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• Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide (AP)
• 3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding (AP)
• Doctor's help sought in failed Ohio execution try (AP)
• Off-reservation Indian gambling raises concerns (AP)
• New details emerge in Somali terror probe (AP)
• Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library (AP)
• SC lawmakers question impeachment for governor (AP)
• Paltry sale for once-proud dome in once-proud city (AP)
• 3 Conn. athletes accused of sex assault conspiracy (AP)
• LA County leaders back night fire flights (AP)
• Palin stops in Fla. town that feted her in 2008 (AP)
• Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP (AP)
• US offers $5M reward for 'Bomb Man' terror suspect (AP)
• Ill. Democrats: Keeping Obama Senate seat not easy (AP)
• Uncle follows nephew to NYC court for terror trial (AP)
• Pa. investor gets 15 years for $35M Ponzi scheme (AP)
• Clergy abuse victims criticize Rhode Island bishop (AP)
• Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend (AP)
• School bus collision injures 17 kids (AP)
• CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu (AP)

Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:17 PM PST AP - On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest.

3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:42 PM PST AP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.

Doctor's help sought in failed Ohio execution try (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:24 PM PST AP - As an Ohio execution team tried to find a vein during an unsuccessful lethal injection attempt, prison staff sought help from a doctor — a move generally discouraged by ethical and professional medical rules — federal court papers show.

Off-reservation Indian gambling raises concerns (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:23 PM PST AP - An Indian tribe wants to build a grand, $1.5 billion, Las Vegas-style casino resort on a swath of land overlooking San Francisco Bay — a spot more than 100 miles from its tribal lands.

New details emerge in Somali terror probe (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:25 PM PST AP - A Minnesota man hosted a gathering for several young Somalis days before they left Minneapolis to fight with a terrorist group in their war-torn homeland, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in a sweeping federal investigation.

Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:54 PM PST AP - A former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University officials have settled a four-year property dispute involving the site of George W. Bush's presidential library, both parties announced Tuesday.

SC lawmakers question impeachment for governor (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:08 PM PST AP - A cool-headed legal debate has replaced the once-passionate calls to oust Gov. Mark Sanford that began after his tearful summertime admission that he disappeared from the state to pursue an extramarital affair in Argentina.

Paltry sale for once-proud dome in once-proud city (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:20 PM PST AP - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.

3 Conn. athletes accused of sex assault conspiracy (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:54 PM PST AP - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.

LA County leaders back night fire flights (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:38 PM PST AP - Los Angeles County leaders responding to the summer's destructive Station Fire voted Tuesday to urge the U.S. Forest Service to allow helicopters to battle wildfires at night.

Palin stops in Fla. town that feted her in 2008 (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST AP - Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn't on her radar, took her "Going Rogue" book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:25 AM PST AP - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.

US offers $5M reward for 'Bomb Man' terror suspect (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST AP - The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency.

Ill. Democrats: Keeping Obama Senate seat not easy (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST AP - The White House and Illinois Democrats said Tuesday that their bid to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be easy and their difficulties aren't just because of the scandal that engulfed ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Uncle follows nephew to NYC court for terror trial (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST AP - Khalid Sheik Mohammed has acknowledged doing what his nephew Ramzi Yousef couldn't: toppling the World Trade Center towers.

Pa. investor gets 15 years for $35M Ponzi scheme (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:47 PM PST AP - A gym owner-turned-investment fund manager was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that left investors short $35 million once the fraud unraveled.

Clergy abuse victims criticize Rhode Island bishop (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:17 PM PST AP - Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters said Tuesday that Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop is not doing enough to protect children from pedophile priests even as he's taken on Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy for his stance on abortion rights.

Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:34 PM PST AP - A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to charges he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to set her 12-year-old daughter ablaze.

School bus collision injures 17 kids (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:29 PM PST AP - Two school buses have collided at a red light, sending 17 children to several Ohio hospitals.

CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:38 PM PST AP - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.

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• Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan - New York Times
• SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings - The Associated Press
• Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor - Los Angeles Times
• Marking first state visit, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister - Washington Post
• GOP 'Purity' Test Could Trip Up Castle - New York Times
• Iraq inquiry: Britain rejected regime change as illegal in 2001 - Telegraph.co.uk
• ABC cancels Lambert appearance on morning TV show - Washington Post
• Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics' - New York Times
• Who's confused by Palin parody? - Los Angeles Times

Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan - New York Times Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:08 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Obama Says He Intends to 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Tuesday that he will announce his decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan next week, and that it is his intention to "finish the job" that began with the overthrow of ... Obama says he wants to 'finish the job' in AfghanistanBBC News Obama poised to announce decision on Afghanistanguardian.co.uk Obama vows to 'finish the job' in AfghanistanAFP Bloomberg -Times Online -Houston Chronicle all 1,828 news articles »

SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings - The Associated Press Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST MiamiHerald.com SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings The Associated Press COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina have begun debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. Seven lawmakers from the House Judiciary Committee ... South Carolina's governor begins impeachment defenseUSA Today Taxpayers to pay $150-a-hour lawyer to defend Governor's OfficeThe State Committee Takes Up Mark Sanford Impeachment ResolutionWLTX.com WCBD -NBC Connecticut -Charleston Regional Business all 949 news articles »

Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor - Los Angeles Times Posted: 23 Nov 2009 08:44 PM PST Los Angeles Times Schwarzenegger taps Abel Maldonado for lieutenant governor Los Angeles Times The Republican has crossed the aisle on some key votes and also aspires to being elected to the job next year, making his confirmation by the full Legislature less than certain. Moderate Republican Abel Maldonado's appointment as lieutenant governor to ... Arnold's Heir Transplant?Wall Street Journal Maldonado picked to be lieutenant governorSan Francisco Chronicle Maldonado is the choice for the lieutenant governorSan Jose Mercury News 89.3 KPCC -AHN -Sacramento Business Journal all 181 news articles »

Marking first state visit, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister - Washington Post Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:14 AM PST New York Times Marking first state visit, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister Washington Post It may be that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has ruined the White House forever. In the warm and golden fictional world he envisioned in "The American President" and "The West Wing," events at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue were always grand, ... Obama says he'll visit India next yearCNN International Obama Welcomes India's Singh to the White HouseVoice of America Analysis: Why India is at the top of US state visit listCNN Reuters -The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal all 3,895 news articles »

GOP 'Purity' Test Could Trip Up Castle - New York Times Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:12 AM PST The Week Magazine GOP 'Purity' Test Could Trip Up Castle New York Times One of the bright lights on the political horizons for Republicans in 2010 is the United States Senate seat that opened up in Delaware when Joseph R. Biden Jr. became vice president. Party leaders recruited Representative Mike Castle, ... Steele ally: Francis dismissal was in works since before electionPolitico Five key points about the GOP Purity TestExaminer.com Iowa's Scheffler supports GOP 'purity test'Iowa Independent Los Angeles Times -IMAO -Washington Times all 81 news articles »

Iraq inquiry: Britain rejected regime change as illegal in 2001 - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:49 AM PST guardian.co.uk Iraq inquiry: Britain rejected regime change as illegal in 2001 Telegraph.co.uk British officials discussed toppling Saddam Hussein in 2001 but rejected a policy of "regime change" as illegal under international law, the Iraq war inquiry has heard. By James Kirkup and Gordon Rayner On its opening day of public hearings, ... How the US has investigated the Iraq warBBC News British panel begins inquiry on Iraq warThe Associated Press UK Opens Wide-Ranging Iraq War InquiryVoice of America Reuters UK -Xinhua -TIME all 1,555 news articles »

ABC cancels Lambert appearance on morning TV show - Washington Post Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:53 AM PST BBC News ABC cancels Lambert appearance on morning TV show Washington Post LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An appearance by "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert on ABC television show "Good Morning America" was canceled on Tuesday, following the singer's sexually-charged performance at the American Music Awards. ... 'Good Morning America' pulls plug on Lambertmsnbc.com Free Adam Lambert concert for 'Good Morning America' is canceledLos Angeles Times Adam Lambert's GMA Act Nixed After "Controversial" AMA PerformanceUs Magazine USA Today -The Associated Press -MTV.com all 1,628 news articles »

Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics' - New York Times Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:22 AM PST Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics' New York Times Firing back at recent industry charges that the Obama administration is not promoting domestic energy development, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced that his department has scheduled 38 onshore oil and gas ... Interior: Oil and gas lease plans include AlaskaThe Associated Press Salazar fires back at criticism from oil and gas industryCasper Star-Tribune Online Feds announce lease salesAlaska Dispatch Juneau Empire all 111 news articles »

Who's confused by Palin parody? - Los Angeles Times Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:44 AM PST CBS News Who's confused by Palin parody? Los Angeles Times When we wrote that OR Books, publishers of the Sarah Palin parody "Going Rouge," might be hoping to confuse buyers looking for "Going Rogue" with their evil-twin cover and typo-switcheroo title, we didn't imagine that the media would be caught up in ... The 'Going Rogue' code: text reveals logic of Sarah Palin's tourChristian Science Monitor Sarah Palin to sign books Sunday in RichlandSeattle Times Palin: Obama not acknowledging troopsPolitico The New Mexico Independent -Huffington Post (blog) -The Associated Press all 1,943 news articles »

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• 11 more Philippine victims found; death toll to 35 (AP)
• Pakistani troops kill 18 Islamist militants (AP)
• Spin meter: Legislation inflation grips GOP (AP)
• Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs (AP)
• SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings (AP)
• Economic recovery likely not quite that energetic (AP)
• China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal (AP)
• Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP (AP)
• Mya is 3 points from perfect at 'Dancing' finale (AP)
• Late field goal gives Titans 20-17 win over Texas (AP)
• Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days (Reuters)
• Fed asks U.S. banks to submit TARP repayment plans: report (Reuters)
• South Carolina governor faces ethics allegations (Reuters)
• U.S. to bring emissions cut target to Copenhagen talks (Reuters)
• Cribs recalled in U.S., Canada over safety concerns (Reuters)
• Home sales at 2-1/2 year high (Reuters)
• Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli minister (Reuters)
• Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions (Reuters)
• Obama meets war cabinet on Afghanistan (AFP)
• Bodies in shallow graves following Philippine massacre (AFP)

11 more Philippine victims found; death toll to 35 (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST AP - A Philippine police official says 11 more bodies have been recovered from a mass grave in the country's south, raising the number of massacre victims to 35.

Pakistani troops kill 18 Islamist militants (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:14 AM PST AP - Pakistani troops killed 18 militants in a fresh offensive Tuesday against insurgents blamed for a wave of recent bombings in the main northwestern city of Peshawar.

Spin meter: Legislation inflation grips GOP (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:16 AM PST AP - Republicans love to get their hands on the Democrats' health care legislation. They show it to the cameras at every opportunity, even piling one version on top of another to make a big pile look even bigger.

Govt issues record 2.1M recall for dropside cribs (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST AP - More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:10 AM PST AP - Legislators irked for months over Gov. Mark Sanford's summertime vanishing act and his tearful revelation that he was in Argentina for a rendezvous with his lover plan to start debating a measure Tuesday that ultimately would remove him from office.

Economic recovery likely not quite that energetic (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:24 AM PST AP - Remember the economy's return to growth last quarter? Well, it probably wasn't as energetic as first thought.

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:37 AM PST AP - China executed two people Tuesday for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick.

Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST AP - Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's unprecedented infusion to the financial sector, but the returns are ahead of schedule.

Mya is 3 points from perfect at 'Dancing' finale (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:43 AM PST AP - Mya is poised to take the "Dancing With the Stars" title after finishing three points away from perfect during the final night of competition Monday.

Late field goal gives Titans 20-17 win over Texas (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 09:58 PM PST AP - Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.

Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days (Reuters) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:55 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said.

Fed asks U.S. banks to submit TARP repayment plans: report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 09:36 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked nine banks that were part of "stress tests" conducted earlier this year to submit plans to repay money injected under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the situation.

South Carolina governor faces ethics allegations (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 01:53 PM PST Reuters - Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, a conservative seen as a presidential contender before a sex scandal wrecked his reputation, faces 37 possible ethics violations, the state ethics commission said on Monday.

U.S. to bring emissions cut target to Copenhagen talks (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:42 PM PST Reuters - The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at U.N. climate change talks in Copenhagen in December with an eye toward winning support from U.S. lawmakers who must agree to put it into law.

Cribs recalled in U.S., Canada over safety concerns (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 08:27 PM PST Reuters - Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc is voluntarily recalling more than 2.1 million baby cribs in the United States and Canada due to a potential suffocation hazard, U.S. safety officials said on Monday.

Home sales at 2-1/2 year high (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 02:02 PM PST Reuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped last month to their highest level in more than 2-1/2 years, but a fall in an economic gauge was a reminder that recovery from recession would be patchy.

Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli minister (Reuters) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST Reuters - Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas, though it remains unclear which jailed Palestinians will be released, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions (Reuters) Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:45 AM PST Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step toward discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday.

Obama meets war cabinet on Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 10:51 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama has huddled with his war cabinet for what officials indicated could be the final time before he decides whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.

Bodies in shallow graves following Philippine massacre (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 10:01 PM PST AFP - Police pulled bullet-ridden bodies from shallow graves on Tuesday as troops hunted down the gunmen who massacred at least 22 people in one of the Philippines' most brutal explosions of political violence.

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