New claims for unemployment benefits rise to 474,000

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• New claims for unemployment benefits rise to 474,000
• Fast-growing Christian churches crushed in China (AP)
• Accepting Peace Prize, Obama Evokes ‘Just War’
• Fellow PGA pros speak out on Tiger Woods: 'A phony and a fake'
• Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications (AP)
• See Taylor Swift With Straight Hair - and Bangs!
• Kansas' new Secret Santa gives away about $14K
• Michael J.W. Stickings: Sarah Palin and "Climategate" Propaganda
• Johnson, Ochocinco, "Hachi Go"? Chad plans another name change (Yahoo! Sports)
• Many Americans haunted by ghosts, look to astrology (Reuters)
• Goldman Sachs execs won't get 2009 cash bonus (AP)
• New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy
• Nobel Peace Prize Recipients Who Changed The World
• Emotionally Traumatic Christmas Toys
• WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Short stay miffs Norwegians (AP)

New claims for unemployment benefits rise to 474,000 Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:58 AM PST The number of newly laid-off workers applying for unemployment benefits rose more than expected in the latest week, after falling ...

Fast-growing Christian churches crushed in China (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:30 AM PST AP - Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China's coal country.

Accepting Peace Prize, Obama Evokes ‘Just War’ Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:27 AM PST Formally accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, President Obama robustly defended the use of military force "on humanitarian grounds" and to preserve peace.

Fellow PGA pros speak out on Tiger Woods: 'A phony and a fake' Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST This is how bad it's getting for Tiger Woods : even his fellow pros are now starting to speak out against him. First it was Jesper Parnevik expressing his frustration and disappointment , saying he "probably thought [Woods] was a better guy than he is."

Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 01:03 PM PST Like any good celebrity scandal, the Tiger Woods drama has triggered a spike in traffic to Web sites offering details of his Thanksgiving weekend car crash and his alleged extramarital affairs.

See Taylor Swift With Straight Hair - and Bangs! Posted: 10 Dec 2009 08:10 AM PST She loses her curls the same week she turns 20

Kansas' new Secret Santa gives away about $14K Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:05 AM PST KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Terminal cancer patient Herman Smithey III left a Kansas City-area hospital wondering how he would pay $100 for antibiotics to treat his recent bout with pneumonia.

Michael J.W. Stickings: Sarah Palin and "Climategate" Propaganda Posted: 10 Dec 2009 10:06 AM PST I really don't want to waste my time blogging about Sarah Palin's ridiculous op-ed in yesterday's Washington Post on "Copenhagen's political science," that is, about what she (or whoever really wrote the piece) thinks is the "politicized" science behind global warming. Needless to say, she plays up the right's (that is, the denialists') talking points on those hacked University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU) e-mails. Among other idiotic things, she calls the CRU researchers "so-called climate change experts" (as if they're just a bunch of hacks); dismisses "the radical environmen

Johnson, Ochocinco, "Hachi Go"? Chad plans another name change (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:08 AM PST According to someone who watches his broadcasts at UStream -- which I might do someday if my television is...

Many Americans haunted by ghosts, look to astrology (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 06:35 AM PST Reuters - Although most Americans are Christian and many are devout it hasn't stopped some members of the flock from believing in astrology, reincarnation or the ability of trees to trap spiritual energy.

Goldman Sachs execs won't get 2009 cash bonus (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism over its pay practices.

New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:32 AM PST AFP/SCANPIX – An unusual light phenomenon above the Norwegian city of Skjeroy. Russia's new nuclear-capable missile … MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia 's new nuclear-capable missile suffered another failed test launch, the defence ministry said Thursday, solving the mystery of a spectacular plume of white l...

Nobel Peace Prize Recipients Who Changed The World Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:05 AM PST Today President Barack Obama accepts a Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, making him the third African-American and fifth African recipient. He is also the third sitting U.S. President to be awarded the prize. Outside the political sphere, President...

Emotionally Traumatic Christmas Toys Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST From "Predator Hands" to "Poll Dancer Doll", these are the types of gifts that will make your children question "far more than the existence of Santa clause".

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Short stay miffs Norwegians (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's decision to break with tradition and not follow the lead of past Nobel Peace Prize winners bewildered some Norwegians. Others thought he was being impolite.

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