| White House gets interim NSA report Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:03 AM PST  The nation's security brass gets a preview of what's expected in a report due next month.
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| Homemade fire bomb detonated outside Oregon courthouse Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:48 AM PST  A propane gas tank rigged up as a homemade bomb exploded in flames outside a courthouse before dawn on Wednesday in the southwestern Oregon town of Medford. Details of the blast were sketchy, but Medford police Lieutenant Mike Budreau said officers were called to the Jackson County courthouse at about 4:30 a.m. local time (7:30 a.m. EST) to investigate reports of an explosion. They found a damaged seven-gallon propane tank ablaze, as well as broken glass from shattered windows. "We believe the suspect tried to detonate the propane tank with an improvised explosive device (that) damaged the propane tank," he said, adding that the tank caught fire but remained mostly intact.
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| Out of office for four years, Sarah Palin remains (arguably) relevant Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:24 AM PST  She hasn't held public office in four years. She hasn't run for public office in five. Yet here she is again, plugging a new book about the "war on Christmas" while weighing in on, well, just about anything.
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| Prosecutors want life in prison for gangster 'Whitey' Bulger Posted: 13 Nov 2013 10:42 AM PST  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors called convicted mobster James "Whitey" Bulger a "sociopath" who reigned brutally over Boston in the 1970s and '80s, and asked a judge on Wednesday to send the aging former crime boss to prison for the rest of his life. Bulger, 84, sat quietly in court, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, having instructed his attorneys not to participate in the sentencing hearing, which one of his attorneys said Bulger regarded as "a sham." U.S. District Judge Denise Casper set two days for Bulger's sentencing, the closing chapter in a case that saw the mobster convicted in August of murdering 11 people following a two-month trial rife with bloody tales of gun-toting mobsters mowing down rivals and unlucky bystanders. Casper said she would allow testimony from surviving family members of the 11 victims Bulger was convicted of murdering as well as others whose deaths prosecutors attributed to Bulger, head of the Winter Hill gang that once reigned over Boston's underworld.
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| Air Force to look closer at nuke leader candidates Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:47 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force will more carefully screen future candidates for nuclear commander positions as a result of the recent firing of the two-star general overseeing land-based nuclear missiles,, the general in charge of the service said Wednesday. |
| Syrian army captures suburb south of Damascus Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:38 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops captured a contested suburb of Damascus on Wednesday as the government forged ahead with a punishing military offensive that already has taken four other opposition strongholds south of the capital, state media said.
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| Morsi: No stability in Egypt unless coup reversed Posted: 13 Nov 2013 10:14 AM PST  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi accused the military chief who deposed him of treason in a message from prison read by lawyers on Wednesday, saying the country cannot return to stability until the coup is reversed and those behind it are tried.
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| Blast reported in front of S. Ore. DA's office Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:52 AM PST MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — An explosive device that went off before dawn Wednesday and damaged the Jackson County prosecutor's office in Medford, Ore., appeared to be a failed attempt to level the building, a police spokesman said. |
| Images show woman on Chicago train with alligator Posted: 13 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — After tracking down a small alligator skulking in a baggage claim area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, authorities are now hunting for its traveling companion.
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| House oversight panel probes health website woes Posted: 13 Nov 2013 10:05 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Probing whether the White House shares blame for health care website woes, the House's chief investigator Wednesday plunged into the technical issues behind the dysfunctional rollout of HealthCare.gov.
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| UK police: Spy in bag probably died by accident Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:28 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — More than three years after the naked, decomposing body of British spy Gareth Williams was discovered stuffed inside a locked gym bag at the bottom of his bathtub, the mystery over his bizarre death lingers, and a police investigation has done little to clear it up.
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| After record opium year, Afghans plant new crop Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:47 AM PST  CHAM KALAI, Afghanistan (AP) — The seeds flew from his hands into the soil. Wrapped in a woolen shawl against the cold, Khan Bacha sowed his fields with the only crop he says brings him enough money to pay his bills and feed his family: Poppies.
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| Obama seeks time from Congress for Iran diplomacy Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:26 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pleading with Congress to allow more time for diplomacy with Iran, but faces sharp resistance from Republican and Democratic lawmakers determined to further squeeze the Iranian economy and wary of yielding any ground in nuclear negotiations.
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| AP PHOTOS: Prince Charles over the years Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:25 AM PST  Prince Charles turns 65 on Thursday, the usual retirement age for British workers, but he's still waiting to take up the job he has been destined for since birth.
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| Charles ready for pension, still in line for job Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:24 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles plans to claim the government pension he qualifies for when he turns 65 on Thursday, but he still hasn't started the job he was born to do.
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| Police: Spy in bag probably died by accident Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:07 AM PST LONDON (AP) — A spy whose naked, decomposing body was found inside a padlocked gym bag at his apartment likely died in an accident with no one else involved, British police said Wednesday — a tentative conclusion that is unlikely to calm conspiracy theories around the bizarre case. |
| Toronto's City Council seeks to isolate the mayor Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:20 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — Almost every member of Toronto's City Council has stood up and asked Mayor Rob Ford to take a leave of absence after he admitted smoking crack last week.
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| Babies born amid a monster typhoon struggle to survive Posted: 13 Nov 2013 02:22 AM PST  By Stuart Grudgings TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - In the chapel of the only functioning public hospital in typhoon-ravaged Tacloban, seven tiny, premature babies lie sweltering in intense heat, looked over by anxious mothers and a wooden statue of Christ. An eighth, born two days after Friday's monster storm hit the central Philippines, is kept alive only by his exhausted grandmother who pumps air by hand into his sick lungs. It remains the only medical option in the city of Tacloban for most survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which may have killed thousands of people. "Our immediate problems are immense," said Dr. Alberto de Leon, the 62-year-old director of the hospital, the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, adding he nearly lost his own life in the surge of ocean water that accompanied Haiyan.
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| HealthCare.gov won't be fixed by end of the month: report Posted: 13 Nov 2013 07:02 AM PST  Despite President Obama' promises that the online hub will be ready, one official says it won't be.
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| Gunfire, looting and chaos break out in Tacloban Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:12 AM PST  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight people and carting off thousands of sacks of the grain, while security forces Wednesday exchanged gunfire with an armed gang.
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| Congressional approval sinks to 9 percent, poll says Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST  Amid weeks of reports about slumping polling data, the last major polling group that didn't say Congress was at an all-time low in popularity confirms what we all know: Congress is in a slump.
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| Last call for JFK's ‘New Frontier’: A celebration of endurance and recollection Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:54 AM PST  It's easy to overlook this stark fact: Of the 43 men who have served as president, only four served fewer days in office than John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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| Dems Seek Cover From Obamacare's Promise of Keeping Health Plan Posted: 12 Nov 2013 06:07 PM PST  Democrats are beginning to show signs of division as the House of Representatives prepares to vote this week to ensure that the millions of Americans who have received cancellation notices of their health care plans can keep their preferred coverage. The Keep Your Health Plan...
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| White House: 'Making progress' fixing website Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:18 AM PST  "We have much work still to do," the tech chief for the health care website said.
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| Obamacare's mystery woman speaks Posted:  Adriana said she's faced cyberbullying since her photo was used.
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| Rice looted in Philippines amid aid shortage Posted: 13 Nov 2013 01:33 AM PST  There is an urgent for water, food and medical supplies, officials say.
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| Francis Bacon painting sells for $142.4 million in NYC Posted: 13 Nov 2013 02:29 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — A 1969 painting by Francis Bacon set a world record for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and a sculpture by Jeff Koons broke a world auction record for a living artist at a Manhattan sale on Tuesday.
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| Rare mammal sighted for first time in 15 years Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:52 PM PST  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — One of the rarest and most threatened mammals on earth has been caught on camera in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years, renewing hope for the recovery of the species, an international conservation group said Wednesday.
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| Obama tech chief to testify in Congress about healthcare website Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:37 PM PST  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House technology adviser will testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday about the troubled launch of the website at the heart of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform despite the administration's assertions that he was too busy. The White House confirmed late on Tuesday that Todd Park, its chief technology officer, would comply with a subpoena to testify at a hearing of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives Oversight Committee. The White House had asked to delay the hearing until December, saying that Park was too busy helping to fix the HealthCare.gov website, which Obama has vowed will be working smoothly for most people by the end of the month.
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| Can Obama fix Obamacare? Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:22 AM PST  President Barack Obama said he wants to help individuals who have had their health care plans canceled. But is that even feasible?
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