| Analysis: Obama's China trip shows power shifting (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:19 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals.
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| PRUDEN: Obama bows, the nation cringes Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:45 AM PST ![]() OPINION/ANALYSIS A little traveling, like a little learning, can be a dangerous thing. Barack Obama on the loose in a foreign land is enough to frighten protocol officers and embarrass the rest of us. He went off to Asia to tell the Chinese a thing or two about world trade, to prepare the world for a treaty to make the sun change its spots, and of course to pay his respects to assorted heads of state, with particular attention to any royal head (perhaps even including Miss Universe) who crosses his path. So far it's a memorable trip. He established ... Email
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| Iran sentences 5 to death in postelection turmoil (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:35 AM PST  AP - Iranian state television reports five people have been sentenced to death over the unrest that followed the country's disputed June presidential election.
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| Brock Lesnar's health declines; career in peril? Posted: 16 Nov 2009 04:48 PM PST ![]() On Saturday, Dave Meltzer reported that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been hospitalized for health woes, which included mononucleosis. Things have gotten worse since then, as Lesnar will reportedly need to go under the knife for intestinal problems.
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| Task Force Opposes Routine Mammograms for Women Age 40-49 Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:09 AM PST  CNN: Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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| Taliban blow up girls' school in Pakistan: officials Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST ![]() PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Taliban militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district on Tuesday, the third such attack in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan so far this month, officials said.
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| Israel rebuffs calls for Jerusalem settlement halt (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:11 AM PST  Reuters - Defying the United States, Israel approved on Tuesday the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in a 1967 war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality.
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| Sarah Palin: Newsweek Cover "Sexist" Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:43 AM PST  Sarah Palin took to Facebook Monday night to declare the Newsweek cover depicting her in runner's shorts as "sexist." In a Facebook note to her almost 1 million fans, Palin said that Newsweek's choice of photo — which she shot for Runner's World magazine — was "unfortunate." Her full comments: The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness -
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| Army plans inquiry into 'red flags,' source says Posted: 16 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST ![]() Gen. George Casey Jr., the Army's chief of staff, is forming a panel to look closely at the military career of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused in the Fort Hood shootings, and see whether warning signs were missed, a senior Army official said Monday. Hasan is accused of killing 13 people at the post outside Killeen. "Casey is looking at a panel that will look longitudinally across Hasan's entire career to figure out how did this happen and what can we do to stop it from happening again," said the Army official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement is pending.
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| Costco nixes Coke products over pricing dispute (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:11 AM PST ![]() Costco customers may have to look elsewhere for Coca-Cola products now that the retailer has stopped carrying them because the pair are fighting over prices.
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| Sarah Palin Signs ‘Going Rogue’ In Columbus Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST ![]() The former Republican vice-presidential candidate will sign copies of her new book from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Borders bookstore at 6670 Sawmill Rd.
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| Cruise ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctica (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:07 AM PST ![]() AP - A Russian shipping company says one of its cruise ships carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists is stuck in the ice around Antarctica.
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| No Surprise: Coed Dorms Fuel Sex and Drinking (LiveScience.com) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:46 AM PST ![]() LiveScience.com - It's no secret to students that coed dorms are more fun than same-sex dorms. But they can also fuel very unhealthy behavior that might otherwise be moderated.
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| U.S. offshore tax amnesty yields big response: IRS Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:52 AM PST ![]() WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 14,700 rich Americans worried about a U.S. government crackdown on offshore tax cheats came forward to participate in a tax amnesty program , the top U.S. tax official said on Tuesday.
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| Hooters Dad: 'Pervert' or Teacher? Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:28 AM PST  My Fox Twin Cities: A dad has stirred up controversy for taking his 11-year-old son to a Hooters restaurant to see how he acted around the women. Bob Elston, who is a stay-at-home dad from Herndon, Va., wrote on his blog The Rain Racer , which explores parenting issues, that his September visit was meant as a way for him to gauge if it was time to have a talk about puberty and sex with his son. As part of his post, he snapped a photo of his son and his son's friend with a Hooters waitress. "My 11-year-old boy has reached the age where girls at school are showing interest in him but he is not
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