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Official: Explosion hits central Pakistani townISLAMABAD (AP) -- An explosion ripped through a market near the home of a politician in central Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least a dozen people and leaving many trapped under rubble. Several were feared dead....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:41 am Italy's Berlusconi to leave hospital WednesdayHospital officials say Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi will be dismissed from hospital on Wednesday, after he was hit in the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:40 am Red Cross makes visit to Taliban-held detaineesGENEVA (AP) -- The international Red Cross has made the first visit to Afghan prisoners held by the Taliban in the northwest of the country, the organization said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:39 am Blast in central Pakistan townAn explosion has rocked a town in Punjab province in central Pakistan, causing a number of casualties, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:38 am Red Sox construct big dealsRemember all that stuff about the bridge to nowhere? Looks like it leads somewhere after all. Leaving no doubt they will contend in 2010 and beyond, the Red Sox yesterday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:37 am Ray Allen's late 3 helps tune out MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. - The blues were pouring out of the joints just steps away on Beale Street, but the Green could find no reason to feel down. Not with 11 straight victories,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:37 am Detroit artists use city's woes as their canvasArtists across the Detroit area are using the city's blight as their canvas.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:36 am Copenhagen climate summit: world leaders running out of time, says Ban Ki MoonWorld leaders are "running out of time"to secure an agreement at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit, Ban Ki Moon, the UN secretary-general has said.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Accused kid rapist eyed againA judge facing public scrutiny for letting an accused child rapist out on low bail was on a similar hot seat in 1999 after he freed a bail jumper who went on to kill a Holyoke...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am A terrorist threat in our midst?Ramy Zamzam, a 22-year-old Howard dental student, and four other young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan this week after seeking Jihad training from local Al-Qaeda group. Homeland Security Secretary called it ""Home-based terrorism", a serious threat from within, driven by a radical ideology that respects only its adherents.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Berlusconi attack 'was pre-meditated' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Baseball: Seibu's Nakamura shown the money, Wakui holding out+(Kyodo) _ Seibu Lions slugger Takeya Nakamura re-signed Tuesday for a salary of 150 million yen, up 80 million yen from 2009. However, Lions right-hander Hideaki Wakui, this year's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Explosions strike Baghdad, killing 5Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 5BAGHDAD - Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near government buildings in the Iraqi...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombingKABUL - A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am Baseball: Nagakawa re-signs with Hiroshima+(Kyodo) _ Hiroshima Carp closer Katsuhiro Nagakawa re-signed with the Central League club on a deal carrying an unchanged annual wage of 160 million yen Tuesday. "The club said they...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am 4TH LD: Hatoyama Cabinet approves 2nd extra budget for FY 2009+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS IN 2ND, 3RD GRAFS) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet approved on Tuesday an extra budget plan for fiscal 2009 to give an additional stimulus to theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Golf: Yokomine named JLPGA Player of the Year+(Kyodo) _ Sakura Yokomine, the top earner on the Japanese women's circuit this season, was named Japan LPGA Player of the Year for the first time on Tuesday. Yokomine won the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Suicide bomb hits Afghan capitalAt least eight people die in a suicide bombing in Kabul, as President Hamid Karzai holds an anti-corruption meeting there.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Official: Explosion hits central Pakistani townA government official says several people have been killed or wounded in an explosion in the central Pakistani town of Dera Ghazi Khan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Ted Kennedy kin slammedSomerville residents are turning up the heat on a major project proposed by one of deceased U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's nephews. Critics say Stephen E. Smith Jr....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Parties switch Medicare roles - Politico
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Berlusconi attack 'premeditated'Silvio Berlusconi's attacker had been waiting for him hours ahead of the assault in a Milan square, Italy's interior minister says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Explosions Rock Downtown Baghdad, Killing 5Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near government buildings in the Iraqi capital, police and health officials said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Ron Borges' Patriots Report CardThey won. That's about all you can say for Sunday's performance against the Carolina Panthers. It has been awhile since the Foxboro Faithful rained down boos on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Kid welfare workers eye Tiger tiff as gal 14 outedA domestic dispute at Tiger Woods' troubled Florida home triggered a state probe by child welfare workers, while a 14th woman - a 40-something cougar - is reported to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Hospital: Berlusconi in hospital until WednesdayROME (AP) -- Hospital officials say Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi must stay in the hospital until at least Wednesday and recommend that he cancels all public activities throughout the Christmas season....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 5BAGHDAD (AP) -- Car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad early Tuesday, killing five and wounding at least 16 people in the latest attack near government buildings in the Iraqi capital, police and health officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Explosions rock downtown Baghdad, killing 5 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Detroit artists use city's blight as their canvasHouses with dreary urban facades covered in polka dots. A traveling dollhouse made from the remnants of abandoned homes. A dilapidated residence covered in ice.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Super-Earths found orbiting sun-like starsSun-like stars have for the first time been found to harbour super-Earths – planets larger than Earth but smaller than ice giants like Neptune. Unlike stars previously known to harbour super-Earths, both of the stars discovered are similar to the Sun in size, age and other properties suggesting low-mass planets may be common around nearby stars.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am PLO meets, to extend Abbas term as presidentRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestine Liberation Organisation began a two-day meeting on Tuesday which is expected to extend the term of President Mahmoud Abbas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am PLO meets, to extend Abbas term as president (Reuters)Reuters - The Palestine Liberation Organisation began a two-day meeting on Tuesday which is expected to extend the term of President Mahmoud Abbas.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax 'Big Four' TourMetallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax will all share the same stage for the first time EVER! Lars Ulrich comments too.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Groups Say 22 Million Missing Bush WH Emails FoundTwo nonprofit groups say that computer technicians have found 22 million White House e-mails from the administration of President George W. Bush. The two groups say the electronic messages were previously mislabeled and effectively lost. An announcement Monday by the two groups is the latest development in a controversy that surrounded...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Efforts under way to make Web more accessibleImagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to buy concert tickets or enroll in a class?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Airlines expected to lose $5.6 billion in 2010GENEVA (AP) -- The global airline industry will face another harrowing year in 2010, with losses expected to reach $5.6 billion despite some recovery in passenger and cargo traffic, an industry group said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Airlines expected to lose $5.6 billion in 2010The global airline industry will face another harrowing year in 2010, with losses expected to reach $5.6 billion despite some recovery in passenger and cargo traffic, an industry group said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Afghan president calls for large-scale govt reformKABUL (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai responded to international criticism of corruption in his administration by calling Tuesday for large-scale reform to stamp out the bribery and graft that permeate ministries and state offices....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Teen girl sentenced for role in '07 murderFor the second time in as many months, a teenager has accepted responsibility for taking part in the Sept. 29, 2007, murder of Revere police officer Daniel Talbot. Gia...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am Greece PM seeks support for cutsGreece's prime minister tries to rally opposition backing for austerity measures aimed at tackling its economic crisis.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am Digital zombies? Virtual world trumps physicalStudy shows we spend more hours staring at screens than doing anything else. But are we losing something profoundly human in all those texts, tweets and chats?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombingKABUL (AP) -- A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombing (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombingA suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombingA suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Israel condemns UK arrest warrantIsrael condemns as 'cynical' the issuing of a war crimes arrest warrant in the UK for former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Ill. to get some Gitmo detainees
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Blasts in Baghdad Kill 4 - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Gas leak sickens Eastie schoolkidsSome 200 students at the Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston were evacuated yesterday morning when a maintenance man working on the heating system unwittingly released...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Obama presses banks to lend more, fuel economy - Chicago Sun-Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Uproar at S Leone woman chief bidSierra Leone traditionalists besiege a woman's house and stop her going home after she tried to become a chief.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Israel: Britain issued arrest warrant for LivniIsrael said on Tuesday that an arrest warrant was issued in Britain against former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, and warned that attempts to pursue war crimes charges against Israeli leaders in British courts threatens to harm relations between the two countries.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am 'Climate of fear' in south YemenHuman rights campaigners say the Yemeni government has unlawfully killed secessionists in the south of the country.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Airbus demonstrates latest business jet at Haneda airport+(Kyodo) _ European aircraft consortium Airbus Industrie on Tuesday demonstrated its latest business jet, the A318 Elite, at Haneda airport in Tokyo in a bid to sell the plane to major...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Afghan official: 8 killed in suicide bombingA suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:56 am US associates of `Toronto 18' sent to prison - Toronto Star
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Ban: Finger-pointing at climate talks must stopCOPENHAGEN (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says rich and poor countries must "stop pointing fingers" and raise their climate targets to salvage faltering talks on a global warming pact....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am Ban: Finger-pointing at climate talks must stop (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am Japan needs more time for decision on U.S. baseJapan needs more time to reach a decision on the relocation of a major U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am Red Cross in first visit to Taliban-held detaineesThe international Red Cross has made the first visit to Afghan prisoners held by the Taliban in the northwest of the country, the organization said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am Red Cross in first visit to Taliban-held detaineesThe international Red Cross says it has for the first time visited Afghan prisoners held by the Taliban in the northwest of the country. The International Committee of the Red Cross...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am Hospital: Berlusconi in hospital until WednesdayHospital officials say Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi must stay in the hospital until at least Wednesday and recommend that he cancels all public activities throughout the Christmas season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:43 am World leaders try to save climate summit (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am Suicide Car Bomb in Afghanistan Kills 8 - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Harassment across Arab world drives women insideThe sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab World is driving them to cover up and confine ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:36 am 'No sign' of 2 missing Mt. Hood climbersAfter three days of searching the flanks of Mount Hood for two missing climbers, officials were assessing what to do next as ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:34 am Palace politics: Royal audience stirs controversyTOKYO (AP) -- Critics are fuming over allegations that Japan's new government pressured the Imperial Palace into hastily arranging a meeting Tuesday between Emperor Akihito and China's Vice President Xi Jinping in order to curry favor with Beijing....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Palace politics: Royal audience stirs controversyCritics are fuming over allegations that Japan's new government pressured the Imperial Palace into hastily arranging a meeting Tuesday between Emperor Akihito and China's Vice President Xi...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Hatoyama seeking alternative relocation site for Futemma base+(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama expressed hope Tuesday that he will be able to identify an alternative site for the relocation of a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture, other...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am Retired officer's dual roles for Pentagon raise questionsRetired Marine lieutenant general Emil Bedard's activities present a case study of the kinds of situations that arise when retired ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am Panel calls for drastic cut in nuclear weapons by 2025+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) An international panel on nuclear nonproliferation called for world leaders to reduce the number of nuclear weapons from more than 23,000 at present to 2,000Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:26 am US jail 'to house Guantanamo men'Some inmates from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay are to be transferred to an Illinois prison, the White House is expected to confirm.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:24 am Suicide bomber kills 8 in Afghan capitalThe blast strikes a heavily guarded area of Kabul. Officials say a former vice president may have been the intended target.A powerful explosion tore through a heavily guarded area of central Kabul today, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens more, Afghan authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:16 am China calls Uighurs who fled after riots criminalsChina on Tuesday said the United Nations' refugee program "should not be a haven for criminals," adding that the 22 Muslim Uighurs who have fled the country and applied for asylum at a U.N. office in Cambodia have been involved in crimes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am Salesman convicted of torturing retireeA man has been convicted of torture and attempted murder for beating and kidnapping a 76-year-old California woman and holding her in a car trunk for 26 hours.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:13 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:13 am Cyclone Mick kills three in FijiAt least three people are dead as Cyclone Mick rips through Fiji's main island, before heading for Tonga.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Quite A Resemblance!Russell The ‘Up’ Kid In Real Life
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:11 am Why I use Facebook not Myspace [Pics]Here are the top seven reasons why people use Facebook and not Myspace (with research to back it up).
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:11 am China rejects call to free dissidentChina on Tuesday rejected U.S. calls to release a high-profile dissident who has been indicted on subversion charges after calling for political reform in China.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Police find slain family in upscale Calif. homeSeveral family members were found dead in a home in an upscale gated community in Southern California, authorities said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am British Air Crew to go on Christmas StrikeUnion's Planned Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Strike Unleashes a Grinch on Thousands of Peoples' Holiday Travel PlansSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am AP: Illinois prison to get some Gitmo detaineesTaking an important step on the thorny path to closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:58 am Cameron's Inter-species 'Avatar' Is His Biggest Gamble YetJames Cameron is about to unleash his biggest (and riskiest) venture yet, ‘Avatar.’ Reported (and disputed) to cost someplace north of $300 million this is history’s newest biggest-budget movie, and a gamble that depends on new technology, no big stars and an inter-species romance.....
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:51 am Japanese right-wing activists hold banners protesting the visit of Chinese Vice President, Xi Jinping in TokyoJapanese right-wing activists hold banners protesting against the visit of Chinese Vice President, Xi Jinping, near the hotel where the Chinese dignitary is staying in Tokyo on December 15. China's Xi...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am 49ers deny sloppy Cardinals NFC West crown (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:45 am Fed is expected to leave rates at record low (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:43 am Suicide attack near Kabul hotel kills eight (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:42 am Harassment across Arab world drives women insideCAIRO (AP) -- The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab World is driving them to cover up and confine themselves to their homes, said activists at the first-ever regional conference addressing the once taboo topic....Source: AP Top International News At 5:42 a... | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:41 am Aussie scientists find coconut-carrying octopus (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:40 am Urgent Asian Carp Control Measures Funded for $13 Million - Environment News Service
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:38 am The buddy cop genre lives again on `NCIS' spinoff (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:32 am Tiger Woods' New BastardCardTiger Woods has a new sponsor that doesn't care about his reputation, BastardCard.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:31 am Obama takes Wall Street to the woodshedOn Sunday night's "60 Minutes," President Obama punched up his ongoing rhetorical battle with Wall Street, declaring that "fat cat bankers" have shown little "shame" about their out-sized compensation packages.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:31 am NASA launches new mapping spacecraftNASA's newest mapping mission, designed to sniff out the dimmest residents of our neighborhood in space, launched successfully this morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California .
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:31 am Police: Girl, 12, raped in school stairwellA 14-year-old boy is facing charges, and two school officials are on administrative leave, after authorities say a 12-year-girl was raped in a stairwell at a California school.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:29 am UN climate talks 'back on track' - BBC News
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:28 am UN climate talks 'back on track'Talks are back on track at the UN climate summit after developing countries won significant concessions.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:27 am Pakistan military not seeking takeover: U.S. generalISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States believes Pakistan's military has no intention of trying to seize power, U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus said during a visit to an ally that is struggling against Taliban militants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:14 am Afghan Official: 8 Killed In Suicide BombingA suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said. The Afghan Interior Ministry said the target of the bombing was unclear, but security officials at the scene said the bomber was going after the home of former first vice president, Ahmad Zia Massoud. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:12 am Blast near Kabul hotel kills 8, wounds 40
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:07 am Court will rule on privacy of text messages sent on employer-owned devices - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am Series of Blasts Rock Central BaghdadAt Least 4 Killed, More than a Dozen Injured as Car Bombs Hit Near Government Buildings, Iran EmbassySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am Lieberman backed Medicare expansion in SeptemberIn video of interview with Connecticut Post, independent senator supports 'buy-in' plan.Sen. Joe Lieberman was for expanding Medicare before he was against it. Democrats circulated video Monday from a Connecticut newspaper's interview with him in September, when Lieberman supported a so-called Medicare buy-in allowing uninsured people as young as 55 to purchase coverage. The Plum Line blog first reported on the video.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am U.S. to house Guantanamo detainees in Illinois, officials sayThe federal government will buy the nearly empty Thomson Correctional Center, where it hopes to put up to 100 detainees.President Obama has directed the federal government to buy a nearly empty state prison in rural Illinois to house up to 100 detainees held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, officials said late Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Senate Democrats move to drop Medicare proposalThe idea of expanding Medicare to people as young as 55 seemed key to a healthcare compromise last week, but after unexpected opposition from centrists such as Joe Lieberman, it appears doomed.Senate Democratic leaders, scrambling for the 60 votes they need to pass the healthcare overhaul bill, moved Monday to strike a controversial proposal for expanding Medicare and proceed without a new government insurance program, the so-called public option.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Glaciers in southern China receding rapidly, scientists sayYulong Snow Mountain, which used to be a brilliant white, is now mostly gray, worrying those who study it and see it as a sort of canary in a coal mine.If you want to see a glacier melt with your bare eyes, try Yulong Snow Mountain, an 18,000-foot peak in southern China's Yunnan province.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Chicago terrorism case widensU.S. authorities say two men accused of plotting an attack in Denmark knew about the rampage in India.Two Chicago men accused of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper knew beforehand about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, last year that killed nearly 170 people, federal investigators said Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am South Pasadena teen's death after a party stuns his communityAydin Salek, 17, was smart and affable, and he had big dreams. Frantic friends could not save him.South Pasadena High School was abuzz Friday afternoon with rumors of a party.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Libya's coup: Turning militants against Al QaedaKadafi's government is touting its success in persuading the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group to renounce Osama bin Laden's tactics.A nation the West once considered a major sponsor of terrorism may have pulled off a groundbreaking coup against Al Qaeda: coaxing a group once strongly allied with Osama bin Laden to renounce its onetime partner as un-Islamic.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Senator seeks 'strict testing' for meat sent to schoolsA senator on the committee overseeing the National School Lunch Program called Monday for the government to raise its standards ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:42 am 49ers delay Cardinals’ NFC West title party
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:28 am Photo shows new re-valued North Korean bank notesPhoto shows new North Korean bank notes released by Free North Korea Radio, in Seoul on December 8. An initial 100,000 wong limit which restricted the amount of old currency which could be converted into...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am North Korea has backtracked on details of its shock currency revaluation following a riot by market tradersA North Korean border guard is seen in the truce village of Panmunjom which separates the Korean peninsular. The hardline Stalinist state has backtracked on details of its shock currency revaluation following...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am A sign greets visitors to Thomson, Illinois, where a nearly-vacant prison could be used to house Guantanamo detaineesA sign greets visitors to Thomson, Illinois. The Department of Defense is considering using the closed prison facility in Thomson to house suspects from Guantanamo Bay after President Barack Obama ordered...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am A guard tower and prison yard stands empty at the Thomson Correctional CenterA guard tower and prison yard stands empty at the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois. The closed prison facility is being considered by the Department of Defense to house suspects from the closing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am At least four people were killed and 14 injured Tuesday morning in three car bomb attacks in BaghdadIraqi security forces stop cars at a checkpoint in the capital Baghdad on December 13. Three car bombs in quick succession during peak morning rush hour in the centre of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday killed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am An Iraqi police officer stands next to a damaged police vehicle, south of the capital BaghdadAn Iraqi police officer stands next to a damaged police vehicle, south of the capital Baghdad. Three car bombs in quick succession during peak morning rush hour in the centre of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am Suicide Car Bomb Kills 5 in Afghan CapitalVehicle Blows Up Near Hotel Popular with Foreigners, Home of Former Afghan Vice PresidentSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:06 am U.S. plans to transfer some Guantanamo detaineesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce plans later on Tuesday to acquire an Illinois prison and to send a limited number of detainees there from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:49 pm Authorities investigating multiple homicides in San Clemente
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:17 pm Radiation From CT Scans May Raise Cancer RiskUse of CT scans in the U.S. has more than tripled in less than two decades. Despite the medical benefits, these scans emit a significant amount of radiation. A new study estimates that 29,000 future cancers could be related to CT scans performed in the U.S. in 2007. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Marketer Links Chinese, U.S. BusinessesChinamex, which opened an office in Atlanta on Monday, is a business incubator backed by the Chinese government. Its mission is to push products and investment around the world. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Shell Shock Lingers For Israelis After Gaza WarNew figures show that the number of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli communities has decreased by 90 percent since the end of Israel's Gaza offensive almost a year ago. Yet Israelis with homes close to Gaza say they are still living in fear and suffering the traumatic aftereffects of the bombardment. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm In One Brazilian Farm Town, Reviving The ForestFor years, critics accused Brazil of emphasizing development over the environment. Rampant deforestation made Brazil a major producer of greenhouse gases. But in one town, farmers are now replanting native vegetation in a new initiative that could be replicated across the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm House Dems' tough task: Defending 'swing' seats in 2010 - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 9:50 pm Citigroup, Wells Fargo to pay back U.S.NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co said they were paying back funds to the U.S. government, in transactions that will end taxpayers' capital support of the biggest U.S. banks much sooner than had been expected just weeks ago.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:10 pm Medicare "buy-in" unlikely to survive in SenateWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats said on Monday they would probably drop a compromise to expand the Medicare health program for the elderly as they struggle to win the 60 votes needed to pass a broad healthcare overhaul.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:44 pm Geithner: TARP to earn healthy profit for U.SWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans from Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup to repay taxpayer funds will put the U.S. government on track to reduce its bailout investments in banks by more than 75 percent, while earning a healthy profit for the U.S., Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:30 pm Silvio Berlusconi (C) reacts after being assaulted in MilanItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) reacts after being assaulted in Milan on December 13. Berlusconi was spending a second night in hospital on Tuesday following an attack that left him with a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:13 pm VIDEO: Italians react to the attack on Silvio Berlusconi. Duraton: 00:53.Doctors on Monday ordered Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to spend a second night in hospital after an attack that left him with a broken nose and two teeth knocked out. Ordinary Italians condemned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:13 pm A vendor shows a replica of the Milan's iconic gothic cathedral, the DuomoA vendor shows a replica of the Milan's iconic gothic cathedral, the Duomo, in a shop in central Milan. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was nursing a broken nose after an assault at a political...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:13 pm Scoop: Woods wired regular payments to girlfriends
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:01 pm Citigroup, Wells Fargo To Repay Bailout MoneyRepaying the loans given them under the Troubled Asset Relief Program will free them from close regulatory scrutiny. The announcements marked the latest step toward recovery for the U.S. financial system. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:54 pm US students graduate after 70 year waitBERKELEY, California - Forty-two former University of California, Berkeley students have received their diplomas nearly seven decades after their studies were disrupted when they were sent to internment camps during World War II.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm Democrats May Drop Medicare ExpansionSenate Democrats may abandon a proposed expansion of Medicare from health care legislation. Lawmakers say the move is probably necessary to pass the bill. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:27 pm Wells Fargo To Repay $25 Billion In TARP FundsThe bank's announcement Monday comes hours after Citigroup said it would repay $20 billion worth of taxpayer funds. The move will extricate Wells Fargo from the pay restrictions and close oversight that came with the bailout program. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:17 pm Fiji counts cost of 'vicious' cycloneWellington, Dec 15 NZPA - Fiji will today start cleaning up and counting the cost after Cyclone Mick swept across the Pacific nation yesterday. Two people are confirmed dead, two more are thought to be dead, several are missing,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Cruel chants show nation out of step with itselfThe songs are varied, offensive and, in at least one case, openly racist."If you jump up and down, Balotelli dies" is a favourite with supporters of arguably the most famous Italian football club, Juventus."A negro cannot...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:50 pm Wells Fargo to repay $25 billion in bailout fundsSAN FRANCISCO -- Wells Fargo plans to sell $10.4 billion in new stock to help repay all $25 billion in bailout aid it received from the government at the height of the market meltdown last fall.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:50 pm Plea deal reached in US over penis gluingChilton, Wisconsin - Two women accused of seeking revenge on a cheating lover by gluing his penis to his stomach have reached plea deals. Forty-eight-year-old Therese Ziemann, was accused of doing the actual gluing. She pleaded...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:32 pm Obama tells bankers it's payback timeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told top U.S. bankers on Monday they owed it to the country to help lift the economy out of crisis by lending more money to small businesses in need and embracing financial reforms.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:24 pm North Face sues 'South Butt' parodyST. LOUIS - The North Face Apparel Corp. is suing parody company called The South Butt and the teenager who started it.The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in St. Louis seeks unspecified damages and asks the court to prohibit...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:20 pm Chicago man knew of Mumbai attack beforehandCHICAGO (Reuters) - A Pakistani-born Chicago businessman charged with helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper knew about the assault on Mumbai in advance and discussed other potential targets in India, prosecutors said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:14 pm Old school meth: Mexican cartels go back to basicsMEXICO CITY - Mexican cartels are increasingly going "old school" to keep supplying America with methamphetamine despite an ingredient squeeze.Some gangs have responded to a Mexican crackdown on their meth chemical of choice ?...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:10 pm Attack on Italian PM reveals nation's divisionsROME - Even hospitalized and in pain, Italian Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi can polarize Italians.The bloody image of Berlusconi, reeling after being attacked as he signed autographs following a rally Sunday, has created sympathy...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Thailand probes destination for seized North Korean weaponsBANGKOK - Thai authorities on Monday sought to unravel the mystery of the ultimate destination of a plane that landed in Bangkok with a huge cache of weapons from North Korea, exported in defiance of a UN embargo on arms from the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 3:51 pm Clinton outlines human rights policyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a U.S. human rights agenda on Monday calling for universal standards that apply to all nations, prompting rights groups to urge the administration to live up to its rhetoric.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 3:29 pm Home and Away star arrested in drug bustA young star on Aussie soap 'Home and Away' has been arrested and charged with drug possession after being found with cocaine on him during a police crackdown at a nightclub in Sydney's Kings Cross, report Australian news media.Todd...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 3:25 pm African protest hits U.N. climate talks in final weekCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 2:36 pm 22 Million 'Lost' Bush-Era E-Mails RecoveredTwo groups made the announcement as they settled lawsuits filed against the Executive Office of the President over the failure of the Bush White House to install an electronic record-keeping system. The e-mails will now go through the National Archives normal process for releasing presidential and agency records. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 14 Dec 2009 | 2:25 pm Bird of prey's talon stuck in US escalatorWASHINGTON - Every so often in the Washington Metro subway system, a foot gets caught in an escalator.Usually, the culprit is a shoe lace or a flip-flop sandal. On Monday, it was a bird's talon.Fire department spokesman...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Dec 2009 | 2:10 pm Clinton: New Sanctions On Iran NeededEfforts To Engage Iran Produce Very Little, New Sanctions NeededSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 1:30 pm General: Afghan Buildup May Take More TimeDeployment of Some Units Likely To Take 9 to 11 Months, 2nd Highest Ranking U.S. General in Afghanistan SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 1:00 pm Poor Nations End Boycott of Climate TalksNegotiations Had Halted as Developing Countries Demanded Wealthy Nations Make Deeper Greenhouse Emissions CutsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 12:00 pm Palace: William Not Bypassing Dad as KingDenies Report That Prince Is Being Groomed to, in Effect, Leapfrog His Father, Prince Charles, on Road to British ThroneSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:30 am Clinton Jabs Iran over U.S. HikersCalls Charges Against Three Americans "Totally Unfounded"; Renews Call for Their ReleaseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am Video: Most Energy-Efficient Home?Beat Meier is renovating his home to be more energy-efficient; it will be so efficient it will have surplus electricity it can sell to the electric company. Elizabeth Palmer reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:46 am EU: Poor Countries Agree to Resume Climate TalksThe European Union says poor countries have stopped their boycott of climate change negotiations at Copenhagen and have found a solution to their dispute with rich nations.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:43 am Video: Near Zero-Energy BuildingElizabeth Palmer visits a building that recycles everything from rainwater to human body heat.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:37 am Death of anti-racism protester Blair Peach to be reviewedPeach, 33, died after blow to the head at anti-National Front demonstration in Southall 30 years ago.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:12 am Copenhagen climate summit: developing countries return to talksDeveloping countries agree to resume climate change negotiations at the summit after a half-day suspension.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:44 am France Returns Disputed Wall Paintings to EgyptFrance on Monday handed over to Egyptian officials five fragments of an ancient wall painting at the center of a dispute between Egypt and the Louvre Museum.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:41 am Peter Tobin 'buried teenage victim at suburban house'Convicted killer buried the body of 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton in the garden of his house, a court is told.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:01 am Land Mine Kills 6 Somali Children in Same FamilyA community leader in Somalia says an explosion of an old land mine has killed six children from the same family near the border with Ethiopia.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:49 am Israel Eases Restrictions on Palestinians for ChristmasIsraeli military officials say they are easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank for the holiday season.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:40 am Zawahiri: Obama Trying to 'Enslave' Arab WorldAl Qaeda's deputy leader on Monday accused President Barack Obama of deceiving the Arab world and failing to advance Middle East peace talks, and said the militants' struggle against the United States and its allies is "war between Muslims and infidels."Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:25 am Christmas chaos as British Airways staff vote for strikeMore than a million British Airways passengers have had their Christmas holiday travel plans thrown into chaos after the airline's cabin crew voted to strike for 12 days.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:20 am Pakistan Seizes Items from Americans in Terror CasePakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:57 am Diplomat: Iran Meeting Canceled Due to China OppositionA senior official says that a meeting by five world powers on Iran's nuclear program has been canceled due to China's opposition.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:39 am U.S. Military Warned Iraq of Possible Baghdad BlastsThe U.S. military confirmed Monday it had warned Iraqi officials about possible attacks in Baghdad the same day bombers struck government sites in the country's capital last week.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Copenhagen climate summit: African walkout threatens talksAfrican nations accuse rich countries of trying to kill the existing Kyoto Protocol, suspending climate talks in Copenhagen.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:58 am Berlusconi to Remain Hospitalized After AttackItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met with close aides at the hospital Monday morning but still had a headache a day after he was attacked in the face by a man at a rally, an official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:18 am Copenhagen climate summit: 'We must get our act together,' says Ed MilibandClimate Change Secretary urges delegates at the Copenhagen summit to make progress before national leaders arrive this week.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Secret Document Exposes Iran's Nuclear TriggerConfidential intelligence documents obtained by The Times of London show that Iran is working on testing a key final component of a nuclear bomb.Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am
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