| Army officer opens fire at Fort Hood, killing 12 (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:53 PM PST  AP - An Army officer opened fire Thursday with two handguns at the Fort Hood military base in an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.
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| Rihanna Speaks Out on 'Good Morning America' Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:27 AM PST  Good Morning America: Pop sensation Rihanna is speaking out about the night her then-boyfriend Chris Brown beat her, saying it was "humiliating" and "traumatizing" to admit the assault took place and that it was "wrong" that she went back to Brown afterwards. "It was a wake-up call. It was a wake-up call for me. Big time," Rihanna told "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer in her first television interview discussing the assault. "I will say that to any young girl who is going through domestic violence, don't react off of love. F love. Come out of the situation and look at it in the third per
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| Student stuns Iran by criticizing supreme leader (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 02:52 PM PST  AP - An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face.
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| Obama's overexposure helped GOP Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:05 AM PST  In an Ideas piece, Hudome says Obama's permanent campaign is unlike anything before.
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| Militants blow up Pakistan girls school: officials Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:50 AM PST ![]() PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Islamist militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district on Thursday, the second such attack in the lawless region on the Afghan border in four days, officials said.
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| Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 07:59 AM PST ![]() Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.
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| Majority leader: House will pass health bill Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:35 AM PST ![]() The second-ranking House Democrat predicted that historic health care legislation will be passed Saturday as the AARP, the nation's ...
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| Touching moment after win Posted: 05 Nov 2009 08:13 AM PST  Joba Chamberlain gets the hug of a lifetime after the Yankees capture their 27th world championship.
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| New jobless claims drop to 512K, lowest since Jan. (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:10 AM PST ![]() The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals.
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| Senate blocks census citizenship question (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:58 AM PST ![]() AP - Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.
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| Laser-Powered Robot Climbs to Victory in the Space-Elevator Contest Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST ![]() A laser-powered robot took a climb up a cable in the Mohave Desert in ...
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| Palestinian shock: President says he wants to quit (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:07 AM PST  AP - By announcing he doesn't want another term in office, embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed the Mideast peace effort into unknown territory Thursday, opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
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| Dartmouth scientist says Oswald rifle photo real (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:29 PM PST ![]() AP - The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor.
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| Cash or Credit? Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:28 AM PST  There are certainly benefits to using cash. Recession Mama Michele Ashamalla: I think I don't spend as much, and I can't spend more than I have. But I have found that if you have a credit card you can pay off each month to avoid finance charges, there are some perks that you just don't get otherwise. My daughter recently broke her glasses. They were bought less than two months ago, so I checked my American Express Purchase Protection. A few years ago, they sent a check for a stolen cell phone just a week after I submitted a claim. Turns out, I used a Chase Visa card for the transaction
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| Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:53 AM PST  AP - Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
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