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Flood victims evacuate with the help of emergency rescue personnel in Villahermosa, Mexico. Mexico's President Felipe Calderon called the flooding one of Mexico's worst recent natural disasters after a week of heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, submerging at least 80 percent of the Tabasco state. (Photo by Marco Ugarte / AP)

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Musharraf targets key opponents

Pakistani opposition leaders and activists have been detained in the wake of President Pervez Musharraf's decision to declare emergency rule.

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BBC

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Despite warnings, Bush officials couldn't stop Musharraf

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Musharraf: it's 'suicide' prevention

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Reuters

Turkish soldiers released by Kurdish rebels ahead of Washington talks

Kurdish rebels released eight Turkish soldiers in a secret dawn handover on the eve of talks in Washington between the Turkish Prime Minister and President Bush.

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Times Online

Thousands perched on rooftops in Mexico floods

Thousands of people perched on roofs in southern Mexico, desperate to be evacuated from flooding caused by heavy rains that has left most of Tabasco state under water and 800,000 homeless.

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ABC News

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In pictures: Mexican exodus

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BBC

Cargill recalls 1 million pounds of ground beef in U.S.

Agricultural giant Cargill Inc. said it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef distributed in the U.S. because of possible E. coli contamination.

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Reuters

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A glance at the beef products Cargill is recalling

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Newsday

U.S. officials ponder plan to close Guantánamo prison

U.S. officials are considering granting Guantánamo Bay detainees substantially greater rights in an effort to possibly move much of its population from Cuba to the United States, according to officials.

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International Herald Tribune

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Justice on 'The Windward Side' of Guantanamo

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NPR

NATION

Ford, U.S. auto union agree on contract, avoid strike

Ford Motor Co. and the union representing its U.S. factory workers agreed on a new contract, wrapping up a third labor deal for Detroit's automakers after more than three months of negotiations.

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Bloomberg

Police: Teacher, student had plan of life together in Mexico

A female teacher and a 13-year-old student planned a life together in Mexico after fleeing Nebraska, the California policeman who detained the pair said.

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International Herald Tribune

Sec. of State Rice tells U.S. diplomats Iraq jobs 'must be filled'

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told all U.S. diplomats that posts in Iraq must be filled after some voiced unhappiness about the possibility of being forced to serve in the war zone.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Sen. McCain emphasizes border security

Sen. John McCain argued earlier this year that the United States must combine border security efforts with a temporary worker program and an eventual path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants.

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Examiner

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White House 2008: general election

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Congress braces to overturn water veto

President Bush delivered his threatened veto of a $23 billion water bill, but Congress is virtually certain to reverse it in the first override of a Bush veto.

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Contra Costa Times

BUSINESS

U.S. stocks to extend losses

U.S. stocks will extend their losses as concern over poor earnings, oil nearing $100 a barrel and more turmoil in the banking and brokerage industries promise to rock Wall Street.

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MarketWatch

Citigroup doesn't deny Prince exit as shares drop 31 percent

The crisis of leadership at Citigroup Inc. may come to a climax amid widespread speculation that Chief Executive Officer Charles O. "Chuck'' Prince III will resign.

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Bloomberg

HEALTH

Even wider reperfusion window not enough for stroke patients

Most stroke patients in "real-world" communities are still missing the boat for reperfusion therapy by failing to get to the hospital quickly.

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Cancer risk elevated with weight

The report by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research states in no uncertain terms that the more pounds you're packing, the greater your risk of developing cancer.

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U.S. News & World Report

SPORTS

Ducks down the devils

Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes before leaving with an injury and the fourth-ranked Oregon Ducks defeated No. 6 Arizona State 35-23.

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ESPN

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College football scores

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Sports Illustrated

Patriots unashamed of blowouts, set to play Colts

They have bullied everybody so far. If the Patriots do get their comeuppance in Indianapolis, few tears will be shed outside of New England.

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New York Daily News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope to meet Saudi king

Pope Benedict XVI is set to meet King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the first talks between a Saudi monarch and a Pope.

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Times Online

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Dalai Lama diplomacy will not change Tibet - China

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Guardian

Christians urge protection of poor in climate change bill

Religious leaders have urged Congress to protect the poor and most vulnerable from the effects of climate change as lawmakers plan to consider legislation that would combat global warming.

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GOOD NEWS

Dog and cat honored for heroic acts

For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, and Winnie, an American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year.

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PS3 network project enters record books

A project that harnesses the spare processing power of Sony's PlayStation 3 to help understand the cause of diseases has entered the record books.

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BBC

WORLD

Violence ensues as Italy expels migrants

Three Romanians were in hospitals in Rome after being attacked by a masked, club-wielding gang in the latest escalation of racial tension in Italy following the beating to death of a naval captain's wife.

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Guardian

More than 100 feared dead in Dominican Republic floods

The death toll from devastating floods in the Dominican Republic unleashed by Tropical Storm Noel could exceed 100, officials said.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Seagoing robots read ocean's vital signs

Scientists have just finished deploying a worldwide network of 3,000 floating sensors that will provide unprecedented information about the oceans' effect on the world's climate.

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Star Tribune

Climate bill clears initial Senate hurdle

A controversial climate-change bill that would establish a national limit on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases advanced easily through a Senate subcommittee.

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MarketWatch

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Climate change threatens animals

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

King Tut goes public for the first time

The mummy of King Tut was put on public display for the first time, 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb was discovered in Luxor's Valley of the Kings.

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Globeandmail.com

Silent rise of silver divorce

The latest set of statistics show a continued rise in divorce for people over 60. This is in marked contrast to the 22-year low in annual divorce numbers for the rest of the population.

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Times Online

Jerry Seinfeld to Hollywood: 'You can't buy me off'

Last month, Forbes.com estimated the annual income of the stand-up comedian and creator of the 1990s smash hit television show "Seinfeld" at $60 million, among the highest on TV.

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Reuters

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A tale of two comics

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Slate

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Seinfeld vs. Larry King

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Yahoo! News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Robots drop fast in driverless car race

After two hours in the race, three teams have fallen out of the DARPA Urban Challenge, leaving eight driverless cars to finish the urban course.

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CNET News

Digitization and its discontents

The Internet has transformed reading more dramatically than any technology since the press, and for the past five years Google has been at work on an ambitious project, Google Book Search.

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New Yorker

EDUCATION

Risk pays off for endowments

Endowments at top-tier schools grew faster than those at higher education institutions, due to larger portions of the elite schools' endowments being allocated toward "alternative" assets.

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Boston Globe

Senate won't take up new education law

The top two lawmakers on the Senate Education Committee said they are putting off consideration of a new No Child Left Behind law until next year.

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Associated Press

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Triple amputee graduates from UCLA medical school in pediatrics

A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is now poised to become a doctor for children.

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Onlookers watch as an entertainer creates a giant bubble as he takes part in a parade to launch the Christmas Santa grotto at Harrods department store in London. (Photo by Alastair Grant / AP)

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