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Gingrich draws notice over Palestinian remark

CBS News -
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a meeting with employees at Nationwide Insurance, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Volunteers lay 90K wreaths at Arlington cemetery

Albany Times Union -
Airman Lt. Amanda Elliot lays holiday wreaths over the graves of fallen soldiers during Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington Cemetery on Saturday Dec. 10, 2011.

Russians stage different kind of rally against Putin, vote result

Los Angeles Times -
In the wake of disputed parliamentary elections, tens of thousands of protesters join forces in the largest Moscow rally since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Lindsay Lohan says has learned from mistakes

Reuters -
1 of 2. Actress Lindsay Lohan is shown on the cover of the January/February 2012 issue of Playboy Magazine in this publicity photo released to Reuters December 10, 2011.

UK's Clegg furious over EU treaty veto-papers

Reuters -
LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - British newspapers quoted sources close to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as saying he was angry with David Cameron for vetoing a new EU treaty, in an apparent sign of widening cracks in the ruling two-party coalition.

Va. Tech officer's family shattered by his killing

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) - The widow of a slain Virginia Tech police officer said Saturday he was the love of her life and that they had exchanged text messages about an hour before he was fatally shot by a man he apparently didn't know.

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Climate deal up for approval at UN conference

USA Today -
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) - Diplomats frazzled by sleeplessness debated into the early hours of Sunday at a UN conference over a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming ...

3 Women's Rights Leaders Accept Nobel Peace Prize

New York Times -
Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, one of three joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, gave her speech to the audience during the award ceremony in Oslo.

Outside Congolese Activists Denounce Election Results as Fraudulent

Voice of America -
December 10, 2011 Outside Congolese Activists Denounce Election Results as Fraudulent Nico Colombant | Washington While protests against President Joseph Kabila's re-election turned deadly Saturday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Pakistan boosts border security after airstrike

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff Protesters burn a NATO flag in Islamabad on November 29 to protest an airstrike on Pakistani troops. Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan, in a bid to bolster its border with Afghanistan, has installed anti-aircraft guns and ...

Gingrich vs Romney rivalry in Iowa debate spotlight

Reuters -
1 of 3. US Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks at the Veterans for a Strong America Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, December 10, 2011.

Recommended: Police arrest 47 as Boston Occupy camp is broken up

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First in breaking news and analysis: Msnbc.com reporters and NBC correspondents bring you compelling stories from across the nation.

Coroner IDs gunman who stalked Hollywood streets

USA Today -
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities on Saturday identified the gunman who was shot and killed by police after he fired at passing cars on a Hollywood street, wounding one driver while screaming that he wanted to die.

Roswell police say man stole charity jars - twice

The Associated Press -
ROSWELL, NM (AP) - Police in New Mexico say they have captured a man caught on surveillance video twice stealing cash-filled charity jars from a local grocery store.

Hydrofacking push in New York may be derailed by contaminated water in Wyoming

New York Daily News -
ALBANY - The battle over hydrofracking is heating up in New York, courtesy of a little town in Wyoming. Environmentalists believe a US Environmental Protection Agency report released Thursday that links the controversial natural gas ...

Euro Weakens After ECB, EU Leaders Fail to Boost Confidence

Bloomberg -
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Vassili Serebriakov, a currency strategist at Wells Fargo & Co., talks about the European sovereign-debt crisis, and the outlook for the euro, yen and dollar.

HP tosses WebOS out of frying pan into the open-source fire

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There are two common outcomes when companies convert a complicated proprietary project into open-source software. One is that a vibrant community of contributors grows up around the ...

Twitter simplifies in bid to engage more users

BusinessWeek -
Twitter is changing to address a paradox about a service that revolves around messages limited to just 140 characters. As simple as it sounds, the concept remains too confusing and frustrating for a lot of people.

Lady Gaga Rewrites the Script at Jingle Ball

New York Times -
Even early in Z-100's Jingle Ball on Friday night, when the girl-screams at Madison Square Garden were not yet full-blooded, Elvis Duran, the Z-100 DJ and the evening's principal MC, looked like a cat who had swallowed an eagle.

Box Office Report: 'New Year's Eve,' 'The Sitter' Lead Another Soft Weekend

Hollywood Reporter -
Garry Marshall's ensemble holiday pic tops Friday office with $5.1 million, but underperforms and Jonah Hill's R-rated comedy places second for the day with $3.7 million.

Readers Respond: Did Rachel Crow Deserve to Be Sent Home on 'X Factor'?

Celebuzz -
Many X Factor fans were outraged when 13-year-old Rachel Crow was eliminated from the show this week. Rachel, who wowed the audience with her soulful voice, dropped her her knees in a fit of tears after it was announced that she was cut from the ...

Booted passenger says flight attnedants are power-hungry tyrants

New York Daily News -
Robert Sayegh, who was was thrown off a Delta flight for cursing, outside his Brooklyn apartment. Take it from a Brooklyn guy who has been in Alec Baldwin's shoes, the friendly skies aren't so friendly for anybody anymore.

Mindy McCready Claims She Took Son To Save Him From Abusive Guardian

Access Hollywood -
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Mindy McCready is spotted at the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 8, 2008Following the recent dramatic turn of events for Mindy McCready, the country singer has spoken out about what ...

SI.com People's Heisman Trophy Results: Andrew Luck Places Third With American ...

SB Nation -
The official Heisman Trophy voting for the 2011 has yet to be revealed, but thanks to Sports Illustrated, we have something of an idea what the public at large has to say about this year's candidates.

Indiana Stuns No. 1 Kentucky 73-72 at Buzzer

ABC News -
Christian Watford's buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the left wing stood up to a replay review Saturday night, giving the Hoosiers a stunning 73-72 upset.

Brawl Mars Xavier's Win

ESPN -
Officials from the Atlantic 10 and the Big East will review Saturday's Cincinnati-Xavier fight and have the jurisdiction to hand out more penalties and could do so by Monday.

Column: Stern had little choice but to make a stand on the Paul trade to Lakers

Washington Post -
The last time David Stern caused so much outrage around the NBA he was busy handing down a new dress code to keep players from looking like gangsta rappers.

Navy beats Army for 10th time in a row; Obama watches as Mids top Black ...

Washington Post -
LANDOVER, Md. - Playing his last game before he goes to SEAL training, Alexander Teich absolutely, positively, emphatically did not want to be known as a member of the Navy team that finally lost to Army.

Study: Greenland faces land crisis as global warming heats up

The State Column -
A new study released Friday finds that Greenland has risen in recent years as the rate of ice melting has increased, a startling revelation that scientists attribute to global warming.

Rare celestial treat: A total lunar eclipse

Salt Lake Tribune -
AP San Francisco • Moon watchers in the western US, Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.

Breast Cancer Prevention - Part Time Low Carb Diet Better Than Standard Full ...

Medical News Today -
Women who go on a low carb diet just two days per week have a lower risk of developing breast cancer compared to those who follow a standard calorie-restricted diet every day of the week, in order to lose weight and lower their insulin blood levels.

In a Breakthrough for Gene Therapy, an Injection Works on Hemophilia B

New York Times -
Medical researchers in Britain have successfully treated six patients suffering from the blood-clotting disease known as hemophilia B by injecting them with the correct form of a defective gene, a landmark achievement in the troubled ...

Abortion doesn't up mental health risk

Times of India -
LONDON: It's confirmed now. Abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems, a major review of studies has concluded.

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