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Question marks for GOP in New York districtCNN - - 1 hour ago Washington (CNN) -- If Democrats suffer a loss in an upstate New York congressional race Tuesday, it could well spark an uneasy celebration among Republican leaders. Biden Stumps in a Race Steeped in Ideology New York Times Boehner regrets backing Scozzafava in NY race The Associated Press Waiting for ObamaWall Street Journal - 1 hour ago Afghanistan's messy election ended yesterday with President Hamid Karzai securing another five-year term after his challenger withdrew and a run-off was called off. Afghanistan election is over. Will Obama make troop choice soon? Christian Science Monitor GOP senators balk on votes on climate changeThe Associated Press - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - Republican senators on Monday demanded additional studies on the cost and job impact of a climate bill before it is voted on by a key committee, exposing the sharp partisan divide in Congress over legislation aimed at addressing global ... Senate Republicans threaten to boycott climate bill Boston Globe House Republicans roll out health insurance alternatives MiamiHerald.com |
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Clinton in Morocco: We expect more from Israel
Ha'aretz - 1 hour ago
The statements and condemnations of the Palestinian Authority, which is insisting the US change its stance regarding a settlement freeze, appear to have paid off.
Video: Clinton Moderates Statement on Settlements
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on Israel New York Times
US will not alter Iran nuclear deal
Aljazeera.net - 40 minutes ago
The United States has said that a nuclear fuel plan offered to Iran will not be changed after Tehran called for the UN-brokered deal to be reviewed.
Clinton: Nuclear Offer to Iran Will Not Change Voice of America
Iran Pressed on Deal to Ship Nuclear Fuel Abroad New York Times
Terrorists hit Pakistan's military enclave again, killing 35
MiamiHerald.com - - 3 hours ago
ISLAMABAD -- At least 35 people were killed Monday in a bombing near Pakistan's military headquarters in Rawalpindi, with army personnel among the victims.
Video: Double blasts in Pakistan - 02 Nov 09
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Suicide bomber kills 35 near Pakistan's capital The Associated Press
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9/11 kin 'smiling through tears' at ship's salute
Newsday - - 49 minutes ago
Photo credit: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan | The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes the Statue of Liberty as it arrives Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York.
USS New York Reaches Manhattan New York Times
First lady launches White House mentoring program
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama launched a mentoring program Monday to give local high school girls access to women at the White House.
Michelle Obama: Mentor-In-Chief ABC News
No more overreliance on consumer spending: Volcker
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
NAPLES, Florida (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said his meeting on Monday with President Barack Obama focused in part on reducing US economic reliance on consumer spending.
Obama urges 'bold innovative action' to create jobs Los Angeles Times
Obama Calls for New Ideas to Create Jobs Voice of America
Stanley to Buy Toolmaker Black & Decker, Cut Jobs
Bloomberg - - 19 minutes ago
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Stanley Works agreed to buy Black & Decker Corp. for about $3.5 billion, combining the two largest US toolmakers in an all-stock transaction that would reduce costs by $350 million annually.
Stanley Works To Buy Black & Decker For $4.5B In Stk Wall Street Journal
Ford Raising $3.3 Billion, Paying Down Credit Line
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., after posting a surprise third-quarter net profit, said it is raising as much as $3.3 billion, while paying down and pushing back the maturity of a $10.7 billion line of credit to strengthen its ...
Ford to raise $3.3 billion in stock, debt sales The Associated Press
cit's Bankruptcy Lesson
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
The $2.3 billion of Troubled Asset Relief Program money that will likely be lost in the bankruptcy of commercial lender CIT is hard to swallow, but it may be the most instructive loss taxpayers absorb all year.
Video: CIT Group Files for Chapter 11 Protection
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Mt. Kilimanjaro Ice Cap Continues Rapid Retreat
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
In this June 2009 photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, the absence of large glaciers is clearly evident. Climate change and forest depletion near the mountain are both blamed for the melt-off.
Kilimanjaro's Snows Gone by 2022? National Geographic
Tummy tuck? Bigger breasts? There are Apps for that
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Thinking of a tummy tuck? Need bigger breasts? There's now an App for that. In fact, there are now two plastic surgery applications, or apps, for Apple's iphone that offer users information, games and the chance for people ...
Apple iTunes TV Pitch: Another Nail in Cable's Coffin
PC World - - 3 hours ago
It's going to happen, the only question is when. The cable TV industry's monopolistic, anti-consumer practice of offering bloated, overpriced programming packages is coming mercifully to an end, brought down by a slew of more affordable options made ...
Why Sony decided to leave 'This is It' in theaters through Thanksgiving
Entertainment Weekly - - 3 hours ago
Sony Pictures' decision to extend the run of This Is It through Thanksgiving weekend was not about fooling audiences, Sony's vice-chairman Jeff Blake tells EW.
Jackson is `It' at box office with $23.2M weekend The Associated Press
Prince of Persia movie trailer debuts
Game Daily - 15 minutes ago
So will it take Jerry Bruckheimer to finally make a video game-based movie that we can all really enjoy? The jury will have to stay out on that verdict until Memorial Day 2010.
Rob Pattinson Says He and Kristen Stewart Are "Good Friends"
Us Magazine - 7 hours ago
Once and for all, Robert Pattinson would like enquiring minds to know that he and Kristen Stewart are platonic. For real. In a new cover story, the Twilight actor insists to Vanity Fair that he and his onscreen paramour are simply "good friends," and ...
Robert Pattinson Dismisses Romance Rumors (Again!) People Magazine
Phils respond in first on Utley's homer
MLB.com - - 23 minutes ago
The opening salvos of Game 5 of the World Series were dealt in the first inning Monday night, and the host Phillies took the early edge behind another homer from Chase Utley.
Video: Fan: Yankees 'Terrific So Far'
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies Washington Post
Sources: Cleveland Browns GM George Kokinis escorted out by security
Plain Dealer - - 1 hour ago
Browns general manager George Kokinis was escorted out of the Browns facility in Berea by security, two league sources told the Plain Dealer.
George Kokinis out CBSSports.com
Lightning-Flyers Sums
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By AP First Period--1, Philadelphia, Richards 7 (Pronger, Hartnell), 8:29. 2, Philadelphia, Hartnell 4 (Richards, Giroux), 19:15 (pp).
Recap: Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay MiamiHerald.com
Richards, Carter score two each for Flyers in win The Associated Press
Race for H1N1 vaccine is on
USA Today - - 2 hours ago
By Nick Ut, AP By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - The great H1N1 vaccine hunt has begun, with Americans setting their phones to speed-dial the local health department and pulling kids out of school at the hint shots might be available at a ...
UPDATE 3-Two U.S. deaths may be linked to bad beef
Reuters - 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - An outbreak of food-borne illness, linked to dangerous bacteria in ground beef, sickened 28 people and may have caused two deaths in the US Northeast, health officials said on Monday.
Video: CDC: Contaminated Beef May Be Linked to 2 Deaths
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
E. Coli Kills 2; Focus Is on Beef New York Times
Flash Points Linger in Health Bill
Wall Street Journal - - 35 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are wrestling with how their health-care bill will deal with abortion and immigration issues as they prepare to bring the bill to the floor as soon as Friday.
Yankovic still 'Weird' after all these years
CNN - - Oct 30, 2009
(CNN) -- In the 1980s, it was easy to dismiss the accordion-toting "Weird Al" Yankovic as a one-joke wonder. Sure, the joke was funny.
Exclusive: Ray Comfort Defends His Creationist Edition of 'On the Origin of ...
U.S. News & World Report - - Oct 30, 2009
When I blogged recently about a new, pro-creationism edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species—complete with a rebuttal to the theory of evolution—the responses poured in.
Undressed for Oct. 28
Wonderwall (satire) - Oct 28, 2009
Heidi Ho: If we could peer inside Heidi Montag's mind at this precise moment, what we'd find (besides tumbleweeds and a weary mouse listlessly running on a wheel) is that she's feeling pretty.
It's Not a Bad Time to Be Funny in the City
New York Times (blog) - - Oct 30, 2009
IF you are of the view that nurture trumps nature, you might not have predicted a career as a professional comic for Kumail Nanjiani.
Andre Agassi discusses life as a pro tennis player and his early development
SI.com - - Oct 30, 2009
I open my eyes and don't know where I am or who I am. Not all that unusual -- I've spent half my life not knowing. Still, this feels different.