| Egypt terror leader possibly linked to Benghazi attack arrested Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST  The leader of an Egyptian terrorist cell that planned attacks in Egypt and may be linked with the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 has been arrested by Egyptian intelligence officers, according to an official close to Egypt's intelligence agency and a senior U.S. official.
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| Storm that killed 600 threatens Philippines again Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:36 AM PST  A typhoon that had left the Philippines after killing nearly 600 people in the south has made a U-turn and is now threatening the country's northwest, officials said Saturday.
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| Obama: 'I won't compromise' on taxes Posted: 08 Dec 2012 03:38 AM PST  Taxes will rise on all Americans in 23 days without bipartisan Congressional intervention. But President Obama and House Republicans are showing little sign of breaking the frosty standoff over the "fiscal cliff." Both sides remain at loggerheads over what to do about tax rates for...
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| South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:50 AM PST  South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests, though the nation's president told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health.
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| Same-sex marriage: Waiting now for the Supreme Court to act Posted: 08 Dec 2012 02:09 PM PST  The US Supreme Court's announcement this week that it will take up two key same-sex marriage cases sets the scene now for several months of legal speculation and deeply-felt advocacy.
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| N.Y. mostly ignored reports warning of superstorm Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:29 PM PST  More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually happened: a towering storm surge; overwhelming flooding; swamped subway lines; widespread power outages. The Rockaway peninsula was deemed among the "most at risk."
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| U.S. trade-human rights link tests Obama-Russia ties Posted: 08 Dec 2012 03:28 PM PST  The U.S. Senate's passage of legislation to punish Russians who violate human rights is the first big test of the resolve of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama to improve relations since their election victories. Obama, who launched a "reset" in relations with Russia less than four years ago, is likely to sign the law even though Moscow sees it as "aggressively unfriendly." Damage to U.S.-Russian relations is all but inevitable. ...
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| U.S. sex offender Sandusky limited in prison due to safety concerns Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:50 PM PST  Jerry Sandusky lives under tight restrictions for his own safety, a corrections official said on Saturday, after the former Penn State football coach asked for more prison privileges.
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| End drawing close for Syria's Assad: German spy chief Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:09 AM PST  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government will be unable to survive as more parts of the country slip from his control, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency (BND) said. "Armed rebels are co-ordinating better, which is making their fight against Assad more effective," Gerhard Schindler told the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung newspaper, in an interview made public on Saturday. "Assad's regime will not survive. ...
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| Egyptian military says only dialogue can avert disaster Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military, stepping into a crisis pitting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi against opponents who accuse him of grabbing excessive power, said on Saturday only dialogue could avert "catastrophe". State broadcasters interrupted their programmes to read out an army statement telling feuding factions that a solution to the upheaval in the most populous Arab nation should not contradict "legitimacy and the rules of democracy". ...
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| Nurse who died after Kate hoax call was from India Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:13 AM PST  A nurse found dead days after she took a crank call about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was originally from India, British police said Saturday, as details began to trickle out about the woman whose death has sparked anger at the Australian radio DJs behind the hoax.
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| Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST  Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was making a comeback and running for a fourth term as premier.
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| U.N conference adopts extension of Kyoto climate accord Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST  Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but will only cover about 15 ...
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| Police: Boy, 7, shot to death at Pa. gun store Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:24 PM PST A man's handgun went off while he was holding it as he got into his truck in the parking lot of a western Pennsylvania gun store Saturday and the shot killed his 7-year-old son, authorities said. |
| Lenox Lounge, a jazz landmark, to close in NYC Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:39 PM PST  The Lenox Lounge, a cabaret in New York City's Harlem neighborhood with a supercool, Art Deco style that made it a favorite of jazz greats like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, is closing its doors on New Year's Eve.
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| Crist considers run as a Dem; GOP says bring it on Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST  Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida's political world expects him to seek his old seat.
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| Syrian rebels get new leadership in bid to unite Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST  Rebel commanders from across Syria have joined forces under a united command they hope will increase coordination between diverse fighting groups and streamline the pathway for arms essential to their struggle against President Bashar Assad.
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| Rotting whale in Malibu likely left to nature Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:22 AM PST  No government agency is taking action to remove the decaying carcass of a whale on a California beach, making it appear the job will be left to Mother Nature.
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| North Korea says it may change rocket launch window Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST  The government is "seriously examining" the possibility of changing the schedule for a rocket it had planned to fire sometime after Monday.
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| Sen. Joe Manchin asks MTV to 'reconsider' new W.Va. reality show Posted: 08 Dec 2012 03:01 AM PST  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wants MTV to cancel its forthcoming show "Buckwild" and called its portrayal of young people in his home state "just wrong." Set in the West Virginia capital of Charleston and nearby Sissonville, W.Va., "Buckwild" "is an authentic comedic series following an outrageous...
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