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Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine...

Reuters :: Posted 4 hours 29 min ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu...

Why the Pakistan Army Won't Fight Afghanistan...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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President Obama wants Pakistan to fight Afghan Taliban elements on its soil, but Islamabad's priority is those who...

Guantanamo Bay: Inside Obama's Plan to Close...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives

A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday...

India Steps Up Its Fight Against Maoist...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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India has stepped up its fight against the bloody, decades-long Maoist insurgency in its northern and central states...

Pennsylvania residents sue over gas drilling...

Reuters :: Posted 5 hours 56 min ago
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DIMOCK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Residents of a small rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corp on Friday, claiming the company...

Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over...

Time :: Posted 7 hours 25 min ago
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The mood in France was subdued, not jubilant, after its team qualified forthe World Cup thanks to a handball by...

Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million...

Reuters :: Posted 9 hours 17 min ago
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61...

Why CEOs and Obama Need a Thaw

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 9 hours 47 min ago
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The Obama administration's relationship with the business community, once so promising, has given way to an atmosphere of mistrust...

Can China's Backwaters Save the Global Economy...

Time :: Posted 12 hours 35 min ago
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Rapid growth in China's west is bringing new riches to its residents -- and hope for the global economy

U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record...

NYTimes :: Posted 12 hours 45 min ago
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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly survey found that one in seven homeowners was either late on payments or was already...

Back to Business: Easy Loans in Expensive...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 2 min ago
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An effort by the F.H.A. to prop up real estate prices amid rising defaults has put taxpayers at risk.

Gay Spouses Due Benefits in the State, Court...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 18 min ago
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The Court of Appeals left to the Legislature the broader issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legal in New York.

Panel Votes to Broaden Oversight of the...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 19 min ago
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Rejecting warnings by the Obama administration, a committee approved a plan by Representative Ron Paul to carry out sweeping new audits...

Christian Leaders Unite on Political Issues...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 32 min ago
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Advocating civil disobedience to resist laws compelling institutions to perform abortion or recognize unions.

Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 32 min ago
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Amid concerns over an aging stockpile, federal advisers have concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation’s nuclear arms...

Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 35 min ago
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Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected...

Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 41 min ago
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The Senate majority leader’s deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to...

U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer...

Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 21 hours ago
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AP - A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made...

U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer...

Slowdown in Charitable Giving Kicks In

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, but Silicon Valley's charitable giving is on the back burner.

Second Day of Protests on UCLA Campus Over...

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Officers armed with beanbag guns stood by as hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and even took over a building...

Customs Agents Seize 316,000 Bongs Disguised...

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments...

Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams Gets Up to 3...

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 6 hours ago
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Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has cut a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally...

No more letters from North Pole? Ho ho oh...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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Since 1954, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska, have opened thousands of letters addressed to Santa and sent replies...

Wall Street tax must be international: Pelosi...

Reuters :: Posted 23 hours 3 min ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to...

NYT: Anti-terror air defense reviewed

MSNBC.com :: Posted 18 hours 37 min ago
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NYT:  The commander of military forces protecting North America has ordered a review of the costly air defenses...

F.A.A. Computer Problem Snarls Flights

NYTimes :: Posted 15 hours 2 min ago
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Flights over much of the eastern United States were delayed by a failure in a communications system that takes...

Political Memo: A Tilt Away From Social...

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 42 min ago
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Republican governors gathered to assess their political future and saw their road back to power and unity through...

A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The...

Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September...

California sets tough limits on energy-gulping...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators gave final approval on Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy...

National Briefing | South: California: University...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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The University of California system moved to raise student fees by $2,500 over two years as students demonstrated...

Taking Sides Over Need for Jobs Bill

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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With the U.S. unemployment rate at 10.2% and rising, pressure on the government to do something to create jobs...

Fed officials play down impact of weak dollar...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling...

University of Calif. OKs 32 percent hike

MSNBC.com :: Posted 17 hours 16 min ago
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The governing board of the University of California approves a $2,500 student fee increase after two days of tense campus protests...

Is There a Sound Defense Against the Somali...

Time :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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A vaunted acoustic weapon against pirates doesn't seem to have done thetrick. But where that failed, bullets kept...

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD...

Yahoo News :: Posted 16 hours 4 min ago
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AP - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer...

Tech Snafu Grounds Nation's Fliers

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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The failure of a single piece of computer gear in Utah disrupted travel for thousands, exposing the risks of the long-running patchwork...

Katrina negligence ruling could cost feds...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 19 hours ago
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The federal government could be vulnerable to billions in claims after a judge ruled that a failure to maintain a navigation channel...

Obama to Push For Korea Trade Pact

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Obama pledged to ratify a free-trade agreement with South Korea, challenging Congress to separate South Korea from other Asian nations...

Democrats Pitch Health Bill to Voters

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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Senate Democrats touted the immediate benefits their health bill would bring to Americans, aware that the cost and reach of the bill...

Are Mammograms the New Political Football...

Time :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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Are Mammograms the New Political Football?

Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 18 hours ago
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AP - The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers...

Regents Raise College Tuition in California...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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Facing steep cuts in state financing, the university system voted on Thursday to raise undergraduate fees.

A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism...

Time :: Posted 5 hours 5 min ago
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A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday...

Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common...

Time :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?

U.S. Mortgage Delinquencies Reach a Record...

NYTimes :: Posted 12 hours 45 min ago
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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly survey found that one in seven homeowners was either late on payments or was already...

Why CEOs and Obama Need a Thaw

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 9 hours 47 min ago
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The Obama administration's relationship with the business community, once so promising, has given way to an atmosphere of mistrust...

NY court: Married gay couples entitled to...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 6 hours ago
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AP - New York's top court on Thursday rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to some government benefits provided to same-sex...

University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.

Software problem causes airline flight delays...

Reuters :: Posted 22 hours 29 min ago
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ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer problem with a flight-processing system disrupted U.S. airline travel on Thursday with the...

Backlog of Flight Delays After Computer...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 2 hours ago
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The glitch in the system that feeds flight plans to air traffic controllers, which also failed in August 2008, snarled thousands of...