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Official: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others to face trial in New York

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed reportedly confessed to being the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks after being waterboarded. Washington (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Friday that five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 ...

In Tokyo, Obama Makes Concession on Marine Base

New York Times - Helene Cooper, Martin Fackler - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan during a joint press conference in Tokyo on Friday. By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER TOKYO - President Obama, seeking to mend fences with Japan, America's most important Asian ally, ...

Warrant: Bloody sock links Yale suspect to victim

The Associated Press - John Christoffersen - ‎44 minutes ago‎
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DNA evidence on a bloody sock found hidden in the ceiling and an ink pen found under the body of a Yale graduate student links an animal research technician to her killing, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.

At least 10 dead as Pakistan spy agency office destroyed by bomb

Telegraph.co.uk - Saeed Shah, Emal Khan - ‎44 minutes ago‎
A powerful bomb killed at least ten people and destroyed the regional headquarters of Pakistan's premier spy agency on Friday, with jihadists hitting the institution that once nurtured them.

Palestinian Affairs: Is Mahmoud Abbas becoming chairman Arafat?

Jerusalem Post - Hillel Frisch - ‎1 hour ago‎
Is Mahmoud Abbas becoming chairman Arafat? During the last two years of Yasser Arafat's failing rule of the Palestinian Authority and his bitter conflict with Abbas, it was clear who was the terrorist and who was the would-be ...

China Pledges Support for Economic Recovery, Urges Free Trade

Voice of America - Daniel Schearf - ‎1 hour ago‎
China's President Hu Jintao says his country is working hard to increase domestic demand and that Asia-Pacific economies must work together to open up trade.

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Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting

Detroit Free Press - Jennifer Loven - ‎41 minutes ago‎
AP TOKYO - The White House's top lawyer plans to return to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama.
Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

Alleged Fort Hood shooter paralyzed from waist down, lawyer says

CNN - Brian Todd, Ed Lavandera - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings, met with his attorney for an hour Thursday. Lawyer, retired Army Col.

AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi

The Associated Press - Richard T. Pienciak - ‎55 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK - Sarah Palin's new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience.

Two former Madoff computer programmers arrested

Reuters - Grant McCool, Rachelle Younglai - ‎44 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two of Bernard Madoff's former computer programmers were arrested Friday on charges of falsifying books and helping the former financier operate a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

Consumer Sentiment in US Unexpectedly Decreased

Bloomberg - Shobhana Chandra - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among US consumers unexpectedly fell in November for the second consecutive month as surging unemployment shook households.

Canada's September Trade Gap Narrows on Automobiles

Bloomberg - Theophilos Argitis - ‎29 minutes ago‎
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's trade deficit narrowed more than analysts expected in September to a three-month low on rising exports of automobiles and metals.

Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone

CNET News - Jonathan Skillings - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dell said Friday that it's ready to enter the smartphone business with the Android-based Mini 3. Long rumored to have such a device in the works, Dell said that the first two carriers to sell the Mini 3 will be China Mobile and ...

Google Chrome OS Launching Next Week?

PC World - Ian Paul - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google's much anticipated operating system, Chrome OS, will be available for download next week, or so goes the latest buzz on the Internet.

'Uncharted 2' top the Oct. sales chart

USA Today - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the top-selling video game of October, according to market tracking firm The NPD Group. Other top performers: NBA 2K10, which sold 575000 across all platforms, and Borderlands, with 530000 total on the Xbox 360 and PS3.

'2012': The End Again, By Kurt Loder

MTV.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Even if most of the Earth were to be destroyed by a natural cataclysm predicted long ago by the ancient Mayans (or Hopis, or even the I Ching - take your pick), director Roland Emmerich would surely survive, if only to crawl back and polish off what ...

Cindy Crawford, Husband Targeted in Extortion Plot

People Magazine - Stephen M. Silverman - ‎4 hours ago‎
Cindy Crawford and her entrepreneur husband Rande Gerber were the victims of a $100000 extortion scheme involving a photograph of their 7-year-old daughter purportedly taken by the couple's former nanny, according to court ...

CMA Awards pull in 16.8M viewers; show's highest ratings in four years

New York Daily News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Singer Taylor Swift performs during the 43rd Annual CMA Awards. She was the night's big winners, nabbing several awards, including Entertainer of the Year.

NBA Draft BlogThe one-and-doners

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
@johnhollinger Ditto for me RT @Chris_Broussard not impressed by Miami's crowd last nite @ Heat/Cavs. 1/4 empty until 2Q. Expected more for LeBron v Wade 45 minutes ago @Chris_Broussard CP3's statement about being upset about BScott's firing is not ...

Cutler still worth it in fantasy, despite turnovers

ESPN - ‎33 minutes ago‎
That was certainly not a top-10 fantasy football performance from Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler Thursday night. On the contrary, I kept wondering where he was going to throw the ball next, and to whom.
What is the story with Cutler? National Football Post

Pacquiao Ready For Cotto

ESPN - Dan Rafael - ‎1 hour ago‎
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao was just 16 years old, a frail 106-pounder, when he turned pro in obscurity in the Philippines and won a long-forgotten four-round decision against Edmundo Enting Ignacio in 1995.

Why some people will say no to the H1N1 vaccine

MinnPost.com - ‎55 minutes ago‎
Although reports from the state health department indicate that the most recent wave of H1N1-related illnesses may be cresting, no one knows for certain when the H1N1 vaccine will be produced in sufficient quantities to be available to most people.
State Flu cases on the rise Barre Montpelier Times Argus

New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in US

Washington Post - David Brown - ‎10 hours ago‎
About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Swine Flu Sickens 22 Million Wall Street Journal

As national smoking rates rise, NY's drops

Newsday - Ridgely Ochs - ‎5 hours ago‎
While national rates for cigarette smoking have risen slightly, New York has shown a decrease in smokers, which experts attribute to the state's high cigarette tax and aggressive anti-smoking laws and programs.

Builders Downsize the Dream Home

Wall Street Journal - Michael M. Phillips - ‎14 hours ago‎
SMYRNA, Ga. -- For the first time in four decades in the luxury-home business, executives at John Wieland builders are thinking the unthinkable: Maybe houses in the South don't really need a fireplace.

Making Detroit a tech hub - One CEO's vision

CNN - Laura Berman - ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Online-mortgage mogul Dan Gilbert wants to spark a revival by moving his headquarters and 1700 workers to the heart of the city. By Laura Berman, contributor Gilbert stands in deserted downtown Detroit on a weekend.

KELLNER: New Apple mouse really is 'Magic'

Washington Times - ‎Nov 8, 2009‎
Even though a computer mouse rightly can be thought of as one of the more peripheral of peripherals, a new one just arrived that can honestly claim the adjective "transformative.

America's Defining Choice

New York Times - Nicholas D. Kristof - ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
President Obama and Congress will soon make defining choices about health care and troops for Afghanistan. Nicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from his travels.

Police: Sixth person arrested in Missouri child sex abuse case

CNN - Sara Weisfeldt - ‎9 hours ago‎
David Mohler, from left, and Jared Mohler, Burrell Mohler Sr., Burrell Mohler Jr., and Roland Mohler face charges. Independence, Missouri (CNN) -- A sixth person was arrested Thursday on suspicion of child sexual abuse in an investigation that led to ...
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