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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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Senate race in Minnesota remains undecided (Reuters)

Election judges Willy Lee (L) and Joanne Caspersen recount marked ballots cast for the 2008 Minnesota senate race between former Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken (DFL-MN) and incumbent Norm Coleman (R-MN) at an elections warehouse in Minneapolis November 19, 2008. (Eric Miller/Reuters)Reuters - Officials trying to determine who won the November 4 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota recessed their deliberations on Tuesday until the end of the year without reaching a decision.




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Iraqi parliament ousts speaker, OKs non-US troops (AP)

An Iraqi boy on his way home from school,  walks past US troops on a routine patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's fractious parliament squeezed its abrasive speaker out of a job Tuesday and authorized non-U.S. foreign troops to stay in the country for another half-year, a pair of high-stakes moves in its final session of 2008.




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Police: Dallas shooting suspect is ex-Utah trooper (AP)

This undated image from video shows former Utah State Trooper Brian Smith who was sought in Texas on robbery and burglary warrants and according to police shot himself during a standoff in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Garland police say 37-year-old Brian Smith was in critical condition Tuesday at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. (AP Photo/KTVX ABC TV Salt Lake City)AP - A man suspected in a series of rush hour shootings near Dallas is a former Utah state trooper wanted on burglary and robbery warrants who apparently shot himself after a standoff with police, authorities said Tuesday




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Conservative activist Paul Weyrich dead at 66 (AP)

AP - Conservative activist Paul Weyrich, who coined the phrase "moral majority" and helped turn social conservatives into a powerful force in the Republican Party, died Thursday. He was 66.

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Recession Hits Iraqi Refugees Extra Hard (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - It was probably never going to be easy for Ghassan Ateyah, an Iraqi ear, nose, and throat doctor who has been a refugee in the United States for 13 months, to land a job. But with the deepening recession, the hurdles are even higher.

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Polar bear opts for meat over zoo intruder (Reuters)

Reuters - A 37-year-old man climbed over a fence and into the enclosure of Berlin's celebrity polar bear on Monday, but escaped unharmed when zookeepers distracted Knut the bear with a piece of meat, police said.

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Illinois routs No. 25 Missouri 75-59 (AP)

Illinois' Demetri McCamey celebrates after hitting a 3-point shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Demetri McCamey scored all but two of his 20 points in an almost perfect first half, helping Illinois manhandle No. 25 Missouri 75-59 on Tuesday night for its ninth straight victory in the annual Braggin' Rights game.




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Economy and housing sales post declines (AP)

Shoppers enter the Leytonstone branch of Woolworths, which has filed for administration, in east London on December 11. The economy, hammered by the global financial crisis, shrank more sharply than previously thought in the third quarter, official data showed on Tuesday which placed it closer to a recession.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AP - The longest recession in a quarter century is snowballing, and some analysts warn that economic activity could plunge as much as 6 percent this quarter, which would be the largest decline since 1982.




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Slain rabbi's father to lead NYC Hanukkah ceremony (AP)

AP - The father of the rabbi who was killed along with his wife in the Mumbai terror attacks will lead a Hanukkah ceremony at the Statue of Liberty.

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Slain rabbi's father to lead NYC Hanukkah ceremony (AP)

AP - The father of the rabbi who was killed along with his wife in the Mumbai terror attacks will lead a Hanukkah ceremony at the Statue of Liberty.

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Medicaid applicants grow as recession widens (AP)

Cassandra Edmonds and her four-year-old son Quinn pose for a photographer at their home in Bridgeport, Conn. Sunday Dec. 7 2008. Cassandra Edmonds is a single parent, and was laid off by the Board of Education when they had to cut positions because of funding..Around the country, enrollment in Medicaid is soaring due to the economy and states are asking for billions of dollars in relief from the federal government.  (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)AP - That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won't soon forget. Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Once the family savings were gone, the mother of two from Stratford, Conn., saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.




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Notebook shipments overtake desktops in new study (AP)

AP - Shipments of notebook computers edged passed desktop sales in the third quarter for the first time, according to data from the research firm iSupply.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Still perfect: Ball State beats Western Michigan

Ball State running back MiQuale Lewis (33) jumps into the arms of Michael Switzer (74) after scoring on a 10-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of a NCAA college football game against Western Michigan in Muncie, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. Ball State center Dan Gerberry (52) reacts at right. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - Ball State's combination of MiQuale Lewis and Nate Davis was too much for Western Michigan.



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Bayer Healthcare in $97.5 million kickback settlement

Reuters - Diabetic supply maker Bayer Healthcare, a unit of Bayer AG, has agreed to pay $97.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to several diabetic suppliers and caused them to submit false Medicare claims, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

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Thanksgiving in space: stiff turkey, bland yams

The Thanksgiving feast shuttle astronauts will eat in space is displayed Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Clockwise from upper left: green beans and mushrooms, candied yams, cranapple dessert, cornbread stuffing and smoked turkey. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - The smoked turkey resembles sliced deli meat but stiffer, the candied yams are bland inside, the green beans taste like they've been microwaved to death and the corn bread stuffing has a broth-heavy, institutional flavor.



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The Coming of the Third Reich

2132 hours ago Mike said: “ [IMG Richard J. Evans: The Coming of the Third Reich]


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Jury deliberating whether MySpace hoax was crime

Lori Drew, left, and her daughter Sarah, arrive at federal court Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. U.S. District Court Judge George Wu on Monday put off a decision on a motion to dismiss the case against Lori Drew, accused of orchestrating the Internet hoax that targeted 13-year-old neighbor girl Megan Meier who later committed suicide. Wu says the trial of 49-year-old Drew will go forward. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Jurors on Tuesday began deliberating whether a Missouri mother conspired with her daughter and an assistant to harass a 13-year-old girl with Internet messages that allegedly prompted the girl's suicide.



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State Of Fear

48 minutes ago estenger.com - Ed Stenger's Blog said: “a lot. What do I think? Maybe. But it takes more than one short episode of above average temperatures in Cleveland to convince me. Speaking of global warming, I recently read 2 works of fiction, Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson and State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Reading these back to back was interesting because they both deal with global warming, but from two very divergent points of view. Robinson's novel is set in the Washington D.C. of the near future and centers around the politics of”


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Sin City (2005)

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Global Warming Legislation Would Prolong Recession

RealClearPolitics.com - "It isn't what you don't know that hurts you," said cowboy philosopher Will Rogers. "It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."

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British government's identity card plan begins

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith holds an official biometric ID card at a press conference in London. The government launched the first phase of a controversial new identity card scheme, forcing certain foreign nationals to start carrying the documents from later this week.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AP - The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals Tuesday � six years after heated debate over whether the costly plan is an effective tool against terrorism, identity theft and welfare fraud.



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Maldives' first president dies at 82

AP - Ibrahim Nasir, who led the Maldives' independence movement from the British and became the nation's first president, has died at age 82, an official said.

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Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan

Reuters - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.

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Luhrmann offers "Australia" as an escape from fear

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a scene from 'Australia'. (20th Century Fox/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The Outback epic "Australia" is director Baz Luhrmann's first film since he dazzled audiences with "Moulin Rouge!" seven years ago, and critics are wondering if the $130 million drama can live up to its hype.



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Consumers get their bailout...sort of

The government's latest entry in the alphabet soup cooked up to solve the credit crunch is here. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the TALF!

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Toronto on a budget: See more for less

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United Airlines post nearly $1B collateral

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Actor-turned-junkie goes on trial in cop killing

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'Sex on beach' couple avoids jail

A British couple convicted for having sex on a public beach in Dubai will not face jail after a judge suspended their prison sentences, their lawyer said Tuesday.

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Borders no longer up for sale

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Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?

Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?(E! Online)E! Online - Fringe or The Mentalist? Gossip Girl or Supernatural? Twilight or True Blood? Which shows were the bigger hits last week?



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U.S. officials find trace of melamine in baby formula

Taiwan Department of Health officials pack a milk powder sample to test for melamine contamination in Taipei September 22, 2008. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. health officials have uncovered trace amounts of the chemical melamine in one sample of infant formula sold in the United States, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Tuesday.



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Navy beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 76-51

AP - Chris Harris scored 21 points to lead Navy to a 76-51 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Tuesday night.

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Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?

Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?(E! Online)E! Online - Fringe or The Mentalist? Gossip Girl or Supernatural? Twilight or True Blood? Which shows were the bigger hits last week?



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Mason makes 47 saves plus 2 in shootout of 1-0 win

Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis (2) checks St. Louis Blues left wing David Perron (57) into the boards in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Chris Mason made 47 saves through overtime and then was perfect in two shootout rounds to carry the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.



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Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?

Grey's, DWTS Top Ratings; How'd Your Shows Do?(E! Online)E! Online - Fringe or The Mentalist? Gossip Girl or Supernatural? Twilight or True Blood? Which shows were the bigger hits last week?



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Saturday, November 22, 2008

U.S. Muslim leaders condemn anti-Obama slurs

Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.




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Friday, November 21, 2008

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Life in prison for killing 'Precious Doe'

The killer of a 3-year-old girl known as Precious Doe was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole. Police gave the child the name after her body and severed head were discovered four years ago. Her mother's boyfriend was convicted of the murder.

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U.N. sending 3,000 more troops to Congo

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send more than 3,000 additional troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, bolstering a mission that is already its largest peacekeeping force in the world.




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Resurrecting the Mighty Mammoth, Cheaply

somanyrobots writes with an interesting followup in the New York Times to the earlier-reported substantial reconstruction of the woolly mammoth genome: "Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated for as little as $10 million. The same technology could be applied to any other extinct species from which one can obtain hair, horn, hooves, fur or feathers, and which went extinct within the last 60,000 years, the effective age limit for DNA." (The Washington Post article linked from the earlier post was much more skeptical, calling such an attempt "still firmly the domain of science fiction." The New York Times article, while describing the process in similar terms, also calls attention to recent advances in sequencing DNA, as well as recoding DNA for cloning.)

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Lecture will delve into the paranormalPreston Citizen, UK - 8 hours agoBy Citizen reporter A fascinating lecture into the existence of paranormal phenomena is taking place at Preston's University of Central Lancashire next ...Who said ro

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Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq security agreement (AP)

A US marine checks a map on a laptop while snipers fire at insurgents in Iraq. China has developed a sophisticated cyber warfare program and stepped up its capacity to penetrate US computer networks to extract sensitive information, a US congressional panel has warned.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AP - The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists, senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday.




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