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Gillette to Limit Role of Tiger Woods in MarketingNew York Times - - 1 hour ago One day after Tiger Woods said he was taking an “indefinite break” from the PGA Tour to try to repair his marriage, Gillette became the first of his major sponsors to distance itself, saying it would limit his role in its marketing. Video: Gillette Cuts Tiger From Its Ads 
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Contracts Awarded to Russian, Norwegian Firms on Last Day of Iraq Oil Auction
Voice of America - - 2 hours ago
Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil won a joint contract to develop a major untapped oil field in southern Iraq, Saturday, on the second and final day of a two-day auction aimed at boosting Iraq's oil output.
Global Oil Firms Win Iraq Contracts Wall Street Journal
The Drone Dilemma
Newsweek - - 2 hours ago
A clandestine CIA search-and-destroy program, which launches missile strikes from remotely piloted drone aircraft, has killed more than a dozen senior leaders of Al Qaeda during the last two years.
Drone Kills a Leader of Al Qaeda Wall Street Journal
Banned Kurdish party may boycott Turkish parliament
CNN International - - 3 hours ago
Ahmet Turk, leader of the Democratic Society Party, said his group will withdraw from Turkey's parliament Saturday. Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Tensions between Turkey and the country's main Kurdish political party crackled further Saturday, ...
Kurds fight running battles with Turkish police The Associated Press
Pro-Kurd party mps to withdraw BBC News
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Senate Clears Way for the Approval of a Spending Measure
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Saturday to limit debate on a $446.8 billion spending measure that finances much of the federal government, clearing the way for final approval Sunday as Congress struggles to wrap up its year-end business ...
Senate GOP denied on spending filibuster attempt The Associated Press
Arrests suggest US Muslims, like those in Europe, can be radicalized abroad
Washington Post - - 18 hours ago
A spike in terrorism cases involving US citizens is challenging long-held assumptions that Muslims in Europe are more susceptible to radicalization than their better-assimilated counterparts in the United States ...
Video: Five US Muslims held by Pakistan for alleged militant links
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New Incidents Test Immunity to Terrorism on US Soil New York Times
Obamas recall their favorite Christmas gifts
msnbc.com - 3 hours ago
Pete Souza / The White House via AP As the Obamas prepare for their first Christmas in the White House, they're reminiscing on Christmases past in a new one-hour TV special with Oprah Winfrey.
Obama pledges stricter Wall Street rules
MarketWatch - - 4 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama blasted Wall Street for worsening the economy's downturn and promised to make financial markets more transparent and accountable.
Video: Obama: Meltdown Could Have Been Avoided
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House Strikes at Wall Street Wall Street Journal
FDIC Seizes Three Banks
Wall Street Journal - - 7 hours ago
State and federal banking regulators seized three small lenders on Friday, lifting the total number of bank failures this year to 133.
Banks Fail in Florida, Arizona, Kansas TheStreet.com
US sets pay rules at 4 firms
Washington Post - - 19 hours ago
The Obama administration on Friday issued new rules on how hundreds of mid-level executives can be compensated at firms that received the largest government infusions, saying it hoped other companies would voluntarily adopt ...
Four firms hit with new pay-czar rules MarketWatch
Pay chief wishes he wasn't Detroit Free Press
Google Releases Experimental Phone to Employees
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Google has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored Google Phone is real.
Google phone is "super slick" CNET News
Google Appears Closer to Releasing Its Own Phone New York Times (blog)
Can Nokia Recapture Its Glory Days?
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Losing ground in North America to iPhones and BlackBerrys, Nokia has decided to close its New York flagship store. By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ IF there's anywhere left in the world where it's still impolite to flash a BlackBerry or an iPhone, it's Nokia's ...
Apple calls Nokia a copycat in patent countersuit Ars Technica
AT&T: On the Decline?
PC World - 1 hour ago
On the heels of AT&T's disastrous attempts to fight back against Verizon's clever "there's a map for that" ad campaign (Luke Wilson?
AT&T Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults New York Times
Madam calls Jungers a lyin' ho
New York Post - - 11 hours ago
One of Tiger Woods' many, many mistresses adamantly denied yesterday she's a hooker -- but a former Hollywood madam who says she was her boss provided documents that show she once worked for her.
Alleged Tiger Woods Mistress Tells All TheInsider.com
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Eye-popping 'Avatar' pioneers new technology
San Francisco Chronicle - - 7 hours ago
About 12 years after James Cameron's "Titanic" became a bona fide cultural phenomenon, the writer-director-producer of such sci-fi juggernauts as "Aliens" and the original "Terminator" movies is back with an eye-popping, ...
Video: James Cameron's Avatar Movie Story Behind The Scenes Featurette HD
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Tiger and Elin Woods' new home: surrounded by ice
GlobalPost - - 2 hours ago
The rustic Swedish estate purchased by Elin Nordegren Woods doesn't have indoor plumbing during winter. By Marcus Oscarsson - Special to GlobalPost STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Elin Nordegren Woods' new home is so private that in winter you need a hydrocopter ...
Tiger Woods Wife -- Swede Revenge TMZ.com (blog)
Key matchups, predictions: Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
Chicago Tribune - - 31 minutes ago
By Dan Pompei and Vaughn mcclure Tribune repoters Raji usually plays end but will have to move inside if Ryan Pickett is unable to play because of a hamstring injury.
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears: Pete Dougherty's 3 keys to the game Green Bay Press Gazette
Five keys to Falcons game against Saints
Atlanta Journal Constitution - - 44 minutes ago
1. With or without Michael Turner, the Falcons need to establish a ground game. The offensive line, which could be without at least two starters and possibly three, will have to open some holes for running backs Jerious Norwood ...
Kelly off and running at Notre Dame
Chicago Tribune - 22 minutes ago
With a glint in his eye and hope in his voice, the articulate son of a Boston politician used eloquence to stir an audience into thinking anything seemed possible.
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Kelly Joins Notre Dame With Talk of Fast Glory New York Times
McCain Leads Health Fight
Wall Street Journal - - 46 minutes ago
Sen. John McCain kept a relatively low profile for months after he lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama. Those days are over.
Expanded Medicare won't provide seamless coverage The Associated Press
H1N1 shots available to more next week
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 4 hours ago
WRONG. Epidemiology suggests that there could be multiple waves of the illness. They're saying it's on the decline now, which can lead to … read more people letting their guards down, which can lead to another wave.
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Flu clinic delivers 4101 vaccines Russellville Courier
Chemo With Herceptin May Be Best for Some Breast Cancers
U.S. News & World Report - 6 hours ago
SATURDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that certain breast cancer patients who take the drug Herceptin during chemotherapy, instead of taking it afterward, fare better, leading one of the study authors to say patients should ...
Roche: 12 Mos Herceptin Treatment Offers Greater Chance Of Cure Wall Street Journal
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NFL Playoff Projections, Week 14
SI.com - Dec 9, 2009
Anquan Boldin and the Cardinals could grab ahold of the NFC's No. 2 seed should the Vikings' struggles continue. AP If you're a fan of a team currently on the outside of the NFL postseason, we have even more bad news for you: There's no hope inside ...
Arizona sheriff ups the ante against his foes
Los Angeles Times - - 14 hours ago
Joe Arpaio has escalated his tactics, not only defying the federal government on immigration but launching repeated investigations of those who criticize him.
Paranormal Flexibility
New York Times - - 17 hours ago
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a report on Wednesday that is bound to stir conversation about the increasingly complicated cacophony of spirituality in America - a mash-up of traditional faiths, ...
Uganda bans female circumcision
CNN - - 8 hours ago
(CNN) -- The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an international outcry and is practiced in some African and Asian communities.
Obama's Big Sellout
Rolling Stone - - Dec 9, 2009
Barack Obama ran for president as a man of the people, standing up to Wall Street as the global economy melted down in that fateful fall of 2008.