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Peace Terrace Academy students release white doves at a gathering to honor Alia Ansari in Fremont, Calif. Police are investigating the murder of Ansari, a mother of six, as she walked to pick up her children from school as a possible hate crime. (Photo by Jeff Chiu / AP)

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Iran says its nuclear program is almost complete

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Hamas: Government won't recognize Israel

The ruling Islamic group Hamas says a planned Palestinian unity government will not recognize Israel or accept a two-state Middle East solution.

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Yahoo! News

Blair urges Iran-Syria talks

Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged international engagement with Iran and Syria to advance the peace process in the Middle-East.

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The Age

FDA to parents: Watch for 'abnormal behavior' on Tamiflu

U.S. health officials say cases of delirium in Japanese patients using Tamiflu should have parents watching for similar reactions if their children use the flu drug.

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CNN

Armed gangs raid Iraq ministry, kidnap 100

Scores of gunmen wearing police uniforms kidnapped 100 to 150 employees from Iraq's Higher Education Ministry in a brazen daylight raid.

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CNN

Senior al Qaeda leader captured

A senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan who escaped last year from Bagram prison has been captured, U.S. military sources said.

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CNN

Bush goes on Asia trip, first visit to Vietnam

President Bush heads to Asia on a three-nation swing likely to be dominated by North Korea and his views on fighting Islamic militancy.

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Reuters

Report: Race gap In U.S. persists

Decades after the civil rights movement, racial disparities in income, education and home ownership persist and, by some measurements, are growing.

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CBS

Nevada's Reid, two women elected as Senate Democratic leaders

Senate Democrats picked two women for senior posts while selecting Sen. Harry Reid as the new majority leader.

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MSNBC

Poll: Public expects Democrats to deliver

In a poll taken after the Democratic takeover of Congress, by 2-to-1 respondents said they want Democrats to have more influence than President Bush on the nation's direction.

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USA Today

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Pelosi playing hardball already

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Washington Times

Giuliani takes first step toward '08 presidential bid

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani took the first step toward a possible 2008 White House bid by forming a presidential exploratory committee.

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Florida Sen. Mel Martinez to chair RNC

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Forbes

Japan government says it can hold nuclear arms for self-defense

Japan's constitution allows it to possess nuclear weapons as long as they are kept to a minimum level necessary for self-defense, the government says.

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Reuters

Myth and reality feed West-Muslim gulf

Forty-page Alliance of Civilisations report explores political, cultural divide between West and Middle East.

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BBC

Tragedy in Darfur spreads to neighboring Chad

The conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, which President Bush has labeled genocide, has intensified in recent weeks after a lull that followed a partial peace agreement signed in May.

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NBC

U.S. producer prices drop sharply in October

Inflation at the wholesale level plunged at a record pace in October, led by big declines in the price of gasoline and new cars.

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Wal-Mart profit rises 11.5%, promises emphasis on discounts

Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, said third-quarter earnings rose 11.5% despite slumping U.S. sales, and it promised its most aggressive holiday discounts ever to fuel year-end business.

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USA Today

Scientists: Climate change making wildfires worse

Global warming could stoke ferocious wildfires that will be more difficult and costly to fight and might drastically alter the environment in parts of the world, some scientists warn.

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CNN

Good news for forests - and foresters

Forests are expanding in many parts of the world, indicating future forestry stability.

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Science

Wal-Mart institutes 'green' practices

Wind turbines, rows of tall windows, a 200-foot-long dimpled-metal wall and shiny rooftop solar panels are just hints of what's to come for the world's second largest firm.

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Los Angeles Times

San Francisco withdraws bid for 2016 Olympics

Officials blame 49ers' indecision about future improvements of Candlestick Point stadium, a requirement for Olympics approval.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Gates Foundation gives $15.5 million to help California schools

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving California $15.5 million to help low-performing schools in 15 districts.

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San Jose Mercury News

Study finds manatees aren't so dumb after all

Long-held belief that manatees grapefruit-sized brains don't have much muscle may not be true.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Texas city moves against illegal immigrants

A Dallas suburb has adopted strict measures against illegal immigrants, requiring renters to provide proof of citizenship or residency, and making English the city's official language.

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Dallas Morning News

Tuskegee airmen to be honored

All-Black unit of African-American fighter pilots will receive a Congressional Gold Medal next year.

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CBS

Bush salutes King at memorial groundbreaking

President Bush, appearing at a groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said the National Mall monument will "preserve his legacy for ages."

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Houston Chronicle

EDUCATION

US students start to shun British universities

Britain remains the most popular destination for US students studying abroad, but it is losing its stranglehold as Italy, France and Spain see numbers rise

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Guardian

Humiliation, job loss for ‘Borat’ victims

While teaching American humor to a gregarious and absurdly out-of-touch foreign journalist, Pat Haggerty realized something was off — who WAS this guy?

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GM may revive the electric car

Automaker expects future success with technology of hybrids, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Sony, Nintendo target non-gamers with new products

The most daring high-tech consumer products of the year are two new video-game consoles with very different notions of how to revolutionize home entertainment and dominate a $29 billion market.

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San Jose Mercury News

Women's health: Possible link between red meat and breast cancer

Burgers, bacon, hot dogs, bologna–their effect on health has taken another hit, this time with women.

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US News and World Report

Diabetes could 'wipe out' Maori by end of century

Diabetes could wipe out Maori and Polynesian Islanders by the end of the century, according to an international expert in the disease.

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New Zealand Herald

Experts warn blow to chest could hurt child athletes

Children who play hockey, football, lacrosse or baseball risk sudden death from a hard blow to the chest even if they are clad in protective gear, according to researchers.

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CNN

Vietnam off list of religion restrictors

The United States dropped Vietnam from a list of countries said to severely violate their people's religious freedoms, acting ahead of President Bush's trip to Hanoi.

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Associated Press

Former White House aide: Politics and religion don't mix

David Kuo, who not long ago was considered a rising evangelical star within the GOP, writes that Bush and co. manipulate religion for political purposes.

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