divided Over New Mammogram Guidelines FOXNews New government guidelines for mammograms released Monday by the US Preventative Services Task Force have left women feeling confused and the medical community divided. The task force contradicted the American Cancer Society's ... Yearly Mammograms Undergo ScrutinyABC News Hologic Shares Slip On New Mammogram Screening GuidelinesWall Street Journal New Mammography Study: Questions AnsweredForbes Washington Post -WCBS-TV New York -USA Today all 1,278 news articles »

Somalia still top of corruption list - BBC News Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:14 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Somalia still top of corruption list BBC News Transparency International's latest annual report has ranked 180 countries based on perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, and found war-torn nations were the most corrupt. Afghanistan, Iraq, Burma were among the lowest-ranked, ... Afghanistan, Iraq Rated Among Most Corrupt NationsVoice of America Corruption Rises as Leaders Lose Urgency, Group SaysBloomberg Somalia, Afghanistan shamed in corruption tableAFP The Associated Press -Christian Science Monitor -Reuters all 492 news articles »

Obama Administration Forms Financial Fraud Task Force - Wall Street Journal Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:40 AM PST CBS News Obama Administration Forms Financial Fraud Task Force Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Obama administration announced Tuesday the formation of an interagency task force to combat financial fraud. "This task force's mission is not just to hold accountable those who helped ... UPDATE 1-Obama orders task force to fight financial crimeReuters Administration widening pursuit of financial fraudThe Associated Press Obama Creates Task Force to Fight Financial FraudBloomberg Washington Post -NewsHour -Washington Times all 166 news articles »

Climate talks make progress, pressure on U.S. - Reuters Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:06 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Climate talks make progress, pressure on U.S. Reuters COPENHAGEN, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Environment ministers made progress on Tuesday towards a scaled-down climate deal in Copenhagen next month, with Washington facing pressure to promise deep cuts by 2020 in greenhouse ... Denmark seeks specific pledges at climate talksThe Associated Press Copenhagen 'must produce targets'BBC News UN Climate Accord Needs Emission Cuts, Denmark SaysBloomberg guardian.co.uk -AllAfrica.com -New York Times all 1,109 news articles »

Barzee gets 15 years for Smart abduction - Salt Lake Tribune Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:44 AM PST Globe and Mail Barzee gets 15 years for Smart abduction Salt Lake Tribune Plea deal » She will get credit for time served since 2003 and testify against her husband. By Pamela Manson More than seven years after Elizabeth Smart was taken from her Salt Lake City home, Wanda Eileen Barzee pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges ... Woman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Pleads GuiltyPeople Magazine Woman pleads guilty to federal charges in 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth SmartNewsOK.com Wanda Barzee pleads guilty in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping caseExaminer.com Deseret News -abc7news.com -ABC 4 all 761 news articles »

Charlie Beck named la's new chief of police - Los Angeles Times Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST LAist (blog) Charlie Beck named la's new chief of police Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief. The council unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nomination at a hearing this morning. There was no organized opposition to the nomination of Beck, ... City Council confirms Beck as LAPD chiefSan Jose Mercury News Charlie Beck confirmed as LA's top copContra Costa Times Charlie Beck Confirmed As LAPD Police ChiefLA Weekly LAist (blog) -abc7.com -San Gabriel Valley Tribune all 75 news articles »

EU to Train Somali Security Forces - Voice of America Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:00 AM PST China Daily EU to Train Somali Security Forces Voice of America The European Union plans to train hundreds of Somali security forces and possibly expand its anti-piracy mission off Somalia's coast in an effort to bring stability to the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. The agreement to train Somali ... Somali pirates snatch North Korean sailorsTimes Online Pirates Free Spanish Ship, Crew of 36, Zapatero SaysBloomberg Somali pirates free Spanish shipAljazeera.net Reuters -New York Times -The Associated Press all 801 news articles »

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• Obama, Hu show cooperation, but divisions remain (AP)
• Business foes of health care revamp ramp up effort (AP)
• Lingering effects of Baghdad blasts on Iraqis (AP)
• SPIN METER: Did Obama grovel? (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Tobacco execs quickly find tax loophole (AP)
• Body of missing NC girl found; 2 facing charges (AP)
• New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns (AP)
• Twins joined at head successfully separated (AP)
• The semifinals are on! 4 compete on `Dancing' (AP)
• Cleveland Rocked: Ravens blank hapless Browns 16-0 (AP)
• Obama prods China on yuan but Hu silent on issue (Reuters)
• New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50 (Reuters)
• Guantanamo detainee move not security risk: officials (Reuters)
• Fed eyes dollar drop, but hews to low-rate pledge (Reuters)
• Obama announces jobs forum date, economic tour (Reuters)
• IAEA sees risk Iran hiding more nuclear activity (Reuters)
• Palin says presidency "not on my radar screen" (Reuters)
• One in seven Americans short of food (Reuters)
• Obama vows 'positive, cooperative' ties with China (AFP)
• Britain's Brown defends Afghan role (AFP)

Obama, Hu show cooperation, but divisions remain (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:52 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks Tuesday determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still showing divisions over economic, security and human rights issues that have long bedeviled the two powers.

Business foes of health care revamp ramp up effort (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:07 AM PST AP - Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill.

Lingering effects of Baghdad blasts on Iraqis (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:04 AM PST AP - Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad's city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up.

SPIN METER: Did Obama grovel? (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader.

AP IMPACT: Tobacco execs quickly find tax loophole (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:34 AM PST AP - With a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law.

Body of missing NC girl found; 2 facing charges (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST AP - When 5-year-old Shaniya Davis of North Carolina went missing, suspicion turned to a man described as her mother's boyfriend. As he was let go, police targeted another man spotted on hotel surveillance footage holding the child. Then, authorities arrested the girl's mother and accused her of offering her daughter for prostitution.

New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:11 AM PST AP - For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences.

Twins joined at head successfully separated (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:15 PM PST AP - A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.

The semifinals are on! 4 compete on `Dancing' (AP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 08:32 PM PST AP - Mya is tops among semifinalists on "Dancing with the Stars."

Cleveland Rocked: Ravens blank hapless Browns 16-0 (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - Even after Baltimore had punished Brady Quinn, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis got in one more vicious hit on Cleveland's quarterback.

Obama prods China on yuan but Hu silent on issue (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:33 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged a reluctant China to let its yuan currency rise in value at a summit where strains over trade between the two giants crept into proclamations of goodwill.

New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50 (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST Reuters - Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, but several groups immediately rebelled against the recommendations.

Guantanamo detainee move not security risk: officials (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:22 PM PST Reuters - Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed jobs, said officials who toured the rural prison on Monday, dismissing widespread concern about risks to security from America's sworn enemies and their allies.

Fed eyes dollar drop, but hews to low-rate pledge (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 05:54 PM PST Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a rare comment on the U.S. dollar's value, on Monday acknowledged the currency's slump was causing some prices to rise, but said other factors restraining inflation were winning the day.

Obama announces jobs forum date, economic tour (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 06:24 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a forum on job creation with U.S. business leaders on December 3 and then embark on a cross-country tour to discuss economic recovery, the White House said on Monday.

IAEA sees risk Iran hiding more nuclear activity (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 01:22 PM PST Reuters - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran's belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said on Monday.

Palin says presidency "not on my radar screen" (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST Reuters - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.

One in seven Americans short of food (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST Reuters - More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on "food insecurity," the U.S. government said Monday.

Obama vows 'positive, cooperative' ties with China (AFP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:42 PM PST AFP - The United States and China on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on a host of issues from climate change to North Korea as US President Barack Obama pledged positive and comprehensive ties with Beijing.

Britain's Brown defends Afghan role (AFP) Posted: 16 Nov 2009 09:30 PM PST AFP - Foreign forces in Afghanistan are "disrupting and disabling" Al-Qaeda's leadership, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, in a strong defence of Britain's involvement in the conflict.

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