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Obama Seeks to Reset Ties with Karzai

Mandy Clark reports. When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan...

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Iraqis protest veto of election law

BASRA, Iraq, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Iraqis in the southern province of Basra demonstrated in front of governmental buildings Friday in protest of a decision to veto the election law. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed an...

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China to host 12th summit with EU

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Swedish government says climate change will be one of the main topics of discussion when China and the European Union hold their 12th summit November 30. The meeting in Nanjing, China,...

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In the recession, all roads lead to home

MISSOULA, Montana -- Her parents redecorated the bedroom soon after she left for college, as sure as everyone else in this town that Melissa Meyer would not be moving back. They took down the photos of Melissa meeting the Dalai...

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Is this the year HMS finally wins at Homestead? (NASCAR.com)

By Sporting News Wire Service, NASCAR.COM 18 minutes ago The flow of ifs, ands and buts has been reduced to a trickle as the Cup season heads toward an official end this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But there was still...

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Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth

Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to...

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Opening This Weekend: ZOMG New Moon! Plus Sandra Bullock Makes the Boys Cry in The Blind Side

It might be just days before Thanksgiving (and, btw, when did that happen?), but if you head to a movie theater this weekend, don't be surprised if it feels a little bit like summertime. The box office is littered with...

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U.S.: Obama Returns to Greater Middle East Mess

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (IPS) - As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush's "global...

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HP Builds Digital Replica of a Real Mountain Climb

The "hands" that helped make HP "personal again" have been put to new use in the next phase of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners' campaign for the computer brand. This time the setting has shifted dramatically, to Mt. Kilimanjaro...

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The Starting Point: Fate of Afghan kids & Oprah's new direction (The Yahoo! Newsroom)

AP – FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the premiere of the film 'Precious: … More from The Yahoo! Newsroom: The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Top story...

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