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Thanksgiving sales bring shoppers, grumbles

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST

Not all Americans tucked into turkey with their families on Thanksgiving. Some were out shopping, hitting sales ahead of the crowds expected Friday.

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Mexico's modern city succumbs to drug violence

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

A 21-year-old university student lies dead from a gunshot to the head. Nearby, paramedics wrap the head of another woman in a blood-soaked shirt while her husband holds their cowering children.

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Many in LA's Koreatown decry island attack

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:30 AM PST

Residents in the bustling Los Angeles sector that is the largest Korean enclave in the United States are decrying the North Korean attack on a South Korean island as they phone relatives for updates from the country many once called home.

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Spike in gang crimes plagues CA's Coachella Valley

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

The master-planned Palm Springs Country Club Estates rose from the Southern California desert in the post-World War II boom, promising weary veterans and their families a fresh start with a sign that oozed optimism: "Come buy your dream home."

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Years later, Miss. still lacks civil rights museum

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PST

Mississippi had some of the worst violence of the civil rights era, yet nearly a half-century later, it's one of the few civil rights battleground states with no museum to commemorate the era.

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Sharp holiday price drops seen for flat-panel TVs

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:10 AM PST

If you're in the market for a new flat-panel TV, it's a good time to buy.

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Obama places Thanksgiving calls to troops overseas

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:41 AM PST

President Barack Obama has called 10 members of the armed services stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan to wish them and their families a happy Thanksgiving.

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Obama calls troops as he awaits White House feast

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST

President Barack Obama is celebrating a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and dining on his favorite holiday food with family and friends.

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Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST

Close Ohio gay-rights vote mirrors national debate

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:20 AM PST

Thirty years ago, a vote like the one just decided in this university town wouldn't have happened; gay-rights activism hadn't taken root across most of America. Thirty years hence, such votes may seem a historical curiosity in a time of equality for gays.

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Ward Churchill loses appeal to win back CU job

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:40 AM PST

A former University of Colorado professor who compared some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi has lost his appeal to get his job back.

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Palin draws fire with North Korea gaffe

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:40 AM PST

Sarah Palin is drawing criticism from around the world after declaring that the United States has to stand with "our North Korean allies."

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Obama asks country to help make tomorrow better

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:10 AM PST

Saying America has a history of doing what it takes to make a better tomorrow, President Barack Obama is calling on a country climbing out of its worst economic slump in decades to summon that spirit again this holiday season.

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Murkowski seeks voice in Alaska election lawsuit

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:50 AM PST

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is arguing that Alaska will be harmed if she isn't sworn in on time, calling for a rapid resolution to a lawsuit aimed at blocking certification of the election.

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The nation's weather

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:20 AM PST

A large winter storm was forecast for most of the eastern half of the nation Thanksgiving Day. The storm strengthened as it moved into the Plains, and was expected to continue organizing as it makes its way over the Mississippi River and Great Lakes.

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Storms, not airport security, slow holiday travel

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:20 AM PST

A planned boycott of airport security scanners was a bust, but holiday travelers in the western U.S. had to contend with a chaotic mix of snow, sleet and ice.

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Kanye West, Kung Fu Panda to star at NYC parade

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:10 AM PST

A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid will join the giant balloon lineup for the 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Phone call from police lobby leads to arrest

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST

The young man apparently just wanted to phone his parents. But his mistake came when he made the call from the Eugene, Ore., police station lobby.

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Aust. deports US man convicted in wife's death

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST

An American man returns on Thursday to the United States where he could face prosecution for drowning his wife during their 2003 honeymoon on the Great Barrier Reef, a crime for which he has served 18 months in an Australian prison.

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Powerful storm to bring snow, ice to the Dakotas

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:42 PM PST

A powerful storm that pummeled much of the West is promising to bring its chaotic mix of snow, sleet and ice to much of the Dakotas on Thanksgiving Day. The system closed roads and delayed flights from Anchorage to Salt Lake City on some of the busiest travel days of the year.

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