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Army Ignored Warning Signs From Fort Hood Shooter, Former Classmate SaysFOXNews - - 1 hour ago AP Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan is suspected of a deadly rampage at the Fort Hood base in Texas. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan is suspected of a deadly rampage at the Fort Hood base in Texas. Video: Hasan Lawyer: 'Going to Protect All His Rights' 
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Pelosi discusses health care bill on Seattle tourThe Associated Press - 24 minutes ago SEATTLE - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while she is against anti-abortion language in the House version of the health care bill, the amendment was necessary for the bill to pass. A wall divides a Md. school, then unites itWashington Post - - 46 minutes ago This November marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Washington Post Editor Marc Fisher, who served as The Post's Berlin correspondent in 1989, remembers the jubilation on the streets and reflects on the lasting legacy of the fall ... Berlin Wall Celebration Marked by Joy and Caution Voice of America |
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Obama Adviser Dismisses Reports of Afghanistan Troop Decision
Bloomberg - - 29 minutes ago
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's national security adviser dismissed reports that the administration has reached a decision to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan ill-prepared for swine flu Los Angeles Times
PMO: Friedman wrong about Israel
Jerusalem Post - - 28 minutes ago
Veteran New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman made waves in Israeli politics on Monday for suggesting that the US abandon efforts for an Israel-Palestinian peace deal.
Netanyahu Urges Resumption of Peace Talks Wall Street Journal
Nameless Storm Is Disaster for El Salvador
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
MEXICO CITY - A devastating storm that struck El Salvador over the weekend was not the hurricane that roared through the region at the same time and, in fact did not even merit a name - small comfort after at least 130 people were killed ...
Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead The Associated Press
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Ida could disrupt two-thirds of Gulf oil output
Houston Chronicle - - 35 minutes ago
Nearly two-thirds of the Gulf of Mexico's oil production could be offline by the time Tropical Storm Ida blows through the eastern edge of the nation's largest energy producing region.
Video: Gulf Coast Preps As Ida Weakens
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Tropical Storm Ida aims at Gulf Coast The Associated Press
Connecticut Governor Won't Seek Re-election
New York Times - - 48 minutes ago
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, who rose to the state's highest office five years ago after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, said on Monday that she would not seek re-election.
Conn. governor decides not to seek another term The Associated Press
Gay marriage activists seek momentum in New York
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gay rights activists are looking to a possible vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State on Tuesday as a way to drive a national campaign that opponents say has lost momentum.
Paterson Paints Grim Picture of NY Budget Crisis New York Times
Dow Leaps in Skeptics' Rally
Wall Street Journal - - 53 minutes ago
Overcoming their growing concerns that the broad financial-market rally could end badly, investors plowed more money into US and foreign stocks, gold, oil, copper and junk bonds.
Video: Nov. 9: Stocks Jump After G-20 Pledge
The Associated Press
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Dow Hits 2009 Closing High BusinessWeek
On the Other End of a Hostile Takeover
New York Times - 22 minutes ago
Roger Carr, chairman of Cadbury, the British confectioner, was quick to dismiss Kraft's $16.7 billion offer, calling it derisory.
Video: Cadbury Rejects Kraft Bid As Not So Sweet
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The Associated Press
Electronic Arts Plans to Cut 1500 Jobs
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Electronic Arts, the video game company, said it would lay off 1500 workers and shrink its product lineup, even as it announced that it had acquired Playfish, a start-up that makes online games.
Electronic Arts Loss Widens;More Job Cuts Planned Wall Street Journal
Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million
Reuters - 25 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next-big ...
Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million The Associated Press
Nokia recalls 14 million chargers
CNET News - - 11 hours ago
The affected chargers are manufactured by third-party suppliers, Nokia said. A loose cover could potentially expose the charger's internal components and thus pose an electrical shock hazard if accidentally touched during use, ...
Activision establishes Call of Duty veterans grant
GameSpot - - 4 hours ago
Modern Warfare 2 publisher reveals plans for $1 million Call of Duty Endowment to help unemployed military alum find work. The game industry is keyed into Activision Blizzard this week, as the publisher gears up to launch Call ...
Call of Duty game hits the shelves BBC News
'Carol' opens at No. 1, but 'Precious' hits a high note
Los Angeles Times - 21 hours ago
The Jim Carrey movie gets off to a slow start, bringing in $31 million, while the film-festival favorite sets a record. Jim Carrey stars in "A Christmas Carol," which had a weak first weekend.
'A Christmas Carol': NYC subway graffiti accurately sums up my feelings on ... Entertainment Weekly
'This Is It' tops overseas boxoffice Hollywood Reporter
Smoke & Mirrors: 'Mad Men' Recap
CelebStoner - 2 hours ago
Don (Jon Hamm) may lost his wife and job, but Season 3 of AMC's Mad Men will be best remembered by stoners for Elisabeth Moss' daring declaration, "I'm Peggy Olson and I want to smoke some marijuana!
Mad Men's Sensational Season Finale -- HuffPost Review Huffington Post (blog)
The business behind the show Los Angeles Times
Curtains for a Steven Tyler-led Aerosmith?
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
Comments made to the media from Aerosmith principals Steven Tyler and Joe Perry cast doubt on the band's future, and the act's official camp is mum on providing any sort of clarification.
As Johnson's Suspension Ends, So Does His Tenure With Chiefs
New York Times - - 47 minutes ago
The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Larry Johnson on Monday morning, just as his two-week suspension for conduct detrimental to the team ended.
Chiefs release RB Larry Johnson The Associated Press
Larry Johnson: The exorcism is complete! Kansas City Star
Kings G Kevin Martin has wrist surgery
USA Today - 58 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Kings leading scorer Kevin Martin underwent surgery on his injured left wrist. The team says Martin had the procedure to repair a hairline fracture in his left wrist on Monday at the UC Davis Medical Center.
Kings G Martin has wrist surgery MiamiHerald.com
Fearless Prediction: Steelers (5-2) at Broncos (6-1)
FOXSports.com - - 2 hours ago
by Sports Xchange SERIES: 21st regular-season meeting. Denver leads series 13-6-1. The Broncos are 7-2-1 at home vs. Pittsburgh. The teams are 3-3 in the playoffs.
Poll: Drugmakers most at fault for swine flu vaccine shortage
USA Today - - 35 minutes ago
Americans who are frustrated with shortages of swine flu vaccine place slightly more blame on drug companies than the federal government, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll showed Monday.
Fearing a Flu Vaccine, and Wanting More of It New York Times
Half of Arizonans avoiding large crowds because of flu Bizjournals.com
Cancer recurs in 'dense' breasts
BBC News - 15 hours ago
Women treated for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a relapse if they have "dense" breasts, say researchers. The Canadian authors advise that women with the densest breasts should have radiotherapy while the women with less dense breasts could be ...
Health Buzz: Dense Breasts a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer Recurrence and ... U.S. News & World Report
Breast density can influence cancer recurrence, study finds Los Angeles Times
Progress in Rebuilding Penile Erectile Tissue
WebMD - - 2 hours ago
Nov. 9, 2009 -- Wake Forest University researchers say they've found a way to replace penile erectile tissue and function in animals.
Scientists Grow New Penile Tissue in the Lab U.S. News & World Report
Landing a job like getting into Harvard
CNN - - Nov 6, 2009
Editor's note: Samuel Sherraden is a policy analyst for the Economic Growth Program at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought across the ideological spectrum.
A Netflix Model for Haute Couture
New York Times - - Nov 8, 2009
For many women, a $1000 dress is something they admire in the pages of a glossy magazine or see draped on the frame of a celebrity - not an item hanging in their closet.
Russia's Conquering Zeros
Wall Street Journal - - Nov 6, 2009
It may be no accident that, while some of the best American mathematical minds worked to solve one of the century's hardest problems—the Poincaré Conjecture—it was a Russian mathematician working in Russia who, early in this decade, ...
Niece of Cleveland mayor lived with murder suspect Sowell
CNN - - 5 hours ago
Lori Frazier says Anthony Sowell "took good care" of her during the two years they lived together. NEW: Mayor Frank Jackson: "I love my niece very much ... she has my full support" Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- The niece of the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, ...
Stephen King's Glass Menagerie
New York Times - - Nov 6, 2009
Now that the town halls have blazed with vituperation, and fantastical patriots are girding themselves for fascist/socialist lockdown, Americans of a certain vintage must be feeling a familiar circumambient thrill.