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Marine to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq heroism

CNN

War vets urged to wear medals on Veterans Day

MSNBC

Charges sought against Rumsfeld over prison abuse

A lawsuit in Germany will seek a criminal prosecution of the outgoing Defense Secretary and other U.S. officials for their alleged role in abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.

Time

WORLD

Hamas leader hints he'll bow out

Hamas leader and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has suggested he would not head a proposed unity government if stepping aside would help to bring back Western aid.

CNN

Car bombs kill eight in Baghdad

Two car bombs tore through a downtown shopping district, killing eight people, while a Slovak and Polish soldier were reported killed overnight.

Yahoo! News

Mortars strike US office in Baghdad

MSNBC

More National Guard units may get second tours in Iraq

Combat brigades that have already served in Iraq may be called for a second tour, likely breaking the 24-month deployment limit.

ABC

Gates sees Iraq exit by 2008

The U.S. won't rush to quit Iraq in the wake of Tuesday's elections, but it is possible Washington may adopt a new strategy of "phased troop withdrawals."

National Post

Al Qaeda May Be Plotting Holiday Attacks

Intelligence agencies have been warned that al Qaeda may be planning to attack air and rail travel in Europe in actions that may occur during the busy holiday travel season.

CBS

ELECTION 2006

Economic populism pays for Democrats

A majority of the newly elected Democrat are economic populists who are deeply suspicious of free trade and quick to blame China and other developing countries for the loss of U.S. jobs.

Financial Times

Bush, Senate Dems vow cooperation

Looking to put the bitterness of the campaign behind them, President Bush has cozied up to the Democrats who'll be running the Senate in the new Congress.

CBS News

In this election, swing voters make comeback

With a chastened President Bush talking the language of common ground and Democrats owing their takeover of the House and the Senate to political independents, the center is back.

Christian Science Monitor

McCain to launch 2008 exploratory panel

Republican Sen. John McCain intends to take the first formal step toward a White House run next week by launching a presidential exploratory committee, GOP officials say.

Yahoo! News

Pelosi positioned to bring S.F. dollars

Congressional watchdogs plan to keep an eye on Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco who as speaker of the House will have the ability to channel big cash to pet projects back home.

USA Today

Nun jailed for role in Rwandan genocide

A Catholic nun has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping militias kill hundreds of people who were hiding in a hospital during Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

CBS

Palestinian PM offers to resign

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of the ruling Hamas group has said he is willing to resign if this will end a Western aid boycott.

BBC

Security tight as Jerusalem gays hold rally

Thousands of demonstrators gathered for a gay rally in Jerusalem in defiance of protests by religious leaders who had deemed the event "sinful."

London Times

BUSINESS

Biggest fall in two years in US trade gap

The US trade deficit narrowed to $64,3bn in September from a record the previous month as crude oil prices fell and growing economies abroad spurred demand for American goods.

Business Day

Google denies rumor of YouTube legal reserve

Google's CEO denied a widely circulated rumor that his company had set aside $500 million to settle copyright claims by media companies as part of its deal to acquire video-sharing site YouTube.

CNET News

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GOOD NEWS

Teen hailed as a hero for teddy bear project

Since the fourth grade, Taylor Crabtree's nonprofit has raised more than $100,000 to purchase teddy bears for 23,000 young cancer patients at 300 hospitals throughout the nation.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Oscar-winner Jack Palance dies

Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane" who turned to comedy at 70 with an Oscar-winning role in "City Slickers," has died.

USA Today

Emergency brakes failed before derailment

Crew members aboard a runaway train that barreled down a steep Sierra Nevada slope tried frantically to slam on the emergency brakes before the locomotive derailed, investigators said.

US News & World Report

Storm shuts Rainier park for first time in decades

Heavy rain has caused so much damage at Mount Rainier National Park that officials have closed the attraction for the first time in 26 years.

CNN

ENTERTAINMENT

Humiliated frat boys sue Borat

Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie.

NPR

Denise Richards-tossed laptops hit women

A spokeswoman for Denise Richards blamed aggressive paparazzi for a run-in that prompted the actress to toss a pair of laptops from a balcony, causing minor injuries to two women.

CNN

TECHNOLOGY

PlayStation 3 arrives in Japan

Sony's new PlayStation 3 console, the first to feature high definition Blu-Ray disc technology, has launched in Japan with long lines of fans braving the cold for the new console.

The Herald

HEALTH

Clean hands save lives: WHO

Alcohol-based hand cleaners for hospital staff, easier and faster to use than soap and water, could save lives and slash health care costs, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

Reuters

SPORTS

Walsh says he's had leukemia for years

Hall of Fame football coach Bill Walsh has disclosed that he's been battling the cancer for several years.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change threatens agricultural crisis, UN says

Immediate steps are needed to avert a potential catastrophe as climate change dries up water resources in drought affected areas, hitting poor farmers, a United Nations report said.

Environmental News Network

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