| Police chief: Woods' wife helped after accident (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST  Tiger Woods was injured early Friday when he lost control of his SUV outside his Florida mansion, and a local police chief said Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out the back window to help get him out. The world's No. 1 golfer was treated and released from a hospital in good condition, his spokesman said.
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| World's patience with Iran is limited: White House (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:35 AM PST  Reuters - The world is losing patience with Iran's behavior over its nuclear program and Tehran will be responsible for the consequences if it fails to meet its obligations, the White House said on Friday.
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| Dubai seeks to assure markets shaken by debt move (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST ![]() Debt-burdened Dubai insisted that it took into account market fallout from its appeal to delay paying creditors, but offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that dragged down global markets for a second day Friday.
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| Obama Pushes Lobbyists Off Federal Advisory Boards Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST  In a little-noticed blog post published on the White House website in September, President Obama's special counsel for ethics and government reform Norm Eisen announced that the administration no longer wanted federally-registered lobbyists appointed to agency advisory boards and commissions. These appointees to boards and commissions, which are made by agencies and not the President, advise the federal government on a variety of policy areas. Keeping these advisory boards free of individuals who currently are registered federal lobbyists represents a dramatic change in the way business is do
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| UK diplomat: US was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 02:08 AM PST  AP - The United States was "hell bent" on a 2003 military invasion of Iraq and actively undermined efforts by Britain to win international authorization for the war, a former British diplomat told an inquiry Friday.
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| Secret Service: officers didn't verify crashers (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST  AP - The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list.
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| Are You Ready for Black Friday? Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST  Lace up your running shoes and get ready to sprint to the stores for some of the fabulous Black Friday deals this year! Recession Mama Michele Ashamalla: Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Macy's ads for Black Friday were leaked last week. The deals and sometimes scans of the entire ads can be found on several sites dedicated solely to Black Friday. Check out: Black Friday 2009, Black Friday Info, and Bfads.net. Costco's Black Friday coupons are being handed out in a store flyer. If you're planning on waiting outside the store in the wee hours, Wal-Mart is considerately opening their store on T
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| CIA goes hiring in heart of Arab America Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:48 AM PST ![]() Reuters – The CIA logo is swept clean in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in a file photo. … DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) – At Tuhama's Lebanese deli in Dearborn, and at bakeries and barbershops throughout town, it's no secret the CIA is looking for a few good spies.
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| Postcard: Dearborn. Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:28 AM PST ![]() A week and a day after the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas , there's a palpable sense of unease among the 400 men and women gathered for Friday prayers at the American Muslim Center in Dearborn, Mich., 1,350 miles away.
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| Military divorces edge up again in 9th year of war (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 07:19 AM PST  AP - The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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| Diabetes Cases to Double in 25 Years (LiveScience.com) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:46 AM PST  LiveScience.com - If Americans don't eat better and exercise more, diabetes cases will double by 2034 and costs to care for the patients will triple, according to a new report that paints a bleak picture of the future.
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| “Black Friday” Early Shoppers Find Best Deals Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:51 AM PST ![]() "Black Friday" Is The Biggest Single Shopping Day Of The Year.
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| Larry Brown: Iverson shouldn't retire (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:54 AM PST ![]() Larry Brown has a message for Allen Iverson: don't give up. Iverson's former coach said Friday he thinks the 10-time All-Star "still has a passion to play" and shouldn't retire. An online report this week indicated Iverson had decided to end his career after receiving little interest from NBA teams.
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| Katey Sagal: Happy as the mom on 'Sons of Anarchy' (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:52 AM PST  AP - Season two of the FX drama "Sons of Anarchy" is primed to end with bloody payback. It's likely to be pretty.
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| Food banks nationwide report more 1st timers (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 07:54 AM PST ![]() Prentice Jones worked construction jobs around Chicago for most of his 60 years and is quick to boast of a foreman job he once held at a revamped city college and 23 years at a steel company.
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