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• Budget hawks propose commission to control debt

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate budget hawks on Wednesday unveiled a proposal that aims to get the national debt under control by forming a bipartisan commission to make tough decisions that they do not trust Congress to make on its own.
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• Ex-Bosnian diplomat cant be extradited: U.S. court

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Bosnias former ambassador to the United Nations cannot be extradited over allegations he misused government funds, reversing a lower court.
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• Mixed reaction over Tarique’s election

  
  Bangladesh News — Authority: 152
  It was a move by a group of mid-level leaders that saw Tarique Rahman elected BNP’s senior vice-chairman Tuesday, say some party sources. They, however, acknowledge the national standing committee decided to create the post with Tarique in mind. In a recorded speech to the national council, Tarique from London ...
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• Guidebook ban to stay

  
  Bangladesh News — Authority: 152
  The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday cleared the way for enforcement of the ban on printing, publishing, import, distribution and sale of guidebooks and notebooks for primary and secondary school students. The apex court upheld the High Court (HC) verdict that allowed the government to take action in case of violation of ...
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• Small Islanders launch protest

  
  Bangladesh News — Authority: 152
  Small islanders staged demonstrations in front of the plenary session’s room at the climate summit in Copenhagen after the session was adjourned when the G-77 and China coalition divided in two groups. In the plenary session, Tuvalu proposed amendment to the Kyoto Protocol rather than making a new deal under ...
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• Rail electrification gets green light

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Liverpool to Manchester journey time will drop to 30 minutes •Qualifying age for free bus passes will be raised to 65 by 2020 Rail passengers in north-west England will benefit from faster and more reliable train journeys after the government extended its rail electrification programme . The Department ...
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• Obama praises Senate healthcare deal

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised a healthcare compromise reached by Senate Democratic negotiators and said it could clear the way for passing a sweeping healthcare reform overhaul.
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• Obama to give $600 million to health centers

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he will allocate nearly $600 million from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan to help create jobs at 85 community health centers.
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• Democrats: private Medicare plans waste billions

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private health insurance companies that offer alternative Medicare coverage funnel billions of dollars toward company profits, and to marketing and advertising rather than to patient care, U.S. Democrats charged in a report released on Wednesday.
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• Why Big Government Doesn’t Work: Clinton Pollster Got $6 Million in Stimulus Funds

  
  Big Government — Authority: 815
  From todays The Hill : Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster in 2008. Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three jobs at Burson-Marsteller, the global public-relations and communications firm ...
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• U.S. Rep. Joe Bartons anti-BCS bill passes House subcommittee 11:26 AM CT

  
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• Deep Breath

  
  Jake's New Blog — Authority: 125
  We found out this morning that Piper will be going back to NJ on Tuesday. We knew that she was next on the list, for a couple of weeks now. But I was secretly hoping that she wouldn’t go back until after the holidays, and everything. She has been at Blythedale for a long time now, and it really does feel like home. ...
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• Nude Photos of Tiger Woods Shopped to Playgirl! - Public Image Takes Beating; Corporate Endorsers: How Much is Too Much?

  
  American Power — Authority: 709
  The storys at the celebrity dish monitor Gossip Cop , " Playgirl offered alleged naked photos of Tiger Woods ." And Fox News confirms the story, " Alleged Naked Photos of Tiger Woods Shopped to Playgirl ": It looks as though things are going from bad to worse for Tiger Woods. A rep from ...
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• Obama nominates former Palin aide to pipeline job

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated Larry Persily, a former aide to ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, on Wednesday to be federal coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, the White House said.
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• Violence, turmoil in Afghanistan to rise: Petraeus

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan may climb in the short-term, along with internal government turmoil, U.S. General David Petraeus told Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to reserve judgment on the new war strategy for a full year.
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• Obama rights record questioned ahead of Nobel prize

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two leading international human rights groups gave U.S. President Barack Obama mixed reviews on his human rights record on Wednesday, a day before he is slated to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
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• 5 DC Muslims arrested in Pakistani terror raid

  
  Creeping Sharia — Authority: 605
  The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) is reporting the following: December 8: Federal investigators are searching for a Howard University dental student and four other missing Muslim men reported missing from the Washington, D.C. area, the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has learned. There is ...
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• More Climate Change Stuff

  
  eXrai — Authority: 120
  I saw this video of Hugh Hewitt’s blog , its a video of Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his commentary on global warming and European politics. Also, I ran across this website yesterday. It is Climate-X-change.net . Its pretty funny how the ulterior motive that climate skeptics have been talking about is ...
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• U.S. says more hard work ahead in post-war Sri Lanka

  
  Reuters — Authority: 768
  COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has made good progress in its post-war efforts at resettling people, but hard work remains on press freedom and human rights, the top U.S. envoy for south Asia said on Tuesday.
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• Samir Rifai Appointed New Prime Minister Of Jordan

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 170
  Just heard the news about an hour ago that Samir Rifai, who as of yesterday headed the Jordan Dubai Capital corporation, has been appointed as the next Prime Minister of Jordan. I don’t really know Read More......( read more )
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