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(Nov. 26) -- As the country awaits a presidential decision on increasing the military presence in Afghanistan, a numbers game has begun, with media outlets and pundits guessing how many troops President Obama will send -- and to what extent that number will fall short of the 40,000 troops already ...
LONDON (Nov. 26) -- On Black Friday, geeks across America will head to electronics stores in search of discounted video games. But they should pick carefully. Take home a violent game, and they could be playing with war crimes. ...
WASHINGTON (Nov. 25) -- A lot of things became off-limits at airports after Sept. 11, 2001, but a surprising number of passengers still get caught with a particularly big no-no: firearms. ...
WASHINGTON (Nov. 25) -- As the Senate gears up for next week's debate on health care reform, West Wingers, Hill staff and policy analysts of all stripes will be digesting journalist Ron Brownstein's 2,600-word blog post, "A Milestone in the Health Care Journey." The piece is a shout-out to Senate ...
(Nov. 25) -- Sarah Palin isn't ruling out the possibility of running for president in 2012 with Fox News host Glenn Beck as her running mate. ...
(Nov. 25) -- The unbridled success of Black Friday retail promotions has inspired a second tradition: gaping at the casualty manifests rolling in on the days that follow. After a Walmart worker was trampled to death last year, the retail industry and OSHA took the unprecedented step of developing ...
(Nov. 25) -- In toyland, this is the year of the hamster -- an interactive, robotic hamster, to be exact. Find out why Zhu Zhu Pets are the hottest and hardest-to-get toy of this holiday season. Get some expert advice on where you might find one -- and what to do if you can't. ...
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JERUSALEM (Nov. 25) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank, saying he wanted to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. But Palestinian officials said any freeze that does not include Jerusalem is ...
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(Nov. 25) -- On his way to accepting a Nobel Peace Prize next month, President Barack Obama looks set to wade into a raging conflict over climate change. The White House on Wednesday announced that Obama will travel to the Danish capital of Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to attend a United Nations conference ...
(Nov. 25) -- According to Kellogg, the nationwide shortage of Eggo waffles is due to technical difficulties: equipment problems in one factory, a flood in another. But the deluge at the plant in Atlanta happened just two weeks after health inspectors discovered potentially lethal bacteria there. ...
(Nov. 25) -- This week, the Republican National Committee sent out a new resolution to its members designed to weed out political moderates from the conservative ranks of the GOP. ...
(Nov. 25) -- Lou Dobbs sounded a little like a political candidate when he announced his departure from CNN a couple of weeks ago. Now he sounds a whole lot like one. His spokesman confirms Dobbs has his eye on the seat held by New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez, the Senate's only Hispanic member. ...
LONDON (Nov. 25) -- It's been almost seven years since Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, yet controversy over that decision seems to blaze as hotly as ever. Will a new inquiry lead to more agreement on why Britain embarked on the conflict? ...
(Nov. 23) -- Who is this year's most foul critter? Levi Johnston? Carrie Prejean? Kanye West? Some turkeys are stuffed with an unending amount of jive. ...
(Nov. 25) -- Don't be intimidated by that giant cooked bird coming out of your oven. David Adamovich, a trained chef otherwise known as "The Great Throwdini," gives advice on how to carve a turkey. ...
WASHINGTON (Nov. 24) -- What a night. Curry and glamour shared the menu at the first White House state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. ...
(Nov. 24) -- When President Barack Obama informs the nation next week of his long-awaited plan for Afghanistan, he probably will take into account an even wider audience: the allied countries Washington is counting on to supplement any expanded U.S. deployment. ...
(Nov. 24) -- As you reach for your credit card this holiday season, be aware that your bill may have some unpleasant surprises in store for you: interest rate hikes and decreased credit limits, even if you have good credit and pay your balances on time. ...
(Nov. 24) -- This past May, Congress passed the most sweeping credit card reforms in history in order to better protect consumers. Now various consumer groups are calling for policymakers to immediately freeze credit card rates. As hard as it may be to believe, consumers actually lose under that ...
NEW YORK (Nov. 24) -- Along with hot dog vendors and yellow taxis, New Yorkers are used to passing street corners staked out by members of the United Homeless Organization's red-aproned army. But New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today sought to obliterate the group, filing a lawsuit ...
