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• News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview (AP)
• Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview (AP)
• SC WWII vet's battle ends in gunshot at VA clinic (AP)
• Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe (AP)
• La. interstate crash kills 5; critically hurts 10 (AP)
• Wis. police report 4 shot in Madison duplex (AP)
• Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot (AP)
• LA Times sports writer Mike Penner dead at 52 (AP)
• For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)
• Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP)
• Domestic abuse cases proceed — even without victim (AP)
• Ohio school district sues over air pollution (AP)
• New commanders at embattled ND base vow perfection (AP)
• Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' (AP)
• Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race (AP)
• Recession sends older Americans to food pantries (AP)
• Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving (AP)
• In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride (AP)
• Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent (AP)

News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:10 PM PST AP - A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:47 PM PST AP - The mystery over Tiger Woods' car crash intensified Saturday when his agent called state troopers on their way to Woods' house and asked them to wait another day before speaking to him.

SC WWII vet's battle ends in gunshot at VA clinic (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:29 PM PST AP - On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith & Wesson.

Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:08 PM PST AP - Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida.

La. interstate crash kills 5; critically hurts 10 (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:19 PM PST AP - A minivan packed with children blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.

Wis. police report 4 shot in Madison duplex (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:07 PM PST AP - Four people, including two children, were wounded early Saturday at a duplex in what investigators described as domestic shootings.

Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST AP - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him.

LA Times sports writer Mike Penner dead at 52 (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 10:12 PM PST AP - Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday.

For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:51 PM PST AP - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.

Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 06:47 PM PST AP - A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.

Domestic abuse cases proceed — even without victim (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST AP - Karla Giraldo's face required about 40 stitches after an incident with her boyfriend, a New York state senator. The wife of New York TV personality Dominic Carter had a swollen lip, cut ear, and bruised body after they argued over care for their child.

Ohio school district sues over air pollution (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST AP - A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.

New commanders at embattled ND base vow perfection (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST AP - The sign over the main gate at Minot Air Force Base brags, "Only the Best Come North."

Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:33 PM PST AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.

Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:04 PM PST AP - As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes."

Recession sends older Americans to food pantries (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:23 AM PST AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession.

Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 06:44 PM PST AP - A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter.

In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST AP - The gym is adorned with championship banners, expectations are high, and the players gasp and burn their way through sprints during the first days of basketball practice at Wyoming Indian High School.

Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 11:05 AM PST AP - Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.

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• Russian Officials: Bomb Caused Train Crash That Killed 26 - Voice of America
• Commonwealth leaders back climate change fund - BBC News
• Police to Question Woods About Accident - New York Times
• cave to entomb spelunker - Salt Lake Tribune
• Mayor Bloomberg spent $102M on campaign to win third term - or $175 per vote - New York Daily News
• Pakistan's president hands over nuclear powers - BBC News

Russian Officials: Bomb Caused Train Crash That Killed 26 - Voice of America Posted: 28 Nov 2009 10:45 AM PST Times Online Russian Officials: Bomb Caused Train Crash That Killed 26 Voice of America Russian news media quote Russia's railways chief, Vladimir Yakunin, as saying a second smaller device exploded near the crash site Saturday, about 400 kilometers northwest of Moscow. Photo: AP Russian officials say a bomb explosion derailed an express ... Homemade bomb blamed in train derailment that kills 26 in RussiaLos Angeles Times Russian train in 'terrorist attack'Times Online Russian train wreck 'an act of terror'CNN New York Times -CNN International -BBC News all 1,830 news articles »

Commonwealth leaders back climate change fund - BBC News Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST Globe and Mail Commonwealth leaders back climate change fund BBC News Commonwealth leaders have pledged to back a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations deal with climate change at a Trinidad summit. The fund, proposed by UK and French leaders in Trinidad on Friday, would start next year and build to $10bn ... Commonwealth backs $10 billion climate adaptation fundWashington Post World leaders spruik climate deal chancesABC Online Queen praised in boy's calypso songThe Press Association Telegraph.co.uk -Hindustan Times -Reuters all 1,017 news articles »

Police to Question Woods About Accident - New York Times Posted: 28 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST Times Online Police to Question Woods About Accident New York Times The Florida Highway Patrol plans to interview Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday afternoon to investigate the bizarre circumstances surrounding his one-car accident outside his Orlando home early Friday morning. ... Police: 911 tapes of Woods' crash to be out SundayThe Associated Press Woods, his wife, that odd little car accident -- and Rachel UchitelLos Angeles Times Tiger Woods: Speculation rampant as crash questions persistOrlando Sentinel Reuters -SportingNews.com -New York Daily News all 4,040 news articles »

cave to entomb spelunker - Salt Lake Tribune Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:24 AM PST USA Today cave to entomb spelunker Salt Lake Tribune Tragedy » Officials say it's too risky to retrieve John Jones, will seal cavern with his body inside. By Lindsay Whitehurst The cave that claimed the life of John Jones will also be his tomb. Nutty Putty Cave will be sealed permanently with the ... US cave to be sealed after spelunker's deathAFP Body of trapped Utah spelunker won't be recoveredThe Associated Press Body will remain in sealed Utah County caveDeseret News ABC News -New York Daily News -New York Times all 1,781 news articles »

Mayor Bloomberg spent $102M on campaign to win third term - or $175 per vote - New York Daily News Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:13 AM PST New York Daily News Mayor Bloomberg spent $102M on campaign to win third term - or $175 per vote New York Daily News Mayor Bloomberg's third campaign for mayor has become the most expensive political campaign in American history. Did Mayor Bloomberg win his third term because was the better candidate, or simply the richer? ... Bloomberg Spent $102 Million to Win 3rd TermNew York Times Report: Bloomberg Spent $102M On Third-Term BidNY1 Bloomberg spent over $100 million for reelection: reportReuters Chicago Sun-Times -The Associated Press -Gothamist all 198 news articles »

Pakistan's president hands over nuclear powers - BBC News Posted: 28 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST Sydney Morning Herald Pakistan's president hands over nuclear powers BBC News President Asif Ali Zardari has handed control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal to his prime minister, in an apparent bid to ease political pressure. The move was a "giant leap" forward that empowered the PM and parliament, Mr Zardari's spokesman said. ... Pakistani president turns over nuclear authorityThe Associated Press Pakistan president loses amnesty for corruption chargesCNN International Pakistani President Shifts Nuclear Control to Prime MinisterVoice of America ABC News -PRESS TV -Wall Street Journal all 497 news articles »

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• White House: State dinner crashers met Obama (AP)
• Police chief: Woods' wife helped after accident (AP)
• Official: Blast may have caused train wreck (AP)
• Relative sought in 4 Fla. Thanksgiving killings (AP)
• Recession sends older Americans to food pantries (AP)
• Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 18 dead (AP)
• Military divorces increasing from war stress (AP)
• Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region (AP)
• Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins (AP)
• Winless Nets lose 16th straight, 109-96 to Kings (AP)
• Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected (Reuters)
• Momentum grows for Copenhagen climate deal (Reuters)
• Bloomberg spent over $100 million for reelection: report (Reuters)
• Tiger Woods hurt in car crash, released from hospital (Reuters)
• Gate crashers met Obama at state dinner with India (Reuters)
• Poland agrees rules for hosting U.S. armed forces (Reuters)
• Russia train crash kills 39 as bombing suspected (AFP)
• Explosion heard in Kabul: witnesses (AFP)

White House: State dinner crashers met Obama (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:50 PM PST AP - A reality TV hopeful and her husband who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list.

Police chief: Woods' wife helped after accident (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:43 PM PST AP - Tiger Woods was injured early Friday when he lost control of his SUV outside his Florida mansion, and a local police chief said Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out the back window to help get him out.

Official: Blast may have caused train wreck (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:56 AM PST AP - An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, killing dozens of people and injuring scores of others in what may have been an act of sabotage, Russian officials said.

Relative sought in 4 Fla. Thanksgiving killings (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:03 AM PST AP - Authorities in Florida were searching Saturday for a man police said opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner and killed four people, including his pregnant sister and a 6-year-old cousin who was sleeping in her bed.

Recession sends older Americans to food pantries (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 11:30 PM PST AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession.

Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 18 dead (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:54 AM PST AP - A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 18 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.

Military divorces increasing from war stress (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST AP - The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples.

Dubai debt problems cast shadow over region (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:31 PM PST AP - For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world's tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher.

Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:54 PM PST AP - The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.

Winless Nets lose 16th straight, 109-96 to Kings (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 11:02 PM PST AP - The New Jersey Nets dropped their 16th straight game to open the season, moving within one of matching the worst start in NBA history with a 109-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected (Reuters) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:25 AM PST Reuters - At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late on Friday in what the head of the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.

Momentum grows for Copenhagen climate deal (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:44 PM PST Reuters - World leaders on Friday rallied to a diplomatic offensive to forge a U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said an agreement was "within reach".

Bloomberg spent over $100 million for reelection: report (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 07:13 PM PST Reuters - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's narrower-than-expected reelection campaign cost the billionaire some $102 million, or about $183 per vote, The New York Times reported on Friday evening, making him the top-spending self-financed politician in U.S. history.

Tiger Woods hurt in car crash, released from hospital (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:03 PM PST Reuters - Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer and a leading force in sports marketing, was hurt in a car accident in Florida on Friday but was released from a hospital in good condition after treatment.

Gate crashers met Obama at state dinner with India (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST Reuters - A couple who penetrated layers of security to enter a State Dinner at the White House this week without an invitation met U.S. President Barack Obama in the receiving line, a White House official said on Friday.

Poland agrees rules for hosting U.S. armed forces (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 09:20 AM PST Reuters - Poland and the United States have agreed the legal details of deploying U.S. troops in Poland after lengthy negotiations, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski said on Friday.

Russia train crash kills 39 as bombing suspected (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:09 AM PST AFP - Rescue workers searched for bodies on Saturday and investigators opened a terrorism probe after a Russian passenger train derailed overnight, reportedly killing 39 people and injuring nearly 100 more.

Explosion heard in Kabul: witnesses (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 11:35 PM PST AFP - An explosion in a central Kabul neighbourhood on Saturday was caused by a "sound bomb" and appeared to have caused no casualties, an official said.

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