| Senate set to advance $1.1T spending bill (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST  AP - The Senate is poised to clear away a Republican filibuster of a huge end-of-year spending bill rewarding most federal agencies with generous budget boosts.
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| Tiger Woods taking 'indefinite' leave from golf (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:36 AM PST  AP - Tiger Woods is shifting his focus from winning majors to saving his marriage.
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| Major makeover of Wall Street rules passes House (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:47 AM PST  AP - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession.
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| Philippines lifting martial law in south (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:56 AM PST  AP - A senior Cabinet official says President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the lifting of martial law in a southern province where 57 people were massacred last month in the country's worst political violence.
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| Deal to relax limits on flights between US, Japan (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:22 AM PST  AP - An aviation agreement between the U.S. and Japan could usher in a new period of closer alliances among the major carriers in both countries.
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| AP sources: FBI questions students, eyes charges (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:55 PM PST  AP - FBI agents have questioned some of the young Americans arrested in Pakistan as U.S. investigators gather evidence that could lead to a conspiracy charge against them, an American official and another person familiar with the case said Friday.
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| Tough bargaining still ahead at UN climate talks (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:10 PM PST  AP - After a week of U.N. climate talks, some money is finally on the table and a draft agreement has been circulated. Now the really hard bargaining begins.
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| SC first lady wants divorce in wake of affair (AP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:14 AM PST  AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she tried many times to reconcile with Gov. Mark Sanford after his affair with an Argentine mistress he famously called his "soul mate." Ultimately, the first lady filed for divorce.
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| 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.
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| Palin makes surprise appearance on 'Tonight Show' (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:19 PM PST  AP - Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday — and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.
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| House approves sweeping financial reforms (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:21 PM PST Reuters - The House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and top Democrats in Congress. |
| Iraq offers choice oilfields, Lukoil wins one (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST  Reuters - A group led by Russian energy giant Lukoil won a deal to develop one of Iraq's most attractive oilfields on Saturday, in the country's second auction of contracts that promise to thrust it into the ranks of the world's top producers.
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| Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:16 AM PST  Reuters - A draft climate pact unveiled on Friday revived hopes that U.N. talks might be able to pin down an international deal to fight global warming, but developing nations said they needed more cash from the rich.
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| White House says Republicans "rooting against" recovery (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:39 PM PST  Reuters - The White House accused senior Republicans on Friday of "rooting against" recovery and a top congressional critic charged President Barack Obama was pursuing a "job-killing" agenda in a fresh round of political bickering over the economy.
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| Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants: foreign minister (Reuters) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:12 AM PST  Reuters - Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
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| U.S. immigration cracks down on foreign fugitives (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:22 PM PST Reuters - Federal agents in California arrested 280 foreigners with criminal records, most for serious offenses, in their largest such crackdown to date, U.S. immigration officials said on Friday. |
| Strong sales boost recovery hope (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:07 PM PST  Reuters - Consumers stepped up their spending in November and grew more optimistic this month, unexpectedly strong data showed on Friday, raising hopes a self-sustaining economic recovery was starting to unfold.
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| Pay czar caps more salaries at bailed out firms (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:16 PM PST  Reuters - The U.S. pay czar on Friday expanded a crackdown on pay packages at four companies rescued with taxpayer money, limiting most cash salaries at $500,000 for a second tier of top earners.
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| Thousands march globally calling for climate action (AFP) Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:05 PM PST  AFP - Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets or were preparing to march on Saturday calling for climate negotiators in Copenhagen to strike a deal to prevent global warming.
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| Love cheat Woods says so long to golf (AFP) Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST  AFP - In a stunning decision, golf superstar Tiger Woods announced he was putting his game on the backburner to try to save his marriage as he admitted for the first time being unfaithful.
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