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Exclusive: Amanda Knox's Family Says Judge Couldn't Look Them in the EyesABC News - - 4 hours ago The family of Amanda Knox was furious today that an Italian court convicted her of murder and said the judge, who was part of the jury and read the verdict, couldn't look them in the eye. Video: Knox Family to Continue to Fight After Guilty Verdict
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'She-devil' Knox and lover guilty BBC News 102 people die in Russian nightclub fire; 135 hurtLos Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago Pyrotechnics are blamed for the disaster in the Ural Mountain city of Perm. Many victims succumbed to fumes or got trampled to death, and 135 people were injured. Obama turns to Main St. on jobs creationBoston Globe - - 2 hours ago President Obama had lunch with local business leaders at the Hamilton family restaurant in Allentown, Pa., as he kicked off his "White House to Main Street Tour" that will take him to cities and towns across the country over the next couple months. The jobs crisis / Obama must focus on private sector, not public San Diego Union Tribune |
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NATO allies pledge 7000 more troops for Afghanistan mission
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
BRUSSELS -- NATO allies welcomed President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy Friday, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received pledges of 7000 extra troops to back up the US escalation.
Allies Help McChrystal Reach Troop Goal Wall Street Journal
US Allies Pledge More Troops for Afghanistan Voice of America
Welsh climate protesters join The Wave climate demo
BBC News - 23 minutes ago
Hundreds of people from Wales are joining a demonstration calling on the UK to act on climate change. Tens of thousands of people are pouring into London for The Wave protest before the start of the United Nations Copenhagen climate summit on Monday.
Obama to join climate summit on its final day Los Angeles Times
Philippines Imposes Martial Law In Massacre Province
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
By REUTERS GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (Reuters) - The military chief in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao took over as local governor after martial law was imposed on Saturday, following the country's worst election-related crime last ...
Govt forces look for more Ampatuan weaponry GMA news.tv
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Senate pushes ahead on long-term care program
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
Republican senators continued their assault Friday on key funding sources for a health-care overhaul, targeting Democratic plans to cut payments to private insurers who serve Medicare patients and to create a new ...
Why Dems Are Obsessed by Health Reform Wall Street Journal
Palin brings star power to Plano
Dallas Morning News - - 38 minutes ago
David Ryan Lutz spent Thursday night bundled up in his Ford Focus, parked across from a Plano bookstore. Sarah Palin, greeting fans Friday at a book-signing event at Legacy Books in Plano, spent nearly three ...
Politics Digest: Palin backs questions on Obama citizenship Washington Post
White House Backs Its Social Secretary
Wall Street Journal - - 7 hours ago
Obama administration officials are rallying behind White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, as lawmakers investigate how two uninvited guests crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner.
Obama's stylish aide is under withering scrutiny The Associated Press
Jobless rate lifts hope of a rebound
Dallas Morning News - 36 minutes ago
AP, A surprising drop in the nation's unemployment rate and far fewer job losses last month raised hopes Friday for a sustained economic recovery.
Video: Unemployment Drops but Stresses Remain
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Joblessness drops in month Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
nbc's Zucker Has 'Excuses, Few Results' for Comcast
Bloomberg - - 11 hours ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Zucker, NBC Universal's chief executive officer, may have as few as nine months to prove himself to his new bosses at Comcast Corp.
GE Makes It Official: NBC Will Go to Comcast New York Times
Regulators Pull Plug on Bank
Wall Street Journal - - 7 hours ago
Federal regulators on Friday seized AmTrust Bank, a battered Cleveland thrift kept alive this year after local politicians pleaded with the government for a second chance.
FDIC Shuts AmTrust of Ohio and Five Other Banks New York Times
FDIC seizes AmTrust Bank Akron Beacon Journal
Met Office to publish man-made global warming data
BBC News - 3 hours ago
The Met Office (MO) is to announce it will publish the raw data it uses to analyse man-made global warming. It follows a row about the reliability of data from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia which has been dubbed ...
un Panel to Probe Claims on Manipulating Climate Data Wall Street Journal
In e-mails, science of warming is hot debate Washington Post
Apple Has Acquired Lala
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
Earlier today we covered rumors that Apple was in talks to acquire streaming music service Lala. Now New York Times tech reporter Brad Stone has tweeted that it's a done deal.
Apple Acquires Lala Media Wall Street Journal
FCC questions Verizon's early termination fees
Register - 8 hours ago
US regulators are demanding that Verizon Wireless explain why it's doubling early termination fees for smartphone customers and why subscribers without a data plan are charged for inadvertently accessing its mobile web service.
FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees The Associated Press
FCC Examines Verizon's Doubling of Early Termination Fees TopNews United States
With Clooney in peak form as downsizer, 'Air's' upsides are nonstop
Washington Post - - 14 hours ago
When George Clooney is at the peak of his physical attractiveness, technical chops and instinctive ease before the camera, he operates not just as an actor but also as a finely machined screen object.
'Up in the Air': Its quality? Sublime. Its super-low budget? Priceless! Entertainment Weekly
Adam Lambert gets guest spot on 'The View' after outcry from supporters
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
ABC had canceled Lambert's appearances on 'Good Morning America' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.' His backers believed it was because he is gay.
Adam Lambert to appear on 'The View' on Dec. 10 Entertainment Weekly
GLAAD Issues Final Statement On Lambert TheCelebrityCafe.com
Semi-nude photos of Jaimee Grubbs, alleged Tiger Woods mistress, surface
New York Daily News - - 16 hours ago
Semi-nude photos have reportedly surfaced of one of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses, Jaimee Grubbs. Do you think we have become desensitized to nude photos of celebs?
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We are a nation of busybodies
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Poor Tiger Woods. After carefully controlling his image for nearly 15 years as a international celebrity (he was actually on "The Mike Douglas Show" when he was 2, already showing off his golf swing), Woods probably figured that ...
Tiger human? But he's such a great golfer Houston Chronicle
Locals in no hurry as World Cup tickets released - FIFA World Cup 2010
ESPN - 1 hour ago
By Soccernet staff An estimated one million World Cup tickets were made available on Saturday in the latest phase of sales for the 2010 finals amid fears not enough tickets were being bought by the South African hosts because of the cost.
South Africa Jubilation Tempered By Tough Draw New York Times
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Florida, Alabama put it all on the line again
Boston Globe - - 46 minutes ago
ATLANTA - The preliminary portion of the season is over. Each team did what it had to do, what it was expected to do, and what it needed to do - win 12 regular-season games.
Video: SEC Gator Practice
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Alabama, Florida braced for clash of the titans Houston Chronicle
Review Shows Safety of H1N1 Vaccine, Officials Say
New York Times - - 8 hours ago
An extensive review of adverse effects from the swine flu vaccine indicates that the vaccine is safe, with side effects no different from those of seasonal flu vaccines, health officials reported on Friday.
Free H1N1 vaccinations will be available free to the public starting Monday Dallas Morning News
Health officials release figures on H1N1 flu impact The Daily Sound
Put down the Slim-Fast can -- regardless of flavor, sell-by date, etc.
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
The maker of Slim-Fast has recalled all of its ready-to-drink canned beverages. All of them. Turns out, the stuff might be contaminated with the bacterium Bacillus cereus.
All Slim Fast canned drinks recalled msnbc.com
High-Risk Women May Often Avoid Using Tamoxifen
U.S. News & World Report - 12 hours ago
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (healthday News) -- Worries about side effects are a major reason why only 6 percent of American women at high risk for breast cancer are willing to take the drug tamoxifen to prevent the disease, a new study finds.
What Women Should Now Do About Mammograms Wall Street Journal
HealthWatch: Diagnosing breast cancer: A local perspective Ithaca Journal
Ancient Surfboard Style Is Finding New Devotees
New York Times - - Dec 3, 2009
LIDO BEACH, NY - On a cloudless day in October I made my way toward the water at this popular surfing beach on Long Island. All was fairly typical: the waves were waist high and zippy, the water temperature was a friendly 63 degrees, ...
Love in the time of HIV/AIDS
CNN - Dec 1, 2009
By Madison Park, CNN Shawn Decker and Gwenn Barringer have been married for five years. Decker is HIV positive. (CNN) -- From the beginning, it seemed an unlikely match.
Think 'Climate-Gate' Is Nonevent? Think Again
FOXNews - - Dec 1, 2009
President Obama's climate czar, Carol M. Browner, and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs might think that Climate-gate is a nonevent, but on Monday Pennsylvania State University announced that it was launching an investigation into the ...
In Denmark, Ambitious Plan for Electric Cars
New York Times - - Dec 1, 2009
COPENHAGEN - Is saving $40000 at the showroom enough to get drivers behind the wheel of an electric car? With a program in the works to add easy access to charging stations, Denmark is about to find out.
Flu test wrong, girl almost dies
CNN - - Dec 3, 2009
Hayli Murphy, with mom Julie, tested negative for the H1N1 virus twice despite being infected. (CNN) -- Hayli Murphy hears her mother's cell phone ring, and she bounces off the couch to get it.