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"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Jonathon Lynn - Nov. 21 (Special Report) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.

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China questions costs of U.S. healthcare reform

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By James Pethokoukis - Nov. 16 (News Analysis) - A new study from the U.S. government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the healthcare reform bill recently passed in the House of Representatives would increase healthcare spending to 21.3 percent of GDP by 2019 compared with 20.8 percent under current law. That’s bending the curve the wrong way.

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AIG chief threatened to leave over pay constraints: report

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 11 (News Report) - Unhappy over constraints imposed by U.S. government overseers, American International Group Inc (AIG.N) Chief Executive Robert Benmosche told the company's board last week that he is considering stepping down, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Convince public on climate to save planet: experts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Nina Chestney - Nov. 10 (News Report) - The public needs to be convinced about the threat of climate change so governments are under pressure to adopt strong policies and extend a U.N. pact to fight climate change in Copenhagen this December, experts say. Persuading the public that the long-term effects of climate change could be averted by action now should be a top priority, psychology experts said at a climate change psychology conference in London this week.

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Giving up hope can make some ill people happier

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 09 (News Report) - Giving up hope can actually make some people living with a serious illness happier, according to U.S. researchers who have found a "dark side of hope."

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Thinking negatively can boost your memory, study finds

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 09 (News Report) - Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.

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Reaction to House healthcare vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 08 (News Analysis) - Here is a sampling of reaction to the narrow 220-215 vote on the bill.

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US House of Representatives votes to approve healthcare reform | csmonitor.com

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Gail Russell Chaddock - Nov. 08 (News) - After a vote that went down to the wire, House Democrats cheered a vast overhaul of the US healthcare system early Sunday morning. In a phone call to House leaders, President Obama called it “a great victory for the American people.”

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How to boost fuel efficiency? Raise taxes, executives say

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Scott Malone - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - While politically unpalatable, gasoline that costs at least $4 a gallon would have a far greater effect on American fuel usage than Washington's $25 billion loan program meant to spark investment in new technologies

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Saudi air force hits Yemen rebels after border raid

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Souhail Karam - Nov. 05 (News Report) - Saudi Arabia has launched heavy air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the Shi'ite insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said Thursday.

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Opponents of same-sex marriage lead Maine vote

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 04 (News Report) - Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention.

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U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse | U.S.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Christine Kearney - Nov. 03 (Breaking News) - The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday

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House makes headway on healthcare bill | Politics

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By donna Smith, John whitesides - Nov. 03 (News Report) - The Democratic-controlled House plans to open debate on its 1,990-page version of a healthcare overhaul on Friday or Saturday, with a final vote expected before the start of a planned recess next Wednesday, he said

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Virginia, New Jersey races may test Obama influence

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Steve Holland - Nov. 03 (News Report) - Republicans seeking a comeback from recent losses may pick up the governor's seats in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday in campaigns that tested the limits of President Barack Obama's influence.

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Karzai declared Afghan president, run-off scrapped

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Golnar Motevalli - Nov. 02 (News Report) - Afghanistan's election commission declared Hamid Karzai elected as president on Monday after it called off a runoff following the withdrawal of his only rival. The run-off, called after the first round in August was marred by widespread fraud, was to have been held on November 7.

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Housing sales drop “unexpectedly”

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Ed Morrissey - Oct. 28 (News) - Two economic indicators over the past week indicate that the recovery may have trouble getting off the ground.

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Freeze U.S. credit card rates, says Sen. Dodd

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Oct. 26 (News Report) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Monday he was introducing legislation calling for a temporary freeze on credit card interest rates on existing balances.

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Violence in the Newest Olympic City Rattles Brazil

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Alexei Barrionuevo - Oct. 21 -

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Senior Iran Guards commanders killed in attack

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Fredrik Dahl, Resa Derakhshi - Oct. 18 (News Report) - At least two senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards were assassinated in volatile southeastern Iran on Sunday, in an attack in which 60 people were killed or wounded, Iranian media reported.

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Afghanistan: the fallout of operation Waziristan

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Sanjeev Miglani - Oct. 18 (News Analysis) - "Pakistan has opened an offensive against members of the Pakistan Taliban in the mountains of south Waziristan near the Afghan border. Quite apart from what it means for the Pakistani state as it engages in its toughest battle yet with the militants, the obvious question to ask is what impact will the Pakistani thrust into the rugged region have on the war next door in Afghanistan ?"

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Obama wins first financial reform victory in months

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Kevin Drawbaugh, Charles Abbot - Oct. 17 (News) - In a 43-26 decision, the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee voted in favor of slapping new rules on the largely unpoliced $450-trillion OTC derivatives market, widely blamed for amplifying last year's financial crisis.

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US' Kerry: decide Afghan vote before adding troops

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Oct. 17 (News) - BBC NewsUS' Kerry: decide Afghan vote before adding troopsReutersWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - It would be irresponsible of President Barack Obama to commit to sending more US troops to Afghanistan when the outcome of that country's election is undecided, US Senator John Kerry said on Saturday. ...Armed riots threatened as Karzai scorns election inquiryTimes OnlineKerry: too soon to send more troops to AfghanistanThe Associated PressKerry Says He Opposes More Troops in Afghanistan at This TimeBloombergVoice of America?-Wall Street Journal?-New York Timesall 2,509 news articles??

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Law change needed to cover climate exiles

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Olesya Dmitracova - Oct. 15 (Special Report) - International law is unfit to deal with the millions of people expected to flee their home countries to escape droughts and floods intensified by climate change, a group of lawyers said on Thursday.

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How Fox News Outsmarted the White House - Page 1

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By John Batchelor - Oct. 14 (Opinion) - The White House's war on Fox shows its ignorance of the network's true purpose: show business. And Team Obama is giving Murdoch just what he wants. After David Axelrod sneaked into Roger Ailes’ office in New York to powwow on Sept. 30, the White House brain trust of David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel decided that it is shrewd and useful to attack Fox News as a Republican tool—or as White House Communications Director Anita Dunn remarked, as “a wing of the Republican Party.” It is a guess that the president is not annoyed by this tactic. It is a better guess that the White House has not had a chance, in its custard pie-throwing glee, to pause and consider why this is a stupid idea—not only unfair to all other networks that will become suspect, but also guaranteed to give comedy skits about Fox an attention around the globe not achieved since Walter Cronkite’s moon-landing moment.

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Sen. Susan Collins Open to Voting for Health Ca...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By R Francis Rubio - Oct. 14 (News) - WASHINGTON - Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joins her fellow Senator from Maine Olympia Snowe in her support for health care reform.The Republican Senator signaled today that she may be open to voting for health care legislation this year although she believes the Finance Committee bill needs substantial improvements.

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