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• Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind (AP)
• Accused terrorist bridged two different worlds (AP)
• 4 slain Wash. officers honored at memorial (AP)
• Ohio executes inmate with one-drug injection (AP)
• Woods' mother-in-law released from Fla. hospital (AP)
• Student opens fire in Va. classroom; no injuries (AP)
• No Asian carp found in channel where DNA had been (AP)
• Sen. Brown wins GOP primary, Coakley tops Dems (AP)
• Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating (AP)
• Doctor shot to death at rural Ky. medical clinic (AP)
• Senator: Va. medal winner can keep his flagpole (AP)
• Conn. ex-cop acquitted of manslaughter, assault (AP)
• Holy mackerel! 1 year since Blagojevich arrest (AP)
• How fake sites trick search engines to hit the top (AP)
• App in the hand finds birds in bushes as you roam (AP)
• Conn. lifer seeks DNA testing — on murder victim (AP)
• Tenn. mayor sorry for Obama 'Peanuts' accusation (AP)
• Nation's 1st innocence panel faces crucial test (AP)
• Mo. teen pleads not guilty to killing neighbor, 9 (AP)
• S.C. first lady: Wouldn't have appeared with gov. for cameras (AP)

Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:31 PM PST AP - A fierce winter storm hammered more than a dozen states Tuesday with dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds that threatened to create 15-foot drifts in parts of the Upper Midwest.

Accused terrorist bridged two different worlds (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 03:31 PM PST AP - Part American and part Pakistani, the Chicago man accused of conspiring in the bloody terrorist attacks in Mumbai has followed a twisted trail through two different worlds.

4 slain Wash. officers honored at memorial (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:03 PM PST AP - About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain officers who were remembered Tuesday as heroes and loving family members.

Ohio executes inmate with one-drug injection (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST AP - An Ohio killer was put to death in an efficient 10 minutes Tuesday in the first U.S. execution to use a single drug injection instead of the standard three-chemical combination that has come under legal attack because it can cause excruciating pain.

Woods' mother-in-law released from Fla. hospital (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:00 PM PST AP - Tiger Woods' mother-in-law collapsed at his home and was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday, touching off the second media frenzy in two weeks surrounding the pro golfer's carefully guarded private life.

Student opens fire in Va. classroom; no injuries (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:35 PM PST AP - A 20-year-old student opened fire in a community college classroom, but did not hit anyone and was arrested in a hallway, police said Tuesday.

No Asian carp found in channel where DNA had been (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:49 PM PST AP - Officials say a week-long search turned up no Asian carp south of Chicago where the invasive fish's DNA was discovered this fall.

Sen. Brown wins GOP primary, Coakley tops Dems (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:37 PM PST AP - Two veteran state politicians won their parties' nominations Tuesday amid light turnout that followed a low-key campaign to fill the high-profile Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.

Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:21 PM PST AP - The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said Tuesday that she was upset by claims that her role in the church is divisive.

Doctor shot to death at rural Ky. medical clinic (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:01 PM PST AP - A "disgruntled patient" shot his doctor to death Tuesday at a rural southeastern Kentucky health clinic in what might have been a dispute over prescription pills, officials said.

Senator: Va. medal winner can keep his flagpole (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:20 PM PST AP - A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner can keep his 21-foot flagpole in his front yard after a homeowner's association dropped its request to remove it, a spokesman for Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said Tuesday.

Conn. ex-cop acquitted of manslaughter, assault (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 03:51 PM PST AP - A white retired police officer was acquitted Tuesday of manslaughter and assault for shooting two unarmed black men, angering the victims' families and prompting a call for peace from the city's mayor.

Holy mackerel! 1 year since Blagojevich arrest (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 02:36 PM PST AP - When the news arrived, Rep. Bill Black thought at first it was somebody's lame idea of a joke. But it was true: The FBI had arrested the governor of Illinois, hauling him away wearing a track suit and handcuffs.

How fake sites trick search engines to hit the top (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:34 PM PST AP - Even search engines can get suckered by Internet scams.

App in the hand finds birds in bushes as you roam (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 01:47 PM PST AP - When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders where to find candidates to add to his life list of birds sighted.

Conn. lifer seeks DNA testing — on murder victim (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 01:48 PM PST AP - Alex Palmieri was 15 when witnesses say he was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat in a Bridgeport garage in 1984.

Tenn. mayor sorry for Obama 'Peanuts' accusation (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:56 PM PST AP - A Tennessee mayor is apologizing for writing on his Facebook page that President Barack Obama deliberately timed a speech last week to block the "Peanuts" Christmas special.

Nation's 1st innocence panel faces crucial test (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 01:01 PM PST AP - After North Carolina was forced to release a series of wrongly convicted people from prisons early in the decade, leaders established a pioneering agency to swiftly assess claims of innocence.

Mo. teen pleads not guilty to killing neighbor, 9 (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:44 AM PST AP - A 15-year-old Missouri girl pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing a 9-year-old neighbor who authorities say was slain because the teen wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone.

S.C. first lady: Wouldn't have appeared with gov. for cameras (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:51 AM PST AP - Even if her straying husband had asked her to, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she wouldn't have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman.

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• Obama outlines job creation agenda - Los Angeles Times
• Bombings in Baghdad Kill at Least 121 - New York Times
• Ohio executes inmate using single-drug method - CNN
• Shocker polls: That Sarah Palin-Barack Obama gap melts to 1 point - Los Angeles Times
• Calls Mount for Reid to Apologize Over Slavery Remark - FOXNews
• US Gen Stanley McChrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan - BBC News
• Obama's 47 Percent Approval Lowest of Any President at This Point - FOXNews
• Why Obama Is Taking on Climate Change - FOXNews
• FBI orders independent review after Fort Hood shooting - Reuters

Obama outlines job creation agenda - Los Angeles Times Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:51 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Obama outlines job creation agenda Los Angeles Times The president says savings from cheaper corporate bailouts frees up funds that can be used on jobs programs and energy-efficient home projects. The total cost of his proposal is not yet known. By Christi Parsons and Jim Puzzanghera Reporting from ... Obama proposes job creation programs in economic speechWashington Post Obama: Use leftover bank bailout money to create jobsMiamiHerald.com FACT CHECK: Obama Likes Both Sides of an ArgumentABC News Detroit Free Press -Atlantic Online -Forbes all 1,360 news articles »

Bombings in Baghdad Kill at Least 121 - New York Times Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST BBC News Bombings in Baghdad Kill at Least 121 New York Times BAGHDAD — A series of devastating car bombings rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 121 people and wounding hundreds more, according to preliminary accounts by witnesses, the police and hospital officials. ... Coordinated blasts hit Baghdad; kill at least 127Washington Post Baghdad bombings: Iraqis demand securityChristian Science Monitor Violence returns to IraqBBC News Hindu -Xinhua -Los Angeles Times all 1,889 news articles »

Ohio executes inmate using single-drug method - CNN Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:18 AM PST New York Daily News Ohio executes inmate using single-drug method CNN Kenneth Biros was convicted of murder. Prosecutors said he cut up the victim's body and spread it around two states. (CNN) -- An Ohio inmate, convicted of killing and dismembering a 22-year-old woman in 1991, was executed Tuesday using a new, ... New Execution Method Is Used in OhioNew York Times Ohio man first US person executed by single injectionBBC News Ohio Killer Faces Execution By Untested, Single-Drug Lethal InjectionABC News WHTC -Huffington Post (blog) -Hays Daily News all 1,596 news articles »

Shocker polls: That Sarah Palin-Barack Obama gap melts to 1 point - Los Angeles Times Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST New York Daily News Shocker polls: That Sarah Palin-Barack Obama gap melts to 1 point Los Angeles Times A pair of new surveys revealing that President Obama is still declining and has hit a new low in job approval among Americans just 56 weeks after they elected him with a decided margin. And -- wait for it -- Republican Sarah Palin is successfully ... Is she safe? Tomatoes tossed at Sarah Palin on book tourChristian Science Monitor Palin's dad and 'the minority type of thing'San Francisco Chronicle Man throws tomatoes at Sarah Palin, arrestedDallas Morning News Denver Post -CBS News -U.S. News & World Report all 618 news articles »

Calls Mount for Reid to Apologize Over Slavery Remark - FOXNews Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog) Calls Mount for Reid to Apologize Over Slavery Remark FOXNews From Nevada to Washington, calls were mounting Tuesday for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to apologize for comparing opponents of health care reform to supporters of slavery. From Nevada to Washington, calls were mounting Tuesday for Senate Majority ... Harry Reid's History LessonWall Street Journal The GOP's Slavery Double StandardAir America Harry Reid plays the race card on health careKansas City Star Politico -CBS News -Boston Globe all 337 news articles »

US Gen Stanley McChrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan - BBC News Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:46 AM PST New York Daily News US Gen Stanley McChrystal backs US surge in Afghanistan BBC News The top US commander in Afghanistan has said there are "no silver bullets" for success there, but the troop surge will help reverse the Taliban's momentum. Testifying to US Congress, Gen Stanley McChrystal said President Barack Obama's deployment of ... US Commander in Afghanistan: Obama's Strategy AchievableVoice of America McChrystal promises to turn Afghanistan tide within yearTimes Online Top US diplomat, military commander in Afghanistan back troop planWashington Post Christian Science Monitor -CNN International -Bloomberg all 982 news articles »

Obama's 47 Percent Approval Lowest of Any President at This Point - FOXNews Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:12 AM PST TPMDC (blog) Obama's 47 Percent Approval Lowest of Any President at This Point FOXNews President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest Gallup poll, the lowest ever recorded for any president at this point in his term. President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 47 percent in the latest ... Gibbs Bashes Gallup Daily Tracking PollABC News Marist Poll: Voters divided on Obama's job approval ratingPoughkeepsie Journal Gibbs: Poll like a 6-year-oldPolitico The Swamp (blog) -The Hill -TPMDC (blog) all 24 news articles »

Why Obama Is Taking on Climate Change - FOXNews Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:22 AM PST ABC Online Why Obama Is Taking on Climate Change FOXNews Every president, indeed every politician, is to some extent both creature and captive of his political base. If you stray too far from it to win over other voters, you risk losing your strongest backers: Those who give the most money and ... EPA: Global warming is a threat to Americans' healthFort Worth Star Telegram EPA declares greenhouse gases pose health riskSan Francisco Chronicle US greenhouse gas ruling sends message to worldReuters Minneapolis Star Tribune -Fleet Owner -Council on Foreign Relations all 2,085 news articles »

FBI orders independent review after Fort Hood shooting - Reuters Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:15 AM PST Reuters FBI orders independent review after Fort Hood shooting Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Robert Mueller ordered an independent review on Tuesday of how the agency handled information that the military psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting had communicated with an anti-American cleric in Yemen. ... FBI "policies, practices and actions" before Fort Hood massacre are under reviewCNN FBI director appoints judge to review lead up to Fort HoodWashington Post Fort Hood update: FBI seeks outside review of its pre-massacre "policies ...Dallas Morning News NPR -Firedoglake (blog) -Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) all 241 news articles »

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• Gates to Afghans: US `in this thing to win' (AP)
• Obama envoy begins rare trip to NKorea (AP)
• Questions and answers about EPA action on warming (AP)
• 3 bomb-rigged cars explode in Baghdad; 18 killed (AP)
• Police: Bomb near Pakistan intel office kills 12 (AP)
• Ohio killer awaits fate as 1st execution on 1 drug (AP)
• Watered-down 'public plan' emerges in Senate (AP)
• Mass. voters taking 1st step to fill Kennedy seat (AP)
• Letterman jokes about Tiger on the'Late Show' (AP)
• Rodgers throws 3 TDs as Packers beat Ravens 27-14 (AP)
• U.S. moves to curb emissions, aids U.N. climate talks (Reuters)
• U.S. envoy in North Korea to push nuclear talks (Reuters)
• U.S. charges Chicago man in 2008 Mumbai attack (Reuters)
• Top U.S. general, diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress (Reuters)
• Car bombs rock Iraqi capital, 62 killed (Reuters)
• Obama sets plan to spur jobs (Reuters)
• Bernanke says economy improving (Reuters)
• Obama to mention Afghan war in peace prize speech (Reuters)
• 22 killed and 60 wounded in Baghdad attacks: police (AFP)
• US says carbon shift is boost to Copenhagen (AFP)

Gates to Afghans: US `in this thing to win' (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:36 AM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011.

Obama envoy begins rare trip to NKorea (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:34 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's envoy began a rare trip to North Korea Tuesday for the highest-level talks with the communist nation in more than a year as a senior U.S. official warned of strong sanctions against Pyongyang unless it rejoins international nuclear talks.

Questions and answers about EPA action on warming (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - A big meeting in Copenhagen. A cap-and-trade bill in Congress. And now, a determination by the Environmental Protection Agency that global warming pollution is a threat to public health — a move that clears the way for the first-ever federal regulations targeting climate-changing emissions.

3 bomb-rigged cars explode in Baghdad; 18 killed (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST AP - Iraqi officials say three bomb-rigged cars that exploded in quick succession across Baghdad killed at least 18 people.

Police: Bomb near Pakistan intel office kills 12 (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST AP - A bomb exploded near an intelligence office in central Pakistan on Tuesday, authorities said, damaging the building and killing at least 12 people amid a surge of extremist violence that has prompted the U.S. to offer additional aid in the country's battle against the Taliban and al-Qaida.

Ohio killer awaits fate as 1st execution on 1 drug (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST AP - A condemned killer scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. put to death with a single drug — in an execution that could take longer than previous procedures — arrived Monday at the Ohio death house.

Watered-down 'public plan' emerges in Senate (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:12 AM PST AP - They may still call it a "public plan," but private insurers — not the government — would offer coverage under a compromise Democrats are considering to win Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Mass. voters taking 1st step to fill Kennedy seat (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST AP - For the first time in half a century, the state's voters are going to the polls without a Kennedy to choose on the ballot to fill a storied Senate seat.

Letterman jokes about Tiger on the'Late Show' (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:57 AM PST AP - David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" on Monday, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.

Rodgers throws 3 TDs as Packers beat Ravens 27-14 (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:46 PM PST AP - The standings say the Green Bay Packers are in good shape for the playoffs. But Monday night's victory over the Baltimore Ravens showed they still have some work to do to be taken seriously once they get there.

U.S. moves to curb emissions, aids U.N. climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:05 AM PST Reuters - Washington took a step on Monday toward curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, aiding the first day of the biggest climate talks in history where 190 nations are seeking a deal to curb global warming.

U.S. envoy in North Korea to push nuclear talks (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:24 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's first envoy to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday to try to coax the prickly state back to the nuclear talks it quit a year ago, but without offering it any new incentives.

U.S. charges Chicago man in 2008 Mumbai attack (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:22 AM PST Reuters - A Chicago man previously accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with scouting targets for a militant Pakistani group for the 2008 attack on Mumbai that killed 166 people.

Top U.S. general, diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:09 PM PST Reuters - The top U.S. military commander and top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress on Tuesday to explain to skeptical lawmakers how a surge of 30,000 soldiers will turn around the eight-year-old war.

Car bombs rock Iraqi capital, 62 killed (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:54 AM PST Reuters - At least 62 people were killed and 105 wounded when four or more large car bombs shook Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest high-profile blasts apparently aimed at sensitive Iraqi government buildings, police said.

Obama sets plan to spur jobs (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:57 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will lay out policy proposals to combat double-digit unemployment in a speech Tuesday tackling an economic problem that has become a political drain on his young administration.

Bernanke says economy improving (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:31 PM PST Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the U.S. economy's recovery remained fragile and unemployment may be high for some time, cooling anticipation of an early increase in U.S. interest rates.

Obama to mention Afghan war in peace prize speech (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama will not shirk from mentioning Afghanistan and his decision to send more troops to the war zone when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize this week, the White House said on Monday.

22 killed and 60 wounded in Baghdad attacks: police (AFP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST AFP - At least 22 people were killed and 60 wounded in three car bombings and a suicide attack in Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official told AFP.

US says carbon shift is boost to Copenhagen (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:22 PM PST AFP - The United States said it had seized the climate initiative with a regulatory shift that labels greenhouse gases a dangerous pollutant, as a landmark conference entered a second day Tuesday.

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