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A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US

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NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.

Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply

On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.

AP reporter caught up in Stalin family's agony

Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced.

Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction

A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.

Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case

Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.

Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death

The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.

Arizona police arrest parents of rape victim

The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four boys have been arrested on felony child abuse charges.

Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case

The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed

A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact

A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.

GOP report: Deal with Sacramento mayor was rushed

Two congressional Republicans say federal prosecutors rushed into a settlement with a nonprofit operated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that had been accused of misspending government grants.

Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists

A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.

35 students rescued from burning bus on NYC bridge

A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued.

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.

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American Thinker: God and Government: Islam and West Are Incompatible
Source: American Thinker

Any honest evaluation of the history of Islam will indicate that it cannot be pigeonholed as if it were merely a different sect that utilizes a crescent rather than a cross as a symbol. Islam is fundamentally incompatible with Western attitudes toward religion and society.

A Job Saved Is as Good as a Job Created
Source: Center for American Progress

The debate over how effective the Obama administration's efforts have been at turning the economy around now seems to hinge on the question of whether saving a job is as good as creating one. The answer is clearly yes...

In Trying to Prevent Gay Marriage, Texas May Have Accidently Abolished it for Everyone
Source: AlterNet.org

A Texas lawyer and candidate for attorney general, Barbara Ann Radnofsky, has found a little screw-up in the legal wording of some 2005 anti-equality legislation that passed overwhelmingly in the state.

Hackers Leak Researchers' E-mails, Claims Of Manipulation Of Climate Data
Source: Yahoo! News

LONDON – Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

In Defense of New York
Source: The New York Times

Representative John Shadegg of Arizona really knows how to put on a show. Earlier this month, he used a live baby as part of a quasi-ventriloquist act on the House floor. Creepy? Yes. Still, we let it slide.

Pa. University Mandates Overweight Students Take Fitness Class to Graduate
Source: FOXNews.com

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

Predatory fish are nearing Great Lakes
Source: msnbc.com

Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery.

When did we become a world of apologists for child sex predators?
Source: OregonLive.com

September was not a promising month for children relying on society to protect them from child sex predators.

War Between Michelle Obama and Oprah?
Source: Enquirer Online

A distraught Oprah Winfrey is telling pals her "thank you" for helping Barack Obama win the presidency has been a knife in the back. A jealous first lady has frozen the talk queen out of the White House inner circle, say insiders. "Oprah is devastated," revealed a friend.

Militia movement resurfaces across U.S. - Life- msnbc.com
Source: msnbc.com

Aparently the militia movement in the US is increasing and on the rise again.

Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door
Source: Defense Systems, Knowledge Technologies and Net-Ce

DOD requires written ethics approval for senior officials, who have worked personally and had major decision-making authority on a DOD contract.

Portland officer put on leave after shooting girl, 12, with beanbag gun
Source: OregonLive.com

Portland Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman overruled the police chief for the second time in recent months, ordering Officer Chris Humphreys be placed on paid leave as police investigate his firing of a beanbag shotgun at a 12-year-old girl.

Check Yourself, Your Friends', Your Neighbors', Your Kids' For Unclaimed IRS Rebate Funds
Source: Inside Bay Area Most Viewed

There are 107,831 rebate checks at the IRS that were marked undeliverable and returned to them earlier this year. This tool lets you easily and quickly check their records to see if one of them belongs to someone near you. The total of the checks stands at $123.5 M.

Former Stoughton detective charged with lying to FBI
Source: The Boston Globe

A former Stoughton police detective was charged today with making false statements to FBI agents during an ongoing corruption investigation.

Video: Purpose of the 9/11 Attacks
Source: neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com

Where does the "Truth" Lie..!?

Democrats have 60 votes to advance health bill
Source: msnbc.com

WASHINGTON - Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will vote with her party, hours before the 8 p.m. EST roll call.

Dislocated in America
Source: The St Louis Post Dispatch

What may be occurring is a seismic shift in the American economy, one that could leave as many as one in four Americans permanently unemployed or so drastically underemployed that he or she can't make ends meet.

Unburied bodies tell the tale of Detroit -- a city in despair
Source: The Times

The abandoned corpses, in white body bags with number tags tied to each toe, lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit's central mortuary, like discarded shoes in the back of a wardrobe.

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