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

Reuters :: Posted 5 hours 31 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 6 hours 7 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 6 hours 7 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 6 hours 7 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 6 hours 7 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 6 hours 58 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 8 hours 27 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 10 hours 19 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 10 hours 49 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 13 hours 37 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 13 hours 47 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 14 hours 4 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 14 hours 20 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 14 hours 21 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 14 hours 34 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 14 hours 34 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 14 hours 37 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 14 hours 43 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...

Fifth person arrested in NH burglary killing...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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AP - A New Hampshire man was charged Wednesday with helping two others come up with an alibi in a home-invasion...

Murder charge filed in gay teen’s slaying...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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Murder charges are filed in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, burned body was found last week,...

Business of Green: Storm Over the Chamber...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Thomas Donohue, the United States Chamber of Commerce’s president, expressed hostility toward climate legislation...

Col. Lewis Millett, Who Led ‘Bayonet Hill...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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Colonel Millett was an Army veteran of three wars who received the Medal of Honor for leading a rare bayonet charge...

19 Alleged Gang Members Indicted in Md....

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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Nineteen alleged gang members have been indicted in Maryland on federal racketeering conspiracy charges.

Cop suspended after Tasering 10-year-old...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 8 hours ago
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An Arkansas police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl has been suspended — not for using...

Regents Raise College Tuition in California...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 4 hours ago
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Facing steep cuts in state financing, the university system voted on Thursday to raise undergraduate fees.

Are You Ready? TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide...

Time :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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Books, music, dvds, games and gifts that give back -- TIME picks the best offerings for this holiday...

"Nobu" Fever: Japan Falls for a Young Piano...

Time :: Posted 22 hours 28 min ago
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The latest cultural obsession in Japan is Nobuyuki Tsujii, a 21-year-old blind piano prodigy and...

Group Clarifies Mammography Advice

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 17 hours 45 min ago
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The task force that loosened breast-cancer screening guidelines this week clarified its position, in response...

Big Game: A Cal-Stanford Score, Off the...

NYTimes :: Posted 15 hours 19 min ago
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For 111 years, Stanford and Cal, which play on Saturday, have battled for supremacy on the football field. Still...

Back to Business: Easy Loans in Expensive...

NYTimes :: Posted 14 hours 4 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.

Ex-crewmen: Company wouldn't rename targeted...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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AP - The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not...

Palin and her fans irked by cover shot in...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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AP - Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably...

Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners...

NY Times :: Posted 1 day 17 hours ago
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A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ negligence caused huge flooding after Hurricane Katrina...

Eugene Cotton, Labor Union Lawyer, Dies...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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Mr. Cotton was a labor lawyer whose negotiating savvy helped improve the wages and conditions of tens of thousands...

Residents 'Vindicated' by Katrina Ruling...

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led...

AOL to Cut 2,300 Workers in Break From Time...

FoxNews.com :: Posted 1 day 8 hours ago
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AOL Inc., the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from...

University of Calif. OKs 32 percent hike

MSNBC.com :: Posted 18 hours 18 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 13 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 17 hours 6 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 3 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 20 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 16 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 3 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 13 hours ago
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Are Mammograms the New Political Football?

Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may...

Yahoo News :: Posted 1 day 19 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 4 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 6 hours 8 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...

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

NYTimes :: Posted 13 hours 47 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 10 hours 49 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 7 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 3 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.

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

Time :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?

Backlog of Flight Delays After Computer...

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 3 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...

Software problem causes airline flight delays...

Reuters :: Posted 23 hours 31 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...