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- Oil slips below $49 on OPEC compliance
- Reuters - Oil prices fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday as news
- NATO says agrees gradual reengagement with Russia
- Reuters - NATO foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday on a gradual resumption of contacts with Russia, suspended after Moscows intervention in Georgia, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.
- Ford Nov. sales drop 30 pct., Toyota falls 34 pct.
- AP - Ford says its November U.S. light vehicle sales tumbled 31 percent amid a continued slump in consumer spending and tight credit markets. Toyotas sales fell 34 percent despite its extension of zero-percent financing on a dozen vehicles.
- Automakers rush to finish plans for Congress
- Reuters - U.S. automakers rushed to submit restructuring plans demanded by
BBC
- EU to operate 'all over Kosovo'
- The EUs police and justice mission will start deploying throughout Kosovo on 9 December, including to Serb-controlled areas.
- Ballesteros undergoes fourth op
- Golf great Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth brain operation.
- EU wants banks to boost lending
- The EU competition commissioner says banks that receive state aid should commit to lend to the real economy.
- UN talks action on space strikes
- A leading UN expert says countries must move to tackle the threat from asteroid strikes.
- 'Stain on America'
- Prosecutor tells BBC why he had to quit Guantanamo
- Dhaka exams row sparks violence
- More than a dozen protesters angry at being dropped from the civil service are detained in Bangladeshs capital Dhaka.
- NFL star Burress faces gun charge - after shooting himself in leg
- An American footballer who scored the Super Bowls winning touchdown faces criminal charges for shooting himself in the leg.
CNN
- Tip line key in cracking cold case
- A call to the Secret Witness tip line helped police break CNNs first featured cold case: the slaying of college student Brianna Denison, investigators say. James Michael Biela, a 27-year-old construction worker with an alleged thong fetish was arrested last
- Lawmakers: Honor soldiers held as Nazi slaves
- Two U.S. lawmakers have urged U.S. Army Secretary Peter Geren to recognize 350 American soldiers held as slaves by Nazi Germany during World War II, saying these heroes have not received the recognition and honor they deserve.
- Commentary: Twittering Mumbai's pain, rage
- I celebrated my 42nd birthday on November 26. We were thinking of stepping out for a coffee at the Taj hotel that night when a friend called to say there was a terrorist attack in town.
- Do you suffer 'TiVo guilt'?
- Bloated? Overstuffed? Ready to slim down? Youre not alone -- and were not talking about post-Thanksgiving torpor.
- Obama reaches out to GOP governors
- President-elect Barack Obama today reached out to Republican governors, promising his administration wont be hampered by ideology. I offer you the same hand of friendship, the same commitment to partnership as I do my Democratic colleagues, Obama told a meeting
- Bio terror attack likely by 2013, panel says
- Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded.
- 'Brain fingerprinting' may bump metal detectors
- Keep your shoes and belts on -- waiting in long airport security lines to pass through metal detectors may soon be a thing of the past.
Digg
- JPMorgan cutting 9,200 jobs at Washington Mutual
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. said today that it would cut a total of 9,200 jobs at Washington Mutual, which it acquired Sept. 25 after Washington Mutual became the nations largest bank to fail amid the ongoing credit crisis.
- Big 3 out of gas
- Things didnt go so well on Nov. 20 when the CEOs of the Big Three automakers came to Congress, tin cups in hand, to make a pitch for $25 billion. On top of offering no plan to the lawmakers for
- Panel warns nuclear/biological attack on US likely by 2013
- The US can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. Our margin of safety is shrinking, not growing, states
- Teen shows up bruised, chained at Calif. gym
- Police are questioning a couple after a bruised and half-naked 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym Monday with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said more
- It's Official: U.S. Economy in Recession
- The evidence of a downturn has been widespread for months: slower production, stagnant wages and hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. But the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic Research, charged with making the call for the history books, waited until
- Man Taped Rape, Laughed as he Made her Watch it
- A man on drugs videotaped himself raping a woman before laughing while watching the footage in front of her, a jury in the Invercargill District Court has been told.
FOX
- Activists Blast U.S. on Climate Change at U.N. Summit
- Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change.
- Burress Arrives at Giants Stadium After Posting Bail
- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has arrived at Giants Stadium, one day after the star receiver was charged with illegal gun possession.
- Soldier Back From Iraq Shot Dead by Released Felon
- Authorities say an Army military police officer who survived 15 months in Iraq died at the hands of a convicted felon who had been out of jail 16 days and was not supposed to be carrying a firearm.
- Huge Stash of Marijuana Found in Ancient Tomb
- An ancient Caucasian people seem to have buried one of their shamans with a whopping 789 grams of high-potency pot 2,700 years ago.
- Georgia Runoff Could Decide Balance of Power
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- Patrick Swayze: I'm Winning the Battle Against Cancer
- Actor says that tabloid lies are emotional cruelty as he fights the good fight.
- Man Dies in Cave Collapse While Digging for Artifacts
- A Tennessee man has died after a cave collapsed in western Kentucky while he was digging for Native American artifacts.
The Washington Post
- Clinton and Obama, Arm in Arm
- Sketch | President-elects comments on his choice for secretary of state may be biggest change so far.
- Ford Eyes Concessions For Government Aid
- Company says it will invest $14B in products to improve fuel efficiency and build family of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars.
- 'Circus' Pretty Much Sweet Fluff
- MUSIC | Britney Spearss sixth album is a vocal train wreck offering a slew of bad-girl club tunes that feel more trite than contrite. » Chris Richards
- Thai PM Resigns After Ruling
- Constitutional Court banned Somchai from office, dissolved three parties in ruling coalition.
- Big 3 Plea for $25B in Loans
- Automakers scramble to reassure Congress that any money they receive will not be squandered.
- Pakistan to Aid India in Terror Investigation
- Pakistan offers to set up a joint inquiry into the terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last week, and says it will cooperate with India.
- India: Hand Over Fugitives
- India demands that Pakistan turn over 20 men in the aftermath of last weeks terrorist attacks.
Reuters
- NATO says agrees gradual reengagement with Russia
- BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday on a gradual resumption of contacts with Russia, suspended after Moscows intervention in Georgia, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.
- U.S. sees way forward on N.Korea nuclear talks: Hill
- TOKYO (Reuters) - The top U.S. negotiator for multilateral talks on ending Pyongyangs nuclear program said on Tuesday he saw a way forward at the next meeting, but details on verification must still be clarified.
- Automakers rush to finish plans for Congress
- DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. automakers rushed to submit restructuring plans demanded by Congress before lawmakers reopen debate on a $25 billion bailout the industry says it needs to survive.
- Two U.S. soldiers charged for abusing Afghans
- KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been charged with the abuse of Afghan detainees, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
- Lots of TV and Web harms kids' health
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
- Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties
- TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to business as usual with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August.
- Oil falls below $48
- LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell to a 3-1/2-year low below $48 a barrel on Tuesday as signs grew that the global economy was in worse shape than thought and after OPEC opted to delay talks on further output cuts.
USATODAY
- NYPD question man in stabbing death of bus driver
- New York City police are questioning a man in the killing of an on-duty bus driver who was stabbed in front of horrified passengers.
- Nixon memo shows White House dilemma over Vietnam
- Tens of thousands of newly disclosed documents from the Nixon years show a White House struggling to deal with the war in Vietnam.
- Casino says offer was mistake, tries to cover loss
- A casino gambled and lost big time. Now its asking thousands of customers to give it a break.
- N.Y. court orders resentencing of bin Laden aide
- A federal appeals court in Manhattan has ordered a new sentencing for a former top aide to Osama bin Laden, who was convicted ...
- Army labs get security training after anthrax case
- Workers who handle dangerous pathogens at Army biological research laboratories will get additional security training in the ...
- Capitol Visitor Center in D.C. opens to public
- The long-planned Capitol Visitor Center in Washington is opening to the public about three years later than planned and $360 ...
- Couple arrested after shackled boy shows up at gym
- A couple faces torture, kidnapping and child abuse charges after a bruised 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym with a chain locked ...
MSNBC
- Brad Pitt: I’m proud of my ‘crazy’ family
- As families move
- Teen shows up bruised, chained at gym
- Police are questioning a couple after a bruised and half-naked 17-year-old boy showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said.
- Patient photos help docs read CT scans better
- An intriguing Israeli study found adding photos of patients faces to the file made radiologists more meticulous when looking at the X-rays
- Governors to press Obama for shortfall help
- The nations governors are meeting with the President-elect today to press
- Trampled NY worker lacked crowd training
- A worker trampled to death when customers stormed a Wal-Mart for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving had no experience in crowd control and was placed at the entrance because of his hulking frame, police and a lawyer said Monday.
CBS
- Roadblock: Debts May Prevent Auto Bailout
- Theyll park some corporate jets, cut executive pay and serve up concessions from the United Auto Workers, but Ford, GM and perhaps Chrysler will also have to address massive debts to persuade a skeptical Congress to loan them money.
- Study: WMD Attack In U.S. Likely By 2013
- The United States can expect a terror attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
- Scrutiny Focused On Pakistan Terror Group
- The militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks has roots in the disputed Kashmir region where Pakistans military has faced off against India for decades.
- Two Killed, 30 Hurt In India Bomb Blast
- A bomb exploded in a train coach in Indias insurgency-hit northeast on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring another 30, a state government official said.
- Holiday Parade Accident Injures Nine
- An accident at a holiday parade in an east Texas town injured at least nine people Monday night, some of them children, a hospital official said.
- Administration Ignored Meltdown Warnings
- The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed.
- Investing In Something "Stable"
- The market meltdown has a lot of people looking for alternative places to invest their money, like in gold or silver. But some people are looking to somewhere unheard of: a herd of alpacas, Kelly Wallace reports.
The New York Times
- Diner's Journal: Wine Museum Files for Chapter 11
- Copia, the ambitious food, wine, and art museum in Napa, Calif., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
- Dow Plunges 680 Points as Recession Is Declared
- The announcement that the recession began in December 2007 came on a day when the Dow dropped more than 7 percent.
- Officials Warn That Economy Will Remain Weak
- The Fed chairman and Treasury secretary expressed optimism for the long haul and said they would continue to deal aggressively with the crisis.
- With Appointments, Obama Moves On From the Campaign
- Barack Obama called for “a new dawn of American leadership” as he formally introduced his national security team, led by Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state nominee.
- The Caucus: Return of a Familiar Face
- Contrasting views overseas of Mrs. Clintons selection, through the prism of an old administration.
- City Room: New York Governor Deflects Senate Questions
- The governor says that he will not appoint a replacement for the senator until she is confirmed as secretary of state and steps down, in January at the earliest.
- The Caucus: Obama Releases Donor Names
- The Obama team has released a list of donors to its transition project.
TIME
- What's Really at Stake in Georgia's Senate Runoff
- A surprise Democratic win in this deep-red state would be a crowning embarrassment for Republicans, but the GOP may take a wrong, very dangerous message from a victory
- Detroit Bailout Fueling Trade Tensions with Europe
- Fearing Washingtons proposed $25 billion rescue plan could give struggling U.S. carmakers an advantage, European policymakers look for ways to support their own automotive industry
- Hugo Chavez for President ... Now and Forever?
- Even after the mixed results of Venezuelas November election, the rambunctious leader is pushing for a new vote to end presidential term limits
- Watching Clinton's Transition at State
- Now that Hillary Clinton has been nominated to be Secretary of State, President-elect Barack Obamas former Democratic rival will begin preparing for the job that awaits her in less than two months
- Italy's Communist Tranvestite TV Star
- Italys reality television show industry says as much about the countrys politics as it does about Italian viewing habits
- Florida Moves to Provide Relief on Foreclosures
- Governor Crist scrambles to sign on banks for a ninety day moratorium on home foreclosures
- Getting Paid for Your A's
- A new website tries to bribe - ahem, incentivize - students to work harder in school
Newsday
- Ronkonkoma teen dies in crash
- Jayson Giles, 18, died Monday afternoon after he lost control of his car and ran into a utility pole, police said.
- Plaxico at center of growing storm
- Embattled Giants star Plaxico Burress arrested and handcuffed like a common criminal.
- Arrest in Jennifer Hudson case
- Jennifer Hudsons estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singers mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
- Cyber Monday spending drops
- Sales dipped 4 percent despite big bargains during the online holiday shopping kick-off on Monday
- ExploreLI: 'Nutcracker' on LI
- From now until the end of the year, more than a dozen local Nutcracker productions will tempt you.
- Ronkonkoma teen dies in crash
- Jayson Giles, 18, died Monday afternoon after he lost control of his car and ran into a utility pole, police said.
- Plaxico at center of growing storm
- A handcuffed Plaxico Burress was led to his holding cell as Mayor Bloomberg called for the book to be thrown at the Giants star.