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W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice
Female military members sue to serve in combat
Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons
Entitlement programs: 'Line in the sand' in cliff talks?
Bob Dole hospitalized
U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator
South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title
30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats
Rep. King's greatest hits as Homeland Security Chairman
Greenfield: Why Abe Lincoln was lucky
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits record low
Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests
Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site
Photo album of human history launched into space
Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA
Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list
Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes
Photos: Rolling blue 'waves' hit Antarctica
Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST

The U.N. ambassador failed to assuage her top Republican critics in a closed-door meeting with them today.

Female military members sue to serve in combat

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST

Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition will have on morale.

Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST

South Korean authorities capture an assassin armed with deadly gadgets almost as implausible as this collection of espionage gear.

Entitlement programs: 'Line in the sand' in cliff talks?

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST

Medicare and Medicaid savings should be part of future debt-reduction efforts, but not on the table in talks regarding the impending "fiscal cliff," the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate said. In the prepared remarks of Sen. Richard Durbin's speech today to the liberal Center...

Bob Dole hospitalized

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:01 PM PST

Former Senate GOP Leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST

The Obama administration said China's currency remained "significantly undervalued" but declined to call the country a currency manipulator.

South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:27 AM PST

Kelley, the woman who helped bring down David Petraeus, allegedly tried to "peddle influence" and profit off business deals, a top South Korean official says.

30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PST

Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found.

Rep. King's greatest hits as Homeland Security Chairman

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST

He drew comparisons to Joe McCarthy, hunted fugitives in his free time and maintained his grip on one of the most powerful roles in Congress in the post-9/11 world.

Greenfield: Why Abe Lincoln was lucky

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST

All he had to contend with was ingrained racism, a war-weary nation and daunting political arithmetic. What he didn't have to deal with was…modern media.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits record low

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PST

Brazil's Environment Minister says that the country will start using satellites to detect illegal logging and slash-and-burn activity.

Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:15 PM PST

Macho features have long been touted as an evolutionary asset that heterosexual women look for in a potential mate. But new research suggests weight may be a more powerful driver of attraction.

Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

Several rocks taken from humankind's first lunar landing have been unearthed once again, with the moon rocks this time turning up in a Minnesota storage area. The Star Tribune reports that the pebble-sized samples collected by the Apollo 11 voyage in 1969 somehow ended up in a government storage area in St. Paul. "The Apollo [...]

Photo album of human history launched into space

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PST

A disc containing 100 photographs representing modern human history was affixed to the exterior of the newly lofted EchoStar XVI satellite.

Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:09 AM PST

A Texas scientist claims to have sequenced the DNA of Sasquatch, a creature whose very existence is mysterious to many and purely mythological to most. "Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples," Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, Texas, [...]

Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:09 AM PST

Congratulations, Mitt Romney. After a stunning election loss, millions of dollars spent and an exhaustive campaign, GQ Magazine has named you one of the Least Influential People of 2012. From the magazine: Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up [...]

Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Major earthquakes might set off incredibly slow earthquakes thousands of miles away, new research suggests.