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LI breast cancer docs oppose mammogram shiftNewsday - - 26 minutes ago Several Long Island breast cancer experts are dismayed that a government task force has recommended less frequent mammograms. Photo credit: June 2000 File / Jim McGuire | A government task force advises that most women do not need mammograms until ... New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns The Associated Press Stamp out bank secrecy, corruption watchdog saysAFP - 50 minutes ago BERLIN - Graft watchdog Transparency International hit out at rich countries over shady banking practices on Tuesday as it published its annual rankings naming and shaming the world's most corrupt nations. Sarah Palin Says Presidency "Not on My Radar Screen"New York Times - - 7 minutes ago By REUTERS The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. |
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Hunger 'kills 17000 children per day'
CNN - 2 hours ago
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all.
Nigeria: FAO Organizes Summit On Food Security AllAfrica.com
In Obama Trip, Signs of New Era in China Relations
New York Times - - 17 minutes ago
BEIJING - President Obama and President Hu Jintao of China met in private off Tiananmen Square here on a frigid Tuesday morning to discuss cooperating on issues like trade, climate change and the nuclear programs of ...
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Obama charisma? China keeps it in tight check. Christian Science Monitor
Soldiers' mutiny raises concern in Israel
Reuters - - 18 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern on Tuesday over a mutiny by pro-settler soldiers that raised fears of more rebellion in the ranks in any future land-for-peace moves with the ...
Egypt leader urges Abbas to stay BBC News
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Reid considers raising Medicare tax for high earners
Los Angeles Times - - 6 hours ago
To pay for healthcare reform, the Senate leader considers raising payroll taxes for upper-income workers. Centrist Democrats prefer to tax costly 'Cadillac' insurance as a way to lower health costs.
Liberals Push Reid To Stand By Public Option In Health Bill Kaiser Health News
4 dead in car-train crash near SC-GA state line
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
HARDEEVILLE, SC - An Amtrak passenger train hit a car trying to cross the tracks near the South Carolina-Georgia state line and four people have been killed.
4 dead after train crashes into car Live 5 News
Obama to Launch Cross - Country Economic Tour
New York Times - - 46 minutes ago
By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama will hold a forum on job creation with US business leaders on December 3 and then embark on a cross-country tour to discuss economic recovery, the White House said on Monday.
Obama to start 'listening tour' in Allentown Allentown Morning Call
Producer Prices in US Increase Less Than Forecast
Bloomberg - - 36 minutes ago
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Wholesale prices in the US increased in October for just the second time in the past four months, indicating inflation will not be a concern for the Federal Reserve.
Producer Prices Rose Less Than Expected in October Wall Street Journal
Target Earnings Rise 18%; Saks Reports Profit
Wall Street Journal - - 14 minutes ago
Target Corp.'s fiscal-third-quarter earnings rose 18%, snapping a streak of eight quarterly declines and besting expectations as the discount retailer saw profitability improve in both its retail and credit-card ...
Target posts better-than-expected profit MarketWatch
PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Backs Off From Record As Dollar Rises
Wall Street Journal - - 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A bounce in the US dollar has gold on the defensive Tuesday, and it is likely participants are booking profits from the metal's recent string of record high prices.
Stocks set to slip at open CNNMoney.com
Stock futures point to lower opening The Associated Press
Shuttle Atlantis Bringing Oversized Spare Parts to International Space Station
DailyTech - 2 hours ago
The International Space Station has been undergoing assembly in orbit for nearly eleven years. It was stalled due to delays caused from the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew, but is due to be completed by the end of 2011.
Atlantis heads to space station Washington Post
Adobe Upgrades Air and Flash: Mobile and Multi-Touch Support Added
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Adobe Systems will offer on Tuesday beta versions of upgrades to its core Flash Player and Adobe AIR technologies, with Adobe touting mobile device accommodations for the Flash Player.
Adobe Launches Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2 Betas PC Magazine
'Unfriend' Chosen as Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Proving that social networking is a huge cultural force, the New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen 'unfriend' as its 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY).
"Unfriend" named word of 2009 Reuters
