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| Man confesses to shooting Kan. abortion provider
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| Mon, Nov 9 09:52 PM |
 AP - Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.
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| Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops
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| Mon, Nov 9 09:51 PM |
 AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.
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| Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist: sources | Mon, Nov 9 09:31 PM |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and they relayed the information to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday. |
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| At Fort Hood, Some Violence Is Too Familiar | Mon, Nov 9 09:30 PM |
For many, last week’s carnage was another blow in an area that has been beset by violence since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began.
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| Missing in Health Bills: Solutions for Rising Costs | Mon, Nov 9 09:29 PM |
Health economists say it is impossible to know whether the bill would meet cost-cutting goals, and many are skeptical that they even come close.
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| Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire
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| Mon, Nov 9 09:23 PM |
 AP - The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.
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| A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules | Mon, Nov 9 09:22 PM |
Even the best cardholders are seeing their interest rates rise and credit lines get cut as financial firms struggle to make money in their card units.
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| New York Gay Rights Foe Sees Nuance in His Stand | Mon, Nov 9 09:22 PM |
For those fighting to expand gay rights in New York, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister, represents the most outspoken and unpredictable of foes.
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| U.S. Knew of Fort Hood Suspect’s Tie to Radical Cleric | Mon, Nov 9 09:20 PM |
Authorities intercepted communications between the Army major charged in the Fort Hood killings and a radical cleric but took no action.
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| Communities try to prevent pedestrian traffic deaths | Mon, Nov 9 09:11 PM |
| Some communities are working to curtail sudden, puzzling increases in pedestrian traffic deaths while safety advocates urge states ...
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| Rains hitting Gulf Coast ahead of tropical storm
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| Mon, Nov 9 09:04 PM |
 AP - Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm blew in heavy rain late Monday to parts of the Gulf Coast where residents hunkered down at home and in shelters anticipating high winds and flooding.
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| FBI: Fort Hood suspect had ties to radical cleric | Mon, Nov 9 08:52 PM |
| The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 12 soldiers and a civilian at the Fort Hood Army post exchanged between 10 and 20 e-mails ...
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| Obama Seeks Revision of Plan’s Abortion Limits | Mon, Nov 9 08:45 PM |
The president said he wanted to make sure “we’re not restricting women’s insurance choices” in an amendment to the health bill.
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| Investigators say Fort Hood suspect acted alone
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| Mon, Nov 9 08:28 PM |
 AP - The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre is believed to have acted alone despite repeated communications — monitored by authorities — with a radical imam overseas, U.S. officials said Monday. The FBI will conduct an internal review of its handling of the information, they said.
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| Investigators Widen Search in Cleveland Killings | Mon, Nov 9 08:20 PM |
Police probe Anthony Sowell's past for clues to unsolved murders worldwide.
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| Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash | Mon, Nov 9 08:03 PM |
A garbage patch in the Pacific is one of five that may be caught in giant gyres scattered in the world’s oceans.
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| Accused Shooter Confesses to Killing Abortion Doc | Mon, Nov 9 07:49 PM |
Scott Roeder tells Associate Press he shot Dr. George Tiller and has no regrets.
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| Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in Ponzi probe
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| Mon, Nov 9 07:34 PM |
| AP - Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed, according to court documents filed Monday. | Yahoo! News: U.S. News |
| Tropical Storm Ida bears down on Gulf Coast | Mon, Nov 9 07:05 PM |
| Residents along the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi prepared Monday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ida, which ...
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| Abortion could roil Senate health care debate
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| Mon, Nov 9 06:41 PM |
 AP - Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end.
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| Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
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| Mon, Nov 9 06:30 PM |
 AP - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.
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| Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage
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| Mon, Nov 9 06:30 PM |
 AP - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.
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| Baby Boomers by the numbers: Census reveals trends | Mon, Nov 9 06:22 PM |
| The majority of Baby Boomers are white, married, have some college education and were employed in 2006, says a U.S. Census Bureau ...
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| AP asks judge to keep HOPE artist's lawyers
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| Mon, Nov 9 06:14 PM |
 AP - The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.
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| American imam praises Fort Hood shooter | Mon, Nov 9 05:26 PM |
| The Obama administration and top military leaders are discouraging an anti-Muslim backlash in the aftermath of last week's deadly ...
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| L.A. project Strawberry Flag helps veterans through a rough patch | Mon, Nov 9 05:20 PM |
| Part therapy, part art installation and part fundraiser, Veterans and artists at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration ...
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| Meet the Man Who First Opened the Berlin Wall | Mon, Nov 9 05:18 PM |
On confusing orders and hundreds bearing down, guard made fateful decision.
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| Retired Colonel to Defend Accused Fort Hood Shooter | Mon, Nov 9 05:07 PM |
John P. Galligan was once a military judge at Fort Hood.
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| Case against Ohio bodies suspect expands overseas
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| Mon, Nov 9 04:04 PM |
 AP - Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.
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| Search for Survivors in Buried Salvador Town | Mon, Nov 9 03:44 PM |
Rescuers search for survivors in town covered by mudslide.
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| Strings attached to stimulus dollars for schools | Mon, Nov 9 03:32 PM |
| The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached.
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| Officials: Man kills 3, self in rural Texas home
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| Mon, Nov 9 03:00 PM |
| AP - Authorities called to check on a family's well-being in a rural southeast Texas home found the bodies of four people in what they're calling a triple murder-suicide. | Yahoo! News: U.S. News |
| US Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution
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| Mon, Nov 9 02:48 PM |
 AP - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.
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| The End of Abortion? Amendment in Health Care Bill Sets Off Firestorm | Mon, Nov 9 02:46 PM |
Amendment in health care bill would prohibit federal funding for abortions.
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| Leaders hail Wall fall, vow to topple new barriers | Mon, Nov 9 01:59 PM |
BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders hailed the ordinary people who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and said the historic events of 20 years ago showed nations were capable of rising to new challenges, from terrorism to climate change. |
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| Gorbachev Hailed at Berlin Wall Anniversary | Mon, Nov 9 01:34 PM |
Fall of the wall 20 years ago is reason for today's party.
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| Will 'Dirtiest' Female Soccer Player Be Banned? | Mon, Nov 9 12:48 PM |
Elizabeth Lambert's dirty play earns her a suspension -- and Internet stardom.
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| Iran charges three detained Americans with spying | Mon, Nov 9 12:32 PM |
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Monday, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence to back the charges. |
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| Ft. Hood Shooter Tried Contacting al Qaeda? | Mon, Nov 9 12:24 PM |
Major in massacre used "electronic means" to connect with terrorists-- and intel agencies knew months ago.
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| Iran Accuses American Hikers of Espionage | Mon, Nov 9 10:47 AM |
Family marks 100 days of detention as Clinton calls charges baseless.
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| Healthcare bill faces tough path in Senate | Mon, Nov 9 08:56 AM |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. |
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| Divided by the Wall: a Family's Tale | Mon, Nov 9 08:24 AM |
One woman recounts the fall of the Berlin Wall and how she picked up the pieces.
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| Tears and Tributes for Ft. Hood Victims, Heroes | Mon, Nov 9 05:51 AM |
Friend of Sgt. Kimberly Munley gets tattooed in honor of hero friend.
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| U.S. Military: 3 Military Personnel Die in Iraq | Mon, Nov 9 01:22 AM |
U.S. military says 2 U.S. pilots, Marine die in separate incidents in Iraq.
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| Michael Jackson Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction | Fri, Nov 20 05:02 PM |
Michael Jackson Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| The New Mammogram Guidelines: What You Need to Know | Thu, Nov 19 10:25 PM |
If the brouhaha over new mammogram guidelines has proved anything, it's that even modern medicine does not rely on statistics, scientific facts and clinical outcomes alone | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| Dangerous Game: The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off | Fri, Nov 20 09:30 AM |
While Tehran pushes to renegotiate a deal on nuclear fuel, the U.S. is pushing for more sanctions. Iran seems to be betting that it can withstand whatever Washington can muster | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| Teary Oprah Announces End of Show -- But Is the Time Really Right? | Fri, Nov 20 03:35 PM |
Nobody, not even Oprah herself, knows what kind of a creature the post-network-show Oprah will be | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| New Concerns About Drug-Resistant Swine Flu | Thu, Nov 19 11:00 PM |
Santas across the country are hoping for a little gift from U.S. public health officials -- a chance to cut the line for the swine flu vaccine | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| The Anglican and Catholic Churches: Friends or Rivals? | Fri, Nov 20 09:30 AM |
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams heads to Rome a month after the Vatican outlined new procedures designed to help disaffected conservative Anglicans enter the Roman Catholic Church | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism" | Fri, Nov 20 04:40 PM |
A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday -- just you, your spouse, and a relationship counselor | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| 'New Moon' Movie Review: Jacob Ascends in 'Twilight' Sequel | Fri, Nov 20 03:35 PM |
In Chris Weitz's energetic sequel to 'Twilight,' the wolves comes out to play | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| Army Corps of Engineers Faulted in Katrina Destruction | Fri, Nov 20 01:40 PM |
There can be something thrilling about accountability, so it was nice to see a federal judge declare the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly responsible for the destruction of most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| Can China's Backwaters Save the Global Economy? | Fri, Nov 20 01:30 AM |
Rapid growth in China's west is bringing new riches to its residents -- and hope for the global economy | TIME.com: Top Stories |
| Guantanamo Bay: Inside Obama's Plan to Close the Center | Fri, Nov 20 01:40 PM |
White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives | TIME.com: Top Stories |
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