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Daschle asks Americans to share health care storiesPresident-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am RockStar lets iPods connect and mixHere's an iPod gadget a teen would love that won't cost half of this week's salary: theSource: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am Pressure heaps on Zimbabwe's Mugabe amid cholera crisis - AFP
AFP - HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe came under fresh international pressure on Saturday over his country's economic collapse as his government announced plans to introduce a 200 million dollar bill. Video: Rice Calls on Zimbabwe's Mugabe to 'Leave' S. Africa Sends Medical Aid Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am YouTube is DeadYouTube says: no more Anonymous, no more exposure for the non-'sponsor-friendly'.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am Pressure heaps on Zimbabwe's Mugabe amid cholera crisis (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am Hey FCC, let parents be the Internet censorsKevin Martin, the agency's chief, wants to provide free wireless access, but he wants it filtered for porn and other objectionable material. That's not the job of the government.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Rockets' Yao has giant game in win over Warriors (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:19 am NKorea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talksSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea vowed Saturday to exclude Japan from talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear programs, in apparent retaliation for Tokyo's refusal to contribute to an economic aid package for the communist regime....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am NKorea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talksNorth Korea vowed Saturday to exclude Japan from talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear programs, in apparent retaliation for Tokyo's refusal to contribute to an economic aid package...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am Thai political parties attempt to select new PMBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's fractured political parties met Saturday to choose a new prime minister, while the revered king's illness and the abrupt return of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's powerful ex-wife threatened to deepen the country's political crisis....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am Thai political parties attempt to select new PMThailand's fractured political parties met Saturday to choose a new prime minister, while the revered king's illness and the abrupt return of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am Short track: S. Koreans win 3 events at World Cup Nagano meet+(Kyodo) _ Lee Ho Suk led a 1-2 finish with compatriot Kwak Yoon Gy in the men's 1,000 meters as South Korean short track speed skaters dominated a World Cup meet with three victories...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am Obama: Tell me how to fix health care
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:10 am Obama promises aggressive growth measuresWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to create at least 2.5 million new jobs included the largest infrastructure investment since the 1950s and a huge effort to reduce U.S. government energy use.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:06 am Obama promises aggressive growth measures (Reuters)
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InternetNews.com - By Richard Adhikari: More stories by this author: The latest Koobface virus attack on Facebook grabbing headlines this week, was actually spawned by an earlier attack back in October, according to a security expert. Koobface computer virus attacks Facebook users Koobface virus hits Facebook Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:06 am EU seeks climate deal in PolandNicolas Sarkozy hopes to address East European concerns at talks in Poland aimed at finalising the EU's climate change package.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:04 am Obama discusses economic plan to save, create jobs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Times Extra Adds Outside Sources to New York TimesThe New York Times launched a new version of their front page today, "Times Extra," that incorporates up to eight related or supporting blog posts and news articles from outside sources, including news firms the Times could be seen as in direct competition with.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Philippine gang shooting kills 16At least 16 people are killed in a shoot-out between gunmen and police in the Philippine capital Manila.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am Colbert's Best Hip-Hop MomentsStephen Colbert spent a lot of time doing battle with Kanye West this week, but it wasn't the first time he crossed paths with the world of hip-hop. No, he's been in the game since Prince was on Apollonia. Since OJ had Isotoners. Basically, Stephen Colbert is your black Kate Moss tonight.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am Lawmakers and White House agree on auto aid plan - Washington Post
Washington Post - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats and the White House have reached agreement on emergency aid for US automakers of between $15 billion and $17 billion, two senior congressional aides said on Friday. Video: Auto Execs Ask for $34 Billion Bailout Democrats back stopgap bailout for automakers Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:48 am 16 killed in Philippine shootout+(Kyodo) _ At least 16 people, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed in a shootout between Philippine police and suspected robbery gang members in a Manila suburb Friday night, police...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:45 am Minnesota Senate race recounting is done (or not) - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune - As Minneapolis searches for 133 missing ballots, the focus switches to the Canvassing Board and the challenged ballots. By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune We are almost in general agreement then. Nation Digest Hand recount ends; Coleman still leads Result Is Still Uncertain After Minnesota Recount Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:43 am Speed skating: Nagashima impresses with 2nd place at World Cup+(Kyodo) _ Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima came second Saturday in the men's 500 meters at a speed skating World Cup meet in China. Nagashima, winner of the season-opening 500-meter race a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:43 am Hoax call fuels Pakistan-Indian tensions - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A man pretending to be India's foreign minister called Pakistan's president and talked in a "threatening" manner during the Mumbai terror attacks, prompting Pakistan to put its air force on high alert, a security official and ... Two arrests over Mumbai attacks Pakistan awaits 'proof' on Mumbai terror links Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:40 am S Lanka rebels 'in fierce fight'The Sri Lankan government reports heavy clashes between its forces and the Tamil Tigers in a battle for a key rebel town.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:40 am Best Pictures of Microscopic Life From 2008Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:40 am NYC fashion boutique: free soup, designer pantsYou know the economy is ailing when a Manhattan fashion boutique starts offering free soup.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:34 am Thai opposition party attempts to form new coalition gov't+(Kyodo) _ Thailand's opposition Democrat Party on Saturday held talks with former partners of the now-defunct People Power Party in an attempt to form a new coalition government that...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Meraki Releases World’s First Solar-Powered WiFi DeviceMeraki’s groundbreaking energy-independent device is powered by a single solar panel and solar-charged batterySource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Round 2 for trial of Safavian in Abramoff caseIt's time for Round Two in the Justice Department's prosecution of David Safavian, the only person convicted by a jury of corruption charges in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and the only one whose conviction has been overturned on appeal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:25 am Final report on CN deal: It's not that bad - Aurora Beacon NewsAurora Beacon News - By DAN CAMPANA and ANDRE SALLES Staff Writers A bad situation at Aurora's Ogden Avenue crossing will get worse with federal approval of Canadian National's $300 million buyout of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line -- and a fix will be needed ... Report clears way for rail deal Gauging of rail merger an 'intense disappointment' Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:24 am Daschle asks Americans for health care stories (AP)
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The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ago in trying to revamp the nation's health care system. Obama Asks Nation for Input On Reforming Health System CORRECTED: Town meetings start health reform effort Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am Australia's Internet filtering too ambitious, doomed to failThe Australian government wants to work with ISPs to do nationwide content filtering, but it's highly unlikely that a system this ambitious could work. A look at the difficulties inherent in large-scale filtering inside.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am Baseball Fights (compilation)These guys know how to hit...each other.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am 45 Years For Collar Bomb Planner-Most Bizzare Crime Ever!-A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a deadly bank robbery plot -- described by the judge in the case as "incredibly bizarre" -- in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb affixed to his neck exploded.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am OJ Simpson's trail of trials - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - June 12, 1994: Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman are stabbed to death outside her Brentwood town house. Video: Prison Time For OJ Fred Goldman hopes OJ Simpson rots in jail Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:06 am Daschle asks Americans for health care storiesPresident-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ago in trying to revamp the nation's health care system. Some of the lessons learned: Move fast, seize the momentum and don't let it go.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:06 am India, Pakistan keep a lid on tensions - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - Political and economic realities mean there is little chance of a military standoff or full-blown war between the longtime rivals, analysts say. Video: Mumbai attacks prompt fears in Kashmir - 5 Dec 2008 Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:06 am Benitez backs under-pressure InceRafael Benitez hopes a win for his Liverpool side at Blackburn on Saturday will not result in Rovers boss Paul Ince getting the sack.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:05 am Pentagon expanding number of aliens recruited (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am 8TH LD: 21-yr-old man arrested over dumping of 5-yr-old girl's body in Chiba+CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 6 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) A 21-year-old unemployed man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a 5-year-old girl in September in Chiba ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am LEAD: Soccer: Kashima win 6th J-League crown, Verdy relegated+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATES) Kashima Antlers were crowned J-League champions for the sixth time on Saturday after a 1-0 win away to already relegated Consadole Sapporo. Takuya Nozawa...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:50 am More big names downsizing, pulling out of Macworld ExpoA faltering global economy is expected to take its toll on trade shows next year and January's Macworld will be no exception, with more big names planning to downsize their presence or pulling out altogether, AppleInsider has learned.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:50 am Congress, White House work to help auto industry (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:48 am Rapist charged with three 1980s murdersA registered sex offender was charged Friday with killing three Hartford girls in the 1980s, and a man who has served 20 years in prison for one of the deaths is seeking a new trial.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:42 am Caroline is latest Kennedy to eye NY Senate seat (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:42 am Landslide kills three in Kuala LumpurKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A landslide killed three people in a suburb of the Malaysian capital early on Saturday, tearing down houses and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:39 am Sources: 5 Blackwater guards charged in shooting (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:34 am Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigationCALCUTTA, India (AP) -- Police arrested two Indian men accused of illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks, police said Saturday - the first known arrests since the bloody siege ended....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:23 am Russian ship enters Panama CanalA Russian warship becomes the first to traverse the Panama Canal since World War II, in a symbolic message to the US.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:19 am N. Korea vows to ignore Japan in 6-party talks+(Kyodo) _ North Korea on Saturday reiterated its objection to Japan's participation in the six-party nuclear talks, on grounds that it is not fulfilling its obligation to provide North...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:19 am Man jailed for not supporting kid who isn't hisA Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:19 am Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users make App Store undeniable hit - Product Reviews
Product Reviews - For me the best cell phone on the market is the Apple iPhone, and the best media player has to be the iPod Touch. Both have one thing that they have in common that make them what they are is the Apple App Store, which is an undeniable hit as user ... Apple Sees 300 Million App Store Downloads Apple App Store Surges Past 300 Million Sales Mark Source: Google News | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:17 am Amsterdam to close many brothels, marijuana cafesAmsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to shutter up to half of its famed brothels and marijuana cafes as part of a major cleanup of its ancient city center.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:15 am Brown tells Mugabe: "Enough is enough"LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the international community on Saturday to tell Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "enough is enough."Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:15 am Thaksin ex-wife 'visiting mother'A spokesman for Thai politician Thaksin Shinawatra denies his ex-wife's return to Bangkok is linked to politics.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 9:10 am Moderate earthquake rattles Calif. desertA moderate earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of California's Mojave Desert on Friday night. The shaking was felt from Southern California to the fringes of Nevada and Arizona.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:57 am N Korea 'to shun' Japan at talksNorth Korea says it will not recognise Japan as a member of six-nation nuclear disarmament talks due to resume on Monday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:54 am Ten years onHugo Chavez hopes for another decade in powerSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:42 am Big teams pledge to remain in F1BMW Sauber, Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Renault and Toyota are all determined not to follow Honda out of Formula One.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:37 am Concealed IDUS reverses ban on Iraqi interpreters wearing masksSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:03 am LBJ pushed Humphrey to mull Inouye as VP candidatePresident Lyndon Johnson urged Hubert Humphrey to consider picking U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye as his vice-presidential running mate in 1968, newly released tapes from the Johnson library reveal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:02 am O.J. Simpson prepares for prisonLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - More than a decade after O.J. Simpson stunned much of America by walking away from a murder trial a free man, the onetime football great known for unbridled speed was preparing to spend in prison what should have been the prime years of a superstar's retirement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 8:01 am Caroline Kennedy interested in Clinton Senate seatJohn F. Kennedy's last surviving child, daughter Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, has spoken to New York's governor about the Senate ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:55 am India's central bank cuts key interest ratesIndia's central bank said Saturday it was slashing key interest rates by 1 percentage point amid signs of slowing economic growth and damaged investor confidence following last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:46 am Suicide attack targets Iraqi police recruitsKIRKUK, Iraq (AP) -- A suicide bomber targeted police recruits Saturday near a checkpoint in northern Iraq, killing at least one and wounding 14, an Iraqi police official said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:45 am Hoax call put Pakistan on high alert: reportISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nuclear-armed Pakistan put its forces on high alert after a hoax caller pretending to be India's foreign minister spoke to President Asif Ali Zardari in a threatening manner on November 28, two days after the militant attacks on Mumbai began, the Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:44 am Quake hits inland Southern CaliforniaA moderate earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of California's Mojave Desert on Friday nightSource: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:22 am From $50-million deal to $100,000 bail - in a N.Y. minuteU.S. lawyer charged in Canada over allegations that he took on another man's identity to secure millions from a hedge fundSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:14 am Paul Millsap leads Jazz past RaptorsSALT LAKE CITY - Paul Millsap got his usual double-double and added a career high in assists. Millsap had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and the Jazz beat Toronto...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:11 am Lakers give up another double-digit lead, but hold on to win this timeWASHINGTON - What determines when an NBA game is actually over? A) Your impressive won-lost record. B) Your big lead on the scoreboard. C) The game clock. Torn between...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:08 am Official says Papua New Guinea landslide kills 10A landslide has killed at least 10 people near a gold mine in remote Papua New Guinea, an official said Saturday as an Australian ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:06 am Edmonton beats Kings 5-4 in shootoutLOS ANGELES - Dustin Penner tied it with 11:37 left in the third period, Marc Pouliot and Ales Hemsky scored on backhanders in a shootout, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:05 am Warriors fall to Rockets for eighth loss in a rowHOUSTON - The good news? Golden State Warriors swingman Stephen Jackson broke out of his slump and displayed the perks of him playing his natural position. The bad news?...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:03 am Barack Obama aide asks Americans for health care storiesWASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ago in trying to revamp the nation's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am ABCD sets up plan for fuel helpStarting today, ABCD will accept applications from low- and moderate-income Boston-area families in order to better address an increased demand for fuel assistance in the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:56 am Firefighter charged with sex abusePORTLAND, Maine - A Maine firefighter stands accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls who participated in a youth firefighter program in Cumberland. Craig Rawnsley...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:55 am 2 Indians held in Mumbai terror probe
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:54 am 10 states supply most crime gunsJust 10 states exported more than half of all guns used in crimes committed elsewhere, a new study shows. West Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:54 am Optimism on auto aidWASHINGTON - Stunned by the loss of 500,000 jobs, congressional Democrats and the White House reached for agreement yesterday on about $15 billion in bailout loans for the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:51 am Robert MugabeBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday that world powers must join together to tell Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, pictured, that "enough is enough" amid a cholera epidemic which has killed nearly...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:42 am Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DahalNepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, seen here, has agreed to discharge around 3,000 child soldiers from the ranks of his party's former guerrilla army as quickly as possible, the United Nations...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:38 am Oilers take out KingsEdmonton goalie Mathieu Garon improves to 11-0 in the shootout since joining the club as a free agent in 2007 after Friday's 5-4 winSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:32 am Edmonton beats Kings 5-4 in shootoutDustin Penner tied it with 11:37 left in the third period, Marc Pouliot and Ales Hemsky scored on backhanders in a shootout, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Friday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:31 am NKorea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talksNorth Korea vowed Saturday to exclude Japan from talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear programs, in apparent retaliation for Tokyo's insistence that it fully explain past kidnappings of Japanese citizens.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:31 am Can the 2010 Games avoid a financial crash?It wasn't supposed to be like this. Funding for the Vancouver Olympics was already lined up, from sponsors to equipment to venues. But now, the economic meltdown has hit - leaving organizers scrambling to cover a possible shortfallSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:28 am China's first private jet hub to open next yearChina's first private jet hub is expected to open next year in Shanghai as the country slowly works on easing the tight control of its airspace, a news report said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:21 am Witness: Actor's X-Men role sparked S.D. bar brawlHollywood actor Vinnie Jones was hospitalized and arrested after a Thursday night bar fight at Wiley's Tavern in downtown Sioux ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 6:18 am Millsap leads Jazz past RaptorsPaul Millsap had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh straight double-double and added a career-high seven assists in the Utah Jazz's 114-87 victory over Toronto on Friday night in interim coach Jay Triano's Raptors debut.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:59 am Ball St. fumbles away perfection; Buffalo wins MAC
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:58 am Raptors bouncedAnother Toronto blowout loss greets Jay Triano in his first game as interim coach Friday night against the Utah JazzSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:58 am It's not the economy, stupidIt's personal, comedian Rick Mercer writes. There's a solution to Ottawa's mess, and it's not a month's vacation for Harper and Dion. Just ask the aliens and Knut the Polar BearSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:56 am The Afghan mission in memoriamAs three more military families face the news of lost loved ones we tell the story of one Sgt. Robert Short, one of the first Canadian soldiers killed in AfghanistanSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:45 am On 'farewell tour,' Bush reflects
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:34 am Lawmakers and White House agree on auto aid planWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats and the White House have reached agreement on emergency aid for U.S. automakers of between $15 billion and $17 billion, two senior congressional aides said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:12 am Did Lady Murasaki invent the novel?There are two reasons to read this 1,000-year-old Japanese novel.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am Celtics snap Blazers' streak, extend own to 11
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:59 am Liberals mobilizing to dump DionHigh-profile MPs, advisers calling for his ouster after bungled TV address, while Ignatieff says party mulling expedited leadership raceSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:52 am Car Bomb Hits Busy Street in PakistanCar bomb hits busy street in Peshawar killing at least 20, wounding 60.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:49 am Death toll from Pakistan car bombing rises to 29PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from an overnight car bombing rose to 29 in northwest Pakistan, unnerving a region already dangerously on edge following the attacks on India's commercial capital, police and doctors said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:49 am The 411 on 'Fore!'Why golfers yell out this odd warningSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:34 am Blackwater Guards Indicted For ShootingFive Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted in connection with a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. A sixth guard is in plea negotiations with prosecutors.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:30 am Malaysia landslide kills at least four, injures 15Police say a massive landslide at a hillside estate in Malaysia's largest city has killed at least four people and left 15 others ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:18 am DNA tests match feet washed ashoreFoot discovered on the B.C. coastline last month belongs to same woman as another foot discovered last MaySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:17 am The "Admiral Chabanenko"Russian warship the "Admiral Chabanenko", pictured November 25 in the port of La Guaira, has entered the Panama Canal, the first Russian warship to do so since World War II, authorities saidSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 4:13 am Kansas City mayor muddies settlement, insults ex-aideJust hours after Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser insulted a former aide when he announced the settlement of a lawsuit between ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 3:16 am Canada's death toll in Afghanistan surpasses 100TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's death toll in Afghanistan surpassed the grim milestone of 100 on Friday after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 3:06 am U.N. evacuates garages amid bomb fearsEmergency officials evacuated a garage beneath the U.N.'s landmark 39-story headquarters Friday evening after a sniffer dog smelled ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 3:01 am Man Helped Girlfriend, 12, Slay FamilyA jury convicted Canadian man Friday of helping his 12-year-old girlfriend kill her mother, father and younger brother, after her parents expressed disapproval over their relationship.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Dec 2008 | 3:00 am Auto bailout deal moves forward
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:47 am Iowa slaughterhouse pleads not guilty after raidA kosher slaughterhouse that was the site of one of America's largest immigration raids pleaded not guilty Friday to efforts ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:47 am 'Karma' as OJ Simpson heads to jailA weary and beaten-looking O.J. Simpson was today put away for at least nine years - and perhaps the rest of his life - for an armed robbery in a hotel room, bringing a measure of satisfaction to those who believed the football star...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:20 am U.S. to unveil charges in Blackwater shooting in IraqWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials expect to announce criminal charges soon against Blackwater security guards over a shooting in Iraq last year that killed 17 civilians and strained U.S.-Iraqi relations, law enforcement sources said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:18 am Russian Prime Minister Vladimir PutinRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens during a nationally televised town-hall style session in Moscow on December 4, 2008. The US military on Friday successfully intercepted a long-range missile...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:11 am Police patrol in ManilaPolice patrol in Manila. Up to 17 people including four bystanders were killed in a police shoot-out with armed men toting assault rifles and a grenade launcher in a Manila suburb late FridaySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:10 am 5 Blackwater guards indicted for '07 shootingFive Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:03 am Ex-NBA player arrested for 29 pounds of potFormer NBA player Corie Blount was charged with felony drug possession after authorities saw him pick up a package they knew contained marijuana, then found more marijuana at his home, the Butler County sheriff said Friday.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:01 am Paris stunned by world's biggest jewellery heistArmed robbers wearing women's wigs and clothing have made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewellery worth US$108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest jewel heists. As...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II DiesRussian Patriarch who oversaw widespread post-Soviet faith revival dies at 79.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Dec 2008 | 1:26 am Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II diesMOSCOW (AP) -- In his nearly two decades at the head of the world's largest Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexy II oversaw a religious revival in Russia and healed a major church rift, but his death leaves a long-running dispute with the Vatican unresolved....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 6 Dec 2008 | 1:26 am U.S. hails missile shield test but doubts remainWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it conducted a successful test of its missile defense system, but the target failed to deploy measures that experts said could have helped it avoid destruction.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 12:44 am Job losses worst since 1974WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers axed 533,000 jobs from payrolls in November, the most in 34 years, as the year-old recession hammered the economy and hardened calls for dramatic government action to restore growth.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 12:14 am Obama turns focus to energy, agriculture, tradeCHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama shifts his focus to the second half of his White House Cabinet next week with decisions pending in the high-profile areas of energy, the environment, trade and agriculture.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2008 | 12:01 am UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moonUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attends a meeting in Doha in November 2008. Ki-moon on Friday expressed growing frustration at the failure by Myanmar's military regime to restore democracy and said the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:59 pm Blackwater Guards Indicted For Iraq DeathsFive Blackwater Worldwide security guards were indicted and a sixth is in plea negotiations with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. The shooting killed 17 Iraqis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:38 pm Gunmen in drag get millions in Paris diamond heistPARIS (AP) -- Armed robbers wearing women's wigs and clothing made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest jewel heists....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:33 pm Blackwater Guards Indicted For Iraq ShootingsFive Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead and became an anti-American rallying cry for insurgents, people close to the case said Friday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:19 pm General: Why Afghanistan Needs More U.S. TroopsGen. David McKiernan, commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, tells NPR that defeating the threat in Afghanistan is of "vital national security interest." He says fighting the insurgency will take a long time and the U.S. needs resources from the international community. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:12 pm Ingrid BetancourtFormer FARC hostage French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt answers a question during a press conference, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Betancourt said Friday she was "totally convinced" the remaining hostages in the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:48 pm Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) talks with former FARC hostage Ingrid BetancourtBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) talks with former hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, during a meeting in Sao Paulo,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:48 pm Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and former FARC hostage Ingrid BetancourtBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and former hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, smile during a meeting, in Sao Paulo,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:48 pm Obama Finished Campaign With Money To SpareThe Obama campaign's post-election report shows that he raised nearly $750 million in his run for the White House. During the course of the campaign, he gathered 4 million donors and his fundraising surpassed the combined total of all the candidates in 2004. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:48 pm High Court To Hear Enemy Combatant CaseThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case early next year testing the power of the president to hold a person indefinitely in military custody. The case concerns Ali al-Marri, a Qatari citizen who was arrested seven years ago in Illinois and who remains in detention in South Carolina. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:46 pm Is Now The Time To Buy A House Or Refinance?Mortgage rates are close to the lowest they've been in nearly 20 years — but they could fall further. So when is the right time to buy or refinance, and what could drive down rates? Experts weigh in. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:45 pm India Names Masterminds Of Mumbai AttacksIndian investigators have now named two operatives believed to have masterminded last week's attacks in Mumbai. More details are also emerging about how the attacks were planned and executed. Praveen Swami, associate editor of The Hindu newspaper, sheds light on the latest developments in the case. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:40 pm Automakers Head To House With Bailout AppealThe CEOs of the Big Three automakers are back on Capitol Hill, this time facing skeptics on the House Financial Services Committee. Lawmakers are reaching for solutions as they assert they cannot let the car companies fail, while insisting they aren't writing any blank checks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:37 pm No Longer Cute, Knut Gets the Boot!Beloved polar bear may have outgrown his home at the Berlin Zoo as he turns 2.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:23 pm MIDEAST YEMEN PIRACYYemeni coast guards patrol the Gulf of Aden Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. The Yemen coast guard said seven Somali suspected pirates have been arrested Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Mohammed al-Qadhi)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:13 pm Jobless Rate Rises To 6.7 PercentThe full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm Obama's Money Magic? Get Them To Give AgainBev Hutney of Iowa is one of thousands of donors who started out giving the Obama campaign $200 or less — and who got hooked on politics. These donors helped Obama raise $745 million and showed the prowess of his online fundraising. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:52 pm A first: An oil expo in BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq launched an unprecedented public campaign Friday to attract investment from international oil companies, rolling out a red carpet - literally - for executives from as far away as Russia and Japan....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:32 pm BMW Heiress Embroiled in Blackmail ScandalGerman heiress, blackmailing Swiss lover and Italian mastermind are involved.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:06 pm U.S. General Spells Out Future in IraqU.S. troops to work in Iraq under new rules of engagement set by security pact.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:02 pm Court to rule on terrorism suspect's detentionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether an al Qaeda suspect can be indefinitely imprisoned in the United States without charges, a test of President George W. Bush's war-on-terrorism powers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:49 pm 3 Million Muslims In Mecca For PilgrimageDraped in white robes to symbolize purity and the equality of mankind under God, nearly 3 million Muslims from all over the world gathered Friday in Mecca, on the eve of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:39 pm Car Bomb Highlights Bloody Day In PakistanA car bomb devastated a busy street in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 20 people, injuring scores more and unnerving a region already dangerously on edge after the attacks on India's commercial capital last week.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:30 pm Israel's Military on Alert for Settler ViolenceIsrael's military on alert for settler violence after Hebron house evacuation.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:04 pm Hero Nanny Saved Baby Amid Mumbai HorrorIn the midst of the horrors of Mumbai, there was one amazing escape.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm Croatian Police Arrest Facebook OppositionPolice arrest member of opposition party for posting Nazi pics on social site.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:16 pm Indian Official Admits Gov't. ShortcomingsIndia's Home Minister says there were gov't. "lapses" during Mumbai attacks.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:02 pm Cross-Dressed Crooks Grab $108M In JewelryArmed robbers - some disguised as women - snatched $108 million worth of diamond rings, necklaces and luxury watches from a Harry Winston boutique on a posh Paris avenue in one of the largest jewel heists in history, officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:00 pm Chinese Officials' Sexy U.S. Trip Exposed by Lost ReceiptsThe Chinese bureaucrats who spent taxpayers' money on a $700-a-night Las Vegas hotel and visits to Hawaiian beaches and a San Francisco sex show might have gotten away with it if someone hadn't lost a bag on the Shanghai subway.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:59 pm India Airports Warned of '9-11' Attacks From the AirIndias main airports were on a state of high alert Thursday amid fears that 14 terrorists given the same training as the Mumbai gunmen are preparing to mount a 9/11-type attack using hijacked passenger aircraft.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:49 pm Salvadorans Escape From Jail Using Ladder of ShirtsA dozen prisoners escaped Friday from a jail in downtown El Salvador, but four were quickly recaptured. Officials were still searching for the other eight.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:41 pm Man Stabbed to Death for Hogging Mic at Karaoke BarA Malaysian man who got carried away at a karaoke bar has been stabbed to death for singing too much and refusing to hand over the microphone.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:31 pm The Drag Job? Thieves Nab Paris DiamondsThieves dressed in drag sped off with more than $100 million worth of jewels.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:24 pm Chinese officials punished for lavish US tourBEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese bureaucrats who spent taxpayers' money on a $700-a-night Las Vegas hotel and visits to Hawaiian beaches and a San Francisco sex show might have gotten away with it if someone hadn't lost a bag on the Shanghai subway....Source: AP Top International News At 6:20 a... | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:24 pm Mumbai Terrorist Amped Up on Steroids, AmphetaminesInvestigators say the drugs were used to enhance the attackers' performance.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:14 pm Teen Lotto Winner Arrested in Cocaine RaidBritish teenage Lottery millionaire Callie Rogers has been released by police after being at the center of a dramatic police cocaine bust.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:59 pm Israeli Forces on Alert for Settler Violence After EvictionsIsrael placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers and Palestinians to a peak.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:39 pm 122 Rescued From Stranded Antarctic Cruise ShipMore than 100 passengers and crew members were rescued Friday from a luxury Antarctic cruise ship that ran aground during a trip to watch seals, penguins and whales in the area, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:27 pm 533,000 jobs lost in November -- most in more than 30 yearsLabor Department statistics show that U.S. employers have cut 1.2 million jobs in the last three months. 'This was much worse than was expected,' one analyst says.The bottom fell out of the job market last month, with businesses laying off a staggering 533,000 workers -- many more than even gloomy economists predicted. It was the worst one-month decline in more than 30 years, the government reported today. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:20 pm Hostage saved by faith - and intelligenceIngrid Betancourt rushes into the tiny cafe where we have arranged to meet. Leaving behind her the crush of Parisians doing their Christmas shopping in the little streets of the Latin Quarter, she says: "I love crowds, I love it...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Smile, and spread cheerSmile, and the whole world may smile with you. Scientists yesterday reported that happiness was contagious, and that we might have complete strangers to thank for the smile on our faces. In a paper published yesterday in the...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Firefighters battle L.A. warehouse blazeThe early-morning fire at Yoni Distributors, an electronics warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, is under investigation.Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze this morning at an electronics warehouse in downtown Los Angeles that sent smoke into the sky and backed up traffic on nearby freeways, officials said. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 3:48 pm Bandits in Drag Make Massive Heist at Harry WinstonPolice say armed robbers some dressed in drag made off with $100 million in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store robbery in central Paris.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 3:44 pm Home loan troubles break records againWASHINGTON -- A record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September as the source of housing market pressure shifted to the crumbling U.S. economy.Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 3:41 pm Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 79, dies in MoscowDuring his 18 years as patriarch, Alexei had restored the church to an institution of privilege and power and healed a rift with a splinter group.Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, the iconic religious leader who restored the church from a post-Soviet shell to an institution of privilege and power, died at his Moscow home today. He was 79. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Dec 2008 | 3:26 pm India Admits 'Lapses' in Mumbai Amid Public UproarIndia's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the deadly siege.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm Cuba Urges Obama to Normalize Diplomatic RelationsCuba's foreign minister urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to keep his promise to ease restrictions on family travel and remittances to the island, saying it would be a positive step toward normalizing diplomatic relations.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:47 am Rice: "Well Past Time" For Mugabe To GoSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it is "well past time" for Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to leave office. The increased pressure comes as a "sham" government lets thousands of Zimbabweans die from a cholera epidemic.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:41 am
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