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Cuche wins in Canada; Weibrecht 13th

SOURCE: Vail Daily News

6 hours ago

Ski Team's Andrew Weibrecht charged from the 62nd start position through heavy snow on the tricky Lake Louise downhill course...
Woods 'unavailable' for questioning on car crash

SOURCE: India Abroad

9 minutes ago

This is still an ongoing crash investigation." Woods, 33, the greatest golfer of his generation and one of the world's...
Seal to Adopt Heidi Klum’s Oldest Child

SOURCE: MyFamilyLaw.com

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It now looks like that was just the first step towards legally completing their family. Seal will reportedly complete the...
Transsexual staring at big change over 'wrong' photo

SOURCE: The Star

15 hours ago

A Malaysian transsexual, who married a 30-year-old man in Britain, might be deported back to Malaysia after his Leave To...
UP bureaucrat shoots self, SP seeks CBI probe

SOURCE: Time of India

1 hour ago

A senior Uttar Pradesh Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official committed suicide at his residence here early on Sunday by shooting...
Grant faces survival battle as Rooney tricks Pompey

SOURCE: Independent

2 hours ago

Towards the end of his short time in charge at Chelsea , Portsmouth's new manager came to be known by...
Ky. teen dies in I-75 crash

SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer

16 hours ago

A 17-year-old Kentucky teenager died in a crash early Saturday on southbound Interstate 75 just north of Ohio 129, according...
Excellence chief economist Maoz: Dubai may affect Israeli banks

SOURCE: Globes Online

1 hour ago

Excellence Nessuah chief economist Shlomo Maoz today spoke to "Globes" about Dubai World's announcement that it is seeking to reschedule...
Portland Residents West of Willamette River Must Boil Water

SOURCE: Salem News

10 hours ago

A boil water notice is in effect for the City of Portland west of the Willamette River and customers of...
Black Friday store spending edges up; online soars

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

11 hours ago

Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they...
Arroyo asked to take over ARMM

SOURCE: Inquirer.net

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Nov. 23 massacre in Maguindanao, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr., said on Sunday. Pimentel said the President was avoiding...
Five dead following I-10 Accident

SOURCE: The Advocate

20 hours ago

An accident occured on I-10 Eastbound near Highland Road around 11:30a.m. this morning...According to Louisiana State Police, five people are...
Businesswoman fighting for name suppression (NZPA)

SOURCE: Xtra News

18 hours ago

A high-profile businesswoman is fighting to keep her identity secret after admitting she supplied the drug P to her dying...
Worker killed, another injured at Mosaic's Esterhazy potash mine

SOURCE: Star Phoenix

43 minutes ago

A 28-year-old potash worker died early Saturday morning at Mosaic’s Esterhazy mine and a second miner was rushed to the...
Middlebury man drowns in Cass County lake

SOURCE: South Bend Tribune

14 hours ago

Mich. — Police are investigating a drowning on Baldwin Lake in Porter Township on Saturday. Deputies on the scene say...

GOP SHOCKS SHIELD OBAMA FROM FAILURE FOR HIS POLICIES

Posted by: robertweller

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated Sun Nov 29 06:53:31 -0800 2009 | allnews

Never forget the Latin phrase that stupidity is a force unto itself By Robert Weller President Obama’s ratings are likely to fall even more as he plunges us deeper into the Afghan war, betraying voters who were counting on peace....

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USA all about schadenfreude these days

Posted by: CaliforniaMike

Glendale :: CA :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 03:57:44 -0800 2009 | disasters

"The people have a right to know everything about everyone all the time." -- RICHARD THORNBURG, "Die Hard 2" There are very few moments in the first two "Die Hard" movie more viscerally satisfying to the audience than when Bonnie...

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A sad story of a troubled person

Posted by: CaliforniaMike

Glendale :: CA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 21:29:48 -0800 2009 | disasters

It was always a strange story, and now it has become a desperately sad one. Mike Penner, 52, a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, was found dead in his home Friday. The cause of death reported in the paper...

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Dozens teargassed at Palestinian Eid demonstration

Posted by: SarahIrving

Ramallah :: Palestine | updated Sun Nov 29 05:34:43 -0800 2009 | disasters

Dozens of Palestinian and international protestors were teargassed by Israeli forces at the weekly Friday demonstrations at the West Bank village of Bil'in, according to Friends of Freedom & Justice founder Iyad Burnat . At the demonstration coinciding with the...

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White Woman in America : Full of Themselves?

Posted by: Redhanded101

Atlantic City :: NJ :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 05:25:07 -0800 2009 | political-news

Political Commentary: Let’s just say for argument’s sake, that John Edwards or Hillary Clinton had gone on to win the Democratic nomination for President of the US and that Condoleeza Rice had garnered the Republican nomination. I would beg to...

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As Obama prepares for speech at West Point, let's remember to help our ...

Posted by: Punditty

West Point :: NY :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 22:26:17 -0800 2009 | political-news

Nov. 29, 2009 When President Obama announces the next step in his Afghanistan war policy at West Point this coming Tuesday, the whole world will be watching. His decision will discussed and dissected from every angle possible, and one can...

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15 Toys You Shouldn't Get On Black Friday

Posted by: AsherKade

Abilene :: TX :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 04:03:37 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

I was smart enough to not indulge in Black Friday. Instead, I went to my little sister's house and watched her four kids under six years old run around like donkeys on crack cocaine destroying her house. That's much more...

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Criminal Sends Self Photo to Police to adorn WANTED POSTER! Stupidity ...

Posted by: myVox

Swansea :: United Kingdom | updated Sun Nov 29 01:46:51 -0800 2009 | odd-news

Swansea, UK Matthew Maynard, a suspected criminal accused of burglary made news recently when he sent out his photograph to be put on South Wales Police’s Wanted Poster. Detectives investigating a burglary had released the 23-year-old suspect’s photograph in a...

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Black Friday 2009 packs in the crowds in San Francisco

Posted by: EricBVD

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 02:17:21 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

Americas annual holiday of Black Friday had shoppers of San Francisco excited about the chance to pay a few or a lot of items at this yearly discount event. Crowds were large at early morning retailers like Best Buy which...

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Body of John Jones Will Remain Permanently Inside Cave Where He ...

Posted by: WordSlinger

Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 06:28:09 -0800 2009 | disasters

UTAH - Officials have said they will permanently close the popular Nutty Putty Cave where John Jones , a 26 year old medical student died earlier in the week after becoming trapped inside the cave. His body will remain inside...

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Images Of The Day

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen here on November 9, and six ...

Source: AFP

Related To: Is George Mitchell's mission ended in the Middle East?
Emirates Towers are seen between the twin minarets of a mosque in Dubai

Source: Reuters

Related To: CORRECTED - Swiss voters back minaret ban - report