| GOP nominee for N.Y. seat quits race Posted: 01 Nov 2009 03:26 AM PST ![]() NEW YORK | Liberal Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava stunned the New York political world Saturday by announcing the suspension of her campaign for the state's 23rd Congressional District three days before the election. The surprise move leaves New York Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, with no prior political experience but a strongly conservative stance on virtually all issues, as the sole competitor against businessman and lawyer Bill Owens, the state Democratic Party's nominee, in a race most polls say is too close to call. "It's an immense victory for the Conservative Party," a
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| Limbaugh calls Obama 'immature, inexperienced' (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 07:51 AM PST  AP - From his home and on a friendly network, Rush Limbaugh lobbed pot shots across the airwaves Sunday at President Barack Obama — "immature, inexperienced, in over his head," offering the country "radical leadership" and laying siege to the economy.
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| American Meb Keflezighi wins NYC Marathon (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST  AP - That day in Central Park two years ago was shaping up as a triumphant symbol of the resurgence in American distance running Meb Keflezighi helped inspire.
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| CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 03:10 PM PST ![]() After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of mid-sized and small businesses.
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| Defections, court fights test Scientology (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:47 AM PST  AP - The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
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| Box office's biggest thriller Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST  This weekend, Michael Jackson's "This Is It" went head-to-head with a low-budget horror hit.
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| How it happened: Inside the Brett Favre-Packers divorce Posted: 01 Nov 2009 04:02 AM PST ![]() The lightning striking directly over Lambeau Field was nothing compared to the storm rolling in behind it. Somewhere in that ...
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| Alexandria woman stabbed at Halloween Party Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST ![]() An 18-year-old Alexandria woman was stabbed in the chest and three of her male friends cut early Sunday morning as they left a Halloween party in Clinton, police said.
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| US, S.Korea plan for N.Korea collapse: report Posted: 01 Nov 2009 08:53 AM PST ![]() SEOUL (AFP) – The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea , including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday.
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| Cash bail offer to be filed for Polanski on Monday (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST  AP - A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will be a "very, very significant" cash amount.
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| GOP takes wait-and-see tack on health Posted: 01 Nov 2009 02:16 AM PST ![]() Capitol Hill Republicans, hammered repeatedly by the Democratic majority for nitpicking President Obama's health care overhaul but not offering an alternative, say they're keeping their cards close to the vest until the endgame on the House floor. Republican officials say they won't show their hand until House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reveals the procedural rules Democrats will impose to control the amendment process and floor debate next week on the Democrats' nearly 2,000-page health bill. "We're not going to give Democrats our playbook until we see theirs," a Republican leadership aide said, no
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| White House: Afghan troop decision within weeks (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:58 AM PST  AP - Top Obama administration officials pledged Sunday to work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, despite continuing doubts about his credibility that could have been eased had he won a runoff election against his top challenger, who dropped out citing concerns of fraud.
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| Israel nabs serial attacker of Arabs, leftist Jews (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:07 AM PST ![]() AP - Israeli authorities have arrested a Jewish-American extremist suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile hate crimes, security officials said Sunday.
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| Pakistan zeroes in on major Taliban bases (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST  Reuters - Pakistani forces are zeroing in on two major Taliban bases in South Waziristan region as their offensive pushes deeper into militant bastion on the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday.
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| Foods that help fight flu Posted: 01 Nov 2009 09:10 AM PST  Apples, broccoli, and tomatoes are powerhouse produce that help prevent disease.
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