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White House issues scientific integrity memo

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

President Obama's science and technology advisor issued a memo to federal science agencies Friday to guide them in making rules to ensure scientific integrity.

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Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

Florida shuts down No. 6 Kansas St.

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:58 PM PST

Kansas State's Curtis Kelly (24) fights for the loose ball as Florida's Vernon Macklin defends during the first half Saturday.Kenny Boynton scored 15 points to shake a slump Saturday, and Florida held No. 6 Kansas State to 27 percent shooting for a 57-44 victory in the one-day Orange Bowl Classic.




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Iranian president announces start to subsidy cuts

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST

This image provided by the Presidency Office shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking in an interview with state-run TV at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called recent talks with six world powers in Switzerland "positive," a sign that Tehran may be willing to address concerns about its disputed nuclear program. (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Ebrahim Seyyedi)Iran's president on Saturday announced the start of a plan to slash energy and food subsidies, part of government efforts to boost the country's ailing economy.




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Lady Gaga leads DADT repeal tweets

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:02 PM PST

Recording artist Lady Gaga speaks at a rally in support of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gay service members, in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 20.Singer Lady Gaga wasn't in the Senate chamber Saturday, but she was among the celebrities taking part in the historic vote to repeal the 17-year policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."




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Pentagon: Lifting gay ban to take time

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits troops in Afghanistan Dec. 7.Defense Secretary Robert Gates says "don't ask, don't tell" will remain military policy for at least a while longer as the Pentagon prepares for a historic change.




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Is this where Amelia Earhart died?

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:46 AM PST

Satellite imagery highlights Nikumaroro Island, a tiny Pacific coral atoll where famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have spent her final days 73 years ago.Satellite imagery highlights Nikumaroro Island, a tiny Pacific coral atoll where famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have spent her final days 73 years ago.




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Rescuers say 35 die in boat capsize in Bangladesh

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST

A boat packed with passengers capsized on a river in northeastern Bangladesh late Saturday, leaving at least 35 people dead and about 20 others missing, officials said.

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Cross-dressing arson suspect sought in Texas

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 02:22 PM PST

Bank of America cuts off WikiLeaks payments

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

A man walks near a Bank of America branch in New York's Times Square in this December 11, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesBank of America Corp said on Saturday it will not process payments intended for WikiLeaks, which has angered U.S. authorities with the mass release of U.S. diplomatic cables.




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Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

PBT: Magic land Arenas, Richardson, Turkoglu

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

PBT: Orlando clearly wants to win now, making two trades Saturday involving eight players, landing Gilbert Arenas, Hedo Turkoglu and Jason Richardson. Gone are Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis and others.PBT: Orlando clearly wants to win now, making two trades Saturday involving eight players, landing Gilbert Arenas, Hedo Turkoglu and Jason Richardson. Gone are Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis and others.




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Series of storms bears down on California

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:26 AM PST

A series of winter storms bearing down on California could be the largest system the region has seen in the last decade, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

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Space Superfund needed to clean orbital trash

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:41 AM PST

The orbits around Earth are cluttered with chunks of space junk high-speed riffraff that poses a growing threat to robotic satellites and human-carrying spacecraft.

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U.S. may vote on Armenian genocide measure

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:57 AM PST

This is the scene in Turkey in 1915 when Armenians were marched long distances and said to have been massacred. The U.S. House of Representatives may vote next week on a measure that could damage U.S. relations with critical ally Turkey: a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide. The House may vote next week on a measure that could damage U.S. relations with critical ally Turkey: a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide.




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Pakistani spy agency denies it unmasked CIA chief

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:53 AM PST

Pakistan's top spy agency denied Saturday that it helped unmask the CIA's station chief in Islamabad, dismissing speculation it was retaliating for a U.S. lawsuit linking the Pakistani intelligence chief to the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India.

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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo tells U.N. to leave

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST

The man who refuses to step down from the presidency in Ivory Coast ordered all U.N. peacekeepers to leave the country immediately on Saturday, calling the global body that has endorsed his political rival an "agent of destabilization."

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Italian court OKs evidence review for Knox

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

Convicted U.S. student Amanda Knox attends a hearing in her appeals trial, at Perugia's courthouse, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. Knox was convicted and sentenced last year to 26 years in prison for the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Amanda Knox won an important victory in her appeals trial of her murder conviction in Italy on Saturday, when a court ruled that it will allow an independent review of crucial DNA evidence after defense claims that samples were inconclusive and possibly contaminated.




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First Read: DREAM Act blocked in Senate

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:35 AM PST

A measure that would have offered provisional legal status to some adults who came to America illegally as children failed to advance.

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Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:35 AM PST