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• Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views (AP)
• SF area officer, passenger injured during arrest (AP)
• RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion (AP)
• Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work (AP)
• Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in Ohio (AP)
• Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck (AP)
• Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill (AP)
• Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks (AP)
• Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill (AP)
• 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend (AP)
• Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy (AP)
• NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island (AP)
• Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations (AP)
• Arrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mystery (AP)
• Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean (AP)
• Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage (AP)

Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:28 PM PST AP - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.

SF area officer, passenger injured during arrest (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:15 PM PST AP - A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men.

RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:36 PM PST AP - A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.

Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 03:49 PM PST AP - Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday.

Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in Ohio (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 01:25 PM PST AP - The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one — as his home state of Ohio has proposed — as long as the drug works efficiently.

Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST AP - Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:41 PM PST AP - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST AP - While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:55 PM PST AP - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.

'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 05:43 PM PST AP - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:16 AM PST AP - The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan.

NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST AP - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there.

Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:36 AM PST AP - Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.

Arrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mystery (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:53 AM PST AP - In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked.

Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:51 PM PST AP - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:27 AM PST AP - The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.

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• Iran Drills Simulate Defense of Nuclear Sites - Voice of America
• Hamas halts rocket attacks on Israel - Times Online
• CORRECTS RI Bishop-Kennedy - The Associated Press
• Indonesian Ferry Sinks, 29 Dead, 240 Rescued - Voice of America
• Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide - New York Times
• Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash - San Jose Mercury News
• Subway riders sealed in murder car - New York Post

Iran Drills Simulate Defense of Nuclear Sites - Voice of America Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:40 AM PST Ynetnews Iran Drills Simulate Defense of Nuclear Sites Voice of America Iran has begun military exercises simulating a defense against any attack on its nuclear facilities. The United States and Israel have not ruled out a military option should negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program fail. A top official in the Islamic ... Rio: Hundreds protest Ahmadinejad visitJerusalem Post Iran wants nuclear fuel guaranteesAFP Iran war games to defend nuclear sitesBBC News Reuters -Ynetnews -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 880 news articles »

Hamas halts rocket attacks on Israel - Times Online Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:34 AM PST Times Online Hamas halts rocket attacks on Israel Times Online Hamas announced today that it would freeze its rocket attacks on southern Israel, after Israeli war planes bombed the Gaza Strip. The Islamist group, which has run the blockaded coastal enclave since 2007, said it had come to an agreement with other ... Israel fires at Gaza, says weapons facilities hitCNN International Gaza militant groups agree to stop firing rockets into Israelguardian.co.uk Gaza factions deny deal with Hamas to stop rocketsXinhua Jewish Telegraphic Agency -FOXNews -AFP all 1,227 news articles »

CORRECTS RI Bishop-Kennedy - The Associated Press Posted: 22 Nov 2009 03:13 AM PST New York Daily News CORRECTS RI Bishop-Kennedy The Associated Press (Stations: Please substitute the following for V3958, slugged RI Bishop-Kennedy, which moved at 5:05 am Eastern time. The new version CORRECTS Kennedy not disclosing how bishop told him of ban sted in discussions.) PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) — Rep. ... Patrick Kennedy, Abortion, and the Catholic ChurchAssociated Content Bishop Tobin responds to KennedyProvidence Eyewitness News Muck tracker - Kennedy forbidden to take communionMuckety Examiner.com -Sydney Morning Herald -Hartford Courant all 990 news articles »

Indonesian Ferry Sinks, 29 Dead, 240 Rescued - Voice of America Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:12 AM PST Canoe.ca Indonesian Ferry Sinks, 29 Dead, 240 Rescued Voice of America A sinking ferry survivor is seen floating on the sea before being rescued off Karimun island, Indonesia on Sunday, 22 Nov. 2009 Indonesian transportation officials say at least 29 people died but more than 240 were rescued Sunday after a ferry sank in ... Indonesian Ferry Sinks Off Sumatra Island; 25 DeadBloomberg 25 dead as Indonesian ferry sinksCNN International Indonesian ferry sinks with almost 300 onboardPRESS TV AFP -Sydney Morning Herald -Xinhua all 785 news articles »

Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide - New York Times Posted: 21 Nov 2009 04:33 PM PST United Press International Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide New York Times FORT WAYNE, Ind. — When tickets to see Sarah Palin in Michigan ran out, people drove to her appearance here, three hours away. Barbara Stoutjesdyk posed next to Sarah Palin's bus on Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich., where 1000 tickets ... Palin book tour travels to Pa., NYUnited Press International Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?MiamiHerald.com Ferraro on Palin: Perspective from a TrailblazerFOXNews Irish Central -Roanoke Times -Philadelphia Inquirer all 562 news articles »

Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:33 AM PST KTLA Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash San Jose Mercury News AP LOS ANGELES—Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey says a sport utility ... Three killed in freeway crashContra Costa Times 3 Killed In Fiery Crash On 210 Freeway In SunlandCBS 2 Three Die In SUV-Big Rig CrashKTLA 89.3 KPCC -abc7.com -KIONrightnow.com all 15 news articles »

Subway riders sealed in murder car - New York Post Posted: 22 Nov 2009 02:58 AM PST New York Daily News Subway riders sealed in murder car New York Post Nearly 30 petrified passengers were trapped on a Midtown hell train yesterday with a knife-wielding madman and the blood-soaked body of a straphanger he just stabbed to death in a senseless argument ... Man stabbed to death over subway seatExaminer.com Man Faces Charges In Fatal Subway StabbingNY1 Police: Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seatThe Associated Press AHN -New York Times -New York Daily News all 273 news articles »

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• Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP)
• Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard (AP)
• 3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India (AP)
• Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage (AP)
• More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP)
• Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP)
• Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP)
• Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony (AP)
• Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk (AP)
• No. 11 Oregon slips past Arizona 44-41 in 2 OTs (AP)
• Healthcare bill passes first Senate test (Reuters)
• Obama asks for patience on economy (Reuters)
• Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial (Reuters)
• NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training (Reuters)
• China mine explosion death toll reaches 87 (Reuters)
• Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters)
• "Big Bang" experiment advancing fast (Reuters)
• Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities (Reuters)
• Indonesian ferry with over 200 people sinks: police (AFP)
• 87 workers perish in China mine disaster (AFP)

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:53 AM PST AP - Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:48 AM PST AP - An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.

3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:56 AM PST AP - Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said.

Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:16 AM PST AP - Officials in Saipan have identified the gunman involved in a deadly rampage as 42-year-old Li Zhongren of China.

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:50 PM PST AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:53 PM PST AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST AP - Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:13 AM PST AP - Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.

Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:54 PM PST AP - A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

No. 11 Oregon slips past Arizona 44-41 in 2 OTs (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:42 PM PST AP - Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

Healthcare bill passes first Senate test (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 06:41 PM PST Reuters - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.

Obama asks for patience on economy (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 03:02 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.

Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 08:31 AM PST Reuters - Italian prosecutors on Saturday called for a life sentence for American university student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of Briton Meredith Kercher.

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST Reuters - NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

China mine explosion death toll reaches 87 (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:47 PM PST Reuters - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 87 as hopes dimmed on Sunday that more survivors would be found a day after a gas blast at a colliery in the country's far northeast.

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year.

"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 05:39 AM PST Reuters - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 11:27 AM PST Reuters - Iran's military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at "the heart of Tel Aviv" if attacked.

Indonesian ferry with over 200 people sinks: police (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:01 AM PST AFP - A ferry carrying more than 200 people sank off Indonesia's Sumatra island, possibly due to bad weather, police said Sunday.

87 workers perish in China mine disaster (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 11:13 PM PST AFP - The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China climbed to 87 on Sunday as rescuers hunted for 21 workers still trapped deep underground in the nation's deadliest mine disaster in two years.

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