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• Congress' choice whether Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack
• Paul Ryan: Obama has no mandate to raise taxes
• Union leaders vow side-by-side battle with Obama against GOP
• Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer
• Fiscal cliff fears: 'Let's find a way to safe ground now'
• Pelosi touts new House Democrats
• Storm survivors struggle with pets' fate
• Will Scott Brown run again if John Kerry leaves the Senate? ‘We’ll see’
• Obama campaign chief’s future: Italy, red wine
• The curse of commanding the Afghan war
• Five GOP senators most likely to work with Democrats
• Conservative leaders reject secession talk
• Guard dogs more friendly than furious when put to the test
• Video: Kittens transfixed watching tennis
• Petraeus, Allen supported Fla. woman's sister in custody spat
• Doctor shortage could spark healthcare crash
• Man who helped Sandy victims wins $100K scratch-off lottery
• TSA: yes to snow globes, maybe to cakes and pies
• Don't get cocky, Dems: GOP looks just like you did two decades ago
• Petraeus is Defense Sec'y in new ‘Call of Duty’

Congress' choice whether Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:53 AM PST Senate and House intelligence panels will choose whether to call the embattled warrior to the stand.

Paul Ryan: Obama has no mandate to raise taxes Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:37 PM PST Despite an devastating loss last week, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan rejected Democratic claims of a mandate to raise tax rates on the wealthy.

Union leaders vow side-by-side battle with Obama against GOP Posted: 13 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST Labor union leaders emerged from talks with President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowing a side-by-side battle against Republicans to bring about higher taxes on the wealthy as part of an effort to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. "It was a very, very positive meeting," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters in the White House driveway after [...]

Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:49 PM PST The man who claimed he had underage sex with the puppeteer behind "Sesame Street" character Elmo recanted his claims on Tuesday.

Fiscal cliff fears: 'Let's find a way to safe ground now' Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:49 AM PST If Democrats and Republicans can't forge a deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" come January, millions of Americans will undoubtedly suffer financially due to congressional inaction.

Pelosi touts new House Democrats Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST After Republicans dominated midterm House elections two years ago, Democrats sent only nine new members to that year's orientation.

Storm survivors struggle with pets' fate Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:31 AM PST Kate and Warren Sherwood had to think quickly about what to take when Superstorm Sandy's surge flooded their barrier island and caused five houses on their block to burn to the ground. Luckily for their two black cats, Schwartz and Scooter, their pets were a priority.

Will Scott Brown run again if John Kerry leaves the Senate? ‘We’ll see’ Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PST Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown returned to Congress this week a lame duck after losing to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.

Obama campaign chief’s future: Italy, red wine Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST Jim Messina, you just steered an embattled incumbent president to re-election despite a sour economy! Are you going to Disney World? Pshaw, says the Obama campaign manager. "I'm going to go to Italy and figure out how to become an expert on red wine for a couple of weeks," said Messina, underlining that he was [...]

The curse of commanding the Afghan war Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST A look at what went wrong for the four U.S. generals who have led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan since 2008:

Five GOP senators most likely to work with Democrats Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST Democrats will enter the new year with an expanded majority, but Republicans will retain the ability to slow down or halt their agenda.

Conservative leaders reject secession talk Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:07 PM PST If hardcore conservatives are looking for generals in their post-election civil war, they may have to look beyond some of the biggest names on the right.

Guard dogs more friendly than furious when put to the test Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST An unintentionally hilarious investigation into the effectiveness of guard dogs finds that if you're a loving pet owner, your dog probably can't be counted on to stop intruders. CBS Atlanta teamed up with some local dog owners and a professional dog trainer to see if burglars have much, if anything, to fear. The station enlisted [...]

Video: Kittens transfixed watching tennis Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:53 PM PST In what is an important addition to the Cute Animals Watching Television canon, a video of a pair of kittens transfixed by a women's tennis match has made its way to YouTube. The kittens, hanging out on a scratching post, appear to be hanging on every stroke in the match, punctuated by what sounds like [...]

Petraeus, Allen supported Fla. woman's sister in custody spat Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST The two men wrote letters in September to the District of Columbia Superior Court in support of Jill Kelley's twin sister, Natalie Khawam.

Doctor shortage could spark healthcare crash Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PST The U.S. will require at least 52,000 more family doctors in the year 2025 to keep up with the growing and increasingly older U.S. population, a new study finds.

Man who helped Sandy victims wins $100K scratch-off lottery Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST John Turner, a 38-year-old Newark native who returned to New Jersey to help victims of superstorm Sandy, bought a lottery ticket while back home—and won $100,000. Turner, who lives in the Chicago area and runs National Catastrophe Solutions, a Chicago-based water cleanup service, drove 17 hours from the Windy City to the storm-ravaged Garden State [...]

TSA: yes to snow globes, maybe to cakes and pies Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:56 AM PST Finally, some good news for people who plan to board airplanes carrying cakes, pies or snow globes. The Transportation Security Administration released on Tuesday updated tips for the millions of travelers expected to fly this holiday season. According to the TSA's newly released guidelines, snow globes may now be carried on: TSA allows small snow [...]

Don't get cocky, Dems: GOP looks just like you did two decades ago Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST The GOP lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections; its one winning candidate achieved the White House thanks to a fluke; and the future seems doomed by demography and geography.

Petraeus is Defense Sec'y in new ‘Call of Duty’ Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST Former CIA Director David Petraeus is still reeling from a recently revealed extramarital affair that may have national security repercussions, but in the video game world things are going much better for the retired four-star general. In the new "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" game released on Tuesday, Petraeus is the newly appointed secretary [...]

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