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Pakistan court orders ear cuttingA Pakistani court orders that two men have their noses and ears cut off, after they did the same to a woman they abducted.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Late actor Morishige given People's Honor Award+(Kyodo) _ The government awarded renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov. 10 at the age of 96, the People's Honor Award in a ceremony Tuesday, with Prime Minister Yukio...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am Soccer: Tulio reaches agreement to join Nagoya+(Kyodo) _ Nagoya Grampus general manager Kazumasa Kume said Tuesday that Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka, who is leaving Urawa Reds, has reached an agreement to join the J-League...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Iran opposition leader Mousavi's car attackedTEHRAN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The car of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi was attacked by "plainclothes men" on motorbikes on Monday and one member of his entourage was injured on way back from funeral.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Surprising Choice For Best Month Of The DecadeThis is really uncomfortable...and really funny.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Gardening company sold to employeesBURLINGTON, Vt. - Burlington-based Gardner Supply Co. has been sold to its employees. The owner of the 26-year-old garden products retailer started selling shares of the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Biathlon: Isa, Suzuki secure Olympic berths+(Kyodo) _ Japanese biathlon competitors Hidenori Isa and Fuyuko Suzuki were named to the men's and women's Vancouver Olympic teams, respectively, the Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Union...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Ethiopia death sentences for plotAn Ethiopian court sentences five people to death and 33 others to life in prison over a plot to kill government officials.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am 2ND LD: Taiwan, China sign pacts, set stage for partial free trade agreement+TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Dec. 22 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH QUOTES) Taiwan and China inked three trade accords Tuesday as part of a fresh round of negotiations that have set the stage for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am CIA used Lithuania 'black site'Lithuania hosted at least two secret CIA prisons for terror suspects until 2006, an official Lithuanian inquiry finds.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Young sailor Dekker flies back to the NetherlandsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker faced the possibility of being removed from her father's custody Tuesday as she returned to the Netherlands after disappearing from home and flying to the Caribbean....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Cops: ‘Balloon boy’ parents acted alone
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am LEAD: Supermarket sales in Japan likely to mark 21-year low in 2009+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH MORE INFO) Japan's supermarket sales are almost certain to mark a 21-year low in 2009 as those in November logged the 12th consecutive month of year- ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Kyrgyzstan has been accused of human rights violations after a series of attacks on journalistsA street scene in Almaty in 2007. A Kyrgyz opposition journalist has died after apparently being thrown from the sixth-floor window of an apartment in Almaty with his hands and feet bound with duct tape,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Kyrgyz journalist 'dies after window fall'A Kyrgyz opposition journalist died on Tuesday after apparently being thrown from the sixth-floor window of an apartment in Almaty with his hands and feet bound with duct tape, officials...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Ivy League hoopsters rap conservative messageHANOVER, N.H. - The conservative right has two big new additions. They wear Dartmouth green. Josh Riddle and David Rufful are basketball players at Dartmouth College who...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am CORRECTED: 2ND LD: Japan to raise tobacco tax by 3.5 yen per cigarette next Oct.+TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Kyodo) _ The government's tax panel decided Tuesday to raise the current tobacco tax by 3.5 yen per cigarette starting next Oct. 1. With rises in sales prices and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Lady and the tramp - Carla Bruni reportedly befriends homeless manCarla Bruni reportedly befriends a homeless man who lives near her home in Paris's chic 16th arrondissement, and often gives him 50 or 100-euro notes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Eurostar Faces Struggle to Move Delayed Passengers by Christmas - Bloomberg
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am The evolution of the "Google Phone" [Slideshow]The Nexus One "Google Phone" may be the first phone running Android 2.1, but it won't be the first Android phone or the first Google phone.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am How to Clean Your LCD or Plasma TVLooks so much better without the film of cat hair and smudges
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am 7 Ways To Piss Your Neighbours Off This ChristmasWe’ve all seen them. Every town has at least one but very few of us actually have to live next to them. That’s right, I’m talking about those dicks that find it necessary to spend three months setting up Christmas lights to honor the changing of the seasons, a fat man in a velour suit, or any number of Gods said to be born on December the 25th.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Big chill brings misery to EuropeEurope braces for further heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures as a cold snap causes traffic chaos across the continent.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Murphy husband says she was illThe husband of US actress Brittany Murphy tells a US TV show his wife was suffering from laryngitis before she died.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Mike Singletary's 49ers miss playoffs againSANTA CLARA, Calif. - For Mike Singletary and his San Francisco 49ers, this season has become a missed opportunity. A team that talked playoffs following an encouraging 3-1...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am "Guantanamo is a place of humiliation for Muslims," said BareDetainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the US military prison for "enemy combatants," in October, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Somali just home from eight years in the US jail at Guantanamo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Bare said the US authorities had never told him why he was arrestedA US military guard walks past an inmate at the maximum security prison of Camp 5 at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba in 2006. A Somali just home from eight years in the US jail at Guantanamo Bay...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Mohamed Saleban Bare said he was innocent of any chargesMohamed Saleban Bare, a Somali just home from eight years in the US jail at Guantanamo Bay has told AFP the prison was "hell on Earth", and alleges torture there has scarred some of his fellow inmates...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Guantanamo 'hell on Earth', says Somali detaineeA Somali just home from eight years in the US jail at Guantanamo Bay told AFP the prison was "hell on Earth", and alleged torture there had scarred some of his fellow inmates. Mohamed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Third downgrade for Greece debtA third credit ratings agency downgrades Greek government bonds on worries about the country's high debt levels.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Murder suspect Timothy Wells 'didn't mean it,' he told deputies - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am FEATURE: 'Super kids' at rural Kagoshima preschool in limelight+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ACCOMPANIED BY TWO PHOTOS, ALONG WITH PHOTO CAPTIONS, FROM KYODO PHOTO DATABASE TREASURE, NUMBERED 2009122200302, 2009122200305) Haruku Takarabe was the last boy in hisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am $100k to the Naked Chef: Jamie Oliver Named Sole TED WinnerFor the last few years, Oliver's been on the front lines of fighting childhood obesity. For the last year he's been battling public school lunches in the U.K., pressuring them to spend $1 billion to overhaul the program, and penned a lovely manifesto for schools.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Family: Brittany Murphy was ill days before death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Giants stay in playoff hunt, beat Redskins 45-12 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:53 am Obama picks Schmidt as cyber-security chiefWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has picked former Bush administration adviser Howard Schmidt to serve as national cybersecurity coordinator, The Washington Post reported on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Suicide Bomber Kills 2 People at Pakistan Press Club - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am Japan sets May deadline to resolve U.S. base disputeJapan aims to resolve a dispute with the United States over the relocation of an American military base on the southern island ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am Bomber targets Pakistani press club, 2 deadA suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people in the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am China denies aid package, Uighur expulsions linkedBEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese government denied Tuesday that $1.2 billion in aid it gave Cambodia was linked to the Southeast Asian nation's deportation of 20 Muslims who had sought asylum after fleeing ethnic violence in China's far west....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am China denies aid package, Uighur expulsions linkedThe Chinese government denied Tuesday that $1.2 billion in aid it gave Cambodia was linked to the Southeast Asian nation's deportation of 20 Muslims who had sought asylum after fleeing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am Death row Briton's rights 'noted'The rights of a Briton facing execution in China for smuggling heroin have been fully respected, officials there say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Landon Donovan and Hope Solo are the best in U.S.Landon Donovan was voted U.S. Soccer's Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, and Hope Solo became the first keeper to win the women's award. Donovan and Kasey...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am John Terry says US will be a tough match in World CupZURICH - England captain John Terry is already raising a warning flag to those who think the United States will be a pushover in the teams' group opener at the World...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Eurostar resumes train servicesHigh speed trains resume service through the Channel Tunnel after a break of three days due to problems blamed on snow.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:39 am Israel conveys response on prisoner swap to HamasGAZA (Reuters) - A German mediator arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with Israel's response to a proposed deal with Hamas to secure the release of a captured Israel soldier in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am Boat driver: Coast Guard vessel sped before crash (AP)AP - Alan DeWeese says his lights were on when a Coast Guard boat rammed his 26-foot Sea Ray, killing his 8-year-old son and injuring five others on board.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:37 am Brazil delays ruling about N.J. dad taking son homeAn official at Brazil's Supreme Court says a ruling could come Tuesday that a U.S. father hopes will reunite him with his young ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:37 am Senate gears for second critical health vote (AP)
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Time for a Climate Change Plan B - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Mancini eyes Man City title gloryNew Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has his sights set on a top-four finish this season before going all out to win the Premier League title next term.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:31 am 2 cops ambushed, shot in Wash. state
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Suprised? Banks with political ties got bailouts, study showNEW YORK - U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday. Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to get TARP funds.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Eurostar resumes service between Paris and LondonPARIS (AP) -- Eurostar resumed its high-speed rail service linking Britain, France and Belgium on Tuesday after a three-day suspension that stranded tens of thousands of holiday travelers and left French President Nicolas Sarkozy indignant....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am Israel relays response to Hamas prisoner swap offerIsrael Radio says the government has relayed its response to a Hamas proposal to swap Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am Eurostar: Entire Service Suspended. FLASH GRAPHICAnimated graphic on the Eurostar, which has been suspended for three days fololwing five trains breaking down in the Tunnel Friday night.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:24 am VIDEO: Eurostar explains train breakdowns Duration: 1:49Eurostar says train services between Britain and mainland Europe will partially resume on Tuesday morning, but that schedules will not get back to normal before Friday at the earliest. The rail company...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:24 am Israel gives response to Hamas prisoner swap offerJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel has relayed its response to a proposed prisoner swap with Hamas militants, including a list of Palestinian prisoners it wants deported if the deal to trade hundreds of them for a single captive Israeli soldier goes through, Israel Radio reported Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Israel gives response to Hamas prisoner swap offer (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Police: Suicide bomber kills 2 in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people in the latest of a slew of attacks to strike the city of Peshawar since the military launched a major offensive near the Afghan border....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Police: Suicide bomber kills 2 in NW Pakistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am NY Times: Faster, NASA, FasterTo meet its new goals for human spaceflight, NASA should launch early and launch often.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:11 am Priority will be given to passengers who were due to travel on Saturday and SundayStranded Eurostar passengers wait at London St Pancras station after lengthy delays on December 19. A Eurostar train has left London for Paris for the first time in four days, as a limited service resumed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:04 am Americans' views of health care steady this year (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:03 am 2 Koreas to open modernized military hot linesSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North and South Korea plan to open new, updated hot lines between their militaries next week to facilitate border crossings, an official said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:03 am Obama to meet with small and community bankers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 2:01 am Recovery on track to strengthen at end of 2009 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:56 am White House picks new cyber coordinator (AP)AP - The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 percent of those critical systems.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:53 am Las Vegas Bowl: Brigham Young vs. Oregon StateMAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS BYU (10-2) vs. Oregon State (8-4) WHEN: 8 p.m. EST, Tuesday. WHERE: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas. TV: ESPN (Rece Davis will do play-by-play,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real TimeBy implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech synthesizer. The "thought-to-speech" process takes about 50 milliseconds - the same amount of time for a non-paralyzed, neurologically intact person to speak their thoughts.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Israel Reportedly Decided on Prisoner SwapStill Unclear Whether Hamas Demand to Free 1,000 Prisoners in Exchange for Captured Soldier Will be MetSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:47 am Michael Jordan sues supermarkets over magazine adsCHICAGO - The next time Jewel and Dominick's want to salute an accomplishment by Michael Jordan, they might want to send him a card. Jordan, who was inducted into...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:40 am Russia, U.S. plan unprecedented nuclear cut: LavrovMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States plan "radical and unprecedented" cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new arms reduction deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:24 am Russian Cat Theater (WTF Video)You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more unusual circus, or father-daughter performing duo. The Moscow Cat Theater is just that: a traveling show of cats that perform amazing tricks for the owners who love and train them.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:20 am White House picks new cyber coordinator - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Obama to meet with small and community bankers - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Fight to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes reaches Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Strong winds blow into Southern California just in time for holiday travelDrivers of high-profile vehicles and motorcyclists should brace for heavy gusts through mountain passes this afternoon. Temperatures in the region are expected to rise back into the 70s by Christmas.Snowstorms they are not, but high winds and falling snow levels may complicate holiday travel plans this week in Southern California.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Small-business bankruptcies rise 81% in CaliforniaWith credit tight and consumers still pinching their pennies, many business owners find they can't go on.The Obama administration's new plan to give a boost to small businesses reflects continued trouble in that sector, which is facing new failures even as much of the nation's economy is stabilizing.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Pay czar OKs $4.3-million raise for AIG executiveKenneth Feinberg says the increase is necessary 'to ensure that the employee contributes to AIG's long-term success.'A top executive of American International Group Inc. has been granted a government-approved, $4.3-million pay-package bump.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Route 66 -- immortalized, but mortalNational Park Service provides funding to document California's portion of the Mother Road as a step toward preservation of the cultural touchstone.It was, John Steinbeck wrote in "The Grapes of Wrath," the "Mother Road" of Dust Bowl sharecroppers heading to the promised land of California. It was where George Maharis and Martin Milner got their 1960s kicks in a Corvette and the highway that brought families to Disneyland and the original McDonald's in San Bernardino.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Polanski exit strategy suggested by courtIn rejecting the fugitive director's bid to have his 1977 child-sex prosecution dismissed, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal says he could request that he be sentenced in absentia.A state appellate court Monday rejected Roman Polanski's bid to have his 1977 child-sex prosecution dismissed but outlined a way that could end the long-running case without Polanski serving more time behind bars or returning to the American justice system he fled three decades ago.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Rep. Schiff to seek inquiry into Station fire responseThe Burbank Democrat says the U.S. Forest Service's decision to withhold water-dropping aircraft during the critical second day of the blaze should be part of the review.A local House member says he will ask Congress to launch an inquiry next month into the U.S. Forest Service's response to the Station fire, including a decision to withhold water-dropping aircraft during the critical second day of the blaze.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Teachers union files lawsuit over charter takeoversUTLA argues that handing new L.A. Unified campuses over to charter operators would be a violation of state law.The union representing Los Angeles teachers filed a lawsuit Monday to block the potential hand-over of new campuses to charter schools under the district's groundbreaking and controversial school-reform strategy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Staged photos of slain drug lord stir controversyImages of Arturo Beltran Leyva's corpse covered with blood-stained peso notes and jewelry raise concerns that law enforcement is adopting the tactics of hit men. An inquiry is underway.The dead drug lord lay on his back, blood-soaked jeans yanked down to the knees. Mexican peso notes carpeted his bullet-torn body, and U.S. $100 bills formed neat rows next to his bared belly.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am CASH Winfall winning numbersBRAINTREE - The winning numbers drawn Monday night in the CASH Winfall game were: 14-20-22-24-26-28 (fourteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-four, twenty-six, twenty-eight) There...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:42 am Eurostar back in service after 3-day suspension
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:38 am President Barack Obama praised his Democratic allies for sealing "a big victory for the American people"US President Barack Obama speaks on making government more efficient and effective in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House. Obama also hailed the fact that his planned health care reforms had...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:33 am Suspected rebels kidnap Colombian governorBOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian state governor was kidnapped on Monday after gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked his home in an assault authorities said was carried out by left-wing FARC guerrillas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:21 am Iranians mourn Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, and protest - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:17 am Japan minister says May is deadline for U.S. baseTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazwa said on Tuesday that May was the deadline for resolving a row over the relocation of a U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa which risks fraying ties with Washington.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:12 am Lawyer: Fort Hood suspect prevented from prayingSAN ANTONIO, Texas - An attorney for the man charged in the deadly shootings at Fort Hood says the Army has prohibited his client from praying in Arabic with his family. Attorney...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:11 am 2 sheriff's deputies shot in Washington stateEATONVILLE, Wash. - Authorities in Washington state say two Pierce County Sheriff's deputies have been shot and taken to area hospitals. Pierce County Emergency Operations...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:10 am Iran nuclear trigger report fabricated by U.S.: AhmadinejadWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reported confidential Iranian technical document describing Tehran's efforts to design an atomic bomb trigger was forged by Washington, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a U.S. news program on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:09 am States’ jobless funds going ‘absolutely broke’40 state programs will go broke within two years and need $90 billion in loans to keep issuing the benefit checks, according to federal projections.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Dec 2009 | 12:08 am Icy East wobbles back to its feetMuch of the East Coast struggled through ice and snow to return to work Monday, as airlines scrambled to reset a heavy holiday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:45 pm Senators overseeing health bill debate get dose of PAC moneyAs the health care bill moves toward a critical vote in the Senate, the five senators charged with overseeing the floor debate ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:36 pm Giants hammer ’Skins, keep playoff hopes alive
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:34 pm Tax on plastic surgery gets ax in final stretchAmericans would continue to get cosmetic surgery tax-free if the Senate's sweeping health care bill becomes law, but a trip to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:29 pm A man who shot dead a rare tiger in southwestern China was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 85,000 dollarsFile photo of an Indochinese tiger. A man who shot dead a rare tiger in southwestern China was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 580,000 yuan (85,000 dollars), state media reported Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:25 pm California tax collectors want their cut on out-of-state salesService businesses are asked to pay use tax, pegged at $631 million in the next three years.California is targeting service businesses in its latest bid to collect more of the estimated $1.1 billion in taxes that go unpaid each year on out-of-state purchases.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:14 pm Kings rally from 35-point deficit to beat Bulls
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:06 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:06 pm Weaving a Better Life in RwandaWomen Weavers in Rwanda Prove that Goodwill can also be Good BusinessSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 11:00 pm Brazil's chief justice delays ruling on boy's fateRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- An official at Brazil's Supreme Court says a ruling could come Tuesday that a U.S. father hopes will reunite him with his young son after a five-year custody battle....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:45 pm Blues rout last-place OilersLast place in the West belongs solely to Edmonton, losers of all four games on its recent homestand
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:33 pm Brodeur sets NHL record with 104th shutout
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:10 pm Vancouver Chief hopes action is confined to sportsHeightened presence of officers during the Games could result in decline of routine crime, Jim Chu says in year-end interview
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:10 pm Giants stay in playoff picturesNew York scores on six of first seven possessions in a 45-12 win over the Washington Redskins
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:10 pm Victoria's top cop foresees merger of region's six forcesChief Jamie Graham says he's optimistic the province will consider amalgamation in year-end interview
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:10 pm Kings storm back from 35 downSacrament trail by 35 points in the second half but come back to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-98
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:02 pm Most of 47,000 Filipinos safe from raging volcanoLEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) -- Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, and lava and earthquakes Tuesday heralded what officials say could be a major eruption....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:01 pm Military mentors discreetly hired, firedThe Pentagon's Joint Forces Command fired a former top U.S. commander in Iraq from his role as paid adviser to the military after ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm A casualty of an industry that too often eats its youngNo description available
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm My mother had to get rid of a lifetime of treasuresCrystal, photos, books – she put everything on display for the family to take what they wanted before she moved
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Chinese man gets 12 years for killing rare tigerBEIJING - A court has sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for killing a rare tiger in southwestern China.The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday the court in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province also ordered Kang Wannian to pay...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:56 pm Marxist FARC rebels kidnapped the governor of Colombia's southern department of Caqueta, snatching him from his homeFile photo shows a man holding a Colombian flag and a sign that reads "No more FARC" during a protest march in Bogota. Marxist FARC rebels kidnapped the governor of Colombia's southern department of Caqueta,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:52 pm Investigators: Balloon boy parents acted aloneColorado couple Richard and Mayumi Heene acted alone when they fabricated a story about their son floating off in a runaway balloon ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:11 pm Decree praising Pope Pius XII upsets Jewish leadersJewish leaders warned of new strains in Catholic-Jewish relations after Pope Benedict XVI moved Pope Pius XII one step closer ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:10 pm Murphy autopsy finds no signs of trauma
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:06 pm China looks to WTO probe into U.S. tire dutiesBEIJING (Reuters) - China has sought a WTO probe into U.S. duties on Chinese-made tires but was stymied for now by U.S. objections, state media said, the latest in a series of disputes between the two economic giants to reach the global trade umpire.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 8:26 pm Health Care's ScorekeeperThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is the final word on scoring legislation and they've determined the Senate health-care bill will cost $871 billion but reduce the deficit overall by $132 billion over 10 years. But can their number crunchers...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 21 Dec 2009 | 7:46 pm Police Open Probe Over Gun Drawn At Snowball FightVideos show a Washington, D.C., detective pulled his gun after snowballs hit his personal car Saturday. The district's police chief called the detective's actions "totally inappropriate." The officer, now on desk duty, could face discipline ranging from a reprimand to removal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 7:30 pm Snow and ice warnings as weather causes transport chaosSnow and ice is causing further disruption to the Christmas getaway with roads, rail and air services all affected.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 7:22 pm Hungry pug dogs ate ownerOMAHA, Nebraska - Two small dogs that police say fed on the body of their owner after he killed himself have found a new home.The Nebraska Humane Society says the two pugs, named Harry and Sally, will meet their new owners today.An...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 7:06 pm Mexico City assembly legalizes same-sex marriageMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:41 pm Cuban Official: Obama's an "Arrogant" LiarForeign Minister Attacks President's Conduct at Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Calls Summit a "Farce"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:32 pm Auschwitz Sign Recovered, 5 ArrestedIron Sign Cut Into 3 Pieces after Friday Theft; Police Say Suspects have Criminal Past, but Motive Still UnclearSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm U.S. mortgage industry grapples with new disclosuresNEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest changes to home loan disclosures since the 1970s are around the corner and many in the industry are warning that misunderstandings will create a logjam of confusion just as housing tries to recover.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:24 pm For U.S., Vast Challenge To Expand Afghan ForcesPresident Obama's strategy for Afghanistan includes an ambitious plan to churn out thousands of new army and police officers to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida. But the rapid buildup could create many more problems than it solves. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:22 pm Video: Weaving a Better LifeHandcrafted baskets are a modern business, helping African people escape poverty. As Dave Price reports, these baskets on store shelves have an amazing story, beginning in the African nation Rwanda.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:20 pm Solicitor General Holds Views Close To Her ChestElena Kagan, the chief advocate for the United States before the Supreme Court, is often mentioned as a nominee for the high court. But people who know and have worked with her say her core beliefs elude them. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:18 pm EMTs Suspended For Refusal To Aid Stricken WomanTwo New York City emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break were suspended Monday. The 25-year-old woman died and her baby was too premature to survive. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:15 pm Video: Stolen Auschwitz Sign FoundFive suspects have been arrested by Polish police for the theft of a historic sign hanging from the entrance of one of the most notorious World War II concentration camps. Richard Roth reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:12 pm Video: A Turbulent DecadeAs Americans counted down the final minutes of the 1990s, many worried about Y2K. 10 years later, this has been a troubled decade many are happy to see slip into history. Katie Couric reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:09 pm Senate on track to pass healthcare billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats moved closer on Monday to passing landmark healthcare legislation by Christmas after scoring a win in the first big test vote and gaining the support of a powerful lobbying group for doctors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:04 pm U.S. court urges misconduct probe into Polanski caseLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California appeals court on Monday denied a bid to dismiss a 32-year-old unlawful sex charge against director Roman Polanski but urged prosecutors to investigate claims of misconduct in the handling of the case.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Mexico City Lawmakers OK Gay MarriageCity Becomes First in Latin America to Legalize Same-Sex UnionsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm Ex-student pleads guilty to decapitating fellow studentCHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia - A former Virginia Tech graduate student pleaded guilty Monday to decapitating a classmate, and prosecutors revealed the reason for the campus cafe killing, saying his romantic advances had been rejected.Prosecutors...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm Accused Aussie denies smuggling lizardsLOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles reptile salesman facing up to 20 years' jail for allegedly smuggling 15 protected lizards from Australia to the US by strapping them to his chest is "hoping for a favourable outcome".Michael Plank,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:54 pm Hype, Sniping Greet Key Vote On Health BillHours after the Senate's health care bill passed its biggest hurdle, President Obama said it will make a "tremendous difference for families, for seniors, for businesses and for the country as a whole." But Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said lawmakers were "flipping the bird" to the American people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:50 pm China sets execution date for BritonLONDON - China plans to execute a British man convicted of drug smuggling before the end of the year, officials said Monday, ignoring a personal appeal from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to spare the man's life.Britain's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:34 pm Cleric's death breathes life into Iran's protest movementThe funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:32 pm First house from Jesus' time found in NazarethNAZARETH, Israel - Days before Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what they said were the remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus a find that could shed new light on what the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:18 pm Western Aust endure winds up to 215kmhPERTH - Northwestern WA residents endured a night of 215kmh winds as tropical cyclone Laurence battered the region overnight.A helicopter will survey the area on Tuesday morning to assess the damage.The cyclone, upgraded to...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:14 pm Holy Baboon!A biologist reflects on an awe-inspiring experience in Africa, when a group of baboons united in some kind of amazing "mystical" moment. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:01 pm David Goldman Judge Delays Custody RulingBrazil Chief Justice Still Analyzing Case on Whether to Return Custody of 9-Year-Old Sean Goldman to His American FatherSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Conjoined twins out into a new worldThe Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne yesterday farewelled their two star patients, Trishna and Krishna, as they left five weeks after being surgically separated.The formerly conjoined twins were separated at the hospital...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Video: Hollywood Gives BackFrom Angelina Jolie to George Clooney, celebrities are doing more than just looking good. As Bill Whitaker reports, they're using star power to raise awareness for worthy causes.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:48 pm Great Lakes Carp Threat Prompts New LawsuitMichigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to sever a century-old connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system to prevent Asian carp from invading the lakes and endangering a $7 billion fishery. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:46 pm US mum calls police over son's gamingBOSTON - Police say a frustrated Boston woman called police to say she couldn't get her 14-year-old son to stop playing video games and go to sleep.Police spokesman Officer Joe Zanoli said Monday the mother called for help around...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:44 pm Mexico City Assembly Backs Same-Sex Marriage BillThe mayor is widely expected to sign the measure into law, making the city the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriages. The bill calls for changing the definition of marriage in the city's civil code. Marriage is currently defined as the union of a man and a woman. The new definition will be "the free uniting of two people." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:26 pm Europe feels left out in cold on climate dealLONDON (AP) -- It's a climate deal that has Europe feeling left out in the cold....Source: AP Top International News At 4:42 a... | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:05 pm Transport chaos: blizzards bring Britain to standstill with more snow on the wayHeavy snow has brought swaths of Britain to a standstill as forecasters gave warning of further travel misery.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 2:55 pm Iran Cleric's Funeral Becomes Opposition ProtestFurther evidence that opposition to the Iranian government remains strong: Tens of thousands turned out for the funeral of a leading dissident cleric — Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri — in the holy Shiite city of Qum. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 2:39 pm 'Three-Hour Rule' To Address Tarmac DelaysStarting this spring, delayed airliners must return to a terminal or face hefty fines. They must also offer food and water, maintain lavatories and provide necessary medical attention. The outcry over scenes like this one from a stalled 2007 JetBlue flight promoted the new rules. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 Dec 2009 | 2:13 pm Britain's Political Parties Agree to Unprecedented TV DebateA coalition of broadcasters says that Britain's three major political parties have agree to participate in an unprecedented series of U.S.-style television debates.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:58 am Pope Describes Visit to Holocaust Memorial 'Upsetting'Pope Benedict XVI on Monday described a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial as a disturbing encounter with hatred, days after his decision to move the controversial World War II-era pope closer to sainthood angered Jewish groups.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 10:52 am Gordon Brown to participate in TV election debate with David CameronHistory will be made in the run up to next year's General Election when the party leaders take part in a series of television debates in a deal agreed with BBC, ITV News and Sky News.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:34 am China Illegally Restricting American CDs, DVDs, WTO SaysThe World Trade Organization's top arbitrators have upheld a ruling that China is illegally restricting the import of U.S. music, films and books.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 9:19 am Eurostar trains will restart on Tuesday after three day shutdownEurostar has announced that it is hoping to run trains again on Tuesday after a three day shutdown that disrupted Christmas holiday plans of tens of thousands of passengers - but warned of a "limited service".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 8:44 am Web retailers extend holiday shopping deadlines because of snowRetail Web sites have bumped back deadlines and offer free express shipping after weekend snowstorms kept holiday shoppers home in large areas of the East Coast.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 Dec 2009 | 7:43 am Homicide Bombs Kill 5 in IraqA suicide bomber attacked the convoy of a city council chief in northern Iraq on Monday, killing the official and three guards, police and health officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:57 am Priest in Britain Tells Congregation to ShopliftA priest in Britain is under fire Monday for advising his congregation to shoplift in tough economic times, the Daily Mail reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:56 am Authorities Try to Piece Together Young Sailor's TripAuthorities tried to piece together Monday how 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker managed to slip out of the Netherlands and fly to the Caribbean, and whether anybody helped her flee.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:56 am Dutch Teen Sailor Reportedly Found in CaribbeanNational broadcaster NOS and newspaper De Volkskrant say police on the island have tracked her down days after she ran away from home, leaving her boat behind.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:50 am China Defends Deportation of Uighur Asylum-SeekersChina's foreign ministry on Monday defended the repatriation of 20 Muslims who had fled to Cambodia, saying the move was in line with immigration law and usual practice.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:49 am France, China Sign Major Aviation Deal as Relations ImproveFrench defense contractor Safran SA and General Electric secured a reported $15 billion deal to supply engines for China's newest, biggest commercial passenger jet.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 6:38 am Misery continues as Britons try to get away for ChristmasThe misery continues for millions of Britons trying to get away for the Christmas break as snow and ice causes further disruption to travel plans.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 5:11 am Brazil's Court Delays Ruling on International Custody BattleA New Jersey father who won a new round in a five-year-long international child custody fight said Thursday he hopes this time to return home with his son, who lives in Brazil with relatives of his deceased ex-wife.Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's funeral sees hundreds of thousands challenge the Iranian regimeMourners chant anti-government slogans at funeral of dissident cleric Ayatollah Montazeri.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am MPs' expenses: John Bercow describes 'disastrous' year for the CommonsMPs have seen a "cataclysmic" change for the worse in the wake of the expenses scandal, according to John Bercow.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 Dec 2009 | 2:23 am
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