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White House: State dinner crashers met Obama (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:50 PM PST

This photo released by the White House Nov. 27, 2009, shows President Barack Obama greeting Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, at a State Dinner hosted by Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that the uninvited Virginia couple managed to slip into the dinner. (AP Photo/The White House, Samantha Appleton)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

FILE - Tiger Woods with his daughter Sam and wife Elin are seen before the start of a NCAA college football game between Stanford and California in Stanford, Calif., in this Nov. 21, 2009 file photo. Tiger Woods was injured early Friday Nov. 27, 2009 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. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)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

Russian police officers inspect a damaged coach at the site of a train derailment near the town of Uglovka, some 400 km (250 miles) north-east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)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

This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows Makayla Sitton, 6. Four people including a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009 in Jupiter, Fla., and a manhunt was under way across South Florida early Friday for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings. (AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV) NO SALESAP - 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

In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, Ronald Shewchuk gets a plate for himself and his wife, Helen, at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y. The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn. Serving Shewchuk is volunteer Jennifer Mason. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)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

The triple-deck ferry, M.V. Coco, floats after it tipped and its rear portion sank in the Tetulia River late Friday near the coastal town of Bhola, 64 miles (104 kilometers) south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. The ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo Firoz Ahmed)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

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers belonging to the Alpha troop 3-71 Cavalry Squadron and members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan. This is Logar province: scene of a major U.S. military buildup, fuel for the argument by senior commanders that more troops and aid infusions could reverse Taliban gains in other areas of Afghanistan and ultimately lead to victory. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)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

With the background of Jumairah Island towers, people practice golf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)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

Shoppers wait in the check out line during a Black Friday sale at Nebraska Furniture Mart Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)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

New Jersey Nets' Josh Boone, left, and Sean Williams sit on the bench late in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The Kings won 109-96. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)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

A man injured in a train crash arrives at Moskovsky train station in St. Petersburg November 28, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander DemianchukReuters - 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

Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen walks with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-of-Spain November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - 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

A U.S. soldier checks a Patriot missile launcher displayed at the ground forces festival held by South Korean defence ministry at the headquarters of the armed forces in Taejon, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Seoul October 18, 2006. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - 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

Passengers of a train which derailed in Russia's Novgorod region as it travelled between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, arrive in St. Petersburg. Rescue workers searched for bodies on Saturday and investigators opened a terrorism probe after the passenger train derailed overnight, reportedly killing 39 people and injuring nearly 100 more.(AFP/Interpress/Rostislav Koshelev)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

Afghan police stand guard at a site of a blast in the center of Kabul, on November 28. An explosion was heard in the capital, according to witnesses, around 10:20 am (0550 GMT) and was immediately followed by the sound of sirens as security forces rushed to the scene. Afghanistan is marking the Eid-al-Adha Muslim festival of sacrifice with a four-day holiday.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)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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