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Resignation of Gen. David Petraeus send ripples across both sides of political ...

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Resignation of Gen. David Petraeus send ripples across both sides of political aisle. Petraeus was praised throughout Washington for his candor, political acumen and, ironically, discretion.
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Amid 'fiscal cliff,' different shades of meaning prevail in defining country's ...

Boston Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner earlier this week proclaimed his willingness to talk about “new revenues,” a sign many interpreted to mean he would be open to raising taxes - and perhaps to raising income tax rates on the wealthy.
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Supreme Court Review Puts Voting Rights Act In Jeopardy After Election Proves ...

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
In the wake of an election season in which the Voting Rights Act proved its mettle as the last, best hope against voter suppression efforts, the Supreme Court today decided to review the constitutionality of a key part of this iconic civil rights statute in a case ...
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Top Ohio Republicans Ask Why Party Lost

Wall Street Journal - ‎3 hours ago‎
Top Ohio Republicans and aides to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign remain flabbergasted over what went wrong Tuesday in a do-or-die state they thought they would win all the way up to the final hours.
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Lakers top Warriors, 101-77, in first game without Mike Brown

Los Angeles Times - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Lakers 101 - Warriors 77 (final). The Lakers (2-4) got their most impressive, and second, win of the season Friday night over the Warriors (3-3).
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Syria border fighting sends 8000 fleeing to Turkey

Los Angeles Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
BEIRUT - Fierce fighting in a border town in northeastern Syrian sent about 8,000 people fleeing into neighboring Turkey over a 24-hour period, one of the largest single-day surges of refugees since the Syrian conflict began, officials said Friday.
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Sri Lanka prison clash leaves 27 dead

The Guardian - ‎38 minutes ago‎
At least 27 people were killed and a senior police officer seriously wounded when a gunfight broke out in Sri Lanka's biggest prison which began when police came under fire from inmates, officials and police said on Saturday.
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Life in Prison Suite Doesn't Agree With a Mass Killer

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Mr. Breivik, the Norwegian extremist convicted of the coldly premeditated murders of 77 people in 2011, is serving a 21-year sentence in a maximum-security prison outside Oslo.
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Britain Pushing Harder for International Resolution in Syria

Voice of America - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON - As opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meet in Doha, Britain is pushing for greater international involvement in the ongoing crisis in Syria.
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Afghan Army guards say they saw one soldier night of killings

TheNewsTribune.com - ‎49 minutes ago‎
Afghan Army guards say they saw one soldier night of killings. Afghan National Army guards assigned to a combat outpost with Staff Sgt.
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Reflecting on the effort to bring Vietnam Memorial to fruition

Austin American-Statesman - ‎24 minutes ago‎
On the 30th anniversary of the unveiling of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., it is important to remember the struggle to create it as well as its powerful place in the American political discourse.
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Make Room for Deals After Turkey This Year

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
There was an outcry last year when some retailers opened at midnight on Thanksgiving, with workers and shoppers saying the holiday should be reserved for family, not spent lining up for the start of the Christmas shopping season.
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China October Export Growth Beats Estimates, Imports Trail

Bloomberg - ‎49 minutes ago‎
China's exports rose more than estimated in October, adding to signs the world's second-biggest economy will rebound this quarter after industrial output climbed at the fastest pace in five months.
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Obama campaign mulls what to do with lauded ground game

Reuters - ‎Nov 8, 2012‎
Obama's first term - in his own words. Barack Obama's first term, won on a promise of hope and change, featured four years of sobering challenges including the worst recession since the Great Depression, bank and auto bailouts, two wars, the fall of some of ...
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Mercedes Olivera: Latino voters show political clout nationally, but Texas may ...

Dallas Morning News - ‎1 hour ago‎
To many Latino political veterans, President Barack Obama's heavy support among Latino voters in Tuesday's presidential election came as no surprise.
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Google services blocked by Chinese government

SlashGear - ‎3 hours ago‎
Alas, Google has been stuffed behind China's Great Firewall once again as the country prepares for the election of its new leader, Xi Jinping.
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Doctors prescribe iPad Mini: a perfect lab coat fit

Computerworld
9 hours ago
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Lucas Mearian
Computerworld - One in three physicians planned to buy the iPad Mini even when its existence was just a rumor, according to a poll of doctors by medical app developer Epocrates.
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Now Paul Ceglia might even owe Facebook legal fees

CNET
4 hours ago
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Paul Sloan
As if Paul Ceglia doesn't have enough problems. Now the man claiming to own half of Facebook -- who last month was arrested on fraud charges for allegedly fabricating evidence in the case -- might end up paying part of Facebook's attorneys fees.
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iPhone 5 swipe glitch threatens Fruit Ninjas

CNET
5 hours ago
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Eric Mack
How many times have you been checking out a map of Flagstaff (or Salt Lake, Albuquerque, or Denver) in Apple Maps on your new iPhone 5 and then wanted to quickly swipe diagonally to the Four Corners monument only to find that iOS 6 suddenly goes lag ...
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The Bonds that tie: Life, real life, as Bond, James Bond

Boston Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
You're sitting in your doctor's waiting room when a nurse calls your name. People turn in your direction, figuring this must be some sort of prank.
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Steven Spielberg, other directors not interested in directing new 'Star Wars'

TheCelebrityCafe.com - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Disney may have more trouble finding a director for Star Wars: Episode VII than they thought as several high profile directors, including Steven Spielberg, are steering clear of it.
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Land of Lincoln can claim some credit in making of Spielberg's movie

Chicago Tribune
3 hours ago
Written by
Ray Long
The lean gentleman who came to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum wanted to absorb as much as possible about the mythical, martyred president but was concerned about making a fuss.
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Non-freshmen help Kentucky edge Maryland

USA TODAY - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Kentucky Wildcats guard Jarrod Polson (5) drives the ball during the second half of the game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Barclays Center Classic.
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Talks sour as league, union meet for fourth day

Reuters - ‎13 minutes ago‎
(Reuters) - Negotiations appeared to have soured on Friday as National Hockey League (NHL) owners and locked out players completed a fourth consecutive day of talks to resolve their bitter labor dispute.
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Needing Offense, Knicks Still Can't Lose

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Knicks' two most prolific scorers took turns torching the Dallas Mavericks. Carmelo Anthony bullied his way to the basket, made jumpers in transition and converted key free throws.
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More than Manziel: Alabama defense wary of entire A&M offense as it looks for ...

al.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- While Johnny Manziel was establishing his legend as one of the best playmaking quarterbacks in recent Texas high school football history, Kevin Sumlin was doing the same thing he's doing now.
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Astronaut Drives Lego Robot Via 'Interplanetary Internet'

InformationWeek - ‎12 hours ago‎
NASA and the European Space Agency in October successfully controlled a small robot in Germany from the International Space Station (ISS) with the help of a new networking protocol designed for deep space communication, NASA announced Thursday.
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Chemical warfare on the reef

Ars Technica
8 hours ago
Written by
John Timmer
There are lots of organisms that don't have a brain, but can still communicate. Bacteria coordinate their growth, plants signal distress and lure insects in with scents and coloring.
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Experimental malaria vaccine prove less effective in newborns than older infants

The Seattle Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Experimental malaria vaccine prove less effective in newborns than older infants. An experimental malaria vaccine, being tested in seven African nations, proved far less effective in stopping the fatal disease in newborns than in older infants, according to the ...
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Nestle recalls Nesquik chocolate powder over salmonella concerns

Los Angeles Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
Nestle USA issued a voluntary recall of its Nesquik chocolate powder after being tipped off by an ingredient supplier of possible salmonella contamination.
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24 doctors certify most in Ariz.'s pot program

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎7 hours ago‎
PHOENIX (AP) - Health officials in Arizona say a small number of doctors have given the go-ahead for about 75 percent of medical marijuana cards issued in the state, raising questions about whether the program is being abused.
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