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• Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills (AP)
• Miners' families want answers in China mine blast (AP)
• Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics (AP)
• FBI wants public's help in civil rights killings (AP)
• Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views (AP)
• NRC: Three Mile Island radiation not significant (AP)
• Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites (AP)
• Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare (AP)
• Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist (AP)
• Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship (AP)
• China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104 (Reuters)
• Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites (Reuters)
• Israeli president plays down settlement work (Reuters)
• Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks (Reuters)
• Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal (Reuters)
• China attacks "biased" U.S. cyber-spying report (Reuters)
• Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards (Reuters)
• Gunmen seize 40 people in Philippines: military (AFP)
• Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104 (AFP)

Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:45 AM PST AP - For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10.

Miners' families want answers in China mine blast (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST AP - Grieving family members demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China.

Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.

FBI wants public's help in civil rights killings (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST AP - Over the last three years, the FBI scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tracked down witnesses from killings that occurred decades ago, many of them involving white police officers who shot black men or teenagers.

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.

NRC: Three Mile Island radiation not significant (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:14 PM PST AP - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant.

Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:45 PM PST AP - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.

Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:33 PM PST AP - Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST AP - Michael Jackson made history by posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner.

Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:55 AM PST AP - The nickname "Four-Time" was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.

China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104 (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:57 PM PST Reuters - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a mine in northeastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the country's latest mine disaster at 104.

Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 03:16 AM PST Reuters - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.

Israeli president plays down settlement work (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:56 AM PST Reuters - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:38 AM PST Reuters - Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen which Danish officials hope will bring strong political commitment for a new treaty to combat global warming.

Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST Reuters - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year.

China attacks "biased" U.S. cyber-spying report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:01 AM PST Reuters - China on Monday accused a U.S. congressional advisory panel of bias for a report in which it said the Chinese government appeared increasingly to be piercing U.S. computer networks to gather useful data for its military.

Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:42 PM PST Reuters - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

Gunmen seize 40 people in Philippines: military (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST AFP - Gunmen linked to a powerful politician in the southern Philippines on Monday seized 40 people, including his political rivals and journalists, the military said.

Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104 (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:11 PM PST AFP - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.

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