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>>   US political columnists
Den mother to an orphaned movement 
Chicago Tribune - 5 Hours ago
What? Another Sarah Palin piece? A lot of people say they're tired of hearing about her. They think the media pay too much attention to Palin. Forget that. We need to pay more attention to her. I am not     Add Comment

George F. Will: Fossil fuels belie environmentalism 
Washington Post - 12 Hours ago
What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy     Add Comment

A budget-buster in the making 
Washington Post - 14 Hours ago
The day after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform produced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University poll of a national     Add Comment

Putting the Fond in Farewell 
New York Times - 42 Minutes ago
By announcing that her shows 25th season will be her last, Oprah Winfrey provided a useful tip in navigating life: Quit while youre ahead. Member ID orE-Mail Address: Password: Remember me on this computer.    Add Comment
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>>   US politics
Health Bill Faces First U.S. Senate Test 
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition
Expect Senate Health Bill To Change, Durbin Says NPR
Chronic Disease Health Care Reform Associated Content
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1st Senate Vote Looms On Health Legislation 
KPHO Phoenix - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic
CNN.com: Senate to vote on health care debate CNN Money
Landrieu still weighing vote on health care Shreveport Times
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Obama Trumpets Asia Trip As Boost To US Economy 
KPHO Phoenix - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of jobs
Obama Cites Asia Trip as Boost to U.S. Economy FOXNews.com
Obama Reports on Asia Trip as GOP Hits Health Bill Effort Roll Call Online
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Dalai Lama praises Obama on Tibet issue 
AFP via Yahoo! - 4 Hours ago
NEW DELHI (AFP) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet 'very seriously' with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.
I am a hopeless and lazy professor: Dalai Lama Times of India
I am a hopeless professor: Dalai Lama Times of India
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>>   US social policy
Obama's health-care budget-buster 
Washington Post - 11 Hours ago
The day after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform produced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University poll of a national
What are the positive aspects of Obama's health-care reform plan? Columbus Business First
Obamas brace for battle on health care reform TheStar.com.my
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Senate's magic number in health care battle: 60 
CNN - 67 Minutes ago
health.bill.expect/index.html';var disqus_title 'What to expect in \'s Saturday cnnFirstPub new Date('Saturday Nov 21 09:51:50 EST CNN SWITCH TO: Part of complete coverage on Care in America Share this     Add Comment

Health care bill has long road ahead 
CNN - 67 Minutes ago
From Alan Silverleib, CNN The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Saturday night. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Even if Reid gets 60 votes Saturday, a long road lies ahead Health care faces a tougher fight     Add Comment

Congress must fix Medicare 
Washington Post - 11 Hours ago
Regarding the Nov. 15 editorial 'A $300 billion deception': Fixing the Medicare physician payment problem is essential to the stability of Medicare and the success of health-care reform. If Congress fails     Add Comment
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>>   International development
Surviving the holiday season in good form 
Los Angeles Times - 12 Hours ago
The holidays burst upon us every year with a veneer of joyousness, yet that bubbling of good cheer masks a series of rather dire seasonal warnings: Don't eat too many rich, fatty foods; don't drink to
10 Ways to Survive the Season of Eating--and Avoid Holiday Weight Gain Glamour Magazine
Survive and Thrive This Holiday Season with Rescue Remedy and Advice from Mallika  Staten Island Live
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World Bank unit to review palm oil and other carbon-intensive loans 
Climate Wire - 116 Minutes ago
A complaint filed by Indonesian community groups in response to practices by one World Bank-funded corporation has spurred a major re-examination of how the International Financing Corp. (IFC) -- a major
Bank unit to review palm oil and other carbon-intensive loans Bank Information Center
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Gas leakage causes blast outside Peshawar NGO office: police 
Jang Group - 9 Hours ago
PESHAWAR: A blast injured a person and damaged parts of NGO office located on Aab Darra Road here in Peshawar on Saturday morning, Geo news reported. According to sources, an explosion occurred in an     Add Comment

One hurt in rocket attack on NGO office in Peshawar 
Jang Group - 11 Hours ago
PESHAWAR: A person sustained injuries in rocket attack on an NGO office located on Aab Darra Road here in Peshawar on Saturday morning, Geo news reported. According to sources, a rocket was fired from
7 hurt in Quetta rocket attack Daily Times
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>>   Human rights
For blue skies, first clear the air on human rights 
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
Obama also spoke eloquently of American respect for free expression, rule of law and other human rights, declaring these to be 'universal' values. But at the same time, the president and Secretary of     Add Comment

EasyJet magazine 'trivialises genocide' with Holocaust memorial fashion shoot 
Telegraph - 4 Hours ago
EasyJet, the budget airline, has been accused of trivialising genocide after its in-flight magazine featured fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. The November issue of easyJet
EasyJet apologise for Holocaust blunder in their in-flight magazine Mail Online UK
EasyJet apologise for 'trivialising the genocidal massacre of Jews' in their in-flight  Mail Online UK
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James Wilson, 91: set up State Dept. human rights program 
Washington Post - 10 Hours ago
James M. Wilson Jr., 91, a career diplomat who established the State Department's human rights program and became its first coordinator, died Nov. 15 at Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in     Add Comment

School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN (AFP) 
AFP via Yahoo! - 101 Minutes ago
ET BEIRUT (AFP) The school dropout rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is alarmingly high with 50 percent of 17-year-olds and 40 percent of 16-year-olds receiving no education, UN officials warned
School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN Zawya.com
School dropout high among Palestinian refugees Khaleej Times
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>>   Iran
UPDATE 3-Iran to hold war games to protect atom plants 
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
* Iran commander sees 'Zionist' pressure on Russia * Says Iran can produce advanced defence missiles itself (Adds context, detail, paragraphs 8-10) TEHRAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Iran will begin large-scale
Iran to hold aerial defence war games France24
UPDATE 2-Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities Reuters UK
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Iraq Working for Release of Americans Held in Iran 
ABC News - 100 Minutes ago
An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply. Foreign undersecretary Labid Abawi said Saturday that     Add Comment

Iranian Air Defense Exercises to Start Nov. 22 
DefenseNews.com - 39 Minutes ago
TEHRAN - Iranian air defense forces will conduct five days of maneuvers involving simulated attacks on the country's nuclear sites, a senior air defense commander said Nov. 21. 'From [Nov. 22] we will     Add Comment

Iran, Kuwait pledge cooperation during rare PM visit 
Reuters UK - 43 Minutes ago
3:39pm GMT storyKeywords 'IRAN RTR_ArticleTitle 'Iran, Kuwait pledge cooperation during rare PM RTR_ArticleBlurb ' TEHRAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) Iran and Kuwait pledged to boost economic cooperation during     Add Comment
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>>   Iraq
Iraqi Lawmakers Delay Vote on Election Law Dispute 
ABC News - 2 Hours ago
Iraq's parliament is discussing ways to end a dispute over an election law after a vice president vetoed the bill, throwing national polls slated for January into question. Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi
Iraqi lawmakers seek to end election crisis CBS TV47
Iraqi Lawmakers to Vote on Election Law Deadlock VOA News
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Iraq expected FIFA ban, planning appeal 
Reuters UK - 4 Hours ago
BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi sports authorities were not surprised soccer's world governing body decided to suspend the country from international competition and already have lawyers working on
FIFA ban Iraq from soccer Arab Times
FIFA ban Iraq from international football SoccerWay.com
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Iraq Working for Release of Americans Held in Iran 
ABC News - 100 Minutes ago
An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply. Foreign undersecretary Labid Abawi said Saturday that     Add Comment

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal 
Reuters - 79 Minutes ago
By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military'     Add Comment
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>>   US security
Retired US Official, Wife Admit Spying For Cuba 
RTTNews.com - 3 Hours ago
US Economic News European Economic News Asian Economic News All Economic News FX Top Stories Currency Alerts Mkt Sensitive News Politics European Mkt Updates Asian Mkt Updates Treasury Mkt Updates Pop     Add Comment

Elderly US couple pleads guilty in Cuba spy case 
Yahoo! Canada - 85 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years has pleaded guilty in the conspiracy, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence, the US Justice Department
Elderly US couple pleads guilty in Cuba spy case (AFP) West Australian
US couple admit spying for Cuba News24.com
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5 Florida men get prison for plotting terrorist attacks with al Qaeda 
CNN - 13 Hours ago
Narseal Batiste, 35, who was convicted on all four conspiracy charges, got the longest sentence. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Trial was the third for defendants, homeless men initially known as "Liberty City 7" Suspected
Four men in Fla. terrorist plot sent to prison KTRK TV
4 men in Sears Tower terrorist plot get less prison time than US prosecutors sought Metronews
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CIA director in India, to meet NSA 
Khabrein.info - 6 Hours ago
Panetta, who flew in from Pakistan, is also likely to discuss the probe carried out by the US and Indian investigators on David Coleman Headley and his Canadian associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana, arrested
CIA director in India, meets NSA India Today
CIA chief meets NSA; terror on talksâ?? agenda AsiaNetIndia.com
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>>   Climate change
Tackling Climate Change 
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
Climate & Big thinkers tackle the challenges of producing clean power and protecting the global environment. About The Show Thought Leaders provides unprecedented access to the insight and expertise
UN seeks $10bn a year from rich to tackle climate change Daily Times
Labour is tackling climate change - Tories just use gesture politics Halifax Evening Courier
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Poland says to sell CO2 permits to Ireland soon 
Reuters India - 4 Hours ago
WARSAW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Poland will sign an accord shortly under the global Kyoto Protocol to sell surplus carbon emission permits worth 15 million euros to Ireland, Environment Minister Maciej Nowicki     Add Comment

Climategate: how the MSM reported the greatest scandal in modern science 
Telegraph - 3 Hours ago
By James Delingpole 7 Comments Here?s what the Times has had to say on the subject: (Yep. Nada) And the Independent: (Yep. Ditto). And here?s how The New York Times (aka Pravda) reported it: Hundreds     Add Comment

Bill McKibben -- Obama should act urgently on climate change 
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
Both are young and charismatic. Both were elected last fall to replace discredited incumbents (Nasheed's predecessor ruled the island nation for three decades and kept him in a political prison for years).     Add Comment
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>>   Physical Sciences
"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast 
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate 'Big Bang' conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked
"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast (Reuters) Yahoo! News Australia
"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast (Reuters) Yahoo! News
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Quick Restart Of Big Bang Machine Stuns Scientists 
KPHO Phoenix - 3 Hours ago
GENEVA -- Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
Cern restarts Big Bang collider for biggest test as yet Oman Tribune
Big Bang collider restarted Swiss Info
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Big Bang machine back in action 
Times Live South Africa - 4 Hours ago
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have established circulating particle beams in both directions in the underground Large Hadron Collider, a step which is already beyond where
'Big Bang Machine' Bursts Back Into Action Heart Radio Essex
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Science, fiction collide as atom-smasher powers up 
Sydney Morning Herald - 3 Hours ago
SCIENTISTS switched on the world's largest atom smasher for the first time since the $US10billion ($10.8billion) machine failed because of a simple electrical fault more than a year ago, circulating beams
Atom-collider running again Breaking News.ie
Atom smasher Hadron Collider back in action Edinburgh Evening News
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