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us Cool to Surge in Afghanistan's Own Force
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has soured on a call from its top commander to double the size of the Afghan police and army, reflecting the White House's continued skepticism about the Afghan …
Obama's Speech on Afghanistan to Envision ExitNew York Times
Obama prepares to announce Afghan surgeAFP
Lawmakers raise concerns over an expanded Afghan warLos Angeles Times
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Man sought in deadly ambush had prison sentence commuted
CNN
Lakewood, Washington (CNN) — The person of interest in the gunning down of four police officers in a community outside Tacoma had his 95-year prison sentence commuted by then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, authorities said late Sunday. …
4 officers killed in brazen shooting near TacomaBoston Globe
Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootingsThe Associated Press
Relative: Shooting of Lakewood officers senselessSeattle Times
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Conservative Appears to Have Won in Honduras
New York Times
A nun helped a fellow sister cast her vote in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Sunday. More Photos > By ELISABETH MALKIN TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Porfirio Lobo, a longtime conservative politician, appeared to have won on Sunday in the Honduran presidential …
Lobo Wins Disputed Honduran Election After Peaceful BallotingBloomberg
Businessman heads toward victoryMiamiHerald.com
In Elections, Honduras Defeats ChávezWall Street Journal
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Swiss voters OK ban on minarets
Los Angeles Times
The measure, promoted by right-wing parties that say minarets are a symbol of Islamic law and segregation, passes with 57.5% of the vote. Critics say it is unconstitutional. People light candles at the Bundesplatz to protest the new law banning mosque …
Swiss brace for minaret backlashAljazeera.net
Swiss Vote to Ban Islamic MinaretsVoice of America
Switzerland and the MinaretWall Street Journal
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Iran plans 10 more large nuclear plants
Los Angeles Times
Tehran's declaration that it will expand its nuclear program comes days after a rebuke by the UN nuclear watchdog. Experts say Iran lacks the ability or material to build the plants any time soon. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the plan to build 10 …
Iran Forced to Build 10 Enrichment PlantsABC News
A Defiant Iran Details Plan for 10 Enrichment PlantsNew York Times
SNAP ANALYSIS: Iran's nuclear plans give impetus to sanctionsReuters
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In health-care reform, no deficit cure
Washington Post
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid's health-care legislation is projected to cut less than 10 percent from federal deficits over a decade. (Brendan Hoffman/getty Images) By Lori Montgomery As the long battle over health care is rejoined in the Senate …
Eight influential senators play key roles in health care debateUSA Today
Senate health care debate to focus on Democratic divideCNN
US senators to begin fractious health care debateAFP
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Leaving new lessons, quiet storm season ends today
Houston Chronicle
The 2009 hurricane season officially ends today with just nine named storms having developed in the Atlantic basin, a nice break after the disastrous 2008 season that sent Hurricane Ike barreling into Galveston Island. …
After a calm hurricane season, are more ahead?Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SW Florida enjoys year without stormsThe News-Press
Storm season sputtersTampa Tribune
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Populism, politics, and the power of Sarah Palin.
New Yorker
Palin's supporters identify with her: she represents the erasure of any distinction between the governing and the governed. The last time the publication of a political memoir aroused as much interest as Sarah Palin's …
Yakima Valley residents relish in Palin's visitYakima Herald-Republic
Palin Visit DetailsKULR-TV
Sarah Palin brings huge crowds to Richland for book signingKNDO/KNDU
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Britain Presses Pakistan and Afghanistan on Militants
New York Times
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain arrived at a news conference during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Sunday. By JOHN F. BURNS LONDON — Highlighting themes likely to be taken up by President …
Pakistan Rejects Call to Do More to 'Break' Al-QaedaBloomberg
Pakistan must step up action against al Qaeda-BrownReuters
Report Blames US Military Leaders for Missing Bin Laden in 2001Voice of America
BBC News -Times Online -Aljazeera.net
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Paterson Using Executive Power to Cut NY Budget Gap in Half
Bloomberg
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — New York Governor David Paterson said he will issue executive orders to eliminate .6 billion of a .1 billion deficit, following six weeks of failed talks with legislators to close the gap for the year ending …
A new volley on the deficitAlbany Times Union
Paterson vows cuts with Senate help or notPhiladelphia Metro
Gov. Paterson acts to trim state deficit by .6 billionSILive.com
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