| Britain's Brown defends Afghan role (AFP)
November 17, 2009 at 12:30 am
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|  AFP - Foreign forces in Afghanistan are "disrupting and disabling" Al-Qaeda's leadership, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, in a strong defence of Britain's involvement in the conflict.
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| China, US to tackle trade disputes, says Hu (AFP)
November 16, 2009 at 11:53 pm
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|  AFP - China and the United States will work to resolve commercial disputes and jointly oppose trade protectionism, President Hu Jintao said in Beijing after talks with visiting US counterpart Barack Obama.
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| The semifinals are on! 4 compete on `Dancing' (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm
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| | AP - Mya is tops among semifinalists on "Dancing with the Stars." |
| Ravens, Browns scoreless after first quarter (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 9:36 pm
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|  AP - Baltimore's Steve Hauschka pushed a 36-yard field goal wide left with 4:44 left in the first quarter, leaving Monday night's game scoreless between the Ravens and Cleveland Browns.
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| Bangladeshi conjoined twins separated in Australia (AFP)
November 16, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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|  AFP - Conjoined Bangladeshi twins have been successfully separated after marathon surgery and both are "very well", the head of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital said on Tuesday.
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| Man carrying $600 pinched for alleged pencil theft (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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| | AP - Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the Whatcom County Jail after police learned he had an outstanding warrant from Everett. |
| Obama in China grapples with economic strains (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama wrangles over trade and currency policy with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Tuesday, with Iran and North Korea competing for attention at the summit of the two global powers.
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| Obama announces jobs forum date, economic tour (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 9:24 pm
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| | Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a forum on job creation with U.S. business leaders on December 3 and then embark on a cross-country tour to discuss economic recovery, the White House said on Monday. |
| Guantanamo detainee move not security risk: officials (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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| | Reuters - Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed jobs, said officials who toured the rural prison on Monday, dismissing widespread concern about risks to security from America's sworn enemies and their allies. |
| Palin talks politics, family ahead of book release (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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|  AP - Sarah Palin wouldn't reveal her political plans for 2012 in an interview with Barbara Walters, but when asked whether she'd play a major role replied that "if people will have me, I will."
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| Fed eyes dollar drop, but hews to low-rate pledge (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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|  Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a rare comment on the U.S. dollar's value, on Monday acknowledged the currency's slump was causing some prices to rise, but said other factors restraining inflation were winning the day.
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| Soldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:50 pm
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|  AP - An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant son while she was overseas.
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| Security threats inside and out for 9/11 trial (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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|  AP - Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago. The bloody episode suggests that security worries in bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects to trial here could be just as big inside the courthouse as outside.
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| Obama says world urgently watching US-China talks (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama declared Monday the world is urgently watching for a "meeting of the minds" between the U.S. and China as he meets with President Hu Jintao on the globe's biggest issues — climate change, economic recession, nuclear proliferation and more.
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| NC searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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|  AP - For a week, authorities feverishly searched for a 5-year-old girl across central North Carolina, only to find her body Monday off a rural road following accusations the girl's mother offered her for sex.
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| Bishops' assert moral duty in health care debate (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns on any issue, including on abortion rights and coverage for the poor.
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| New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50 (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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| | Reuters - Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, but several groups immediately rebelled against the recommendations. |
| New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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|  AP - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.
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| UN: Once-secret Iran nuke plant to start in 2011 (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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|  AP - Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place at the fortified facility ahead of its 2011 startup, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Monday.
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| Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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|  AP - With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
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| Pats' Belichick defends decision to go for it (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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|  AP - Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted Monday of the call that led to the New England Patriots stunning loss. The coach hailed as one of the NFL's best was a target of columnists, talk radio callers and two of his former players. Why, they all wondered, did he gamble with a six-point lead and just over two minutes to go against the Indianapolis Colts?
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| Obama presses Internet freedoms in China (AFP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama Monday pushed for an unshackled Internet and expanded political freedoms, seeking to get around China's media curbs with a webcast town hall event in booming Shanghai.
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| U.N.: Once-secret Iran nuke plant to start in 2011 (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 6:18 pm
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| AP - Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place at the fortified facility ahead of its 2011 startup, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Monday.
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| Already had the flu? You may have H1N1 protection (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| | Reuters - People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| One in seven Americans short of food (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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| | Reuters - More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on "food insecurity," the U.S. government said Monday. |
| New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 5:04 pm
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| AP - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.
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| Bishops' leader defends role in health care debate (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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| AP - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops said Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns in the debate over health care, whether the issue is abortion rights or coverage for the poor.
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| Mistress' diary: Mussolini was fierce anti-Semite (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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|  AP - Benito Mussolini was a fierce anti-Semite, who proudly said that his hatred for Jews preceded Adolf Hitler's and vowed to "destroy them all," according to previously unpublished diaries by the Fascist dictator's longtime mistress.
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| Gunmen kill 13 men execution style west of Baghdad (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm
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|  AP - Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms abducted and killed 13 people whose bodies were found Monday with gunshot wounds to the head, including a local leader of Iraq's largest Sunni party, which once helped fight al-Qaida.
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| Pats' Belichick defends decision to go for it (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 3:47 pm
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| AP - Bill Belichick stands by his decision to go for it on fourth down rather than punt to the Indianapolis Colts.
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| Man carrying $600 pinched for alleged pencil theft (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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| | AP - Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the Whatcom County Jail after police learned he had an outstanding warrant from Everett. |
| Bernanke watching dollar drop closely (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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| Reuters - The U.S. central bank is monitoring the declining value of the dollar closely as part of its commitment to both jobs growth and price stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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| Palin says presidency "not on my radar screen" (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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|  Reuters - Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is "not on my radar screen right now" as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour.
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| Coghlan is NL Rookie of Year, Bailey wins AL award (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | AP - Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan is the National League Rookie of the Year, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey is the AL winner. |
| Palin tells Winfrey she prays for Levi Johnston (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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|  AP - Sarah Palin says it's "a bit heartbreaking" to see the road the father of her grandson has taken.
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| Jackson's sister blames doctor for Michael's death (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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|  AP - Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death.
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| Millions will have to repay part of tax credit (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 11:38 am
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|  AP - More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.
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| US Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 11:25 am
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|  AP - The Library of Congress is awarding Paul McCartney its third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
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| U.S. "would veto" Palestinian state move: Senators (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 11:01 am
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| | Reuters - The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday. |
| Gadhafi seeks converts among Italian women (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 10:22 am
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| | AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Rome to attend a U.N. summit on world hunger, has hosted a soiree with some 200 young Italian women and tried to persuade them to convert to Islam. |
| Court won't hear complaint about Redskins name (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 10:12 am
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| | AP - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive. |
| Iran revelation could mean more secret sites: IAEA (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 9:55 am
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| | Reuters - Iran's belated revelation of a second uranium enrichment site raises concern about possible further secret nuclear sites in the country, according to a U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Monday obtained by Reuters. |
| Rocket attack kills five Afghan civilians (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 9:49 am
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|  Reuters - Five civilians were killed and 28 wounded when Taliban insurgents fired three rockets into a busy market in northeastern Afghanistan Monday, Afghan police said.
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| Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 8:51 am
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|  AP - Retail sales rose more than expected in October, but the gain largely reflected a big rebound in auto sales.
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| Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 8:37 am
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|  AP - A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.
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| U.N. urges climate deal to fight "devastating" hunger (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 8:22 am
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| | Reuters - The United Nations said on Monday that a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most devastating weapon of mass destruction." |
| Shuttle mission to extend life of space station (Reuters)
November 16, 2009 at 7:47 am
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|  Reuters - The space shuttle Atlantis was poised for launch on Monday on one of the final missions to outfit the International Space Station so it can remain flying long after the shuttles are retired.
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| GM reports $1.2B 3Q loss, says it shows progress (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 7:38 am
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|  AP - General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.
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| AP IMPACT: Kenyans recruited to fight in Somalia (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 6:50 am
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|  AP - The recruits assembled by moonlight at a watering hole. Hundreds of boys and young Kenyan men were herded onto trucks, which were covered with heavy canvas and driven through the night.
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| AP Source: GM to begin repaying aid by year-end (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 12:26 am
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| | AP - General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount by 2011, four years ahead of schedule, according to a person familiar with the matter. |
| Obama: China and the US need not be adversaries (AFP)
November 16, 2009 at 12:23 am
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that China and the United States need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai.
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| Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 2 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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|  AP - A police official says a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring 14 others.
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| Blast near Pakistan police station: police (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| AFP - A blast outside a police station in the suburbs of Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar wounded at least eight people on Monday, police said.
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| Patriots, Colts tied 7-all after 1st quarter (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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|  AP - Peyton Manning threw a touchdown pass, Tom Brady's Patriots answered, and Indianapolis and New England were tied at 7-all at the end of the first quarter Sunday night.
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| '2012' has worldwide box-office bang of $225M (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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|  AP - Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
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| Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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| | AP - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. |
| Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:15 pm
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|  AP - In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
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| French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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|  AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.
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| Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:53 pm
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|  AP - Kosovo's first independent elections have ended peacefully, with the prime minister claiming his party won convincingly and some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.
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| PM Rudd in emotional apology to 'Forgotten Australians' (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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|  AFP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology on Monday to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians", including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades.
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| Authorities acting on tip search for missing girl (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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|  AP - Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.
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| Obama arrives in China for maiden visit (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
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| Clinton warns US has 'no long-term stake' in Afghanistan (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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|  AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Afghan government Sunday it cannot count on long-term US support, demanding President Hamid Karzai take concrete steps to tackle graft.
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| Packers beat Cowboys 17-7 to snap win streak (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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|  AP - Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
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| In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how — or if — he should raise traditional human rights concerns.
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| Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:37 pm
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|  AP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia in past centuries with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.
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| Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:32 pm
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|  Reuters - Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.
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| Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan.
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| Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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|  AP - Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.
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| Families urge Iran to release U.S. hikers (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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|  Reuters - The families of three Americans held in Iran on spy charges appealed again for their release on Sunday, saying they feared for their mental well-being after more than three months in captivity.
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| Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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| | AP - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. |
| Bush's 2 TDs help Saints stay unbeaten, 28-23 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 4:41 pm
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|  AP - Reggie Bush helped the unbeaten New Orleans Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes and get off to the best start in team history.
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| '2012' has worldwide box-office bang of $225M (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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| AP - Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
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| Iran to resume French lecturer's trial Tuesday: report (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
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|  Reuters - The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, Iran's ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
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| Netanyahu says only talks can lead to Palestinian state (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there was no alternative to negotiations to secure peace and that any unilateral moves by the Palestinians would unravel past agreements. |
| Mystery of Bangladesh's mass arsenic poisoning solved (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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|  AFP - Researchers have pinpointed the source of what is probably the worst mass poisoning in history, according to a study published Sunday.
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| USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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|  AP - Southern California has tumbled to its worst ranking in the AP college football poll since the Trojans began their current run of 128 consecutive weeks in the Top 25 back in 2002.
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| French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 12:27 pm
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| AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.
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| Palestinians to seek U.N. support for state (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:17 pm
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| | Reuters - The Palestinians plan to take their quest for independence to the U.N. Security Council, aiming to secure international support for a state, Palestinian officials said Sunday. |
| Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday.
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| Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday time was running out for diplomacy in a dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, but a top Iranian official said it was up to the West to show it sincerely wanted a deal.
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| Obama arrives in China for maiden visit (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:42 am
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| AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
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| Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 11:34 am
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| | Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan. |
| US has no long-term stake in Afghanistan: Clinton (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:28 am
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|  AFP - The United States has no long-term stake in Afghanistan and its primary aim is to defeat Al-Qaeda there, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday.
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| Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:28 am
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|  AP - Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.
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| Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:18 am
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| | AP - In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba. |
| Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:11 am
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|  AP - The United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from that country's underperforming leader, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday, and she tied additional U.S. civilian help to results from Kabul.
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| Obama arrives in China for first-ever visit (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:03 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is in Shanghai, launching a three-day visit to an important global U.S. partner and his first travels ever in China.
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| Dobbs says his departure from CNN was 'amicable' (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
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|  AP - Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday.
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| Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
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| | AP - Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record in the 200-meter individual medley. |
| World leaders back delay to final climate deal (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 9:51 am
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, under a compromise deal for next month's Copenhagen summit.
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| Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:22 am
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|  AP - Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing hope they can achieve their aspirations through peace talks. The announcement drew a harsh rebuke from Israeli officials.
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| US, Russia warn Iran on nuclear crisis (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:17 am
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|  AFP - President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the Iranian nuclear crisis as the US leader warned that Tehran was "running out of time".
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| Clinton says Afghanistan's Karzai "must do better" (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 8:45 am
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|  Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday Afghan President Hamid Karzai "must do better" if he wanted U.S. support and that included creating a major crimes tribunal and anti-corruption commission.
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| Phelps tops 200 individual medley qualifying (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:39 am
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|  AP - Michael Phelps has failed to qualify for the 200-meter freestyle, but leads all qualifiers in the 200-meter individual medley at a short-course World Cup meet.
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| Serbian Orthodox Church head Pavle dies at 95 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:30 am
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|  AP - Patriarch Pavle, who led Serbia's Christian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the turbulent 1990s marked by ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, died Sunday. He was 95.
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| Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 8:21 am
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| | Reuters - Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with parties pledging to tackle unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and weak foreign investment. |
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