Indian PM to be feted by Obama at state visit
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India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with...
Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out
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After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe. ...
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
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Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. ...
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the...
Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs
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Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit. Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan...
Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
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A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin...
Schumer says public option can pass the Senate
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Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate. Schumer says he is assuring his more conservative Democratic colleagues that the public option included in the...
Nelson might not back next step for health bill
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A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate. Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says he has serious problems with the...
FBI wants public's help in civil rights killings
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Over the last three years, the FBI scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tracked down witnesses from killings that occurred decades ago, many of them involving white police officers who shot black men or...
Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics
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A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians...
Today in History - Nov. 23
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Today is Monday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2009. There are 38 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 23, 1765, Frederick County, Md., became the first colonial entity to repudiate the British...
Winners at the American Music Awards
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_ Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift _ Pop-Rock: Male artist: Michael Jackson Female artist: Taylor Swift Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas Album: Michael Jackson, "Number Ones" _ Soul-R&B: Male artist:...
SF area officer, passenger injured during arrest
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A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men. The video, taken...
ME: Teen killed by NYC police was shot 11 times
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A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said Sunday. Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, died of gunshot wounds to the torso, neck and...
Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US
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When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well. The couple, both seniors at the...
Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham in NC
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Sarah Palin on Sunday dined and prayed with the Rev. Billy Graham, who has counseled presidents and other politicians for decades. Graham had never met Palin, who is scheduled to stop at Fort Bragg in eastern North...
4 US service members die in Afghan attacks
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Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday. Three of the Americans died in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the statement said. Two of them were killed by a bomb...
Chinese critic on quake response gets 3 years
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A Chinese court on Monday sentenced to three years in prison a veteran dissident who had criticized the government's response to a 2008 earthquake that killed about 90,000 people. Huang Qi was convicted of illegally...
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The US military says 4 of its service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. ...
Romania's president, rival in runoff election
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Romania's centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country emerge from a political and economic crisis. ...
Philippine police search for US suspect
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Philippine police searched for an American who escaped after allegedly killing a government official's son in a road-rage shooting _ the second homicide case against him, officials said Monday. Jason Ivler, 28, from...
China slams US report warning of spying by Beijing
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Beijing on Monday criticized a U.S. government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was "full of prejudice" and warning that it could damage US-China relations. ...
Incinerator plans on hold after protests in China
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Hundreds of residents protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown city of Guangzhou, a news report said. About 400 protesters gathered outside the city's main...
Man slashed by kangaroo while trying to rescue dog
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An Australian man was in stable condition Monday after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. Chris Rickard, 49, said he was walking his blue heeler, Rocky, on...
Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests
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Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands. For...
Miners' families want answers in China mine blast
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Grieving family members demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. The massive blast Saturday in Hegang city in frigid...
New olive planting method prompts Calif. oil boom
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An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market. ...
Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills
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For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families...
Oil rises above $78 amid Iranian war games
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Crude prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as Iran staged five days of war games, boosting tensions in the oil-rich region. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 97 cents to $78.44 a barrel at late...
Asia stocks mixed as figures on US economy awaited
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Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. European shares were...
Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
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Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new...
Late payments on credit cards drop in 3rd quarter
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For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter. The delinquency rate on bank-issued cards like those bearing MasterCard and...
'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend
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"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" gobbled up $140.7 million the first three days the vampire romance was in theaters, while gaining $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates. "New Moon" placed third on the...
Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist
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The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it. But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, he couldn't beat Taylor Swift for top honors at Sunday night's American Music Awards....
Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work
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Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to return to work at his Houston medical clinic for the first time since before the pop star's death. An attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray says the cardiologist plans to resume office...
Cuba film institute founder looks back on 50 years
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Fidel Castro was 32 and building his new government on the fly. He nationalized Cuba's U.S.-run telephone company, tapped Che Guevara as head of the National Bank and claimed he was no communist to every interviewer _...
Disney takes 'High School Musical' to China
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How do you say school's out in Chinese? Disney is recreating its hit franchise film "High School Musical" in the East as it turns its attention to the millions of teenagers in the massive China market. The...
Hero pilot jokes about marital boost in NBC show
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Pilot Chesley Sullenberger jokes that his heroic handling of a disabled jetliner brought him "rock star sex" in an interview for "NBC's People of the Year" TV special. Sullenberger, who safely ditched a US Airways...
Sting warns of hydroelectric project in Amazon
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British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest. Sting told a news conference Sunday in Sao...
Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz
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Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people. Cruise and Diaz were not at Sunday's rehearsal. The actors are scheduled to...
Atheist student groups flower on college campuses
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The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift...
FIRST-PERSON: 'Blind Side' one of the best of the year
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)--The key words in John 3:16, for the purpose of this article, are "world" and "whosoever." Those two words indicate that God finds value in each person. So God bless those who understand that each...
FIRST-PERSON: Your tax dollars, funding abortion
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WASHINGTON (BP)--It will be a while before we know all that Senate majority leader Harry Reid is proposing in the name of health care reform in his "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," which exceeds 2,000 pages...
LIFE DIGEST: 40 Days for Life reports more than 580 unborn babies saved
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The 40 Days for Life campaign reported more than 580 unborn children were saved and eight abortion clinic workers left the business by the close of the initiative Nov. 1.In the waning days of this...
FIRST-PERSON: The AP 'goes rogue'
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!P>ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--I don't know which frustrates me more: hypocritical politicians -- Democrats and Republicans - who are more concerned about their own power than their constituents concerns, or liberal members...
Bingo machines illegal, Ala. high court rules
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)--The Alabama Supreme Court dealt the state's electronic bingo gambling industry a severe blow Nov. 13 when it ruled that so-called "electronic bingo machines" are in fact an illegal form of...
Alabama affirms CP, adopts $46M budget
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (BP)--Messengers to the Alabama Baptist State Convention affirmed the effectiveness of cooperative missions and adopted a $46 million 2010 Cooperative Program budget during their annual meeting, Nov....
Reaching the Berbers of North Africa
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering supplements Cooperative Program giving to support more than 5,600 Southern Baptist missionaries as they share the Gospel overseas. This year's offering goal is $175...
Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
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Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two...
Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
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The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer. Dr. Bernadine Healy says the directive would save...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
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Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks...
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
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Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of...
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
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Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Smiling kids embracing a...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
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Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It's the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S. Health officials said...
Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
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First mammograms. Now _ in an apparent coincidence _ Pap smears. New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of...
Correction: Plavix story
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In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's Mylanta as part of the H-2 blocker drug family. Mylanta...
Astronauts get set for spacewalk No. 3
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It's another spacewalking day for the crew of space shuttle Atlantis. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik _ the father of a new baby girl _ will venture outside for the second time in three days. He will perform a series of odd...
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
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While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Here's why: Since April 1, new auditing...
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
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Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated _ beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. As the world has talked for a dozen years about what to...
Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean
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The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed...
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
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Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born as her father circled Earth on his first space shuttle mission, just...
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
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While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Here's why: Since April 1, new auditing...
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
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Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated _ beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. As the world has talked for a dozen years about what to...
Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime?
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Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television. Until that day when...
The nation's weather
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida were expected to continue tracking through the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday. The system was forecast to continue pulling abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and allow for wet...
The nation's weather
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A strong storm in the center of the country was expected to continue bringing wintry weather to the Central Rockies and Plains on Thursday. A strong low pressure system that developed over the Rockies would continue...
The nation's weather
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Unsettlement was expected over most of the country Friday as two strong systems were forecast to continue kicking up wet weather. In the East, a strong low pressure system was expected to sweep eastward from the...
The nation's weather
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Wet weather was forecast to sweep through the Central U.S. on Thursday as a strong low pressure system pushed off the Rockies and into the Plains. The system that developed over the Great Basin and spread light...
The nation's weather
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Drier conditions were expected for the Eastern U.S., while a strong storm would continue tracking over the Rockies. A high pressure system would continue building over the East Coast as a low pressure system slowly...
The nation's weather
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Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Northeast while diminishing across the Southeast as a front pushed off the East Coast on Tuesday. A strong low pressure system would continue to track over the Great Lakes and...
The nation's weather
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Monday's main weather event was forecast to develop in the Midwest as a deepening area of low pressure in the northern Great Lakes swung a cold front through the Upper Great Lakes. Significant precipitation with...
The nation's weather
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A low-pressure system will begin Sunday over the Ohio Valley before tracking over New England into the Atlantic Ocean by the end of the day. This storm will carry a significant amount of moisture that will produce...