| Clinton: Hard for Iran to make peaceful nuke claim (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 06:19 AM PDT  AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she doesn't believe Iran can convince the U.S. and other world powers that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, putting Tehran on course for tougher economic penalties beyond the current "leaky sanctions."
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| William Safire Dead: Dies Aged 79 Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT  NEW YORK — William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who feared no politician or corner of the English language, died Sunday at age 79. The Pulitzer Prize winner died at a hospice in Rockville, Md. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, family friend Martin Tolchin said.
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| Polanski Arrested in Connection with Sex Charge Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:24 AM PDT  CNN: Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on an arrest warrant stemming from a decades-old sex charge, Swiss police said Sunday.
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| Another Favre finish: Vikes rally past 49ers 27-24 (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:39 PM PDT  The end was as good as the Vikings could have imagined: Brett Favre zipped a pass to a little-used reserve wide receiver in the back of the end zone in the final seconds for a classic Favre finish. Greg Lewis leaped for a 32-yard touchdown catch with 2 seconds left while a flattened Favre watched from his stomach, and the Vikings stunned the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 on Sunday to stay unbeaten.
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| 'Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bomb (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 10:35 AM PDT ![]() AP - "Saturday Night Live" has started the season with a bang, or, more precisely, an F-bomb.
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| The Point: What Bush got right offers clues for Obama Posted: 27 Sep 2009 12:15 AM PDT  Three years ago, the war in Iraq seemed lost. There was little disagreement that the Bush administration, having toppled Saddam Hussein with relative ease, had badly bungled the aftermath. Tank units led by Gen. Tommy Franks had led U.S. forces triumphantly into Baghdad. There had been a ceremonial toppling of Hussein's statue, and the presidential "Mission Accomplished" news conference . . . and then the real war started.
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| Jennifer Garner Makes a Difference Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:51 PM PDT  Anything but frigid We love celebrities who not only star in some of the best movies and television shows, but who also try to help make the world a better place. Jennifer Garner is definitely one of those super nice and generous stars; especially now that she's teaming up with Frigidaire.
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| Longest losing streak ends Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT  The Detroit Lions get their first win since 2007 in a game that came down to the final play.
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| Gates: Mistake to set Afghan withdrawal timelines Posted: 27 Sep 2009 06:50 AM PDT ![]() Defense Secretary Robert Gates is pushing back against liberal calls for withdrawal timelines from Afghanistan, saying it's a ...
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| Tim Tebow released from hospital Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:24 AM PDT ![]() University of Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow was released from University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Sunday morning after being held overnight for precautionary reasons. "Tim is doing fine this morning," said head coach Urban Meyer. "His CT scans came back and indicated that Tim suffered a concussion.
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| China says industrial profits fell 10.6 percent (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:10 AM PDT ![]() Profits at China's oil producers, steel makers and other major industrial companies fell 10.6 percent in the first eight months of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday.
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| Vick returns in new role Posted: 27 Sep 2009 10:36 AM PDT  Michael Vick plays in his first regular-season NFL game in 33 months, but not at QB for the Eagles.
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| Khloe Kardashian's "Whipping" Good Time Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:51 AM PDT  From Our Friends at TMZ Khloe Kardashian looked like she had quite the bachelorette bash when TMZ saw her out on the town before her Sunday wedding. She had plenty of goodies stowed away in her gift bag, including one pretty crazy addition. Will Khloe pack it in her honeymoon luggage?
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| Early retirements strain Social Security system (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:47 AM PDT ![]() Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s.
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| Clinton and Gore: Still the odd couple (Politico) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 06:58 AM PDT  Politico - In his new book based on a series of interviews with Bill Clinton, Taylor Branch provides a remarkable account of a conversation between Clinton and Al Gore late in 2000, after Gore's presidential campaign had finally ended in perhaps the most painful defeat imaginable.
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