| Knox trial shows deep flaws of Italian justice: US senator (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:13 AM PST  AFP - The conviction by an Italian court of US student Amanda Knox for the murder of her British housemate showed deep flaws in Italy's justice system, the senator for Knox's home state of Washington said.
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| Obama eyes 'selective' use of bailout dollars (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST ![]() President Barack Obama said Monday the massive federal bailout program for financial insititutions has turned out to be much less costly than expected and there may be ways to redirect some of the money toward creating new jobs.
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| "Bad Day" One-Hit Wonder of the Decade Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST ![]() Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:08am PST by Lindsay Robertson in Stop The Presses!
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| 'Tea party' polls better than GOP Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:46 AM PST  About 23 percent prefer tea party candidate while GOP gets 18 percent. Dems get 36 percent.
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| Secret Service 'counts dozens of lapses' since 1980 Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:00 AM PST ![]() AFP/File – US Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is pictured during a hearing in Washington, DC on December 3. … The Secret Service -- the branch in charge of the president's security -- have mistakenly seen at least 91 breaches of their checkpoints since 1980, said the daily, adding that the ...
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| Climate Talks Open With Calls for Urgent Action Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:15 AM PST  A meeting of nearly 200 nations seeking what has so far been elusive common ground on climate began Monday.
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| Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:35 AM PST  AP - The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis have blamed air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures.
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| AIG Executives Threaten To Quit Over Pay—Again Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST ![]() AIG (AIG) executives are again pouting over the size of their paychecks, reports the Wall Street Journal. Five of them have threatened to quit if the U.S. government, via pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, dares to muck with their compensation. Their announcement makes Feinberg's already difficult job that much tougher. Feinberg has to balance compensation with preservation of talent at the firms he has oversight of. In essence, he must decide whether these executives, or any of the top 75 earners in the company (all of whom are subject to his authority), are replaceable. And he has to do it by year's
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| EPA: Greenhouse Gases Are Danger To Human Health, Must Be Regulated Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:43 AM PST  WASHINGTON — Officials tell The Associated Press that the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated. The EPA will announced its findings at a news conference Monday.
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| No pattern of illicit conduct found on ACORN video Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:47 AM PST ![]() An attorney brought in by the community-organizing group ACORN has found no pattern of intentional, illegal conduct by ACORN ...
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| Sorry, Nebraska: There's no shame in Texas' game Posted: 06 Dec 2009 10:49 PM PST ![]() As Carl Pelini stormed onto the field following the controversial finish to Saturday's Big 12 championship game, the volatile Nebraska defensive coordinator screamed, while pointing at the Longhorns, "You should be ashamed to accept that trophy!" This just in: Texas isn't ashamed. Texas isn't going to give back the Big 12 trophy. Texas is still better than Nebraska. By one very skinny point. And as Texas quarterback Colt McCoy said, "We accepted it."
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| Mullen expects casualties to rise in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:05 AM PST  AP - The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the last three years and he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war.
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| S.African actors 'want Hudson out of Mandela film' (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:35 AM PST  AFP - South African actors want to stop Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson from playing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new film on the ex-wife of the nation's first black president, reports said Monday.
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| Rare dusting of snow at low elevations Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:17 AM PST  There's snow in the hills - in Danville. In fact, the cold, white stuff showed up this morning in places it almost never does, thanks to a strong front that will bring chilly temperatures for much of the week, according...
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| Supreme Court Considers Sarbanes-Oxley Board Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:44 AM PST ![]() The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday testing the constitutionality of the federal anti-fraud law that grew out of the Enron scandal. At issue is the board Congress created to oversee independent audits of publicly traded companies. The case could overhaul the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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