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• Who's who in the Petraeus scandal
• Long-term unemployed? Share your story with Yahoo News
• Paul Ryan: Obama has no mandate to raise taxes
• Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer
• Jury finds in favor of bartender in cop bar beating case
• Union leaders vow side-by-side battle with Obama against GOP
• Pelosi touts new House Democrats
• Will Scott Brown run again if John Kerry leaves the Senate? ‘We’ll see’
• Obama campaign chief’s future: Italy, red wine
• Guard dogs more friendly than furious when put to the test
• Video: Kittens transfixed watching tennis
• Michelin Chicago Guide: Alinea, L2O, Graham Elliot grab honors
• Fla. socialite at center of scandal
• Petraeus scandal widens, snares U.S. commander in Afghanistan
• Five GOP senators most likely to work with Democrats
• Conservative leaders reject secession talk
• The curse of commanding the Afghan war
• Petraeus, Allen supported Fla. woman's sister in custody spat
• Secession petitions gaining clicks -- fast
• Man who helped Sandy victims wins $100K scratch-off lottery

Who's who in the Petraeus scandal Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST Commander of the International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus shakes hands with author Paula Broadwell in this ISAF handout photo originally posted July 13, 2011. The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA Director David Petraeus' affair with author Paula Broadwell was sparked by "suspicious emails" from her to another woman and Petraeus was not the target of the probe, U.S. law enforcement and security officials told Reuters. REUTERS/ISAF/Handout (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY MEDIA) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Long-term unemployed? Share your story with Yahoo News Posted: 13 Nov 2012 05:05 PM PST A sign attracts job-seekers during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y., in October. (Mike Groll/AP) Unemployment numbers only tell one side of the story: • Nationwide unemployment sits at 9.7 percent • 2 million unemployed workers could lose jobless benefits should the country hit the looming "fiscal cliff" • In 2012, [...]

Paul Ryan: Obama has no mandate to raise taxes Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:37 PM PST Despite an devastating loss last week, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan rejected Democratic claims of a mandate to raise tax rates on the wealthy.

Accuser recants sex claims against Elmo puppeteer Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:49 PM PST The man who claimed he had underage sex with the puppeteer behind "Sesame Street" character Elmo recanted his claims on Tuesday.

Jury finds in favor of bartender in cop bar beating case Posted: 13 Nov 2012 05:14 PM PST A federal jury today found in favor of a female bartender who was beaten by an off-duty Chicago police officer in a notorious 2007 attack captured on security cameras.

Union leaders vow side-by-side battle with Obama against GOP Posted: 13 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST Labor union leaders emerged from talks with President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowing a side-by-side battle against Republicans to bring about higher taxes on the wealthy as part of an effort to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. "It was a very, very positive meeting," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters in the White House driveway after [...]

Pelosi touts new House Democrats Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST After Republicans dominated midterm House elections two years ago, Democrats sent only nine new members to that year's orientation.

Will Scott Brown run again if John Kerry leaves the Senate? ‘We’ll see’ Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PST Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown returned to Congress this week a lame duck after losing to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.

Obama campaign chief’s future: Italy, red wine Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST Jim Messina, you just steered an embattled incumbent president to re-election despite a sour economy! Are you going to Disney World? Pshaw, says the Obama campaign manager. "I'm going to go to Italy and figure out how to become an expert on red wine for a couple of weeks," said Messina, underlining that he was [...]

Guard dogs more friendly than furious when put to the test Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST An unintentionally hilarious investigation into the effectiveness of guard dogs finds that if you're a loving pet owner, your dog probably can't be counted on to stop intruders. CBS Atlanta teamed up with some local dog owners and a professional dog trainer to see if burglars have much, if anything, to fear. The station enlisted [...]

Video: Kittens transfixed watching tennis Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:53 PM PST In what is an important addition to the Cute Animals Watching Television canon, a video of a pair of kittens transfixed by a women's tennis match has made its way to YouTube. The kittens, hanging out on a scratching post, appear to be hanging on every stroke in the match, punctuated by what sounds like [...]

Michelin Chicago Guide: Alinea, L2O, Graham Elliot grab honors Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PST Surprise promotions, stunning demotions mark Michelin¿s 2013 Chicago list Surprise promotions, stunning demotions mark Michelin's 2013 Chicago list.

Fla. socialite at center of scandal Posted: 13 Nov 2012 05:26 PM PST If you were to diagram the increasingly tangled sex scandal surrounding former CIA Director David Petraeus, nearly all lines would lead back to one person: Jill Kelley.

Petraeus scandal widens, snares U.S. commander in Afghanistan Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PST The scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus widened today as U.S. defense officials said they were looking into "flirtatious" e-mails between General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and a woman at the center of the affair.

Five GOP senators most likely to work with Democrats Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST Democrats will enter the new year with an expanded majority, but Republicans will retain the ability to slow down or halt their agenda.

Conservative leaders reject secession talk Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:07 PM PST If hardcore conservatives are looking for generals in their post-election civil war, they may have to look beyond some of the biggest names on the right.

The curse of commanding the Afghan war Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST A look at what went wrong for the four U.S. generals who have led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan since 2008:

Petraeus, Allen supported Fla. woman's sister in custody spat Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:15 PM PST The two men wrote letters in September to the District of Columbia Superior Court in support of Jill Kelley's twin sister, Natalie Khawam.

Secession petitions gaining clicks -- fast Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST Call it the confederacy of petitioners, except the petitions have now spread beyond the South. In the days since President Obama secured re-election, a wave of petitions from states in almost every region of the country has hit WhiteHouse.gov calling for secession from the union. At the...

Man who helped Sandy victims wins $100K scratch-off lottery Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST John Turner, a 38-year-old Newark native who returned to New Jersey to help victims of superstorm Sandy, bought a lottery ticket while back home—and won $100,000. Turner, who lives in the Chicago area and runs National Catastrophe Solutions, a Chicago-based water cleanup service, drove 17 hours from the Windy City to the storm-ravaged Garden State [...]

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