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Debt-reduction 'supercommittee' hid in plain sight

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The deficit-reduction supercommittee failed to go big or even small. But it did succeed in conducting virtually all of its negotiations in private.
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Egypt's Cabinet Offers to Quit as Activists Urge Wider Protests

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Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square on Monday in a third day of demonstrations, defying a bloody crackdown by security forces.

official 'shocked and appalled' by pepper-spraying

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Another University of California official expressed dismay about the recent use of pepper spray by police on Occupy Davis protesters.

'Dancing' finals: It's anyone's mirrorball as Kardashian finishes ahead of ...

Washington Post -
LOS ANGELES - No one has the mirrorball in the bag. The glittery “Dancing With the Stars” trophy will be awarded during Tuesday's season finale, and any one of the three finalists - Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake and JR Martinez - could easily waltz away ...

Penguins' Crosby has 'amazing night'

CBC.ca -
Sidney Crosby gave no hint beforehand of how he expected to play in his first game in nearly 11 months. No predictions. No speculation.

FBI passed on taking down terror plotter Jose Pimentel TWICE before NYPD ...

New York Daily News -
BY Rocco Parascandola, Greg Smith & Tracy Connor Jose Pimentel's arrest marked the second time this year that the city busted terrorist wannabes after the FBI turned up its nose.

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Moscow, Tehran say new US sanctions on Iran unacceptable

Jerusalem Post -
Russian Foreign Ministry says US on Tehran's financial systems "contradictory to international law; Iran Foreign Ministry calls sanctions futile, say they will have no effect.

Prosecutors Describe Khmer Rouge Leaders' 'Organized and Systematic' Atrocities

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Opening statements in the most significant stage of a United Nations-backed trial of Khmer Rouge leaders began here on Monday with a horrifying and detailed account of the atrocities of a regime that a prosecutor ...

Much to gain and lose for Gingrich, rivals in CNN national security debate

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Republican presidential candidates take on national defense, the economy, international relations and terrorism issues in the CNN Republican National Security Debate in Washington, moderated by Wolf ...

Modern Dallas coming to grips with Kennedy assassination

Los Angeles Times -
A museum plans a 50th anniversary event in 2013 and a restoration of Dealey Plaza, part of an effort to shed for good any lingering collective guilt in the city.

Motive of woman unclear in slayings

Greensboro News & Record -
Accusations and restraining orders followed. Naked pictures sent via text. Stalking. Threats of a civil suit - or worse. Lamb's wife, Jennifer Swann Lamb, claimed Holder followed her, tried to run her off the road, ...

Standoff at Schriever Air Force Base ends, but raises questions about security

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AP SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Air Force officials say an airman with a gun surrendered Monday to authorities after barricading himself in a building at the Colorado Air Force base that controls GPS satellites.

Failure of debt deal prompts big sell-off

Detroit Free Press -
AP NEW YORK -- The stock market was not exactly surprised that the congressional supercommittee failed to reach a deal to cut the federal budget deficit.

Gold rebounds; Europe, US debt worry weighs

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Spot gold rebounded on Tuesday, as a decline of more than 2 percent in the previous session attracted some buyers, while worries about debt crises in both the United States and the euro zone are expected to keep ...

Black Thursday is replacing Black Friday as more stores open on Thanksgiving

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Wal-Mart for the first time will launch its holiday sale kickoff at 10 pm Thanksgiving Day, joining Toys R Us and other chains. But many retail employees are upset about having to work on what once was a guaranteed day off.

General Motors' plans to reopen a Tennessee assembly plant could lead to new ...

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Happy 85th Birthday to America's Thanksgiving Parade! The Detroit classic will offer a lineup of...- 12:34 am This is not about your neighborhood.

FOREX-Dollar near 6-wk high as sovereign debt crisis dominates

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TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The dollar stuck near a six-week high against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on a sharp pullback in global risk appetite as the sovereign debt storm intensified on both sides of the Atlantic.

Which tablet is best for textbooks?

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Amazon and Barnes & Noble have made e-readers and now tablets so inexpensive that almost anyone can get them, even poor students.

Facebook phone 'coming next year' from HTC

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Telegraph.co.uk -
Facebook is working with mobile manufacturer HTC on its first official phone, further reports have suggested. By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The social network has previously denied that it is working on a phone but has never ruled out ...

US Trade Body Clears Apple in Patent Case

Wall Street Journal -
Apple wins a key patent-infringement ruling against an HTC unit, while Focus Media ADRs plunge on Muddy Waters allegations. WSJ's Isabella Steger discusses with Yun-Hee Kim on Asia Today.

Gates Testifies in $1B Lawsuit Against Microsoft

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Microsoft's Bill Gates returns to the witness stand Tuesday to defend his company against a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit that claims the software giant tricked a competitor into huge losses and soared onto the market with Windows 95.

'Breaking Dawn' fills seats at theaters in 'Twilight' country

Peninsula Daily -
North Olympic Peninsula theaters were packed with fans of the “Twilight” saga this weekend, contributing to “Breaking Dawn - Part 1” having the fifth-best opening weekend in movie history.

How Much Did Jennifer Lopez Get Paid to Dance With a Car?

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What was up with J.Lo performing in front of a car at the American Music Awards? Has she really become that big of a sellout? You mean you haven't been waiting for weeks just to see Jennifer Lopez perform her electrifying Fiat commercial in front of a ...

American Music Awards Winners

Vancouver Sun -
Taylor Swift took home the Artist of the Year award at the American Music Awards Sunday Nov. 20, 2011. Nicki Minaj turned her boobs into speakers.

Elevating their game

Boston.com -
FOXBOROUGH - It took them a while to get rolling against the Chiefs last night, but once the Patriots did, there was no stopping them.

Rich Rodriguez hired as Arizona coach

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Former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who was fired after the 2010 season, will be introduced as Arizona's new coach on Tuesday.

Ellsbury second in AL MVP

Boston.com -
Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury garnered four first-place votes and 242 points in finishing second to Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander in the American League Most Valuable Player balloting, the results of which were announced by ...

Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death; younger brother arrested

Denver Post -
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday and his brother was arrested as a suspect, Dutch police said.

NBA players join suits, lawyer says commish in 'denial'

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If the NBA players' antitrust lawsuit was designed to bring the league back to the bargaining table, it has not worked. Players attorney David Boies admitted as much yesterday at a press conference called ostensibly to explain why the ...

Soyuz astronauts return to Earth after International Space Station mission

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Completing the first re-entry since Nasa retired its space shuttles earlier this year, US astronaut Mike Fossum, Japan's Satoshi Furukawa and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov landed at 0226 GMT, shortly before sunrise on the snowbound steppe of central ...

11 Amazing Things NASA's Huge Mars Rover Can Do

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NASA is getting set to launch its next Mars rover this week, a 1-ton robotic beast that will take planetary exploration to the next level.

Surgery Outcomes Better With Some Fat on the Bones

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Explain that surgical patients with a BMI at the lower end of the normal range were more likely to die within 30 days of the procedure than those in the moderately overweight range.

AIDS deaths and new infections continue to fall in most parts of the world

Washington Post -
The number of people dying of AIDS around the world declined last year for the third year in a row, at the same time that the fraction of people getting treatment for the infection reached almost 50 percent.

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