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Newsweek: How religious troops are changing Israel's army

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:58 AM PST

A transformation is sweeping the Israeli military: deeply religious Jews are now filling leadership positions in numbers far exceeding their share of the general population. Given that religious Israelis tend to be more hawkish than most, the trend raises a real question about whether Israel can rely on the Army to implement the toughest parts of any future peace agreement with the Palestinians.

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NY judge orders Gawker to pull Palin book pages

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:14 PM PST

A federal judge on Saturday ordered Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" from its blog.

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Facebook-banning NJ pastor acknowledges 3-ways

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:32 PM PST

Pastor Cedric Miller delivers a sermon at Living Word Christian Fellowship in Neptune, N.J. Miller calls Facebook a "portal to infidelity." In 2003, he testified in a court case that he had a three-way sexual relationship with his wife and a male church assistant.A pastor who said Facebook was a "portal to infidelity" and told married church leaders to delete their accounts testified to three-way sex with his wife and a male church aide.




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No. 5 LSU thwarts Ole Miss upset bid

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:01 PM PST

LSU running back Stevan Ridley rushes for a 24-yard gain for a first down against Mississippi. Ridley finished with 88 yards and three touchdowns.Jordan Jefferson passed for a career-high 254 yards, threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and fifth-ranked LSU survived an upset bid by Mississippi 43-36 on Saturday.




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Rat catching: Dark side of India's dream

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:03 PM PST

Sabid Ali Sheikh, a rat catcher, searches for his quarry in May in Mumbai, India. The competition for rat catcher jobs in Mumbai is stiff. Applicants must be able to lift a 110-pound sack and run a few miles. They must demonstrate their ability to catch and kill a rat in the dark within 10 minutes. Put aside for a moment those stories about a great nation of engineering geniuses, billionaires and youthful promise, whose economy might one day outpace China's.




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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:03 PM PST

No. 8 Ohio St. rallies past No. 21 Iowa

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:39 PM PST

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is tackled by Iowa cornerback Tyler Sash in the first half.Dan Herron rushed for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:47 left and No. 8 Ohio State rallied to beat Iowa 20-17 Saturday to keep its hopes for a Rose Bowl bid alive.




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Newsweek: How the DEA tracked Viktor Bout

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:58 AM PST

Posing as buyers for the Colombian insurgent group FARC, the DEA—which had played the same trick on Kassar—trapped Bout in a March 2008 sting operation in Bangkok; Thai police arrested him at the behest of the U.S., provoking a two-year battle with Russia, which wanted to keep Bout from being extradited to America.

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Colombia: Top leftist rebel believed killed

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:08 PM PST

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday that security forces apparently killed a senior commander of the leftist FARC guerrillas who is wanted by the United States.

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TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST

Thomas Sawyer, 61, said he was left "humiliated" and covered in urine after undergoing a TSA pat-down.A retired special education teacher on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla., says he was left humiliated, crying and covered with his own urine recently after an enhanced pat-down by TSA officers.




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FBI: Letter with powder found at 'DWTS' studio

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

ABC says an unknown substance in an envelope delivered to the "Dancing With the Stars" production office at CBS Studios in Los Angeles was later determined to be talcum powder.

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Water emergency declared in Calif. city

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:40 PM PST

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency in Barstow after samples of the city's water supply were found to be contaminated with a chemical used in rocket fuel.

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Woman, 3 children found dead in Fla. home

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST

A Tallahassee investigator checks out the crime scene at a home where a woman and three children were slain on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. Police in Florida say they found the bodies of a woman and three young children inside a home in north Florida.




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Video: Obama: TSA 'under enormous pressure'

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

Nov. 20: President Obama states his view on the current TSA pat-down procedure being used in airports across the U.S. (Other)President Obama states his view on the current TSA pat-down procedure being used in airports across the U.S. (Other)




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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

Video: Afghanistan’s hidden treasures

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 08:41 AM PST

Nov. 20: Beyond the ugliness of the fighting between the U.S. and the Taliban sits Bamiyan Province, a national treasure in a nation divided by war. NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel tours the region and speaks with its people about their hopes and dreams. (Today Show)Beyond the ugliness of the fighting between the U.S. and the Taliban sits Bamiyan Province, a national treasure in a nation divided by war. NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel tours the region and speaks with its people about their hopes and dreams. (Today Show)




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Spartans rally past Purdue, keep Big Ten hopes

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PST

Michigan State's Keshawn Martin, center, leaps over teammate Keith Nichol and Purdue's Albert Evans on Saturday.Kirk Cousins lunged into the end zone from 3 yards out with 4:32 remaining, and No. 11 Michigan State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive with a dramatic 35-31 victory over Purdue on Saturday.




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Badgers keep rolling, crush Michigan

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PST

Wisconsin running back James White rushes in against Michigan on Saturday.Montee Ball and James White combined for 354 yards rushing and six touchdowns, leading No. 6 Wisconsin one step closer to its first Big Ten championship since 1999 with a a 48-28 win at Michigan on Saturday.




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Coroner: 3 Ohio victims stabbed, dismembered

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 02:14 PM PST

Authorities say Matthew J. Hoffman gave information that led authorities to the bodies of two Ohio women and an 11-year-old boy.A coroner says two Ohio women and an 11-year-old boy were stabbed to death before they were dismembered.




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Former Sen. Braun announces run for Chicago mayor

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:22 PM PST

Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, D-Ill., made history in 1992 as the first black woman in the Senate.Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign Saturday for Chicago mayor, joining a crowded field that already includes former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.




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