Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results
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Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from...
Obama delays Capitol Hill pitch on health care
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President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers. Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now the White House schedule shows...
Fiorina: 'Shame on me' for not voting more
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Weeks after Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was criticized over her poor voting record, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina tried to fend off a similar line of questioning by owning up to her spotty past....
'Kill the bill' protesters target health care
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Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's...
Congressman: 2 soldiers released from custody
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The office of a Texas congressman says two soldiers who were taken into custody following a deadly rampage at Fort Hood have been released. A spokesman for Rep. John Carter says Fort Hood officials informed Carter's...
Denver immigrant asylum center latest to close
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A Denver center that offered counseling and legal help to immigrants who sought asylum after they were tortured in their home countries has closed after losing its federal grant. The Rocky Mountain Survivors Center...
Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam
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Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland. Ida's winds swirled at 75...
California county settles again in squad car case
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A California county will pay $800,000 to the father of a bicyclist who was killed when a deputy fell asleep while driving his patrol car. Santa Clara County officials announced the settlement payment Thursday to Ripp...
Cousin of shooting suspect says family is shocked
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A cousin of the man suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, says his family is shocked and saddened by the tragedy. Nader Hasan of Falls Church, Va., said in a statement issued late Thursday that he and his...
Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot
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A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls. Tarek Mehanna, of Sudbury, Mass., is...
Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border
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President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups. The...
Peru rebels attack army outpost, killing 1 soldier
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Peru's defense minister says Shining Path rebels attacked a military outpost in the country's coca-producing highlands, killing one soldier and wounding three. The post is in Vizcatan, in southern Ayacucho province,...
Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling
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Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from...
Mexican mother reunited with allegedly sold baby
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A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. Authorities handed the baby to Vanessa Castillo on Thursday after tests proved she...
Israel: Weapons would let Hezbollah fight a month
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Israel said Thursday that Hezbollah could have bombarded the Jewish state for a month with the weapons confiscated in the country's largest-ever arms seizure, and called on the world to focus on the Lebanese militants'...
Health reform bill allows for Hawaii to opt out
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Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own comprehensive health insurance law. Hawaii's...
Obama set to sign a big tax break for homebuyers
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Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000. As part of the government's...
Judge throws out LA deal for digitizing billboards
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A judge on Thursday overturned a settlement allowing major outdoor advertising companies to convert more than 800 billboards in Los Angeles into digital displays, but declined to revoke permits already granted for about...
CBS show sales help offset drop in 3Q ad revenue
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The sale of popular TV shows partly offset a drop in third-quarter advertising revenue at CBS Corp. but the company said ad trends are improving in the final three months of the year. "The light at the end of the...
Public Storage 3Q results better than expected
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Public Storage on Thursday reported third-quarter results that were better than analysts had expected as it benefited from more favorable foreign exchange rates. The storage company, based in Glendale, Calif., posted...
'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery
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Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital. The surgery took place Wednesday and went "very,...
Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
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Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans. ...
Rihanna, Jay-Z to perform at American Music Awards
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Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday. Producer...
Winners at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas: Record of the year: "No Hay Nadie Como Tu," Calle 13 featuring Cafe Tacvba. Album of the year: "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo," Calle 13. ...
Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show
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Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved. Winans appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey...
LifeWay stores to collect Christmas shoe boxes
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--LifeWay Christian Stores will hold an Operation Christmas Child collection day Saturday, Nov. 14, for gift-filled shoe boxes to be distributed in 100-plus countries.Since 2003, LifeWay has taken...
Indonesians responsive to quake relief
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WEST SUMATRA, Indonesia (BP)--"And so, this is what He is up to on our island ... taking a tragedy and opening up a door for seeds to be planted," a Christian worker in Indonesia wrote following the magnitude 7.6...
N.M. Baptists retire debt, seek the lost
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GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)--Nearly 400 Baptists from across the Land of Enchantment braved a wintry mix of cold and snow to celebrate the retirement of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico's indebtedness and to commit to...
FIRST-PERSON: Make the most of your time
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP)--1. 24. 1440. 7. 168. 28. 30. 31. 744. 12. 365. 8760. Alone, these numbers are interesting symbols on the page. Separately, you might recognize a few of them. Together they represent the passing of...
TRUSTEES: GuideStone up 31% March-Sept.
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DALLAS (BP)--GuideStone Financial Resources President O.S. Hawkins updated trustees on the first three quarters of 2009, including how the GuideStone staff has demonstrated perspective amid one of the greatest economic...
WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide
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The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said...
New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease
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French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause...
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
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Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first...
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
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Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. The United...
Family doctors group loses members over Coke deal
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Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke. The American Academy of Family Physicians has prompted outcry and lost members over its new...
Sapient predicts rise in services sales
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Sapient Corp., which helps companies with technology needs, said Thursday that services revenue would rise sequentially in the fourth quarter. The company said services sales would range from $172 million to $175...
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
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It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of a lower costs and a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of...
Sapient 3Q profit plummets on charges, sales dip
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Technology-services provider Sapient Corp. said Thursday that third-quarter profits plunged by two-thirds, partly due to special charges, and the CEO said customers were growing more confident in business prospects. ...
Leap 3Q loss widens as subscriber growth slows
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Leap Wireless International Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss grew 31 percent as competition and the weak economy were a drag on subscriber growth. The company, which sells prepaid wireless service to...
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
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Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. Unusually warm water...