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• Commonwealth can lead again, says Queen while opening summit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Manish Chand and Paras RamoutarPort-of-Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) The Commonwealth has an opportunity to lead once more, this time in the fight against climate change, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II said as she opened the summit of the 53-nation group, ahead of the UN Copenhagen summit on climate change.The Commonwealth ...
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• ‘Clunker appliance program weighed

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 831
  WASHINGTON | On the heels of its “Cash for Clunkers” program for cars, the federal government is expected to finalize details of another tax-supported shopping extravaganza, known as “Cash for Appliances.” Supported by $300 million from the economic stimulus, the program will offer rebates to people who buy ...
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• Nation Celebrating Eid-ul-Azha Today

  
  A Pakistan News — Authority: 595
  Pakistan News: Eid ul Azha will be celebrated across the country today with a religious zeal and fervor and a renewed pledge for peace and brotherhood. Special prayers will be offered after Fajr prayers for peace, progress and prosperity of the country. The day will dawn with exchange of felicitations among the ...
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• Backyard Brawl 2009: West Virginia Beats Pittsburgh With Last-Second Field Goal

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 164
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Noel Devine rushed for 134 yards and Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired to lift West Virginia to a 19-16 win over No Read the original here:  Backyard Brawl 2009: West Virginia Beats Pittsburgh With Last-Second Field Goal
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• What a Blog Can Do for You

  
  Boomer Diva Nation — Authority: 104
  Special Guest Post By: Jennifer Pellet When your hear “Internet presence” you may think “web site.” But more and more business owners are finding that the most effective and economical way to establish contact with potential customers is by blogging. The CEOs of Sun Microsystems, Craig’s List, Working Mother ...
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• The Politics and Economics of Universal Health Care

  
  Alexandria — Authority: 487
  The percentage of Americans without health insurance from 2004-2006 was 15.3% according to this source. 13 out of the 18 states with worse than average numbers are reliable red states by my assessment. Texas comes in last at 24.1%. States like Florida and Nevada, swing states now, I did not count as red states, ...
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• 8 Tips to Stimulate Your Small Business

  
  Boomer Diva Nation — Authority: 104
  Guest Post by: Lyve Alexis Pleshette Is your business in the doldrums? Are sales slow? Reinvigorate your small business with these tips:1. Learn from the past experiences, including your mistakes. Before you can move forward, it is always helpful to review the past year and analyze what worked and what did not [...]
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• ACORN reprieve sparks GOP fury

  
  Raw Story — Authority: 820
  The saga of the embattled anti-poverty group ACORN has taken a new twist, with the disclosure of a Justice Department opinion that a vote by Congress to cut off all federal funding to the group should not affect contracts signed before it was passed. A spokesman for the Republicans in Congress has already blasted ...
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• Some Early Space Station Concepts and Designs: Ideas That Were Envisioned Before Their Time

  
  Scienceray — Authority: 467
  1960s Proposed USAF Orbiting Space Station ( image source ) This is a concept depiction of a orbiting space station that the USAF (United States Air Force) was considering in the 1960s. The intent was that a two-person crew would spend a month aboard the station before being rotated out and brought back to Earth. ...
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• BTN — Between true education and indoctrination

  
  Lim Kit Siang — Authority: 523
  By Azly RahmanI agree we must give credit to those working hard to “improve the psychological well-being of the Malays” and for that matter for any race to improve its mental wellness. This is important. This is a noble act. The question is: in doing so, do we want to plant the seeds of cooperation [...]
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• Sanders Stands On Principle: Must Have Public Option

  
  The Liberal OC — Authority: 524
  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) John Nichols writes on The Beat blog at The Nation that:  If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to get the 60 votes he will need to break a Republican filibuster and pass a health care reform bill, he’s going to have to include a robust public insurance option. Without ...
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• US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 849

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 831
  As of Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at least 849 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,366

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 831
  As of Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at least 4,366 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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• Surgical repair of shoulder tears possible with anabolic steroids

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 141
  Treating sportsmen who need surgical repair of massive or recurrent tears of rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder is possible and effective when anabolic steroids come into the picture, as per a new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . This finding appeared in an issue of the ...
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• Obituaries in the news

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 831
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• Did you Have a Buy Nothing Day, Attending the Freecomomy Feastival?

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  I cannot lie and pretend I had a buy nothing day, I stayed local, got a few things from the grocery store and a little vino. That was it. Ive never been caught up in the Black Friday craze. The item with the biggest discounts today might have been Dubai s debt anyway. The militant and the humorous celebrate Buy ...
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• Lutheran denomination splitting after gay pastor vote

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 138
  The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination is splitting following a controversial decision at its August conference to allow noncelibate homosexuals to serve as pastors, reports Baptist Press.It will take months to determine how truly significant the change to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) is, ...
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• Blackwater Alleged to be American Assassins, Terrorists

  
  Civilianism News — Authority: 131
  Blackwater Turret gunner Blackwater — who sometimes call themselves Xe– are a mercenary group who’ve been in plenty of legal trouble in the past.   They are now operating  in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and allegedly assassinating people at will. These charges come from reporter Jeremy Scahill. It’s ...
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• AP News in Brief

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 831
  Florida authorities: Tiger Woods injured in early morning car accident outside his mansion
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• Lobbyists Losing Jobs Too

  
  Alexandria — Authority: 487
  Via Outside the Beltway, Dan Eggen at the Washington Post has nice article out on how lobbyists are losing jobs. Key quotes….. Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street’s ...
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