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Sniper who terrorized Washington area is executedReuters - - 17 minutes ago JARRATT, Virginia (Reuters) - John Allen Muhammad was executed on Tuesday for masterminding and carrying out with his teenage accomplice the 2002 sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington, DC, region a year ... Video: First Person: Witness to Muhammad Execution
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DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is executed Los Angeles Times Obama honors attack victims at Fort HoodBoston Globe - - 39 minutes ago AP / November 11, 2009 FORT HOOD, Texas - One by one, President Obama spoke the names and told the stories yesterday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories as he denounced the ... Video: Fort Hood homecoming
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Muslims in the military seek bridge between worlds Washington Post Veterans share memories with Gilbert studentsArizona Republic - - 1 hour ago The faces of five heroic US soldiers who passed through Sheryl Maudlin's care as an Army nurse during the Vietnam War are as vivid in her mind as if she had met them today. Veterans Day events today Troy Messenger |
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Thailand formally requests Cambodia to extradite Thaksin
Xinhua - - 1 hour ago
BANGKOK, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Thai government on Wednesday morning sent a letter to Cambodia's government requesting the latter to extradite Thaksin Shinawatra, one day after the convicted former Thai prime minister arrived in Phnom Penh, ...
Diplomatic spat over Thaksin BBC News
South Korea Approves Border Crossings, Playing Down Naval Clash
Bloomberg - - 39 minutes ago
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea approved border crossings into North Korea by companies and tourists, signaling an intention to maintain business as usual a day after the first naval clash between the countries in seven years.
Video: North, South Korean Ships Exchange Fire
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Mobile Venture Lifts Hope in West Bank
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
RAMALLAH, the West Bank—The Palestinian territories' second cellphone carrier launched Tuesday, injecting competition into the wireless market here and delivering a significant vote of confidence in the territories by foreign ...
Video: US policy regarding the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.
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On Hill, Clinton gives a health-care pep talk
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
Former president Bill Clinton talks to reporters after his lunchtime meeting with Senate Democrats. (Charles Dharapak/associated Press) See how members voted and view by vote, party, state, percentage of uninsured in their congressional district and ...
Maine Finds a Health Care Fix Elusive New York Times
As reform takes shape, dread, hope heighten Arizona Republic
Veterans Day anew
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours ago
On the heels of Illinois' largest deployment since World War II, Veterans Day holds a special poignancy for the more than 2900 Illinois National Guard troops recently returned from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Organizations try to connect to new veterans Herald Zeitung
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars posts struggle
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
By Adam Gerik for USA TODAY By Judy Keen, USA TODAY GALESBURG, Ill. - The future of VFW Post 2257 might hinge on the life span of its worn-out, 50-year-old boiler and attendance at weekly bingo games this winter.
Veterans Day activities in an around Olathe Kansas City Star
Events mark Veterans Day News-Herald.com
Power Being Restored After Outage Hits Half of Brazil
Bloomberg - - 2 hours ago
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Power is being restored in Brazil after an outage at a dam providing 20 percent of the country's energy thrust about half of the nation's 190 million people into darkness and prompted the ...
Power Failure Blacks Out Much of Brazil, Paraguay Wall Street Journal
Fed Faces Biggest Blow to Independence, Powers in Dodd Proposal
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve faces the biggest blows to its authority and independence in five decades under legislation championed by its lead overseer in the US Senate.
Sen. Christopher Dodd proposes single watchdog for banks Los Angeles Times
Dodd's reform plan takes aim at the Fed Washington Post
Japan Development Bank May Extend Y100B Loan To JAL - Source
Wall Street Journal - 50 minutes ago
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The Development Bank of Japan may extend as much as Y100 billion in loans to Japan Airlines Corp. (9205.TO) to help it maintain smooth flight services while a restructuring plan is worked out, a person familiar with the matter said ...
Google's Free Airport Wi-Fi: Five Ways to Protect Yourself
PC World - - 7 hours ago
Free Wi-Fi while you're waiting for your flight? Sounds like a great way to save money, and kudos to Google for offering it at many US airports during the holidays.
Free Wi-Fi coming to Lambert for the holidays, courtesy of Google St. Louis Post-Dispatch
techbytes: New Call of Duty Arrives
ABC News - - 10 hours ago
One of the most highly anticipated video games of the year arrives today. The first person shooter game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 goes on sale.
Review: 'Modern Warfare 2' has combat, weak story The Associated Press
Motorola Milestone (Droid) Headed to Canada
eWeek - - 4 hours ago
The Motorola Milestone - Verizon's slightly tweaked Droid - will be arriving on Canada's Telus network in early 2010, the carrier announced.
Dancing with the Stars: The Aaron Carter Postmortem
BuddyTV - 1 hour ago
After doing a review of Aaron Carter's season on Dancing with the Stars (found below), I can say that he does deserve to go home, and not just because he's unpopular or smarmy or a jerk (those things, unfortunately, remain to be proven categorically ...
Semifinal slate sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars' The Associated Press
Top 10 'Sesame Street' controversies
The Week Magazine - 3 hours ago
Are Bert & Ernie gay? Is Cookie Monster a poor dietary role model? A short, scandalous history of 'Sesame Street' on its 40th anniversary "Sesame Street" has educated and efficiently mesmerized children since Richard Nixon's first year in office.
Video: First Lady Michelle Obama Plants Garden on Sesame St. for Se
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Michael Jackson's funeral cost more than $1 million, court documents show
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
The Forest Lawn crypt cost $590000, and $35000 was spent on the pop star's clothing. On Tuesday, his mother dropped her objection to two associates of her son being named executors of his estate.
Records: Jackson's funeral cost nearly $1 million The Associated Press
Michael Jackson Laid to Rest in a $35000 Suit People Magazine
Forward thinking helps 'D' frustrate Sidney Crosby
Boston Herald - - 1 hour ago
Normally, you pick your poison against the Pittsburgh Penguins. You can focus your defense on stopping Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin.
Bruins Shut Out Penguins New York Times
Bruins shut out slumping Penguins 3-0 Yahoo! Sports
For Abdul-Jabbar, going public with leukemia diagnosis was a private battle
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
He waited months before telling Lakers officials about his disease. Team members, including protégé Bynum, are surprised by the news, and express their support for him.
In the news: Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia Memphis Commercial Appeal
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gets leukemia: What you need to know Food Consumer
Bulls go from ecstasy to agony
Chicago Sun-Times - - 50 minutes ago
For a moment Tuesday night, the United Center erupted in euphoria as it appeared the Bulls extended their comeback and winning streaks with a miracle finish on a Brad Miller prayer at the buzzer.
Nuggets-Bucks Preview CBSSports.com
H1N1 vaccine: Many can't get it; some don't want it
89.3 KPCC - - 26 minutes ago
Supply isn't keeping up with demand when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine. But an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the situation is beginning to improve.
County rations swine flu vaccine Tracy Press
H1N1 shots at Burke attract thousands Omaha World-Herald
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers
U.S. News & World Report - - 8 hours ago
TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even three years after finishing treatment for breast cancer, almost 50 percent of women report long-term pain, a new Danish study finds.
Breast cancer pain can last for years USA Today
Prognosis: Lingering Pain After Surgery for Breast Cancer New York Times
High BPA levels linked to male sexual problems
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
Exposure to high levels of a controversial chemical found in thousands of everyday plastic products appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men, according to a new study published Wednesday.
BPA, sexual problems may be linked St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cities, counties no longer mellow about pot dispensaries
Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago
At least 120 cities and eight counties in California have banned medical pot shops, fearing crime and profiteering. Some cite the proliferation of dispensaries in LA Varieties of marijuana line a shelf in Green Oasis, a dispensary in Los Angeles.
I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
Times Online - Nov 7, 2009
Number 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn't look like a place to stop and stare, and that's just the way the people who work there like it.
Texas resists family's effort to clear executed man
CNN - - Nov 9, 2009
Ardmore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Cameron Todd Willingham's family here in Oklahoma never believed he set the fire that killed his three daughters.
Why won't Obama give you a job?
Washington Post - - Nov 7, 2009
By Alec macgillis To hear President Obama tell it, he's been busy creating jobs since taking office. The $787 billion stimulus package, he said last winter, would "save or create 3.5 million jobs.
What's Wrong With Charitable Giving
Wall Street Journal - Nov 8, 2009
It's hard to overstate the crisis facing charitable giving today. So let me just say it as plainly as I can: Much of current philanthropic giving, by foundations and individuals, neither meets the needs of our charitable organizations nor addresses ...