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An Indonesian Islamic protestor gestures during a demonstration against a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush. Police were probing unconfirmed reports that a suicide bomber was planning an attack during President Bush's visit to Indonesia. (Photo by Ed Wray/AP)

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Update: Alabama School Bus Crash Kills 3

A bus carrying high school students smashed through a guardrail along an overpass and crashed nose-first 30 feet below, killing three teenage girls and injuring at least 30 other people.

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ABC News

3 tons of cocaine found in submarine

Authorities have captured a homemade submarine carrying 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

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Fox News

U.S. says 100 fighters a month enter Iraq from Syria

Up to 100 foreign fighters cross into Iraq from Syria every month, the U.S. military said, as Syria's foreign minister held talks with Iraqi leaders to pledge his country's help in tackling insurgents.

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Reuters

For small donors, charity a matter of trust

Don’t believe the hype: The movers and shakers of philanthropy in this country aren’t Warren Buffett and Bill Gates - they are average Americans who scrape enough from tight monthly budgets to donate.

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MSNBC

U.S. is most unfriendly country to visitors

A survey says rude immigration officials and visa delays keep millions of foreign visitors away from the U.S., hurts the country's mage, and costs billions.

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Reuters

News Corp. cancels O.J. Simpson book, TV special

News Corp., the parent company of book publisher HarperCollins and the FOX network, has canceled publication of the O.J. Simpson book and television special "If I Did It."

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Fox News

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Row deepens over OJ Simpson book

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BBC

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Iraq death toll hits 1,370 for November

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Houston Chronicle

U.S. urges IAEA to deny Iran reactor aid

The United States urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to deny aid to Iran in building a plutonium-producing reactor but said it would not oppose Tehran's requests for aid on seven other projects.

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Forbes

Russia denies poisoned spy claims

The Kremlin has dismissed as "sheer nonsense" claims it was involved in the poisoning by thallium of a former KGB colonel living in the UK.

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BBC

Iran to host Iraqi, Syrian leaders for weekend summit

Iran has invited the Iraqi and Syrian presidents to Tehran for a weekend summit with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, four key lawmakers said.

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CNN

Gunman dies after storming school

A gunman has been found dead after storming a school in Germany, injuring a teacher and several pupils.

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BBC

Blast on train kills at least 4 in eastern India

A powerful explosion ripped through a train in eastern India, killing four people and wounding at least 50, police said.

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MSNBC

Ready. Set. Travel!

An estimated 25 million people will be flying in a 12-day period over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and long lines and delays are expected.

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CBS

Race is on for first transatlantic stock exchange

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s $5.1 billion bid for the London Stock Exchange could lead to the creation of two transatlantic equities exchanges next year.

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Reuters

Forecasters expect economy to grow, but more slowly

The U.S. economy has been battered by a bigger-than-expected housing slump but will keep growing next year as consumers get relief from soaring energy costs.

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Yahoo

POLITICS

Top House Democrats to bar military draft plan

A reinstatement of the military draft, being pushed by a senior Democrat, will not be slated for consideration in the House of Representatives, the chamber's newly elected top leaders said.

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Reuters

Bush, Rove face criticism over Martinez choice

Grassroots grousing over the plan to install Senator Mel Martinez as Republican national chairman reflects the new reality facing the White House: The party faithful aren't as faithful any more.

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Bloomberg

Chaos out of the gate for Democratic majority in Congress

Infighting among Democrats after their victory in the November 7 elections has led some to wonder if the party is up to the task of controlling Congress.

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Yahoo!News

Former Eagles DB Waters dead at 44

Andre Waters, a defensive back who spent most of his 12 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, has died. He was 44.

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Sports Illustrated

Soccer billionaire looks to lure Beckham across the Atlantic

David Beckham may soon be weighing a choice between spending the last years of his football career on drizzly winter afternoons in England - or under the balmy sun of America's West Coast.

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GOOD NEWS

Long-lost Caravaggio unveiled

A long-lost painting by Italian master Caravaggio, resplendent after a six-year clean-up, was unveiled today in Rome, where it is on loan from the private collection of Queen Elizabeth II.

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News.com.au

A brisk rise in American wages

American paychecks are rising again at a pace not seen since the 1990s. The pay increase amounts to 4 percent on average over the past 12 months.

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Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon may suggest short-term buildup leading to Iraq exit

The Pentagon's closely guarded review of how to improve the situation in Iraq has outlined three options: Send in more troops, shrink the force but stay longer, or pull out.

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Washington Post

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Postelection debate over Iraq intensifies

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Yahoo

Ohio GOP fundraiser gets 18 years in prison

A former GOP fundraiser at the center of a scandal-plagued state investment in rare coins that helped Democrats seize power in the midterm elections was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison.

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Yahoo!Newsw

Bush stays non-commital on troop level changes in Iraq

President Bush says he hasn't decided yet whether to send more U.S. troops to Iraq or to begin bringing them home, saying he is awaiting recommendations from the military.

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USA Today

MADD urges hi-tech drunken-driving foils

New technology like alcohol-detecting devices in cars may hold the key to eliminating drunken driving, according to a campaign launched by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

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Guardian Unlimited

Bill Gates full of praise for iPod

Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently praised Apple's iPod, calling it "phenomenal, unbelievable, fantastic" in front of a Stanford University audience.

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engadget

'Happy Feet' ices Bond at box office

"Happy Feet," the tap-dancing penguin movie, opened with weekend sales of $42.3 million, enough to shuffle past "Casino Royale," the 21st James Bond flick.

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New York Daily News

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Michael Richards yells ‘n’ word at hecklers

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MSNBC

Cancer care often uncoordinated

Half of cancer patients and their households have problems coordinating care, according to a new USA TODAY/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll.

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USAToday

FDA OKs wide sales of silicone breast implants

Silicone breast implants will be widely available in the United States for the first time in 14 years after U.S. health officials approved sales by two companies.

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Reuters

Dutch bracing for Muslim backlash over burqa ban

Dutch diplomats are bracing for a backlash in the Islamic world following the government’s decision to outlaw head-to-toe Islamic robes and other clothing that covers the face in public.

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ENVIRONMENT

Smog threatens Hong Kong's economy

Worsening air pollution is driving investors away and threatening Hong Kong's competitiveness, the head of the territory's stock exchange said.

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