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• Tiger Woods to take 'indefinite' leave from golf (AP)
• Flynt wins partial victory in fight over his name (AP)
• SC first lady files for divorce from cheating gov (AP)
• Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws (AP)
• US, Japan forge open skies agreement (AP)
• Police still looking for missing Utah mom (AP)
• Move to cut ACORN funding ruled unconstitutional (AP)
• Official: Lead prosecutor named in Fort Hood case (AP)
• NYPD tracks gun in deadly Times Square shooting (AP)
• Casey Anthony sobs at account of daughter's death (AP)
• Police: Virginia man's wife found dead in suitcase (AP)
• Lawsuit threatened over atheist councilman in NC (AP)
• Novel drug combo improves breast cancer survival (AP)
• Detroit stripper's killing unsolved 6 years later (AP)
• Mass. woman, 98, accused of killing roommate, 100 (AP)
• Fla. judges, lawyers must 'unfriend' on Facebook (AP)
• Lawmakers seek emergency steps to halt Asian carp (AP)
• Soldiers get mass swine flu shots before holidays (AP)
• Ill. campus cop cleared of threat allegations (AP)
• Lifelong criminal tries to put prison behind him (AP)

Tiger Woods to take 'indefinite' leave from golf (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:24 PM PST AP - Tiger Woods said Friday he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage, the biggest fallout yet from two shocking weeks filled with allegations of rampant extramarital affairs.

Flynt wins partial victory in fight over his name (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:19 PM PST AP - The porn family feud that played out in federal court this week ended in a draw Friday when a jury ruled that Larry Flynt's estranged nephews infringed on their famous uncle's trademark when they launched their own smut business, but did not invade his privacy and were not liable for the substantial attorney fees both sides rang up.

SC first lady files for divorce from cheating gov (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:57 PM PST AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford may be keeping his office, but he is losing his marriage.

Tenn. demonstrates trend of looser guns laws (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:10 PM PST AP - It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their weapons onto sports fields and playgrounds and, at least briefly, into bars.

US, Japan forge open skies agreement (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST AP - The U.S. and Japan reached a landmark agreement Friday to relax limits on flights between the two countries, opening up the possibility of broader cross-border airline alliances and more options for air travelers.

Police still looking for missing Utah mom (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:29 PM PST AP - About 30 detectives hunted down leads Friday in the search for a mother of two who vanished last weekend in what police are calling a suspicious disappearance.

Move to cut ACORN funding ruled unconstitutional (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST AP - The U.S. government's move this fall to cut off funding to ACORN was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing the embattled group a legal victory.

Official: Lead prosecutor named in Fort Hood case (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:23 PM PST AP - A senior military official said Friday that a new lead prosecutor has been appointed in the Fort Hood shooting case, a man who secured the death penalty in a similar case four years ago.

NYPD tracks gun in deadly Times Square shooting (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:09 PM PST AP - Authorities on Friday said a machine pistol used by a street hustler shot dead in a Times Square gunfight was purchased in October at a Virginia gun shop whose business card was found in the aspiring rapper's pocket, and they were looking for the woman who bought the gun.

Casey Anthony sobs at account of daughter's death (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:44 PM PST AP - A Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a prosecutor speculated that the toddler was methodically drugged and suffocated with tape.

Police: Virginia man's wife found dead in suitcase (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:49 PM PST AP - Authorities in Virginia are saying a man's wife has been found in a suitcase at the couple's apartment after he told police he had killed her.

Lawsuit threatened over atheist councilman in NC (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:45 PM PST AP - Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell believes in ending the death penalty, conserving water and reforming government — but he doesn't believe in God. His political opponents say that's a sin that makes him unworthy of serving in office, and they've got the North Carolina Constitution on their side.

Novel drug combo improves breast cancer survival (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:36 PM PST AP - Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other medicines, doctors reported Friday.

Detroit stripper's killing unsolved 6 years later (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:17 PM PST AP - Stripper Tamara Greene has found more notoriety in death than she ever did dancing under the name "Strawberry" in dimly lit topless clubs and private parties around Detroit.

Mass. woman, 98, accused of killing roommate, 100 (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:19 PM PST AP - A 98-year-old woman was indicted Friday on a second-degree murder charge that alleges she strangled her 100-year-old nursing home roommate after making the victim's life "a living hell" because she thought the woman was "taking over the room."

Fla. judges, lawyers must 'unfriend' on Facebook (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:10 PM PST AP - Florida's judges and lawyers should no longer "friend" each other on Facebook, the popular social networking site, according to a ruling from the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.

Lawmakers seek emergency steps to halt Asian carp (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:43 PM PST AP - Members of Congress are demanding emergency action to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and devastating their $7 billion fishery.

Soldiers get mass swine flu shots before holidays (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:12 PM PST AP - Thousands of Army recruits in training must line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays, this time for mass inoculations by the hundreds against swine flu.

Ill. campus cop cleared of threat allegations (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST AP - Northern Illinois University has cleared its tough-talking police chief of allegations he threatened an editor of the campus newspaper, and on Friday it reinstated the man seen as a hero after last year's campus shooting as NIU's top cop.

Lifelong criminal tries to put prison behind him (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:09 AM PST AP - On a rare visit to his childhood home, Eddie Williams is 16 again, peering down a shotgun barrel as he crouches in the kitchen doorway. The intruder then swivels and shoots, and Williams sees his mother, a pastor's widow, tumble face down on the yellow linoleum floor.

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• Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford - Los Angeles Times
• Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy - CNN
• FOCUS: Iraq Awards 2 Giant Oil Fields, Expects More Saturday - Wall Street Journal
• House leader says government needs to borrow at least $1.8 trillion more - Washington Post
• Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement - Reuters
• Feinberg Limits Pay for Additional TARP-Firm Workers - Bloomberg

Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford - Los Angeles Times Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:33 AM PST Washington Post Jenny Sanford files for divorce from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Los Angeles Times Jenny Sanford, the estranged wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, announced that she was filing for divorce, the latest chapter in the soap opera that has become the life of the former presidential aspirant, who admitted having an extramarital ... Sanford's Wife Files for DivorceNew York Times Text of divorce statements from SC first lady, govThe Associated Press Governor Sanford's wife files for divorceReuters ForexTV.com -Greenville News -Twirlit all 2,522 news articles »

Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy - CNN Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:06 AM PST CBC.ca Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a recent report showing the Irish Catholic Church covered up child sex abuse by clergy for decades, the Vatican said Friday. The statement came after the pope met with ... Singer Sinead O'Connor demands Pope steps downReuters Pope Benedict shares Irish "child abuse outrage"BBC News Pope to write to Irish Catholics about 'shameful' clerical sex abuseguardian.co.uk AFP -Bloomberg -NECN all 390 news articles »

FOCUS: Iraq Awards 2 Giant Oil Fields, Expects More Saturday - Wall Street Journal Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:26 AM PST Washington Post FOCUS: Iraq Awards 2 Giant Oil Fields, Expects More Saturday Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD (Dow Jones)--Iraq succeeded Friday in awarding two supergiant oil fields to two consortia--led by Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) and by China National Petroleum Corp. ... Iraq Accepts Bids for 2 More Oil FieldsNew York Times Iraq oil fields: European, Asian firms win first contractsChristian Science Monitor Iraq auctions fields to move up oil's big leagueReuters Reuters UK -Xinhua -Forbes all 812 news articles »

House leader says government needs to borrow at least $1.8 trillion more - Washington Post Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:58 AM PST CBS News House leader says government needs to borrow at least $1.8 trillion more Washington Post House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Friday that the government needs to borrow at least $1.8 trillion more next year to avoid defaulting on its debts. Such an increase in the nation's debt ceiling is ... Dem leader urges debt limit increase of $1.8-1.9TThe Associated Press Debt Limit to Be Increased By Up to $1.9 TrillionBloomberg US debt limit to rise by $1.8 to 1.9 trillion -HoyerReuters Coosa Valley News -NASDAQ -Market News International all 144 news articles »

Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement - Reuters Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:55 AM PST Reuters Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it filed a countersuit against Nokia, claiming that the Finnish cellphone maker has pursued anti-competitive business practices and infringed on more than a dozen of its patents. Apple, maker of the popular iphone, ... Apple Counters Nokia in War of PatentsPC World Nokia Stole iPhone Secrets, Apple AllegesInformationWeek Apple Countersues Nokia, Claims Co Infringed PatentsCNNMoney.com PC Magazine -CNET News -ChannelWeb all 293 news articles »

Feinberg Limits Pay for Additional TARP-Firm Workers - Bloomberg Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:52 AM PST Globe and Mail Feinberg Limits Pay for Additional TARP-Firm Workers Bloomberg Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's special master for executive pay, set $500000 salary limits for employees at four companies that received "exceptional" US bailout funds. ... Pay czar issues salary caps for execsCNNMoney.com Four firms hit with new pay czar rulesMarketWatch Treasury Limits Cash Compensation at Four FirmsWall Street Journal ABC News -The Associated Press all 442 news articles »

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• Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home (AP)
• Health care loophole would allow coverage limits (AP)
• House scales back proposed Wall Street rules (AP)
• Report: Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids (AP)
• Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fears (AP)
• US Marines train illiterate farmers to be police (AP)
• Next hot jobs: keeping tabs on financial firms (AP)
• US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income (AP)
• 'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album (AP)
• Not so Super: Browns sack Steelers 13-6 (AP)
• Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown (Reuters)
• House passes $447 billion spending bill (Reuters)
• Gates sees more Iran sanctions over nuclear plans (Reuters)
• Obama plans TARP aid for small businesses: report (Reuters)
• U.S. may start Afghan transition before July 2011 (Reuters)
• Obama calls for climate deal, U.S. target under fire (Reuters)
• EU pulls all-nighter to find climate aid cash (AFP)
• Philippine tribal gunmen warn of killing hostages (AFP)

Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - With a Nobel Peace Prize in hand, President Barack Obama is returning to the grind of governing, refocusing on his top domestic priority as the Senate moves toward a pivotal moment on legislation to remake the nation's health care system.

Health care loophole would allow coverage limits (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:33 AM PST AP - A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates.

House scales back proposed Wall Street rules (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:34 AM PST AP - House Democrats head into the final stretch on a long-awaited Wall Street regulation bill with two crucial and contentious votes looming before they can declare victory on one of President Barack Obama's legislative priorities.

Report: Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:37 AM PST AP - Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fears (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:51 AM PST AP - International oil companies vied Friday for the biggest slice of Iraq's oil riches on offer in decades, with Iraqi officials hoping the firms will look beyond persistent security fears and strike deals crucial for the country's reconstruction efforts.

US Marines train illiterate farmers to be police (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:21 AM PST AP - The U.S. Marines were tense looking for bombs buried near a mud compound in this remote farming town in southern Afghanistan. Their new Afghan police colleagues were little help, joking around and sucking on lollipops meant for local kids.

Next hot jobs: keeping tabs on financial firms (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST AP - People who knew how to make a quick buck held some of the fastest-growing jobs two years ago.

US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST AP - Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than young Hispanic immigrants, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says.

'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST AP - The top album of the decade came from an act that's not even around anymore — 'N Sync.

Not so Super: Browns sack Steelers 13-6 (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:44 AM PST AP - There's nothing Super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore.

Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:53 PM PST Reuters - There will be no "precipitous drawdown" of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and U.S. troops could still be in the country for years to come, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

House passes $447 billion spending bill (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:36 PM PST Reuters - The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $447 billion bill that boosts funding for a large part of the U.S. government and reflects priorities of Democrats who control Congress and the White House.

Gates sees more Iran sanctions over nuclear plans (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

Obama plans TARP aid for small businesses: report (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:22 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government financial bailout fund to small businesses in an effort to stem the political and economic fallout of high unemployment, the Washington Post said in its Friday editions.

U.S. may start Afghan transition before July 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 01:06 PM PST Reuters - The gradual U.S. handover of security to Afghan forces may begin before the July 2011 start date set by President Barack Obama, if conditions allow, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday.

Obama calls for climate deal, U.S. target under fire (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 02:09 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Thursday to break the deadlock at climate change talks in Copenhagen, although many nations accused the United States of lacking ambition.

EU pulls all-nighter to find climate aid cash (AFP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:43 PM PST AFP - European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations.

Philippine tribal gunmen warn of killing hostages (AFP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:55 PM PST AFP - Tribal gunmen in the southern Philippines warned Friday they would massacre dozens of hostages if police made a rescue bid, as hundreds of security forces surrounded their mountain lair.

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