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Michael Plank Strapped 15 Live Lizards To His Chest, Arrested At Airport: Authorities Say

AP | November 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles...

New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package As Worthy Step: NYT

nytimes.com | JACKIE CALMES and MICHAEL COOPER | November 20, 2009

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Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into...

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Army Now Allowing Media To Cover Palin Event At Fort Bragg

AP | November 20, 2009

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the...

Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark (VIDEO)

| November 20, 2009

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On Friday night's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, MSNBC host Matthews took a page out of Dick Cheney's book and accused the president of "dithering" over...

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Bill Clinton Blasts Olbermann For Politicizing Health Care Event, Refuses To Go

Firedoglake | November 21, 2009

Bill Clinton told FDL's Eve Gittelson that it would be problematic for him to attend a free medical clinic being held in Little Rock, Arkansas...

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35 NYC School Children Rescued From Burning Bus On Verrazano Bridge

AP | November 20, 2009

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NEW YORK — A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children...

Denver LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

| November 20, 2009

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Follow the latest in Denver LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter...

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John Barron Named Sun-Times Media Group Publisher

AP | November 20, 2009

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CHICAGO — Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly...

Notre Dame Plans Charlie Weis Decision Within Days Of Season's End

AP | TOM COYNE | November 19, 2009

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of...

Levi Johnston's Mom Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail On Drug Charges

AP | November 20, 2009

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years...

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Senator Says Loophole In Derivatives Regulation Undermines Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim | November 20, 2009

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The effort to impose new restrictions on the financial system falls short of true reform if there's a gigantic loophole for foreign exchange derivatives, Sen....

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Chicago LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

| November 20, 2009

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Follow the latest in Chicago LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter...

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LACMA Loses 23% Of Its Investments In Meltdown Year

Los Angeles Times | Mike Boehm | November 20, 2009

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No arts nonprofit is apt to show a rosy balance sheet for the year of the great economic meltdown, unless by rosy one means red...

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Bill Moyers Retiring From Weekly Television

| November 20, 2009

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Bill Moyers is leaving weekly television. The New York Times' Elizabeth Jensen reports that the PBS newscaster is retiring from his Friday night program, "Bill...

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Dominic Carter Found GUILTY Of Attempted Assault On Wife

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | November 20, 2009

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his...

Bill Simmons Twitter Suspension: ESPN.com Writer Reportedly Suspended For Two Weeks

| November 20, 2009

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ESPN has punished Bill Simmons for writing tweets critical of Boston sports radio station WEEI. ESPN.com editor-in-chief Rob King wrote a blog post to confirm...

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Top 25 Reasons To Care About Climate Change

Grist | November 20, 2009

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For some people, climate change is a tough cause to rally 'round--even those who understand that it's happening and that it's human-caused get distracted by...

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Senate Puts Off Action On 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

AFP | November 20, 2009

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A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will...

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The World's First Green Surfboards

nytimes.com | TODD WOODY | November 20, 2009

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In San Clemente, a start-up company called Green Foam Blanks is out to change a half-century of surfboard-making tradition. Its founders, Joey Santley and Steve...