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Lieberman Rules Out Voting for Health BillNew York Times - - 16 minutes ago WASHINGTON - In a surprise setback for Democratic leaders, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, said on Sunday that he would vote against the health care legislation in its current form. Recession Is Over, White House Adviser SaysABC News - - 1 hour ago President Obama's top economic adviser Lawrence Summers today for the first time predicted that job growth would begin as early as this spring. Obama advisers: Jobs key focus, deficit comes next The Associated Press Attacker breaks Berlusconi's noseABC Online - - 1 hour ago Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being treated for a broken nose and cuts after being struck in the face at a political rally. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi attacked at rally Los Angeles Times |
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Excerpts: "Developed Countries Have Not Delivered"
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei held a press conference at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen on Friday. Read excerpts from his remarks and from his responses to reporters' questions.
NKorean weapons seizure could affect nuke talks
Washington Post - - 8 hours ago
AP BANGKOK -- The seizure in Thailand of some 35 tons of war weaponry from North Korea and the arrest of five foreigners charged with illegal possession of arms may prove a blow to efforts by the United States to negotiate a halt ...
North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand guardian.co.uk
Chile Markets Likely To React Positively To Pres Vote Results
Wall Street Journal - - 27 minutes ago
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chilean markets will likely open on the uptick Monday morning, following the Sunday presidential election, despite none of the leading candidates winning a clear majority.
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Mayor-elect speaks candidly in first public appearance
Houston Chronicle - - 4 hours ago
If her first public appearance after a night of celebration was any indication, Mayor-elect Annise Parker intends to be every bit the straight talker as mayor as she was on the campaign trail.
Video: Houston Elects Openly Gay Mayor
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Houston elects first openly gay mayor CNN International
Paterson to Halt $750 Million in Payments Amid NY Cash Crunch
Bloomberg - - 5 hours ago
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson said he would withhold $750 million of state aid payments due this month to schools, local governments and health insurers to preserve cash.
Paterson says he will hold back cash Albany Times Union
California evacuees go home after weather improves
CNN International - - 15 minutes ago
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Residents of 44 homes evacuated because of potential mud and debris slides triggered by heavy rains north of Los Angeles were allowed to return home Sunday after the weather improved, authorities said.
Calif. rains ending, no major mudslides reported The Associated Press
Angeles Crest Highway Still Closed MyFox Los Angeles
Japan Tankan Business Sentiment Rises at Slower Pace
Bloomberg - - 33 minutes ago
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among Japan's largest manufacturers rose the least since the economy emerged from its worst postwar recession as companies become more concerned the yen's gains will erode profits.
Japan's Tankan Sentiment Improves Wall Street Journal
Economist Paul Samuelson Dies
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
Paul A. Samuelson, whose analytical work laid the foundation for modern economics, died Sunday. He was 94. Mr. Samuelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in economics and the author of one of the ...
Economist Paul Samuelson dies MarketWatch
AOL Talks to Russia's DST Over ICQ
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
AOL Inc. is in talks to sell its ICQ instant-messaging service to Russian Internet-investment group Digital Sky Technologies, according to people familiar with the matter.
AOL Holds Sales Talks Over ICQ Service New York Times (blog)
Google, DST Make Play For AOL's ICQ Washington Post
Google Testing Own Phone
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
Google Inc. has designed a cellphone it plans to sell directly to consumers as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Annual Geminids meteor shower lights up night sky
BBC News - 2 hours ago
Skywatchers in the northern hemisphere have turned their heads upwards to see the annual Geminids meteor shower. The shower was especially easy to see this year because it is nearly the new Moon, meaning there was less moonlight to obscure it.
Intense Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight National Geographic
WISE set to search for universe's hidden 'dark' objects
Christian Science Monitor - - 1 hour ago
NASA is scheduled to launch its WISE space observatory Monday. It will map the whole sky in infrared wavelengths, potentially revealing objects many telescopes can't see.
Infrared space camera will throw new light on night sky Sydney Morning Herald
The dark side of space about to be illuminated Los Angeles Times
LA Film Critics announce 2009 winners [Updated]
Los Angeles Times - 56 minutes ago
Updated at 3:28 pm: The gritty Iraq war drama “The Hurt Locker” was named best film of 2009 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards People Magazine
Limited Magic for Disney's 'Princess'
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
“The Princess and the Frog,” the Walt Disney Company's high-profile effort to revive hand-drawn animation, opened in first place but on the low end of industry expectations with $25 million in ticket sales at North American theaters.
'Princess' reigns at weekend boxoffice Hollywood Reporter
Playgirl Won't Publish Alleged Nude Photos Of Tiger Woods
People Magazine - - 4 hours ago
Will Tiger Woods follow in the footsteps of Levi Johnston and appear in a state of undress for Playgirl? Not now - and not in a series of photos the publication received and has tried to authenticate.
UK court issues injunction in Woods case The Associated Press
Redskins easily beat Raiders 34-13
The Associated Press - - 17 minutes ago
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Washington Redskins had no trouble holding onto a fourth-quarter lead against JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders.
Sloppy Raiders lose Gradkowski to injury during ugly loss to Redskins San Jose Mercury News
Redskins Defeat Raiders 34-13 Raiders.com
Defense delivers for unwavering Colts
SportingNews.com - 11 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- No one passed out cigars. No one broke out champagne. And no one shouted for joy. The atmosphere in the Colts' locker room Sunday afternoon was pretty much how it has been all season long: quiet, confident, focused.
NFL roundup: Same story, different week for unbeaten Colts, Saints Los Angeles Times
Panthers say Moss 'shut it down'
Boston Globe - - 2 hours ago
Randy Moss finished today with a single, 16-yard catch, which led to a fumble. Brady's interception was intended for Moss. And if you asked the Panthers what their gameplan was, it's simple.
Patriots receiver Randy Moss's day: one catch, one fumble, no comment The Canadian Press
Patriots rally in 2nd half, beat Panthers 20-10 The Associated Press
H1N1 Vaccine Clinics Open to Everyone
KFBB NewsChannel 5 - 34 minutes ago
By KFBB News Team The City-County Health Department will expand it's H1N1 flu vaccine clinic to all residents this week. Previously, only the most at-risk individuals were eligible for the vaccination.
Hundreds attend H1N1 clinic Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Wake clinics will offer flu vaccine News & Observer
Study Questions Use of Anthracyclines in Breast-Cancer Patients
Wall Street Journal - - Dec 12, 2009
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Researchers presented new findings Saturday at a breast-cancer symposium here suggesting that the risks associated with anthracyclines, a class of chemotherapy drugs widely used to treat the disease, ...
Tweaks to Breast Cancer Treatments Boost Outcomes U.S. News & World Report
Health reform: Will seniors be able to switch between Medicare options?
Salt Lake Tribune - - 2 hours ago
If a Medicare recipient signs up for a Medicare Advantage program next year will he/she be able to return to the original Medicare program in a future year?
Video: Should the US Follow Mass. on Health Care?
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Obama's Nobel Remarks
New York Times - Dec 10, 2009
I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. It is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations -- that for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate.
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid of Obama's Latest Big Brother Plan
FOXNews - - Dec 10, 2009
Why the White House and Democrats' plans to expand the Office of Personnel Management should scare all Americans. The Obama administration seeks to empower a very powerful government agency you have probably never heard of with new ...
How to Rule India: Break It Into Even More Pieces?
TIME - - 5 hours ago
Supporters of pro-Telangana hold flags and celebrate in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad December 10, 2009. The government will carve a new state out of southern Andhra Pradesh -- base for several major ...
Invictus (2009) Final Score: Future 1, Past 0
New York Times - - Dec 10, 2009
It may not seem obvious at first, but Clint Eastwood's “Invictus,” a rousing true story of athletic triumph, is also that director's latest exploration of revenge, the defining theme of his career.
'Stossel' Premiere to Take on Global Warming
FOXNews - Dec 10, 2009
President Obama goes to Copenhagen next week, and he is expected to promise to cut carbon emissions 83 percent by 2050. And John Stossel will have plenty to say about it Thursday night, when his new show, "Stossel," premieres on Fox Business at 8 pm ...