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Top Stories: New York, Nov.29 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's sudden decision to hand over the 'nuclear button' to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is unlikely to make any difference, as it is the Army which has always controlled nuclear decisions in the country. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:17 -0500Dharamsala, Nov 29 : Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said U.S. President Barack Obama wants serious engagement on Tibet. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:13 -0500London, November 29 : The New York socialite at the centre of the mystery surrounding Tiger Woods' recent car accident has denied reports of having an affair with the ace golfer. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:10:02 -0500Nevada (US), Nov 29 : Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for honoring India in his first state dinner held at White House in Washington DC (USA) on November 24. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:40:03 -0500New York, Nov 28 : American actor Tobey Maguire's wife Jennifer Meyer is said to have been upset when she was asked about her husband's love scene with actress Natalie Portman. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:20:05 -0500London, Nov 28 : American actress Marie Osmond has revealed that she turned down an offer to star as Sandy in Grease, because she did not want to play the role of a bad girl. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:30:12 -0500London, Nov 28 : American socialite Kim Kardashian's brother Rob has denied that he is dating a porn star, who is famous for parodying former US Vice-President candidate Sarah Palin. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:30:10 -0500London, Nov 28 : If you have ever wanted to learn how to hide objects up your sleeve and communicate with colleagues by tying shoelaces in a special way, then you are in luck - for a Cold War-era CIA manual guiding agents in the arts of deception and stage-style trickery is headed for book shelves. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:10:14 -0500Madrid, Nov 28 (EFE) Exiled Cuban author and journalist Julio San Francisco documents the struggle for press freedom in his homeland in 'Prensa Gulag', an online novel that the co-founder of an independent news agency on the island has been working on for much of his life. IANS Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:30:03 -0500So the Big Brit with the baby hook shot is polishing his game as a backup center at one of the top NAIA Division I programs. Exactly how far that work takes him remains to be seen. MSNBC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:45:42 -0500As well as a sustained propaganda barrage of unfounded allegations against Venezuela by the US and Colombian governments, there is an increased presence of right-wing Colombian paramilitary groups wit... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:54 -0500Several hundred students surrounded the regents’ meeting, chanting, “UC regents, I see racists!” and “Lay off Yudof”, referring to UC President Mark Yudof. Workers and students disrupted ... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:53 -0500Mike Penner , who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday.Penner was pronounced dead Friday at ... The Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:21 -0500President Lou Dobbs. Has a nice ring to it, right? Well, he's starting to think so. Word out of New York last Monday was that LD is pondering a run for the White House. The 64-year-old award-... Los Angeles Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:22:15 -0500Dr. Wiese is a hero in Chicago American Indian neighborhoods, and Bank of America President, Tim Maloney, recently honored her dedicated service with a presentation at the 2009 Chicago Neighborhood Ex... Earth Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:19:33 -0500WASHINGTON — As White House officials fended off new questions about how a fame-seeking couple finessed their way into the president's glittering state dinner last week, the aspiring reality-TV ... Pioneer Press Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:13:42 -0500MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) ? A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country's popular center-left coalition... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:57:14 -0500MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) ? Millions of Muslim pilgrims are pelting stone walls representing the devil before a final trip back to Islam's holiest site on the closing day of the annual hajj. WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:57:12 -0500TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ? Hondurans choose a new president Sunday whose first challenge will be defending his legitimacy to the world and his people, and ending a debilitating, five-month-lo... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:57:11 -0500ISLAMABAD (AP) ? Pakistan's unpopular president is coming under increasing pressure from the powerful army and political opponents to resign or relinquish most of his powers, fueling political ... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:57:09 -0500Ahmadinejad strengthens ties with Latin America While the US and its allies use the threat of isolation to pressure Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tour of Latin America and... The National Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:38:51 -0500Obama was criticized for kowtowing to the Chinese and apparently returning empty-handed, but movement from Beijing last week on Iran's nuclear program and climate change suggests the U.S. president go... The Star Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:21:29 -0500Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with... USA Today Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:20:00 -0500WASHINGTON - Before Tareq and Michaele Salahi catapulted to international notoriety as possible White House gate-crashers this week, the Virginia socialites had their pictures taken with President Oba... MSNBC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:18:55 -0500TINH BIEN, Vietnam (AP) - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. "They told him, 'There's nothing we can do for you. Just go ... Find Law Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:37:49 -0500"They told him, 'There's nothing we can do for you. Just go home and wait to die,'" said Do Thi Phuong. So when she too got AIDS, she didn't seek help, fearing that she would also be shunned. Instead,... Tampa Bay Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:37:01 -0500In this photo taken on Oct. 12, 2009, children who are HIV positive orphans, or live with their HIV positive mothers at the Mai Tam Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam rest on the floor of the center.... Sign on San Diego Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:24:25 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Osama bin Laden was cornered and within reach of US troops in the Afghanistan mountains of Tora ... Times Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:22:26 -0500(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister M... The Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:09:22 -0500Grover Chapman carried the latest letter denying him treatment at the Veterans Affairs clinic in Greenville, directing him instead to take a 200-mile round trip to the VA hospital in... The Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:09:21 -0500(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)In this photo taken on Oct. 12, 2009, children who are HIV positive orphans, or live with their HIV positive mothers at the Mai Tam Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam res... Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:09:20 -0500(AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV) NO SALESThis undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows Makayla Sitton, 6. Four people including a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving... The Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:09:19 -0500Madison police said they didn't know what prompted the shootings and were waiting Saturday afternoon to talk to the victims, who were still emerging from surgery."I have four injured people and we don... The Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:09:18 -0500(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)In this photo taken on Oct. 12, 2009, children who are HIV positive orphans, or live with their HIV positive mothers at the Mai Tam Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam res... Examiner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:08:40 -0500WASHINGTON - As White House officials fended off new questions about how a fame-seeking couple finessed their way into the president’s glittering state dinner last week, the aspiring reality-TV star... MSNBC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:23 -0500Penner had been a columnist and covered the Olympics, the Angels, World Cup soccer, tennis and sports media for The Times. In 2007, he announced that he was a transsexual. Los Angeles Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:50:10 -0500This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows Makayla Sitton, 6. Four people including a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night in Jupiter, Fl... CBS News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:46:17 -0500"They told him, 'There's nothing we can do for you. Just go home and wait to die,'" said Do Thi Phuong. So when she too got AIDS, she didn't seek help, fearing that she would also be shunned. Instead,... Gadsden Times Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:05 -0500TINH BIEN, Vietnam (AP) - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. "They told him, 'There's nothing we can do for you. Just go ... Breitbart Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:25:14 -0500GENEVA (AP) ? Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:57 -0500CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? Hugo Chavez says he is going out to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effect... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:56 -0500BERLIN (AP) ? John Demjanjuk once was the focus of the world's attention for the bloodcurdling crimes he stood accused of. Today, he's attracting notice for being the lowest-ranking person to g... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:54 -0500— November, 2009: Prosecutors file charges against former SS Sgt. Adolf Storms on 58 counts of murder in connection with a massacre of Jewish forced laborers in Austria in 1945. No trial date set. ... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:51 -0500— 1920: Born in Ukraine. — 1942: Captured by German forces while serving in the Soviet Red Army. — 1952: Demjanjuk emigrates to the U.S., claims to have spent much of World War II in a Ger... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:50 -0500DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ? Rescuers searched inside the submerged cabins of a triple-deck ferry Sunday for scores of people believed to be missing after it capsized near a dock in southern Bangla... WBZ4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:48 -0500"They told him, 'There's nothing we can do for you. Just go home and wait to die,'" said Do Thi Phuong. So when she too got AIDS, she didn't seek help, fearing that she would also be shunned. Instead,... Tampa Bay Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:19:12 -0500Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.Thirteen children riding without seatbelts were thrown from the van, including four of the dead... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:49:44 -0500Screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Biden and Michaele Salahi at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday. USA Today Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:42:34 -0500Five mornings a week, Bruce Kravets, 66, puts on a coat and tie, straps on his helmet and bikes to work at Palms Middle School on L.A.'s Westside, where he teaches math. For free. Last June, after 42 ... Los Angeles Times Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:30:34 -0500Those who prefer to live a life of solitude and contemplation preferred to be called hermits. In fact, Dean Reynolds reports that one couple has even devoted a newsletter to this lifestyle. CBS News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:26:22 -0500Amid a sluggish economy, retailers are targeting this season's holiday buyers in full force. Ben Tracy reports on the latest efforts and bargains which stores are using in an attempt to lure shoppers. CBS News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:26:21 -0500Tattoo on escaped prisoner Oscar Alvarado's left arm (right). Prison officials say the inmate fled from Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on Thursday. He has another tattoo on his left arm: "... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:15:58 -0500? Drum beats consumed about 150 people Saturday during a pageant of American Indian regalia for a Thanksgiving Memorial Pow Wow in the Columbus ship plaza. “Their outfits are fantastic,&... Corpus Christi Caller-Times Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:03:36 -0500(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Elin Nordegren, wife of golfer Tiger Woods, leaves the Isleworth subdivision in Windermere, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:19:47 -0500Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.Thirteen children who were riding without seatbelts were thrown from the van, including four of... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:19:45 -0500Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter. The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:19:44 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON -- Police say they found the body of a 35-year-old Houston teacher in his SUV after the apparently abandoned vehicle was towed to an impound. Galena Park Police Chief ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:12:12 -0500WASHINGTON - As White House officials fended off new questions about how a fame-seeking couple finessed their way into the president’s glittering state dinner last week, the aspiring reality-TV star... MSNBC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:10:32 -0500WASHINGTON ? As White House officials fended off new questions about how a fame-seeking couple finessed their way into the president’s glittering state dinner last week, the aspiring realit... International Herald Tribune Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:58:30 -0500Miami Hurricanes . Wins in November were scarce, late-season collapses the norm. Not this season.The Hurricanes finished with authority Saturday, cruising to a 31-10 victory on the road against South ... Sun-Sentinel Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:53:49 -0500Police block the intersection of Jacob's Way and Prairie Road in Madison, Wis., for an investigation of a shooting in which two adults and two children were injured on Saturday. Police said all of the... CBS News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:50:44 -0500Like Phillies fans everywhere, it has taken Dan Plesac most of the last three weeks to get over the sting of the team's heartbreaking World Series loss to the New York Yankees. But the season's end a... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:42:04 -0500(1/23/2005) Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday ? the hajj r... WBZ4 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:26:08 -0500Glenn Beck is a TV host, bestselling author and the most influential voice on the rightwing Fox channel. Now, even some Republicans worry that the extreme and maverick views of Beck and his supporters... The Guardian Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:39:46 -0500(AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV) NO SALESThis undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows Makayla Sitton, 6. Four people including a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:38:43 -0500Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.Thirteen children who had been riding without seatbelts were thrown from the van, including fou... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:38:43 -0500(AP Photo/David Pokress, Pool)This Sept. 20, 2009 photo shows Karla Giraldo waiting to testify in court at the trial of her companion State Sen. Hiram Monserrate in the Queens borough of New York. Mon... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:38:42 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAND CANYON, Ariz. -- Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim. Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge says th... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:31:19 -0500Columbus, New Mexico - Under a scorching sun in the harsh desert along Highway 9 in southern New Mexico, Border Patrol agents Rito Jara and Juan Treviso are quickly on the move, scouring the hard grou... MSNBC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:29:29 -0500(CNN) -- A small town in Maryland is setting a precedent in eco-friendly road construction, breaking ground this week on one of the greenest streets in the nation. CNN Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:27:32 -0500What's the difference between an American politician and an American talk-show host? Right now the answer is, to all intents and purposes, almost none. In the US especially, politics and the media hav... The Independent Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:19:36 -0500TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Javarris James rushed for two touchdowns, Jacory Harris threw for two more, and No. 19 Miami took a big early lead on the way to beating South Florida 31-10 on Saturday. Associated Press Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:18:05 -0500Miami Hurricanes finally finished strong. The Hurricanes defeated South Florida 31-10 Saturday at Raymond James Stadium, capping the most successful regular season in Shannon's three years. At 9-3,... Sun-Sentinel Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:26 -0500President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a reality TV hopeful and her husband to crash his first state dinner, the... Chicago Tribune Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:12:05 -0500Exclusive Video: Several months ago during a polo match in Washington, CBS News spoke with Taruq Salahi, who would later garner media attention over allegedly crashing President Obama's State Dinner. CBS News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:10:23 -0500To his Port Richmond community, William Panas, Jr. was a larger-than-life personality, a neighborhood fixture whose presence was as reassuring as it was familiar. It seemed like Panas, 21, was always... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:59:30 -0500By the time they graduate, the members of this year's senior class at Lincoln University will have met the usual academic requirements for a diploma. But for the first time in the school's history - ... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:59:24 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rebel clubs from the second tier soccer championship in the United States and Canada will compete in a new North American Soccer League (NASL) from April next year, officials said... SBS Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:42:47 -0500Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 3:14 p.m. Julian Mavunga scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Miami (Ohio) routed Evansville 82-58 on Saturday. The RedHawks (2-4), playing at home for th... Sign on San Diego Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:19:07 -0500PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Tim Burns and Neal Pitt scored 16 points each to pace Maryland-Eastern Shore to a 65-58 victory over American University on Saturday.Burns scored six points during a 15-4 run at... The Miami Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:09:15 -0500AMITY, Ore. - The Oregon winery whose Riesling was served at President Obama's first state dinner received even more attention over Thanksgiving's weekend. It sold out of its Presidential pick. Sin... KATU 2 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:08:28 -0500To those of us of an anti-social nature, the main problem with parties and receptions is not how to get into them, but out of them – either in advance, with the death, yet again, of Aunt Edith; ... The Independent Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:06:45 -0500Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.Thirteen people were thrown from the van, including four of the dead who were found in the medi... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:04:55 -0500(AP Photo/Lisa Poole)In this Oct. 27, 2009 photo, officer Michael Charbonnier, of the Boston Police Department's Crime Stoppers Unit, takes down information during a phone call to the Crime Stoppers U... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:04:53 -0500PATERSON, N.J. - Police in northern New Jersey say a man chased down and shot a woman and her two young sons — killing one boy — before he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer . MSNBC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:55:42 -0500The roof of Vancouver's Canada Place will be getting a $21-million upgrade after the 2010 Winter Games.The federal government announced Saturday that it would set aside the funds to replace roof inclu... Times Colonist Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:52:56 -0500The parents of Amanda Knox, an American college student who has been accused of murdering her roommate while studying abroad in Italy, speak with Chris Wragge about this controversial case. CBS News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:38:25 -0500While many Illinois politicians are rushing to reassure voters of their integrity, some candidates for governor have decided not to release their tax returns to the public, a practice that has become ... CBS 2 Chicago Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:35:54 -0500A celebrity Web site has posted an IRS document showing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger owes $79,000 in back taxes, but a spokesman says the governor has paid all taxes. (File)... CBS 2 Chicago Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:35:54 -0500(8/3/2009) Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. So it took the most powerful military in the world 18 years to find the remains of the only ... CBS 2 Chicago Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:35:52 -0500LET'S WORK FROM the assumption that Allen Iverson has retired and played his last NBA game. What is his legacy? How will he be remembered? Strictly from a basketball standpoint, Iverson is a clear-c... Philadelphia Daily News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:29:18 -0500PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) ? Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars t... WBZ4 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:15:33 -0500(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Elin Nordegren, wife of golfer Tiger Woods, leaves the Isleworth subdivision in Windermere, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:10 -0500Three Rivers School District closed an elementary school across the street from the plant in 2005. The district says it has been unable to sell the building and is burdened by crowded classrooms.Stude... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:08 -0500North Dakota base following a rash of nuclear-related screwups that spurred no mushroom clouds but embarrassed the military and cost several officers their careers.The new base commander said the foul... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:07 -0500Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweatshirts during a home invasion.Officers later receive a text message from an anonymous tipster that ... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:06 -0500California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was criticized for pulling out a big knife in a video that was posted as a "thank you" to constituents for suggesting ways to cut the state budget.Those are but t... The Examiner Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:04 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PATERSON, N.J. -- Police in northern New Jersey say a man chased down and shot a woman and her two young sons - killing one boy - before he was fatally shot by an off-duty poli... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:24:41 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX -- A former home of Arizona Sen. John McCain is scheduled to go up for auction next week. Higgenbotham Auctioneers International says bidding on the Phoenix home will ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:24:41 -0500 |
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