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EU nations to commit $3 billion to climate fundBRUSSELS (AP) -- EU nations will commit more than euro2 billion ($3 billion) a year to help poorer countries combat global warming, the leaders of Britain and France said Friday as they sought to bolster climate talks in Copenhagen....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:38 am Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from graveNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Grave robbers unearthed the remains of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stole his body from a suburban graveyard by night, police said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:35 am Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from graveGrave robbers unearthed the remains of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stole his body from a suburban graveyard by night, police said Friday. Mounds of freshly dug-up...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:35 am It flies! Airbus' hulking A400M has maiden flightSEVILLE, Spain - The A400M military transport plane that has been causing Airbus and European defense ministers budgetary and logistical headaches finally took to the skies...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am EU strains to come up with more climate moneyCOPENHAGEN (AP) -- Negotiators are working in Brussels and Copenhagen to come up with more climate change money for poor countries amid talks on a historic deal to control the world's greenhouse gases....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am EU strains to come up with more climate money (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Young, Latina and already a momSisters Edelmira and Angela Marquez are teenage mothers, a particularly widespread occurrence among U.S.-born offspring of Hispanic immigrants.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Scrooge MayorThomas Menino ups property taxMayor Thomas M. Menino is rewarding voters who gave him a historic fifth term by morphing into Scrooge and slipping a 6.3 property tax hike into their Christmas stockings...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Porn feud begs question: Whose smut is classier?When it comes to peddling porn, Larry Flynt wants you to know his videos of people having sex in are a cut above other smut on the rack.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Bailout for Main Street instead of Wall Street?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fearsBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's hope of luring international oil companies with its mother lode of oil met with mixed results Friday, with only two deals struck as security fears appeared to weigh heavily on the country's second oil auction this year....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Iraq holds 2nd oil auction amid security fears (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at homeOSLO (AP) -- With a Nobel Peace Prize in hand, President Barack Obama is returning to the grind of governing, refocusing on his top domestic priority as the Senate moves toward a pivotal moment on legislation to remake the nation's health care system....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportationISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani police say five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links are most likely to be deported....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportationISLAMABAD Pakistani police say five young American Muslims detained over alleged terrorist links are most likely to be deported. Regional police chief Javed Islam said Friday the men...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am NATO wants Russia to help more in AfghanistanNATO wants Russia to help the escalating war effort in Afghanistan by donating more weapons — including AK-47 assault rifles, grenade launchers, field artillery and armored vehicles — and by providing other military assistance to the expanding Afghan army, officials said Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reachedJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- For Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reachedFor Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reachedFor Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations. The millions of acres they burn every year...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Defense chief shows reluctance over landfill in relocating U.S. base+(Kyodo) _ Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa expressed reluctance Friday over a planned landfill to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa, saying it would be...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am EU summit struggles on climate pledgeEU leaders battle over how much to pay to an international global warming fund, with France and Britain making a joint pledge.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am EU strains to come up with more climate moneyNegotiators are working in Brussels and Copenhagen to come up with more climate change money for poor countries amid talks on a historic deal to control the world's greenhouse gases. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Pre-Budget report: No 10 denies Brown blocked Darling recovery planThe Treasury and Downing Street have denied reports that Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling were at odds over how far the Chancellor should go in setting out plans to reduce Britain's record debt in this week pre-Budget report.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am Tiger Woods is falling faster than one of his patented long drivesMINNEAPOLIS - We can't say he didn't warn us. Last summer, Tiger Woods ignited controversy and outrage by - gasp! - cursing on the golf course during the British...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am My Typewriter is Too Loud?This kid is tired of students typing away on their laptops during class so he decides to take notes during a lecture on an old typewriter.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Gates, EU leaders say Iran to face new sanctionsKIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Gates, EU leaders say Iran to face new sanctions (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Man convicted in Chicago of 11 murders, 9 rapes, attempted murderCHICAGO - It took a Cook County, Ill., judge seven minutes to finish reading aloud all of the jury's verdicts, her voice ringing out in a courtroom as still as a crypt. When...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Taiwan, Japan sign agreement linking airports+(Kyodo) _ Taiwan and Japan inked on Friday agreements to link up Taipei's Songshan airport and Tokyo's Haneda airport with four daily flights next year. Peng Run-tzu, director of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Chiefs' Mike Vrabel adjusts to being out of contentionKANSAS CITY, Mo. - During his eight seasons with the Patriots, linebacker Mike Vrabel knew only meaningful December games that were played either to get his team into the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am UK Brown, France Sarkozy: Want EU 30% Emissions Cut By 2030 - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:01 am Mich. AG to give deposition in slain stripper suitStripper Tamara Greene has found more notoriety in death than she ever did dancing under the name "Strawberry" in dimly lit topless clubs and private parties around Detroit.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Mining company agrees to pay $1.8 billion to clean toxic sitesSEATTLE - Mining giant Asarco has agreed to pay $1.8 billion to clean up more than 80 toxic sites in 19 states as part of the largest environmental bankruptcy settlement in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am The Rise and Fall of Internet Sports Bookie James GiordanoGiordano, 55, was indicted in 2006 for running a sports betting website in the Caribbean that banked millions of dollars in bets from dozens of U.S.-based bookies and thousands of individual gamblers. Just over three years later, the case was finally at an end.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Ndamukong Suh and Colt McCoy dominate ESPN's college football awards showLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Sorry, Southeastern Conference. The best players in college football came from the Big 12 this season. Nebraska defender Ndamukong Suh and Texas...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am LEAD: Vietnam to adopt Japan's shinkansen high-speed rail link system+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Vietnam has decided to adopt Japan's shinkansen bullet train system for its project to build a north-south high-speed railway in the country, officials...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Baseball: Iwakuma re-signs with Rakuten+(Kyodo) _ Rakuten Eagles ace Hisashi Iwakuma re-signed with the Pacific League club on Friday for 300 million yen plus incentives. The 28-year-old right-hander, who helped Japan win itsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Scala interested in Scotland jobItalian coach Nevio Scala reveals he has applied to become Scotland's next manager.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:56 am It's official: Brian Kelly is Notre Dame's new football coachBrian Kelly will be introduced Friday as the next Notre Dame coach. He instantly will be anointed a savior, though he will do well just to be Brian Kelly, with the peak-volume...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Polanski team seek plea dismissalLos Angeles Lawyers for film-maker Roman Polanski argue that his 1977 guilty plea for having sex with an underage girl is dismissed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:54 am Pakistani and U.S. agents interrogate five AmericansSARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues interrogated on Friday five young American Muslims who wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight U.S.-led forces, Pakistani officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:53 am US Marines train illiterate farmers to be policeKHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. Marines were tense looking for bombs buried near a mud compound in this remote farming town in southern Afghanistan. Their new Afghan police colleagues were little help, joking around and sucking on lollipops meant for local kids....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:53 am NKorea says it understands need for nuclear talksBEIJING (AP) -- North Korea said Friday it will work with the United States to resolve unspecified differences remaining after rare high-level talks with President Barack Obama's envoy aimed at restarting international nuclear negotiations....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am NKorea says it understands need for nuclear talksNorth Korea said Friday it will work with the United States to resolve unspecified differences remaining after rare high-level talks with President Barack Obama's envoy aimed at restarting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Every third Indian 'in poverty'Every third Indian is living below the poverty line, a new government study has found.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Panthers quarterback Matt Moore doesn't lack confidenceCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carolina Panthers quarterback Matt Moore is still learning on the job, so it's only natural he's still learning to trust his instincts. Moore,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Boston College's Mark Herzlich wins Disney Spirit AwardLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has won the Disney Spirit Award given to college football's most inspirational figure. Herzlich accepted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Stars turn out to honor producer Weintraub in LAThe A-list dinner party drew top performers and singing legends.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Iran faces 'significant new sanctions', US warns - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Deadly Times Square shootingA plainclothes cop chased a suspected scam artist through sidewalks crowded with holiday shoppers and tourists in the heart of Times Square, killing the suspect near a landmark Broadway hotel.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am US threatens tough Iran sanctionsThe US Defense Secretary says he expects "significant" new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Body of former Cyprus president stolen from graveRobbery discovered a day before the first anniversary of Tassos Papadopoulos' death
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from graveGrave robbers unearthed the remains of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stole his body by night from a suburban graveyard, Cyprus police said Friday, a day before the first...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:43 am Shell wins Iraq oil field rightsA consortium led by Shell wins the rights to develop Iraq's giant Majnoon oil field, and other contracts are awarded.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am Pee-wee Herman's big comeback (AP)AP - The star may be Pee-wee, but his new live stage show is absolutely huge.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Vodafone Employee Gets Fired Over an (un)Funny TweetClearly companies are beginning to take their Twitter communication channel a little more seriously. For one Vodafone Hungary employee, Müller Tamás, this fact has left him stunned and unemployed.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am After climate talks, scientists worry about enforcementRay Weiss looks at the chanting protesters, harried delegates and the 20,000 other people gathered here for a global warming ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:36 am Cyprus ex-leader's corpse stolenThieves steal the corpse of Tassos Papadopoulos, the former president of the Republic of Cyprus, police say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Pee-wee Herman's big comebackThe star may be Pee-wee, but his new live stage show is absolutely huge.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:32 am Should food labels make political points?Should UK food labels distinguish between goods from Palestinians and produce from Israeli settlements?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am N.Y. Times: Blackwater linked to CIA raids in Iraq, AfghanistanPrivate security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:24 am Tech missing from same Yale lab as slayingA lab technician is missing from Yale University, where a graduate student was found slain about three months ago.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:19 am Body countThe politics of counting the Iraqi victims of violenceSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:17 am Cambodia's king pardons Thai spyCambodia's king has pardoned a Thai man sentenced to seven years in jail for spying, a Cambodian government spokesman says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am H1N1 Pandemic: Mild So Far, but a Second Wave Is PossibleSince early November, cases of H1N1 have continued to decline nationwide, and scientists keeping track of the numbers say that as pandemics go, 2009 H1N1 may turn out to be a mild one — at least for the time being.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am Defense secy tells US troops Iraq mission criticalU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Telangana statehood sparks more calls, Congress cornered - Reuters India
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am Police: Body of Cyprus president stolen from graveGrave robbers unearthed the remains of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and stole his body by night from a suburban graveyard, Cyprus police said Friday, a day before the first anniversary of the statesman's death.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am EU scrambles through the night to find climate cash (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:58 am Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leaderRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel's West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:58 am Secretary Gates predicts more sanctions for IranDefense Secretary Robert Gates predicted significant international sanctions would be levied against Iran, and he reiterated that all options, including military action, must stay on the table.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:54 am Iraq holds oil auction, Shell wins giant field - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:52 am Police kill CD peddler in Times Square shootout - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Chinese health officials step up flu preventionChina's Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especially as hundreds of millions of people return home for the traditional Chinese New Year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Apple, Google Vie for Start-UpsGoogle and Apple, which have long thrived without treading on one another's turf, are vying to acquire some of the same Silicon Valley start-ups, including Lala and AdMob, as their rivalry heats up.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Not so Super: Browns sack Steelers 13-6 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:44 am Canadian ice climber dies in Montana avalancheGuy Lacelle swept him off mountain when team above him triggered small avalanche
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:44 am US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income (AP)AP - Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than young Hispanic immigrants, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:41 am Next hot jobs: keeping tabs on financial firms (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:40 am Map locating MustafakemalpasaMap locating Mustafakemalpasa in Turkey where 19 workers have died after an explosion in a coal mine, officials said FridaySource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:39 am Report: Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:37 am Gas Explosion Kills 19 Turkish MinersMen Buried 720 Feet Underground as Chamber Collapses after Huge Blast, Recovery Effort HaltedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:37 am Medvedev and Obama are both to attend the climax of the UN climate summit in DenmarkRussian President Dmitry Medvedev, pictured, and his US counterpart Barack Obama could sign a new deal on cutting nuclear arsenals in Europe next week, a newspaper report said on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:32 am Analysis: Obama's case for war in support of peace - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:31 am Stolen totem pole found 200 miles awayPolice say an 18-foot-tall totem pole stolen from a West Seattle park has been found about 200 miles away in Oregon.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:30 am 100 Years of Failure: 10 Technologies We Were Promised But NIn Your Flying Car Awaits, author Paul Milo discusses "robot butlers, lunar vacations and other dead-wrong predictions of the 20th Century." Here are 10 calamitous tech failures. Even the ones that did make it aren't anything like their original visions.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:20 am Rightwingers and settlers demonstrate against a government decision to freeze constructionRightwingers and settlers demonstrate in the center of Jerusalem against the Israeli government's decision last month to freeze construction of new houses in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:18 am President Robert Mugabe (R) sits next to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in parliamentZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) sits next to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in parliament in Harare. South African mediators Friday said progress has been made in talks between the rival parties...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:11 am Big spending bill riles Republicans - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:06 am Young Chinese play greater role in tackling climate change - Xinhua
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:05 am Young Latinos seem to face a tougher future - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am OMG! Canadian scientists have discovered that �. (pic)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am 12 World's Weirdest StadiumsA lot of stadiums around the world have the finest design and they give pride to the countries where they are located. Yet there are some stadiums where architects have failed and there are some very clever adaptations to the surrounding landscape and that makes them kinda weird.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am How 3.6 Zettabytes of Data Get ConsumedYou probably already saw that the average American tears through 34GB of data per person per day. Here's how the media has evolved these last few decades (sorry print), and below a way to compare your consumption with Joe Average.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Gunmen hold dozens of Philippine villagers hostageMountain tribesmen rounded up children and adults during a morning raid, authorities say. They want the government to drop all charges against a criminal gang.Reporting from Seoul and Zamboanga City, Philippines -- Gunmen raided a remote Philippine village before dawn Thursday and abducted at least 75 people in a restive southern province, an army spokesman said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Swine flu has hit about 1 in 6 Americans, CDC saysNearly 10,000 people have died from H1N1, but that is a lower mortality rate than in regular flu seasons, the CDC chief says. What's different is that more children and adults under 50 have died, he sAbout 50 million Americans had contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza through Nov. 14, according to the newest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday -- meaning that about 15% of the entire country has been infected, about 1 in every 6 people.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am House OKs $3.9 billion in earmarks in spending billDemocrats note that they've cracked down on pork-barrel politics seen in Republican times, and sponsors say the projects are important to economic recovery - but critics aren't impressed.Getting into the holiday spirit, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a spending bill loaded with goodies for the folks back home.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Enforcement of nations' reduction promises is an obstacle at climate talksThe monitoring dispute in Copenhagen pits wealthy Western nations against emerging powers China and India, and it carries profound environmental and economic implications.Negotiations between representatives of the world's largest economies appeared stalled Thursday on a particularly touchy aspect of attacking global warming: how to make sure countries actually do what they pledge to do to combat climate change.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am World-class ice climber dies in avalancheWorld-class ice climber Guy Lacelle died in an avalanche during an ice climbing event in southwestern Montana, his sponsor confirmed.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:58 am Teen drivers ignore anti-texting lawsWith momentum building for all 50 U.S. states to outlaw text messaging behind the wheel, there is evidence that teen drivers will not pay much attention.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:49 am Inquest jury rules B.C. farm worker deaths an accident18 recommendations include more random inspections of vehicles used to transport farm workers
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:47 am New media spread the word on H1N1 - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:37 am Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero (L) talks with EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief Catherine AshtonSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero (L) talks with European Union Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief Catherine Ashton prior to a EU summit. European leaders will warn Iran Friday that its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:33 am Australia threatens Japan over whaling programPrime Minister Kevin Rudd warns of legal action if Tokyo doesn't halt its ‘so-called scientific whaling'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:29 am Alistair Darling wanted tougher Pre-Budget report but was 'overruled by Gordon Brown'Alistair Darling reportedly overruled by Gordon Brown when the Chancellor demanded stronger action in the pre-Budget report - including a VAT hike - to tackle the deficit.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Dec 2009 | 12:07 am A group of hostages awaits their fate after gunmen (not pictured) held them hostage on the outskirts of ProsperidedA group of hostages awaits their fate after gunmen (not pictured) held them hostage on the outskirts of Prosperided, a town in the province of Agusan del Sur on Mindanao island on December 11. Tribal gunmen...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:55 pm Map showing the location of the hostage crisis on Mindanao islandMap showing the location of the hostage crisis on Mindanao island in the Philippines where 47 people remain held by tribal gunmen on Friday, plus the sites of other recent killings and kidnappings in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:55 pm A young activist looks through the gates as he joins a protest denouncing martial lawA young activist joins a protest in front of the House of Representatives building in Manila denouncing martial law in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao. Martial law was introduced following...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:55 pm An armed abductor (R) walks past a group of hostages on the outskirts of Prosperidad, on Mindanao islandAn armed abductor (R) walks past a group of hostages on the outskirts of Prosperidad, a town in the province of Agusan del Sur on Mindanao island on December 11 during a visit by the media and negotiators...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:55 pm Ex-Filipino militiamen free more hostagesGovernment-armed ex-militiamen freed nine out of 57 hostages they seized in the southern Philippines, and demanded that murder charges against them be dropped before releasing other captives.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:53 pm The Max (Afinogenov) FactorRussian winger's bounce-back season has re-energized Atlanta and may just be enough to keep Ilya Kovalchuk in town beyond this season, writes Eric Duhatschek
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:48 pm Palin's thinking is 'still 2010'Everyone should be unsuccessful so successfully: From a losing vice presidential candidacy, Sarah Palin has bounced back as a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:44 pm Rondo helps Celtics win ninth straight
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:38 pm Cleary out for a monthBanged-up Red Wings take another hit as winger will miss time with separated shoulder
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:23 pm U.S.-born Hispanics see gains in incomeYoung Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than young Hispanic immigrants, but they have higher exposure to gangs, an independent research group says.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:18 pm Syracuse continues run of successCanadian Andy Rautins has 18 points as seventh-ranked Orange claim 85-73 victory over No. 10 Florida
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:18 pm Pedro Feliz signs with AstrosFormer Philadelphia third baseman agrees to $4.5-million (U.S.), one-year contract with Houston
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:14 pm Connecticut Senator Fights 'Dump Dodd' SentimentFor 30 years, Connecticut voters have sent Christopher Dodd, chairman of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, to represent them on Capitol Hill. But his role in the financial crisis started a precipitous decline in support that now threatens to cost Democrats a key Senate seat. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:00 pm Earmarks 'robust' in House $1T spending billA $1.1 trillion spending bill laced with budget increases and more than 5,000 congressional pet projects passed the House on ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:47 pm Histories are being rescued a second timeTapes that captured tales of events such as Little Big Horn have decayed.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:22 pm Obama plans TARP aid for small businesses: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government financial bailout fund to small businesses in an effort to stem the political and economic fallout of high unemployment, the Washington Post said in its Friday editions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:22 pm In Nobel speech, Obama hails pacifism, defends use of forcePresident Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday with a mix of humility and defiance to answer critics who ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:14 pm The Climate Conundrum Over Nuclear EnergyNo one is thrilled about nuclear waste, but nuclear power plants generate lots of electricity and no carbon dioxide. As America looks to a clean-energy future, number crunchers say nuclear can't be ruled out. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Turk-Kurd Tensions Flare Despite P.M.'s EffortsTurkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to end a 25-year-old Kurdish rebellion by giving more rights to the minority Kurds. But an expected ban on the country's main Kurdish political party — over alleged links to Kurdish rebels — is exacerbating tensions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Pakistan Case Highlights Jihadi Efforts On WebFive young Muslim Americans were detained in Pakistan this week. Investigators close to the case believe the five were inspired by Internet messages to train in terrorist camps. They are the most recent Americans known to have been radicalized in the U.S. who then traveled abroad to act on their beliefs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm North Korea: We See Need for Nuclear TalksStatement from Foreign Ministry First Reaction to Talks with Obama's Special EnvoySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 9:45 pm Health care debate: Hope and skepticism on the front linesThe men and women at the front lines of the national health care debate who run hospitals, nursing homes, community health care ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 9:40 pm American plans his comeback in Iraqi politicsDual citizen puts allegations of corruption behind him as he sets sights on parliament
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 9:37 pm N. Korea says it understands need for nuke talksNorth Korea said Friday that it understands the need to resume the stalled international talks on ending its nuclear programs, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 9:26 pm House nears passage of financial rules overhaulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives worked its way closer on Thursday to passage of the most sweeping changes in financial regulation proposed since the Great Depression, voting on key parts of a bill hammered out in response to last year's financial crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 8:53 pm Fort Hood ups challenge to recruit Muslim, Arab troopsArmy recruiter Sgt. Chris McGarity is on the front lines of the military's effort to add troops who speak Arabic and understand ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Dec 2009 | 8:36 pm US Marines on patrol in Lakari in Helmand Province, AfghanistanFile photo shows US Marines on patrol in Lakari in Helmand Province. Engineers are working furiously to prepare for a surge of troops and supplies into Afghanistan to carry out President Barack Obama's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Dec 2009 | 8:23 pm Nicklaus: Woods to "figure out" way through crisisMIAMI (Reuters) - Jack Nicklaus, the fellow golfer Tiger Woods would most like to emulate, said on Thursday he believed his younger colleague would "figure out" a way through the scandal engulfing his private life, local media reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 8:17 pm N. Korea, U.S. Agree On Need To Resume Nuke TalksFollowing three days of high-level talks with Obama's special envoy, the North said the differences between the two countries had narrowed. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that for a "preliminary meeting, it was quite positive." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:53 pm Video: Obama Accepts NobelPresident Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize just days after ordering 30,000 troops to war in Afghanistan. The president said that he sees no conflict in doing so. Chip Reid reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 5:35 pm Top Al Qaeda Official Believed KilledReport: U.S. Officials Tell CBS News Missile Fired from Predator Drone Likely Killed High-Ranking Operative in PakistanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm Newspaper Journal 'Editor & Publisher' To CloseThe Nielsen Co. is selling some of its most prominent trade journals — including The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard — and shutting down E&P, which has chronicled the industry for more than 100 years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 5:28 pm Aust principal sacked over abuse claimsA Catholic primary school principal and two senior Catholic education officers have been sacked by the Catholic Church following allegations of sexual abuse at a Toowoomba school.Bishop of Toowoomba William Morris said that although...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 4:54 pm Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdownOSLO (Reuters) - There will be no "precipitous drawdown" of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and U.S. troops could still be in the country for years to come, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 4:53 pm Pakistani police: 5 detained US men sought jihadSARGODHA, Pakistan - Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 4:36 pm Bell tower revives UK claims rowControversy over British MPs' perks has erupted again after authorities published a new batch of expense receipts, including one filed by a defence minister for repairing a bell tower at his £5 million (NZ$11.17 million) country pile,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 4:06 pm House passes $447 billion spending billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $447 billion bill that boosts funding for a large part of the U.S. government and reflects priorities of Democrats who control Congress and the White House.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 4:06 pm MTA approves $1.7-billion rail line along Crenshaw BoulevardL.A. County transit officials today approved a new light-rail system through South L.A. and the South Bay.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pm Russian missile may be behind Norwegian lightsMOSCOW - The failure of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile during testing was the cause of spectacular spiralling blue lights in the skies over northern Norway, analysts said Thursday.Russia's defence ministry said...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:50 pm UK troops 'killed by amateurism'LONDON - British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan because of the "amateur" handling of the operation by the Government, one of Britain's most senior military officials has said.Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Viggers,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:42 pm Democrats tap John Perez as next Assembly speaker todayAssembly Democrats this afternoon tapped John A. Perez to be the next leader of the California Assembly, a boost that would make him the first openly gay lawmaker to hold the powerful post.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:40 pm Tiny Tuvalu outgunned by oil giantDeclaring "it's a matter of survival", one of the world's tiniest nations, speaking for imperiled islands everywhere, took on global industrial and oil powers at the United Nations climate conference - and lost."Madam President,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:33 pm Search On For Hunters Caught In Arizona BlizzardSearchers fanned out across a wide swath of Northern Arizona on Thursday in an effort to reach more than a dozen hunters stranded in deep snow and freezing temperatures. Authorities said the hunters got caught in a powerful storm that dropped 2 to 3 feet of snow Monday and Tuesday with wind gusts of up 78 mph. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:28 pm Miners held over damage to Great WallBEIJING - Police in China have detained two gold miners accused of causing serious damage to one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall, state media said Thursday.The Hohhot Kekao Mining Co. is suspected of destroying about...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:24 pm Obama calls for climate deal, U.S. target under fireCOPENHAGEN/OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged world leaders on Thursday to break the deadlock at climate change talks in Copenhagen, although many nations accused the United States of lacking ambition.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 3:09 pm NASA sky-mapping mission delayedA problem with a rocket engine pushes back the launch of the WISE project from Friday to Saturday, but bad weather could cause further delays.A balky rocket engine has forced NASA to delay Friday's launch of its infrared sky-mapping mission, officials said today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:58 pm The mayor who won't be movedKABUL - The Mayor of Kabul continued to run Afghanistan's capital yesterday despite being sentenced to four years in jail on corruption charges, raising questions about President Hamid Karzai's campaign to prove he's serious about...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:56 pm MPs' expenses: Alan Meale won battle over £1,300 for 'garden cabin'A Labour MP who was paid more than £13,000 in gardening expenses over four years won a dispute over £1,300 he claimed for the cost of replacing his "garden cabin".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:41 pm NY police kill con artist in Times SquareNEW YORK - An undercover cop chased a Times Square scam artist through sidewalks crowded with holiday shoppers and tourists Thursday, exchanged gunfire with the suspect and killed him near a landmark hotel, police said.No one...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:41 pm Irish Court Ruling Favors Gay Sperm DonorGay Donor Given Visitation Rights for Son of Lesbian CoupleSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:30 pm MPs milked expenses system for £10 million in months before reformsMPs went on a multi-million-pound spending spree last year in the run-up to a clampdown on expenses.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:25 pm 3 Senators Strike Climate Legislation CompromiseSens. John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham outlined Thursday the basics they would like to see in legislation to control global warming and to increase the nation's energy independence. This outline could ultimately suggest a way toward a compromise on the highly polarizing issue. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:12 pm A Cheap-Wine Index Keeps Hiring On HoldMarket watchers look to their favorite indicators to signal when the economy is turning around — things like GDP, productivity or the consumer price index. But for a Massachusetts liquor store, it's when customers stop buying inexpensive wines. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:11 pm U.S. may start Afghan transition before July 2011WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The gradual U.S. handover of security to Afghan forces may begin before the July 2011 start date set by President Barack Obama, if conditions allow, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm President Obama Accepts Peace PrizePresident Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, saying he was at the beginning of his work on the world stage. He also refused to renounce war, saying he is obliged to protect and defend the U.S. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:04 pm 'We're not here to make up numbers', Samoa tells CopenhagenCOPENHAGEN - Samoa's Ambassador to the United Nations Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia says Samoa's 30 member delegation is not in Copenhagen to fill space."For the Samoa delegation it took them over two days to get to Copenhagen, not...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Obama: U.S. Standard Bearer for PeaceIn Nobel Peace Prize Speech, Obama Describes Justifications for War and Outlines Standards for Use of ForceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 1:30 pm Obama accepts peace Nobel, defends "just war"OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended the right of the United States to wage "just wars" as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, acknowledging that as a wartime president he was a controversial choice.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 1:09 pm U.S. and Allies Warn Iran of New SanctionsU.N. Ambassadors of U.S., Britain, France Say Iran Must Comply Immediately With U.N. Resolutions on Nuclear ProgramSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 1:00 pm Tycoon: Finance Gap May Doom Climate TalksMoney Proposed by Rich Nations to Help Poor Adapt to Climate Change is Insufficient, Says U.S. Billionaire George SorosSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 12:00 pm Video: Obama In Oslo: War For PeacePresident Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, and much of his speech rested on the irony of receiving the honor as a war-time leader. CBS News' Mark Knoller has the latest from the White House and John Dickerson spoke with GOP strategist Matt Mackowiak and Center For American Progress' Faiz Shakir.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:33 am MPs' expenses: James Arbuthnot claimed £2,750 for tree surgery at £2m homeSenior Tory MP claimed for tree surgery at his £2m Berkshire mansion, despite the work being carried out during the previous financial year.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:31 am 'Severe cuts' in public services revealedWhitehall departments' budgets will be reduced by almost a fifth after the next election - a cut of £36bn over three years.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Dec 2009 | 11:08 am Christian Churches Under Attack in ChinaTowering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China's coal country.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:24 am U.S. Officials Visit Detained AmericansPolice Say 5 American Muslims Arrested in Pakistan Have al Qaeda LinkSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Dec 2009 | 10:14 am Italy Allows Abortion Drug RU-486 in HospitalItaly has given a final go-ahead to the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:45 am Russian Nightclub Fire Death Toll Rises to 136The death toll from last weekend's nightclub fire has risen to 136, officials said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:40 am U.K. Sentences 3 Men in Trans-Atlantic Jet Terror PlotA judge has sentenced a London man to a minimum of 18 years in prison for his role in a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:36 am Defense Secretary Gates arrives in IraqU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Iraq today to meet with Iraqi officials amid a wave of bombings that have claimed 127 lives and rattled the country's government. U.S. military leaders who greeted Gates defended the Iraqi security forces' response to the attacks.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:32 am Al Qaeda Claims It Is Behind Deadly Baghdad BlastsAl Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:15 am Terrifying Knife Threat Caught on British Security CameraBritish police are hunting a grinning thug who held a knife to a terrified shop worker's throat during an armed robbery, Sky News reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 7:04 am North Korea Reaches Understanding to Resume Nuclear TalksNorth Korea says it has reached a common understanding with the United States on the need to resume the stalled international talks on ending its nuclear programs.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:52 am Bottoms Up! Brits to Drink 265M Pints Over ChristmasChristmas partygoers in the U.K. will guzzle the equivalent of 265 million pints, 602 million shots of vodka or 286 million glasses of mulled wine, according to research, Sky News reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:48 am Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize with nod to criticismThe president acknowledges the irony of winning while the nation is at war. he calls his own accomplishments slight in comparison to those of past winners.President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize here today, acknowledging the irony of winning it as a wartime president and calling his own accomplishments "slight" in comparison to past winners.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:43 am Fast-Growing Christian Churches Crushed in ChinaTowering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China's coal country.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:03 am France Probes Emergency Call on Bumpy Rio-Paris FlightFrench aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit by turbulence last month, saying it could shed light on the June crash of a plane heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Dec 2009 | 6:01 am China, India helped draft 'Danish text,' insider saysA source with deep knowledge of the negotiations says many developing countries knew in advance about the controversial provisions they publicly protested.In public at least, the early days of the climate summit here have been dominated by developing nations' furor over a proposed "Copenhagen Agreement" that leaked to environmentalists and reporters Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Dec 2009 | 5:03 am Pre-Budget report: Alastair Darling accused of 'pre-election con'Conservatives accuse the Chancellor of conning the electorate by announcing benefits rises in his pre-Budget report that experts suggest will need to be cut again after the election.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Dec 2009 | 1:54 am
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