| Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:58 AM PDT  AP - President Barack Obama renewed his vow Tuesday to have all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by next August, while nudging Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to see that his parliament quickly passes a critical election law essential to a nationwide vote in January.
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| Oil at $80: That's good news and bad news. (CNNMoney.com) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:36 AM PDT ![]() Oil prices are back around $80 a barrel for the first time in nearly a year. But is that good news or bad news for the economy? Let the debate begin.
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| Big sky show overnight Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:31 AM PDT  Watch for dozens of "shooting stars" as Earth passes through debris left by Halley's Comet.
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| Apple refreshes Mac line Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:50 AM PDT ![]() Fresh on the heels of reporting record sales of more than 3 million Mac computers in the 4th quarter, Apple today is revamping the Mac lineup for consumers, and unveiling a clever new mouse for good measure. They're good looking...
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| Most Americans back govt health insurance plan: poll (AFP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:23 AM PDT ![]() AFP - A new poll released Tuesday found most Americans support one of the most controversial healthcare reform options being debated by lawmakers.
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| Guantanamo detainees case reaches Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:19 AM PDT  AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States — over the objections of the Obama administration and Congress — if the prisoners have nowhere else to go.
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| Biden to reassure Poles during European trip (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:22 AM PDT  AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden travels Tuesday to Poland on the highest-level visit yet by the Obama administration to the country — a gesture Poles view as Washington's attempt to repair damage done by its handling of missile defense plans.
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| Fewer People Identify As Republicans Than Ever Before In Post Poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:43 AM PDT  Reporting on the new ABC/Washington Post poll has mostly focused on support for a public health care option. But the poll also shows that, while Republicans have succeeded in stonewalling Democratic initiatives in Congress, they have not managed to rebuild their party. Only 20 percent of respondents identified themselves as Republicans -- the lowest number since the paper starting asking the question in 1983. "These numbers, coming roughly one year before the 2010 midterm elections, show that any celebration on the GOP's behalf is premature as the party has yet to convince most voters that
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| Military Reverses Ban on Publicizing Fatal War Photos Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:26 AM PDT ![]() The U.S. military command in eastern Afghanistan has rescinded a ban on the publication of photos depicting slain U.S. military personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
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| Ending death penalty could save US millions: study Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:33 PM PDT ![]() AFP/CDC/File – File photo shows the interior of the San Quentin Prison execution chamber in claifornia. Even when executions …
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| College tuition cost rising again this fall (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:55 AM PDT ![]() Average tuition prices rose sharply again this fall as colleges passed much of the burden of their own financial problems on to recession-battered students and parents.
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| Poverty higher than thought Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT  A revised formula shows that even the U.S. count released last month is off by millions.
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| Outrage over leader?s insult Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:33 PM PDT  Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's remark about a female rival sparks fury.
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| How Plagiarism Software Found a New Shakespeare Play Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:36 AM PDT ![]() Plagiarism-detection software was created with lazy, sneaky college students in mind - not the likes of William Shakespeare . Yet the software may have settled a centuries-old mystery over the authorship of an unattributed play from the late 1500s called The Reign of Edward III . Literature schol...
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| The Wait is Ovah for New Rihanna Track Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:58 AM PDT  Rihanna is playing a dangerous game of Russian Roulette for her new single!
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