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  1. Sources Claim Obama Near Decision on Afghanistan TroopsRead the original story

    5 min ago | Town Hall

    President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Military, Fort Drum, US Army, Fort Drum, NY

  2. Elkton schools honor veterans TuesdayRead the original story

    5 min ago | The News-Review

    The Elkton School District will host its annual Veterans Day Celebration at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Elkton High School, gymnasium, 739 River Road.

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    Related Topix: Elkton, OR, Education Etc.

  3. Health care measure faces tough path in SenateRead the original story

    5 min ago | Denver Daily News

    After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for health care reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  4. AP sources: US troops likely for Afghanistan in JanuaryRead the original story

    5 min ago | Vail Daily

    President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to make room for the influx.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Military, Fort Drum, US Army, Fort Drum, NY, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  5. Congress Is Too CertainRead the original story

    5 min ago | Atlantic Monthly

    When one plays for high stakes, the palms get sweaty, the mouth goes dry, the heart pumps faster.

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  6. Rell bombshell: She won't run againRead the original story

    5 min ago | NewsTimesLive.com

    A tearful Gov. M. Jodi Rell abruptly announced Monday she will not run for re-election, bringing to an end a 25-year political career that saw her rise from an obscure small-town politician to a figure credited with restoring faith in a scandal-scarred office.

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    Related Topix: M. Jodi Rell, US Governors

  7. AP sources: Bill Clinton to speak to Dem senatorsRead the original story

    5 min ago | Town Hall

    Columns, funnies & more in your inbox! Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news.

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    Related Topix: Bill Clinton, History in the News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

  8. Rell remembered fondly by Danbury area officials and friendsRead the original story

    5 min ago | NewsTimesLive.com

    She shopped at the Brookfield Market, where her signed, framed photograph hangs over the meat counter.

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    Related Topix: Danbury, CT, Brookfield, CT, M. Jodi Rell, US Governors

  9. Will Harper face his former polling watchdog?Read the original story w/Photo

    5 min ago | The Globe and Mail

    Monday, November 9, 2009 3:54 PM Will Harper face his former polling watchdog? Bill Curry D aniel Paill was a surprising choice when Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him in 2007 to review polling practices when the federal Liberals were in charge.

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Quebec, Canada, Outremont (Montreal, QC), Canada, Montreal, QC, L'islet, QC, Montmagny, QC, Kamouraska, QC

  10. Obama has lost sight of the centerRead the original story

    5 min ago | Atlantic Monthly

    My column for Monday's FT argues that the Democrats are asking for trouble in 2010.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama

  11. Two Koreas in naval clashRead the original story

    5 min ago | News.com.au

    CHOOSE your defining moment of the last 10 years, enter our comp to name the next 10 and WIN - and much, much more.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  12. Mastermind or bumbler? Lawyers paint differing pictures of Iowa kosher slaughterhouse managerRead the original story

    6 min ago | Chicago Tribune

    Prosecutors and defense attorneys for the former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse offered starkly different portraits of the man accused of defrauding a bank Monday in the closing arguments of his nearly monthlong financial fraud trial.

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Business News

  13. Please, cross party lines? How can someone who publicly suppo...Read the original story

    6 min ago | The Coast News

    Several months after it was rumored Dave Roberts might make a run for the 50th Congressional District, the Solana Beach councilman last week announced his candidacy, becoming the third Democrat to challenge Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray.

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    Related Topix: Solana Beach, CA, US Politics, Representative Brian Bilbray, Republican, US House of Representatives, Escondido, CA, Oceanside, CA, Rancho Santa Fe, CA

  14. Berlin marks 20 years since the fall of the wall and the cold warRead the original story

    6 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    German chancellor Angela Merkel makes a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Berlin, Germany Travel, Travel, El Salvador Travel, Germany Travel, Berlin, El Salvador Travel, Angela Merkel

  15. Man gets 14 years in immigrant smuggling caseRead the original story

    6 min ago | Kansas City Star

    A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in what became the deadliest human smuggling attempt in U.S. history.Prosecutors say 40-year-old Abelardo Flores was part of a smuggling ring that packed more than 70 illegal immigrants into the back of a stifling tractor-trailer in May 2003 and tried to take them from ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Texas

  16. Berlin Wall's Fall Inspires, 20 Years LaterRead the original story

    7 min ago | Hispanic Business

    The graffiti-decorated slab in the Blackmore Library is a little like a piece of furniture.

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    Related Topix: Capital University, Berlin, Germany, World News, Germany

  17. DanaSummersRead the original story

    7 min ago | Town Hall

    Columns, funnies & more in your inbox! Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news.

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  18. Supreme court looks at life sentences for juvenilesRead the original story

    7 min ago | The Herald Democrat

    A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes.

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty

  19. Silverdale Correctional Facility Honors Veterans And Active Duty ServicepersonsRead the original story

    7 min ago | Chattanoogan.com

    Along with special online recognitions, employees at Silverdale Correctional Facility are displaying a memorial board in the lobby and giving a special gift to show appreciation for co-workers that have served in the Armed Forces.

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  20. In NY, same-sex marriage bill hangs in balanceRead the original story w/Photo

    8 min ago | Newsday.com

    Same-sex marriage supporters on the steps of City Hall, in Portland , Maine , on Nov.

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, Albany, NY, New York, Folk, Assembly