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• Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)
• Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
• Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA (AP)
• Man faces murder charge in NC girl's disappearance (AP)
• University of Calif. approves big fee hikes (AP)
• Police seize more vids in Mo. sex abuse case (AP)
• 9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries (AP)
• Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm (AP)
• Hearing begins for Maui man accused of being spy (AP)
• Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner (AP)
• Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case (AP)
• Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (AP)
• Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42 (AP)
• Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit (AP)
• UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban (AP)

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:01 PM PST AP - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:17 PM PST AP - "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 08:31 PM PST AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST AP - For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.

Man faces murder charge in NC girl's disappearance (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:32 PM PST AP - A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday.

University of Calif. approves big fee hikes (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 08:42 PM PST AP - The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state.

Police seize more vids in Mo. sex abuse case (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST AP - Several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives remember being taken to various locations and photographed with naked men, police investigators said in a search warrant released Thursday.

9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:42 PM PST AP - New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists.

Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:39 PM PST AP - A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials said they couldn't confirm the aneurysm and it was too early to know the cause of the crash.

Hearing begins for Maui man accused of being spy (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:45 PM PST AP - A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of spying for China suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense testified in federal court Thursday.

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST AP - When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.

Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:20 PM PST AP - Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia.

Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 08:39 PM PST AP - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42 (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 07:54 PM PST AP - Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42.

Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:16 PM PST AP - A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.

UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST AP - UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care — and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence — two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights.

AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST AP - Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.

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• EU Gears Up to Appoint New President - Voice of America
• Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in ed reform - Washington Post
• Fort Hood hearing focuses on homegrown threats, 'political correctness' - Washington Post
• US Army Corps blamed for Katrina floods - BBC News
• UN investigators visit Iranian nuke site - CNN
• Barack Obama: Iran faces fresh nuclear sanctions within weeks - guardian.co.uk
• Deaths Not Linked to H1N1 Vaccine: WHO - ABC News

EU Gears Up to Appoint New President - Voice of America Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:08 AM PST guardian.co.uk EU Gears Up to Appoint New President Voice of America Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose the European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided on their choice. Leaders from the 27 European Union states meet in Brussels for an early working dinner aimed to ... Belgian-British duo leads race for EU's top jobsThe Associated Press Who's still in the running to be European Council president?guardian.co.uk Belgian PM Van Rompuy proposed for top EU job: diplomatsReuters Times Online -Telegraph.co.uk -AFP all 906 news articles »

Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in ed reform - Washington Post Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST United Press International Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in ed reform Washington Post The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday announced a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and mentoring in three large school systems ... Gates Foundation gives $335M for US education effortsBizjournals.com Gates Foundation gives $335 million for effective teaching in four statesSeattle Times L.A. charter schools win Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantLos Angeles Times MSN Money -District Administration all 216 news articles »

Fort Hood hearing focuses on homegrown threats, 'political correctness' - Washington Post Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST ABC News Fort Hood hearing focuses on homegrown threats, 'political correctness' Washington Post A Senate committee on Thursday morning launched the first public hearing into the Fort Hood shooting attack with a focus on the perils of homegrown extremism and "political correctness" and with partial cooperation from the Obama ... Hasan Was Worried About Results of Recent HIV TestABC News Robert Gates to announce Pentagon probe of Ft. Hood shooting rampageLos Angeles Times Congressional panel opens probeCNN Christian Science Monitor -Wall Street Journal -AFP all 3,149 news articles »

US Army Corps blamed for Katrina floods - BBC News Posted: 19 Nov 2009 07:47 AM PST guardian.co.uk US Army Corps blamed for Katrina floods BBC News A US judge has ruled that negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers led to massive floods in parts of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The court upheld complaints by six residents and a business against the Corps over its maintenance ... Victims of flooding during Hurricane Katrina win compensationguardian.co.uk Army Corps liable for Katrina damage, US court findsChristian Science Monitor Hurricane Katrina Victims Win $719698 From US in First TrialBloomberg JURIST -CNN International -AFP all 767 news articles »

UN investigators visit Iranian nuke site - CNN Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:35 AM PST AFP UN investigators visit Iranian nuke site CNN Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Iran would not send its uranium abroad for medical research. (CNN) -- United Nations nuclear inspectors Thursday visited an Iranian nuclear plant that was secret until September, the International Atomic Energy ... World leaders to meet on Iran's failure to halt nuclear programWashington Post Major powers to meet after Iran snubs nuclear dealAFP Turkish FM to discuss nuclear issue with AhmadinejadJerusalem Post PRESS TV -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Boston Globe all 431 news articles »

Barack Obama: Iran faces fresh nuclear sanctions within weeks - guardian.co.uk Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:41 AM PST BBC News Barack Obama: Iran faces fresh nuclear sanctions within weeks guardian.co.uk Barack Obama speaks at Osan air force base in South Korea. Photograph: Jang Dong-Min/Getty Images Barack Obama has signalled a further escalation in the crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions by serving notice that punitive measures could be agreed ... On last stop of Asia tour, Obama targets Iran, North KoreaChristian Science Monitor US Begins Talks on Iran Nuclear Proposal with International PartnersVoice of America Obama wraps up 4-nation tour of AsiaCNN International Reuters -Bloomberg -AFP all 2,949 news articles »

Deaths Not Linked to H1N1 Vaccine: WHO - ABC News Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:33 AM PST guardian.co.uk Deaths Not Linked to H1N1 Vaccine: WHO ABC News GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicions they might have been caused by the ... Swine flu shot not causing deaths, officials saymsnbc.com Keeping a public health crisis, privatephillyBurbs.com H1N1 clinic in Penfield draws hundreds of Monroe County residentsMPNnow.com Warwick Beacon -Asheville Citizen-Times -Crookston Daily Times all 3,086 news articles »

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• Obama says talks under way on Iran sanctions (AP)
• Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term (AP)
• Senate girds for historic debate on health bill (AP)
• Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds (AP)
• 19 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing (AP)
• Behind missed Gitmo deadline: Detainees unwanted (AP)
• Chicago terror suspects investigated in India (AP)
• Source: Ex-official to head Pentagon's Fort Hood review (AP)
• Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia (AP)
• Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff schedule (AP)
• Reid unveils broad Senate healthcare plan (Reuters)
• Obama ready to help a non-nuclear North Korea (Reuters)
• Karzai pledges to tackle graft, take over security (Reuters)
• U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge (Reuters)
• U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged (Reuters)
• Obama warns Iran of consequences over nuclear standoff (Reuters)
• Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty (Reuters)
• Financial reforms grind forward in Congress (Reuters)
• Karzai seeks unity, vows to fight corruption (AFP)
• Bomber kills 16 outside Pakistan court: officials (AFP)

Obama says talks under way on Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:28 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.

Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:58 AM PST AP - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday to prosecute corrupt government officials and end a culture of impunity, speaking during an inauguration closely watched by the international community for signs that his administration is moving beyond the cronyism and graft of the past five years.

Senate girds for historic debate on health bill (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:19 AM PST AP - After months of maneuvering, the Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other.

Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:18 AM PST AP - The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.

19 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:04 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: Detainees unwanted (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:24 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.

Chicago terror suspects investigated in India (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST AP - Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible involvement in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, according to authorities in that country.

Source: Ex-official to head Pentagon's Fort Hood review (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 06:37 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.

Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:18 PM PST AP - Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well.

Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff schedule (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:21 PM PST AP - Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.

Reid unveils broad Senate healthcare plan (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:10 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.

Obama ready to help a non-nuclear North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:29 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to help North Korea repair its economy and end decades of international isolation if Pyongyang stopped a cycle of threats and finally moved toward nuclear disarmament.

Karzai pledges to tackle graft, take over security (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST Reuters - Newly-inaugurated Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged on Thursday to tackle corruption and said his country's security forces should be ready to take over responsibility of unstable areas in three years.

U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:53 PM PST Reuters - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:41 PM PST Reuters - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms had not changed.

Obama warns Iran of consequences over nuclear standoff (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:08 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Iran on Thursday of consequences of its failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal and could have a package of steps to take "within weeks."

Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:16 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be convicted and put to death, but later said he was not trying to prejudge the trial.

Financial reforms grind forward in Congress (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:14 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. Congress edged closer on Wednesday to creating new government powers to break up giant financial firms, which Europe is already doing, while a U.S. derivatives market crackdown got more complicated.

Karzai seeks unity, vows to fight corruption (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:40 AM PST AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed to combat corruption and invited his chief rival to join the government after he was sworn in for a second term on Thursday, facing Western pressure to restore legitimacy as a US-led war stretches into a ninth year.

Bomber kills 16 outside Pakistan court: officials (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:54 AM PST AFP - A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar Thursday killing 16 people, the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press a major anti-Taliban offensive.

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