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Counteroffer: Medicare, Social Security on the table as GOP issues new 'fiscal ...

Washington Post - ‎23 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion “fiscal cliff” counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $800 billion ...
White House dismisses Republican "fiscal cliff" proposal
White House spurns Republican offer on 'fiscal cliff' negotiations
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Obama warns Syria amid rising concern over chemical weapons

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Obama warned Syria on Monday that deploying chemical weapons is “totally unacceptable,” after what U.S. officials said were new intelligence reports that the Damascus government is preparing such munitions for possible use.
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Israel rejects attacks over building plans

Globe and Mail - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Israel rejected a wave of U.S. and European condemnations Monday over plans to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements, vowing to press forward with the construction in the face of widespread international opposition.
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Johnny Manziel, Manti Te'o and Collin Klein are Heisman finalists

Los Angeles Times
53 minutes ago
Written by
Gary Klein
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein were announced Monday as finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
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Chiefs DT Shaun Smith: If you have daughters, you should own a gun

USA TODAY - ‎51 minutes ago‎
People stand by a small shrine outside the Long Island home of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, in West Babylon, N.Y.
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Pope Benedict XVI tightens church control over Catholic charities

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
VATICAN CITY - Bishops must exercise closer supervision over Catholic charities and ensure that their activities do not contradict church doctrine, according to new rules issued by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday (Dec. 1).
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Congolese Troops Enter Goma Following Rebel Pullout

Voice of America (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Democratic Republic of Congo troops have returned to the eastern city of Goma, although rebels who occupied the city for nearly two weeks remain close by.
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Viewpoint: Egypt's generational challenge

BBC News - ‎8 hours ago‎
The consolidation of power by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is another stumbling block for the new government. But building a true democracy takes time, says former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley.
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US Coast Guard member killed in crash off California coast

Fox News - ‎24 minutes ago‎
VENTURA, Calif. - The killing of a U.S. Coast Guardsman whose crew was chasing a vessel suspected of being laden with drugs appears to be the latest example of how smugglers are venturing farther north in a game of cat-and-mouse along the California ...
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At least 43 students, 5 adults suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at Atlanta ...

NBCNews.com (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Teachers and students were hospitalized after being overcome by carbon monoxide in Georgia. NBC's Chris Clackum reports. By Becky Bratu, NBC News.
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US November Auto Sales Rise

Wall Street Journal
45 minutes ago
Written by
Mike Ramsey
U.S. consumers took advantage of cheap financing to ditch aging cars in November, pushing U.S. auto sales for the month to the strongest pace in more than four years.
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SEC Charges China Auditors

Investor's Business Daily - ‎49 minutes ago‎
9. The SEC charged Chinese affiliates of top accounting firms for failing to give documents related to its probes of po tential fraud by Chinese firms.
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Oil Rises to Two-Week High on China Manufacturing Report

Businessweek
1 hour ago
Written by
Moming Zhou
Crude rose to the highest level in two weeks after Chinese manufacturing grew the most in seven months in November. Prices advanced for a third day as China's Purchasing Managers' Index rose on new orders and export demand.
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Facebook's latest privacy changes put to a vote

CNN
55 minutes ago
Written by
Heather Kelly
(CNN) -- Users have one week to vote on the proposed changes to Facebook's policy, including the ability of users to vote on future privacy changes.
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Apple doles out third beta of iOS 6.1

CNET
6 hours ago
Written by
Josh Lowensohn
Apple has put out another beta version of its next big iOS 6 update to developers, with a public release expected soon. Josh Lowensohn.
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Obama salutes entertainers at Kennedy Center Honors

Reuters - ‎18 hours ago‎
By Patrick Rucker and Mark Felsenthal. WASHINGTON | Mon Dec 3, 2012 10:26am EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Music legend Led Zeppelin was recognized on Sunday alongside entertainers from stage and screen for their contributions to the arts and ...
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Kutcher's Steve Jobs, Gordon-Levitt among Sundance premieres

Reuters
1 hour ago
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Chris Kearney
By Christine Kearney. NEW YORK | Mon Dec 3, 2012 5:52pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ashton Kutcher's turn as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut about a modern day Don Juan are leading a slew of ...
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Top searches of 2012

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Yahoo's Heather Cabot joins The Cycle to talk about the memes, songs, sports teams, and celebrities that were the most searched things of 2012.
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Lindsay Lohan's bank accounts seized by IRS in effort to recover over $230K in ...

New York Daily News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Add an IRS seizure to the problems taxing Lindsay Lohan. Uncle Sam has taken control of all of the "Liz & Dick" star's bank accounts in an effort to recover $233,904 in unpaid taxes from 2009 and 2011 and an unspecified amount from 2011, TMZ.
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Giants, Pagan reach agreement on four-year deal

FOXSports.com - ‎16 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO (AP). Giants general manager Brian Sabean can check two big boxes off his winter to-do list. San Francisco and free-agent center fielder Angel Pagan agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract Monday as the winter meetings got underway ...
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An Englishman gets his card in last PGA Tour Q-school

USA TODAY - ‎24 minutes ago‎
Ross Fisher of England tied for second in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament to earn a PGA Tour card. (Photo: Jeff Golden, Getty Images).
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Mars Rover Detects Simple Organic Compounds

National Geographic - ‎39 minutes ago‎
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has detected several simple carbon-based organic compounds on Mars, but it remains unclear whether they were formed via Earthly contamination or whether they contain only elements indigenous to the planet.
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Island nations seek insurance against climate damage

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
Islands most vulnerable to rising sea levels are pushing for a climate-damage insurance program, adding to pressure on industrial nations to boost aid committed to fight global warming past $US100 billion a year.
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Flu Season Starts Early In USA, CDC Says

Medical News Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
The USA is experiencing the earliest flu season in nearly a decade, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of likely flu have increased in five states in the south of the country.
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Merck becomes bigger Alzheimer's player, with new trial

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
By Ransdell Pierson and Debra Sherman. Mon Dec 3, 2012 3:35pm EST. (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc has moved to the forefront of Alzheimer's disease research by starting a mid-stage study of a drug from a new class of oral medicines that aim to shut down ...
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Boston researchers find new evidence linking repeat concussions to permanent ...

Boston.com - ‎13 hours ago‎
The most extensive examination to date of deceased athletes' brains shows that most had signs of brain damage after suffering repeated head injuries—including two high school football players who died in their teens.
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Treating PTSD with Ecstasy: One story

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
Editor's note: This is the third installment of a three-day series on the experimental use of the drug Ecstasy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

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