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US Negotiator Dismisses Reparations for Climate
New York Times - - 5 hours ago
Participants in the United Nations climate change conference walked in front of a display of pictures on Wenesday in the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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West Bank student Berlanty Azzim's deportation upheld
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A deported Palestinian student will not be allowed to complete her studies at a West Bank university, Israel's Supreme Court has decided.
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Qaeda-linked militants say behind Baghdad bombings
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi insurgents linked with al Qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings that killed 112 people this week and said their campaign of violence would continue, according to an Islamist website.
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SC gov dodges impeachment, lawmakers push rebuke
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
COLUMBIA, SC - State lawmakers made it clear they want Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, but wouldn't recommend ousting him over his travels and trysts with an Argentine mistress.
Video: SC Lawmakers Nix Impeachment, Recommend Rebuke
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South Carolina Gov. Sanford dodges impeachment Los Angeles Times
Mass. Senate Candidate Martha Coakley
TIME - - 1 hour ago
Crushing three male opponents to clinch the Democratic nomination for the late Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat with 47% of the vote on December 8, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is well on her ...
In Bid to Replace Kennedy, Another Prominent Democrat New York Times
Kasim Reed confirmed as Atlanta mayor
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
A recount finds that the former Georgia state senator beat City Councilwoman Mary Norwood by 714 votes. He is to take office Jan. 4. Kasim Reed's victory extends a streak of African American mayors in Atlanta that goes back to 1973.
Race for Atlanta's Mayor Settled Wall Street Journal
Kasim Reed One On One WXIA-TV
Swiss Central Bank Keeps Rate at 0.25%, Says It Will Stop Bond Purchases
Bloomberg - - 46 minutes ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Swiss central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged today as it tries to nurture the economy's recovery from the deepest recession in three decades.
Panasonic Takes Control Of Sanyo For $4.6 Billion
Wall Street Journal - - 48 minutes ago
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Panasonic Corp. (6752.TO) said Thursday it will buy a majority stake in Sanyo Electric Co. (6764.TO) for about $4.6 billion, to secure its position as a leading provider of batteries for ...
Panasonic to buy 50.2 pct stake in Sanyo for $4.6B The Associated Press
Foreclosure plague slowing: Filings fall 8%
CNNMoney.com - 24 minutes ago
Foreclosures fell month-over-month but are still up nearly 20% compared with a year ago. Plus, Las Vegas wasn't the worst-hit city in November.
Foreclosure filings fall in state from Oct. level Detroit Free Press
Facebook users speak out against new privacy settings
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(12-09) 14:38 PST -- Many Facebook users expressed anger at the site Wednesday for changing privacy settings, which they say caused personal information to be inadvertently exposed.
Video: Facebook to Give Users More Privacy Controls
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AT&T considers incentives to curb heavy data usage
CNET News - - 4 hours ago
Correction made December 9 at 7:51 pm PDT: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that AT&T had announced a tiered pricing plan.
AT&T may penalize iphone users who hog data Los Angeles Times
AT&T to Urge Customers to Use Less Wireless Data New York Times
A $1000 Apple Tablet? Let's Hope Not
PC World - - 10 hours ago
So how 'bout that Apple tablet? Cupertino's mysterious slate computer--which officially doesn't exist--retained its rumor du jour status Wednesday when Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner predicted the device would debut in March or April 2010.
Apple Tablet Watch: Analyst Says "Spring" Wired News
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How not to raise Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen's baby
Boston Herald - - 4 hours ago
Tom Brady [stats] and Gisele Bundchen have a new addition to the Brady Bundch. The Brazilian supermodel delivered a brand-new bouncing baby boy in Boston on Tuesday, the New England Patriots [team stats] QB/QT divulged ...
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Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistresses
ABC News - 1 hour ago
Rachel Uchitel arrives from New York at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles Nov. 29, 2009. The National Enquirer published a story alleging that golfer Tiger Woods, who was involved in a car accident near his home on Friday, ...
Saucy texts leaked as Tiger Woods' list grows Boston Herald
Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress Takes Precautions TMZ.com (blog)
Brothers vs. Beard Finale: And 'Top Chef' Is...
BuddyTV - 1 hour ago
Michael Voltaggio, the 30-year-old who isn't exactly a bastion of humility, was crowned Top Chef last night on Bravo, beating huge favorite Kevin and his older brother Bryan.
'Top Chef' crowns its winner: What did you think? Entertainment Weekly
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Tiger Woods' sponsors taking a timeout
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
It's unknown how the scandal will affect him as a spokesman, but most expect things to get better, using Kobe Bryant as an example.
Tiger tart already hitting TV circuit Boston Herald
Lakers blow away Jazz in fourth quarter
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
LA goes on a 20-0 run and holds Utah to six point in the final 12 minutes to turn a close game into a blowout. It's the 10th win in a row for Lakers.
NBA ROUNDUP Hot Lakers stifle Jazz in 4th period San Francisco Chronicle
Lakers silence all that Jazz to win 10th straight game Boston Herald
Wall lifts Kentucky over No. 14 UConn
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
Freshman John Wall scored a season-high 25 points, including 12 of Kentucky's last 15 in the game, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No.
uk's Wall head and shoulders above rest of nation FOXSports.com
Flu vaccine now made available to everyone
Daily Inter Lake - 23 minutes ago
As of Monday, the Flathead City-County Health Department will open H1N1 (swine) flu vaccinations to anyone age six months and older.
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States Slash Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs
U.S. News & World Report - 11 hours ago
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 (healthday News) -- States cut funding for tobacco prevention programs by more than 15 percent in the past year, even though they're receiving record amounts of money from tobacco taxes and from the 1998 state tobacco settlement, ...
Report: Ill. lagging on tobacco prevention funding Chicago Tribune
States Spending Less to Fight Smoking New York Times
Economic Scene Finding the Nerve to Cut Health Costs
New York Times - - 15 hours ago
Recent developments on the struggle over health care with background, analysis, timelines and earlier events from NYTimes.com and Google.
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Once Spilled, Weis Can't Remove Carroll Stain
FanHouse (blog) - - Dec 6, 2009
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- In coaching jargon, Charlie Weis used to define the term "explosives" as any pass play that went for 20 or more yards and any rushing play that went for 10 or more yards.
House Flipping Makes a Comeback
Wall Street Journal - - Dec 7, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Four years after the collapse of the US housing bubble, flipping homes is back in fashion. Jon Mirmelli, a Phoenix real-estate investor, learned late in the morning of Sept.
Barnes & Noble Nook review
engadget (blog) - - Dec 6, 2009
When we first caught wind of Barnes & Noble's Nook -- a device clearly positioned to give the Amazon Kindle and Sony's options a run for their money -- we were understandably interested.
Team-by-team NL winter meetings outlook
FOXSports.com - - Dec 6, 2009
Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Secret's Out: Sample Sales Move Online
New York Times - - Dec 6, 2009
Daniela Busciglio still winces at the memory of shivering in line for hours to get into New York sample sales, then shoving her way through throngs of other shoppers looking for deals on designer clothes.