Archive for November, 2009

U.S. sends two from Guantanamo to Italy for trial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Tunisians held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent to Italy where they will face prosecution, American and Italian authorities said on Monday.

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U.S. sends two from Guantanamo to Italy for trial (Reuters)

Reuters - Two Tunisians held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent to Italy where they will face prosecution, American and Italian authorities said on Monday.
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Obama sets new Afghan strategy (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday prepared to announce he will deploy about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan as part of a new strategy that aims to lay the ground for an eventual withdrawal.

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Senate opens work on healthcare bill (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on both sides pouncing on findings in a nonpartisan budget report on insurance premiums to bolster their arguments.

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Ariz. Board Sued Over Fish Pedicure Squabble

Watchdog Group Sues Arizona Agency Over Decision That Closed Fish Pedicure Salon

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Florida Grapples With Its Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture (Time.com)

Time.com - A new study lists the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians, and the worst four just happen to be in the Sunshine State
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7 stories Obama doesn’t want told (Politico)

Politico - Presidential politics is about storytelling. Presented with a vivid storyline, voters naturally tend to fit every new event or piece of information into a picture that is already neatly framed in their minds.

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3 boys arrested for Calif. ‘Ginger Day’ attacks (AP)

AP - Three boys have been arrested for investigation of bullying red-haired students after a Facebook message promoted “Kick a Ginger Day” at a Southern California school.
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Boston brewer pushes new limits on extreme beer (AP)

AP - It is banned in 13 states and sure doesn’t come in a six-pack.

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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US (AP)

AP - Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying more than $20 million of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat.

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