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November 14, 2012

Republicans: Susan Rice ‘tainted’ as pick to head State

The nomination of envoy Susan Rice as secretary of state would face intense scrutiny, Republicans say.
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November 14, 2012

Obama, top lawmakers will begin talks on fiscal cliff

President Obama will begin talks with congressional leaders Friday with a plan to raise $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue from the wealthy – making clear that, at least at the outset, a wide gulf remains between congressional Republicans and the White House on the most contentious point in the negotiations. While Obama said last […]
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November 14, 2012

Nation, World Dispatches

NEW YORK Man who accused Elmo puppeteer recants story A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy has recanted his story. In a quick turnabout, the man on Tuesday described his sexual relationship with Clash as adult and consensual. Clash responded with a statement […]
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November 14, 2012

In wake of Sandy, idea of carbon tax gets second wind

WASHINGTON – Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax. On Tuesday, a conservative think tank held discussions about it, while a more liberal think tank released a paper on it. And the Congressional Budget Office issued a 19-page report […]
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November 14, 2012

Residents of some states petition for secession

WASHINGTON – From states across the country, Americans have filed petitions on the White House website seeking to secede from the union and form new state governments. Most of the petitions come from states that supported Republican Mitt Romney in last week’s election. Petitions have been filed for Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, […]

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November 13, 2012

Fla. socialite at center of general’s sex scandal

Jill Kelley, whose complaint about anonymous, threatening email triggered the FBI investigation that led to Petraeus' downfall, called police for 'diplomatic protection' after the news media gathered at her home.
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November 13, 2012

Henry Colman, ‘Love Boat’ exec, dies at 89

LOS ANGELES – Television producer and executive Henry Colman, whose credits include “The Love Boat,” “Hawaii Five-O” and “Green Acres,” has died at age 89. An announcement Sunday by the Archive of American Television says Colman died Wednesday. Colman’s career dates to early commercial television, where he started as production coordinator on the musical show […]
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November 13, 2012

Penning one’s own obituary may help living and the dead

The creator of 'ObitKit' says pre-written obits can help family members at a difficult time.
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November 13, 2012

Survivor of Bataan Death March dies at age of 99

TATUM, N.M. – A New Mexico man who was the state’s oldest survivor of World War II’s infamous Bataan Death March has died at the age of 99. Virgil Wallace was being buried with full military honors Monday in Tatum, according to officials with the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services. He died last week […]
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November 13, 2012

What’s the good word? ‘Omnishambles’

– LONDON – Britain’s media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: “omnishambles.” Oxford University Press on Tuesday crowned the word — defined as “a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations” — its top […]