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Friday, November 20 2009
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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.... Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."... Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care Senator: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters Bond set at $100K in ESPN reporter videos case Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.... GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.... Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim.... Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.... FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.... Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case WASHINGTON (AP) -- A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years.... Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.... Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan WASHINGTON (AP) -- There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.... US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.... Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption |
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