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Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has resigned, a government spokesman said. The spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, gave no specific reason for the resignation, effective immediately, but said Larijani had cited a desire to focus on "other political activities." (Photo by Markus Schreiber / AP)

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Photo of Karachi bomber released

Pakistani police released a photograph of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.

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Reuters

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Attack won't stop campaign, claims Bhutto

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CNN

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Pakistan on edge after attack

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Reuters

Air Force relieves senior officers over mistake

Three senior officers have been relieved of command for their roles in mistakenly allowing a B-52 bomber to fly carrying armed nuclear warheads.

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Bloomberg

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Pentagon on nuke mistake

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Yahoo! News

Iran's atomic negotiator Larijani resigns

Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Iran's main contact with the West over Tehran's atomic program, has resigned, the government said. His shock decision exposed a rift of tactics.

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Reuters

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Profile: Ali Larijani

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BBC

2 dozen tornadoes touch down

The United States has been hit with two dozen new tornadoes touching down in the last 24 hours, with storms heading towards the East Coast.

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ABC News

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Tornadoes are Earth's most violent storms

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USA Today

Protesters storm Bolivia airport

Thousands of local residents have occupied Bolivia's busiest airport, after troops sent in by President Evo Morales withdrew.

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BBC

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Airlines halt flights to Bolivia

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USA Today

Sexual misconduct plagues U.S. schools

An Associated Press investigation found more than 2,500 cases over five years in which educators nationwide were punished for actions from bizarre to sadistic.

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Salt Lake Tribune

NATION

Georgia under a state of emergency

With water supplies rapidly shrinking during a drought of historic proportions, Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency and asked President George W. Bush to declare it a major disaster area.

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International Herald Tribune

Policymakers urged to address U.S. science and technology workforce

Amidst growing uneasiness around the U.S. ability to compete with other nations, the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology has issued a report on the state of the nation’s workforce.

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Texas toxic town lures industry while residents wheeze

There is a quiet battle for the future of this industrial town, one of America's most polluted places. Mayor Hilton Kelley worries about the toxic chemicals, the foul-smelling air and the west side residents.

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USA Today

POLITICS

Giuliani must pledge anti-abortion attorney general, Land says

Rudy Giuliani should seek an attorney general who opposes abortion to minimize opposition from evangelical Christians, said Richard Land, a prominent leader of religious conservatives.

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Bloomberg

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Courting Evangelicals?

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Yahoo! News

Dems cool to Senate FISA deal

Democrats assailed a bipartisan Senate effort to provide retroactive immunity for telephone companies that cooperated in the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program.

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The Hill

BUSINESS

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MySpace maps growth outside U.S., to double workforce

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Bloomberg

Oil price jump won't just be felt at the pump

Some analysts are now predicting oil could go as high as $120 a barrel, but others argue that underlying supply and demand fundamentals do not support such a spike.

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Houston Chronicle

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Oil prices jump and set record

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Yahoo! News

HEALTH

Many adults fuzzy on eye health

A new survey shows that many U.S. adults need to upgrade their eye care. The survey shows that nearly half worry more about losing their sight than about losing their memory or ability to walk or hear.

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CBS News

Gates fights to eradicate malaria

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation delivered a call to action to more than 300 malaria scientists and policy makers at the Gates Foundation Malaria Forum in Seattle.

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Forbes

SPORTS

Club manager sues NFL, 'Pacman'

A strip club manager paralyzed in a triple shooting is suing the NFL, the Tennessee Titans and suspending football player Adam "Pacman" Jones, claiming they're responsible for his injuries.

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Sports Illustrated

Kentucky can silence the doubters

Today when it faces defending national champion Florida, the University of Kentucky football team has a chance to make the college football world very uncomfortable.

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Indianapolis Star

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Trees and lights, no religion in Seattle airport seasonal display

Trees, lights and a fake snowbank will be used in a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport winter display designed to be as nonreligious as possible.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Image in fire said to resemble late Pope

A photo of a bonfire taken by a Polish construction worker is creating a stir for the resemblance of the flames to a silhouette of the country's beloved son, the late Pope John Paul II.

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Associated Press

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Safety first, yes, but today's overprotected kids need to live a little

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San Francisco Chronicle

Academic cesspools

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Washington Times

A better world, one office at a time

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Christian Science Monitor

A step nearer to war in Iran

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Telegraph.co.uk

Killer germs

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Houston Chronicle

When it comes to diplomatic contests, Israel tends to win by default

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Daily Star

If Bush won't, Congress must help kids

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San Jose Mercury News

Attorney generalized

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U.S. House waffles on genocide

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GOOD NEWS

Best solar homes: German team wins solar decathlon

The Solar Decathlon challenged 20 college and university teams to compete in 10 contests and design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home.

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Rare book found in charity shop

A rare first edition of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" has been handed in to a charity shop.

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BBC

WORLD

E.U. deal will last a decade

Gordon Brown moved to quell the backlash against his refusal to hold a referendum on the new European Union treaty by declaring that the deal would rule out any further E.U. reform for at least a decade.

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Guardian

Pakistan says it tried to protect Bhutto

Pakistan's government dismissed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's charge that high-ranking officials may have tried to kill her.

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Guardian

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Police question 3 over Bhutto bombing

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Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Some cities try going 'green' with blackouts

There will be a "Lights out San Francisco" event where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on.

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Christian Science Monitor

A sustainable holiday spirit

The city of Mason, in Michigan has decided the spirit of the holidays includes the spirit of sustainability. And you'll see it brightly displayed on their holiday tree on the Ingham County Courthouse’s west lawn.

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Environmental News Network

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ben Affleck makes directorial debut

The Oscar-winning actor made his directorial debut with the much-anticipated film "Gone Baby Gone". The crime thriller, based on the novel, unfolds in Affleck's hometown of Boston.

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ABC News

Country legend's 'cool factor is off the charts'

Appalachian music might seem a strange fit for a guy so closely linked to the hard electric twang of country's Bakersfield Sound, but don't tell that to Merle Haggard.

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CNN

Police look into sexual assault claim against Copperfield

Authorities are investigating a Seattle woman's allegation that she was sexually assaulted by illusionist David Copperfield. An attorney for the magician "categorically denied" the accusation.

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CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Xbox 360 edges out Wii in huge month for gaming

In the U.S., the all important sales figures have been released; Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has pipped the Nintendo Wii. September has proven lucrative for most associated with the North American games industry.

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iTWire

Europe floats future space ideas

A mission could be launched before the end of the next decade to put a balloon on Titan, the hazy Saturnian moon.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Back to schools discipline, says Gove

Michael Gove could be a case study for politicians drawing up an education policy. Gordon Brown says that education is his "passion;" his fellow Scot retorts it is his "life story."

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Daily Telegraph

Canada universities raise tuition

Tuition at Canadian universities didn't go up by much this fall, but the modest increase is still part of a persistent trend that's pricing too many people out of post-secondary school, students said.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Star Trek-style shields for radiation?

Deflector shields made of ionized gas are under development by British scientists. These Star Trek-style shields could be turned off or on depending on solar activity or other requirements.

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Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by AP Photo / Lai Seng Sin)

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