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- Security Lax at Los Alamos National Lab
Critics say the nation fails to protect its nuclear secrets at its own peril. - 'Office' Plotlines Reflect Recession Anxieties
Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC's prime-time comedy "The Office," is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate.
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- California Students Occupy Buildings To Protest Fee Hike
University of California students were occupying buildings on several of the system's campuses Friday in protest of a 32 percent tuition hike.
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- Cancer Screenings Under Scrutiny
It's been a confusing week for women. On Monday, it started with breast cancer. A federal advisory board made a controversial recommendation that women begin routine mammograms at age 50, rather than at 40.
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Mid-evening news and information to know.
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- Former State Dept. Official, Wife To Plead Guilty To Spy Charges
A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
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- FAA Computer Glitch Affects Hundreds Of Flights
Some 819 airline flights were delayed and an unknown number canceled Thursday after a Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications router glitch, though the agency said some of the delays were weather-related.
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- FDIC Announces 124th Bank Failure
State regulators shuttered Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday night, bringing the 2009 national tally to 124.
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- Alcatraz Takeover Recalled 40 Years Later
Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.
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- Justice Prosecutors Drop Manslaughter Charge Against One Blackwater Guard
Federal prosecutors in Washington announced Friday they will dismiss a manslaughter charge against one of the Blackwater contractors charged in a high-profile shooting incident in Baghdad two years ago.
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- Court Hearing For Fort Hood Suspect To Be Held In Hospital
Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney told CNN Friday.
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- Dorgan Decries 'Unbelievable Waste' Of High-Priced Border Crossings
Spending millions of dollars to revamp remote border crossings in Montana and North Dakota is an "unbelievable waste" of stimulus money, Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota said Friday.
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- Police: 2 Suspects Charged With Murder In Killings; Third Suspect Shot Dead
Authorities have charged two people with murder in the slaying of five people in Arkansas last week, police said Friday.
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- MTA To New Yorkers: There's A Light At The End Of The Tunnel
After reading the back of their MetroCards, New Yorkers might feel a twinge of optimism during their morning commute.
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- Former State Dept. Official, Wife To Plead Guilty To Spy Charges
A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, say they intend to plead guilty to federal charges.
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- Wal-Mart Scuffle Prompts Racism Claims
Whether Heather Ellis cut in line or merely switched checkout lanes to join her cousin is in dispute, and the accounts of what happened next vary greatly. The debate has divided this economically struggling town of 11,000 along racial lines.
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- California students Occupy Buildings To Protest Fee Hike
Students were occupying buildings Friday on campuses of the University of California system in protest of a 32 percent tuition hike.
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- FDIC Announces 124th Bank Failure
State regulators shuttered Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday night, bringing the 2009 national tally to 124.
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- World Is Small For Mileage Millionaires
It can take years to snag a reservation at El Bulli, a restaurant in Spain that's been called the best in the world, so when Gary Leff got the word that he'd finally gotten in, he whisked his wife across the Atlantic -- just for dinner.
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- Toys R Us To Open At Midnight On Thanksgiving
For some Black Friday shoppers, a 5 a.m. start just isn't early enough, so Toys R Us has upped the ante.
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- Dirty Secrets Of Black Friday 'Doorbusters'
Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars.
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- Abraham Lincoln's Note To Schoolboy Sells For $60,000
Less than a month before the start of the Civil War, a newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to a child in Illinois whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president.
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- What To Expect In Senate's Saturday Health Care Vote
To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
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- Unemployment Rates Rise In 29 States
A growing number of states reported rising jobless rates in October, and thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2%, according to a government report released on Friday.
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- Woman Accused In Walmart Incident Takes The Stand
A woman accused of cutting in line in a Walmart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers took the stand Friday and denied all charges in the racially charged case.
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- Democrats Slam GOP As Party Of 'Fear' In Health Care Debate
Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking in the health care debate Friday as top congressional Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend.
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- How An Ex-Con Landed A Job
Gregory Headley got himself a job. That's quite a feat in today's economy, even for the most qualified job hunters. But for an ex-convict, it feels like a miracle.
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- Wanamaker Elementary Cooks Up Some Thanks
Calling all friends and family is what Wanamaker Elementary was saying for Thanksgiving lunch.
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- World Is Small For Mileage Millionaires
It can take years to snag a reservation at El Bulli, a restaurant in Spain that's been called the best in the world, so when Gary Leff got the word that he'd finally gotten in, he whisked his wife across the Atlantic -- just for dinner.
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- Toys R Us To Open At Midnight On Thanksgiving
For some Black Friday shoppers, a 5 a.m. start just isn't early enough, so Toys R Us has upped the ante.
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- Justice Investigation Finds $200,000 Awarded To ACORN-Affiliated Groups
About $200,000 in Justice Department funds ended up in the coffers of the activist grass-roots community-organizing group ACORN or its affiliated organizations in recent years, the Justice Department watchdog says in a newly released report.
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- Abraham Lincoln's Note To Schoolboy Sells For $60,000
Less than a month before the start of the Civil War, a newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to a child in Illinois whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president.
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- Democrats slam GOP as party of 'fear' in health care debate
Senate Democrats slammed their Republican colleagues as leaders of a counterproductive party of fear caught in an obstructionist mindset dating back to the New Deal. - U.S. And Cuba Practice Softball Diplomacy
The games are friendly, but these veteran players take their softball seriously. - Christie, McDonnell Explain Palin's Absence From Campaign Trail
Palin wasn't exactly a welcome presence in Virginia and New Jersey during both governor's races. - Campaign Strategists Gear Up For Mobile War
Political strategists are getting ready for the new era - testing new uses for mobile technology, and generating massive contact lists. - 26 Indicted In Scheme To Defraud Program For The Deaf
Officials said they arrested conspirators in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Maryland. - Soccer France vs. Ireland
FIFA turns down request from the Irish Football Association (FAI) to replay their deciding World Cup playoff game against France - Obama To Unveil New Afghanistan Strategy After Thanksgiving, Source Says
President Barack Obama will not announce a new Afghanistan war strategy until after Thanksgiving. - Vicks Recall
Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said. - California Tuition Protest
Authorities arrested dozens of angry students at the University of California, Davis campus late Thursday after they refused to vacate the school's administration building in protest of a 32-percent tuition hike. - A Push To Simplify Credit Card 'Gobbledygook'
CNN asked 13 credit card holders to review a basic five-page credit card agreement. Only four of them were able to find the annual percentage rate, and it wasn't easy. - Oprah Confirms End of Show
Oprah Winfrey told viewers Friday that she plans to end her long-running show in 2011.
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- CNN Poll: Blame For Recession Shifting From GOP To Democrats
According to the poll 27 percent now blame the Democrats for the recession, up 6 points from May. - Attack Ad Star Defends Reid On Public Option
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee will begin making robocalls encouraging Reid to stand strong. - Replay 'Fairest Solution' Says Henry
(CNN) -- Thierry Henry believes a replay would be the "fairest solution" after his handball set up France's clinching goal in their World Cup playoff with the Republic of Ireland. - Former GOP Camps Weigh In On 2012 Primary Calendar
Discussion has begun on the 2012 primary calendar. - 'Summers Were The Worst,' Says Woman In Missouri Sex Abuse Case
(CNN) -- Graphic details of bestiality, child rape and sodomy emerged in court documents filed Thursday in the case of a Missouri family accused of horrific crimes against their relatives. - Man Who Killed Wife While Dreaming Is Freed
London, England (CNN) -- A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep while dreaming that she was an intruder walked free from court Friday after the case against him was withdrawn, prosecutors said. - Blind receive Braille
Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. had finally arrived.
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- Students Arrested After 32% Tuition Hike Sparks Protests
- Toys R Us To Open At Midnight On Thanksgiving
- California Tuition Protest
- Woman Accused In Walmart Incident Takes The Stand
- Georgia Mascot Uga VII Dies At Age 4
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- Vicks Recall
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- California students Occupy Buildings To Protest Fee Hike
- California Students Occupy Buildings To Protest Fee Hike
