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Giants and Vizquel agree one-year deal 10 Nov 07, 23:19 ET Reuters - The San Francisco Giants and 11-times Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel have reached agreement on a one-year contract with a club option for 2009, the team said on Friday. more Australian plan to shoot wild horses provokes outrage 10 Nov 07, 23:11 ET AFP - An Australian state government's plans to shoot more than 10,000 wild horses to protect the environment were Sunday attacked by some animal rights activists as inhumane. more Georgian Says Emergency Rule to Last as Needed 10 Nov 07, 23:02 ET Georgian Leaders Stress Security Voice of America more Fla. man jailed for jaywalking 10 Nov 07, 22:45 ET AP - A man was in jail Saturday after refusing to sign a $15 jaywalking ticket two days earlier. more Hey, Candidate, I’m All Yours, Your Very Own Pied Piper 10 Nov 07, 22:40 ET By MICHAEL POWELL SO the most unlikely pairing of the presidential campaign is unveiled, with the Rev. Pat Robertson flashing a television-practiced smile at Rudolph W. Giuliani, the thrice-married, pro-abortion-rights former mayor of New York. more 'Robin Hood' banker jailed for fraud 10 Nov 07, 22:33 ET AP - A former bank executive who was said to have "Robin Hood" mentality has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for taking money from some accounts and repaying others, as well as pocketing some of the money for himself. more Hong Kong reformer raps back at critics 10 Nov 07, 21:57 ET AP - Say it loud. She's Chinese and she's proud. more Rafa hails goal ace Torres 10 Nov 07, 21:45 ET AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez saluted Fernando Torres after the Spanish striker climbed off the bench to fire his side within three points of the Premier League summit. more China Confirms Poison Was on Toy Beads 10 Nov 07, 21:40 ET China Says Bead Toy Contained Toxic Substance Voice of America more Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru 10 Nov 07, 21:38 ET Reuters - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday. more Rap icon hosts lively hip-hop debate show on Web 10 Nov 07, 21:11 ET Reuters - Bill Maher crossed with "Meet the Press" for the hip-hop culture -- that's the potent formula behind "SpitFire," a new talk show hosted by rap pioneer Kool Mo Dee. more Daughters of Rival Drug Kings Unite 10 Nov 07, 21:08 ET By SAM ROBERTS Francine Lucas says she thought her father was in the candy business. Nicole and Ebony Barnes remember a lot of cash around their house, but were not sure exactly what their father did. more Iran, Pakistan reach gas pipeline deal 10 Nov 07, 21:04 ET AP - Iran and Pakistan have reached a deal to build a multi-billion-dollar pipeline to transport natural gas between the two countries, Iranian state television reported Saturday. more FEAR FOR KIDS' SAFETY TRAPS WOMAN IN MONSTROUS MARRIAGE 10 Nov 07, 21:04 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am in an eight-year marriage that feels like a prison sentence. more Pakistan: Emergency to end in 1 month 10 Nov 07, 20:52 ET AP - Pakistan eased its crackdown on opponents Saturday, releasing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from house arrest and saying it will lift a state of emergency within a month. But the government blocked a meeting between the deposed Supreme Court justice and Bhutto, who pledged to lead a 185-mile protest march. more Illinois stuns top-ranked Buckeyes 28-21 10 Nov 07, 20:44 ET AP - In this season of upsets, top-ranked Ohio State was the latest to fall. Juice Williams provided the big plays on the ground and through the air, spurring Illinois to a stunning 28-21 victory on Saturday night and throwing open the national title race for a bunch of teams that needed the Buckeyes to lose. more NTSB sends team to investigate Bay Bridge oil spill 10 Nov 07, 20:43 ET WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A National Transportation Safety Board team was on its way to California Saturday to probe why a container ship struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge earlier this week, spilling 58000 gallons of oil into the water. more Georgian Leaders Stress Security 10 Nov 07, 20:39 ET Georgia Emergency Decree to Remain New York Times more Bhutto’s Persona Raises Distrust, as Well as Hope 10 Nov 07, 20:30 ET David Guttenfelder/AP The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, above, climbed into her vehicle after joining a protest Saturday in Islamabad. more Police: Man, Woman Found Dead Inside Home 10 Nov 07, 20:29 ET Cleveland - NewsNet5 - Police said Friday that a man shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself inside their east side apartment. more Hurricanes bid farewell to Orange Bowl 10 Nov 07, 20:11 ET AP - With the sun beginning to set, Miami athletic director Paul Dee sat alone on the Hurricanes' bench and gazed around the Orange Bowl in silence. more Badgers end Michigan's win streak at 8 10 Nov 07, 20:06 ET AP - Senior quarterback Tyler Donovan threw for one touchdown and scrambled for another as Wisconsin held off a fourth-quarter rally to upset No. 13 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday. more Romney aides oppose speech on religion 10 Nov 07, 19:59 ET AP - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said Saturday his political advisers have warned him against giving a speech explaining his Mormon faith. more Billionaire to run for president in Georgia 10 Nov 07, 19:54 ET Reuters - A Georgian billionaire accused of plotting a coup declared on Saturday he would run in next year's presidential election, providing the opposition with a potential high-profile figurehead. more Illini stun top-ranked Ohio State 28-21 10 Nov 07, 19:41 ET AP - In this season of upsets, top-ranked Ohio State was the latest to fall. Juice Williams provided the big plays on the ground and through the air, spurring Illinois to a stunning 28-21 victory on Saturday night and throwing open the national title race. more Report: Prince Harry, girlfriend split 10 Nov 07, 19:25 ET AP - Prince Harry and his Zimbabwean-born girlfriend have ended their three-year romance, a newspaper reported Sunday. more Tiny Mercer stuns Southern California 10 Nov 07, 19:21 ET AP - James Florence scored 30 points and tiny Mercer stunned No. 18 Southern California 96-81 Saturday, spoiling the college debut of O.J. Mayo. more Offerings still pile up for Vietnam Vets 10 Nov 07, 19:20 ET AP - They are lined up like footnotes to the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial's polished black granite, leaning against its base, some a collective tribute to the fallen, others bearing a message for just one of the dead. more Mourners remember Goulet's music, humor 10 Nov 07, 19:10 ET AP - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mourners and fans memorialized singer Robert Goulet with tributes to his music and his humor. more Official oil clean-up expands, voluntary one frustrated 10 Nov 07, 19:08 ET Video: Beaches Closed Due To Spill kcratv more Hillary Clinton's Campaign Plants Second Question, ABC Reports 10 Nov 07, 18:52 ET Bloomberg - Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton, which yesterday confirmed an aide planted a question for the Democratic presidential candidate, said it tried to orchestrate a second inquiry, ABC News reported. more Georgia Emergency Decree to Remain 10 Nov 07, 18:32 ET Georgian Opposition Leader Meets With Ally of President Wall Street Journal more 40 Million Electric Bikes Spark Environmental Dilemma in China 10 Nov 07, 18:25 ET LiveScience.com - This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. more China Says Bead Toy Contained Toxic Substance 10 Nov 07, 18:25 ET By VOA News China's state-run news agency says the country's quality control investigation has found a toxic substance was contained in Chinese-produced toy beads that harmed at least five children in Australia and the United States. more Abbas vows to pursue Arafat's drive for statehood 10 Nov 07, 18:24 ET Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday inaugurated a mausoleum built over Yasser Arafat's grave and vowed to press on with his iconic predecessor's drive for a Palestinian state. more Six Democrats court activists 10 Nov 07, 18:15 ET AP - The race for the Democratic presidential nomination moved into overdrive Saturday, as candidates scrambled to outdo each other to win over the Iowa activists who will leadoff the contest on Jan. 3. more Spanish king tells Chavez to "shut up" 10 Nov 07, 18:13 ET AP - The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. more DNA tests show Gipp didn't father child 10 Nov 07, 18:03 ET AP - DNA from the recently exhumed body of college football hero George Gipp shows he was not the father of a child born shortly after his death, quelling longstanding rumors, relatives said Saturday. more Lawyer Says TV Bounty Hunter Won't Face Extradition 10 Nov 07, 18:00 ET SAN FRANCISCO -- A lawyer for famed bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman spoke out in San Francisco Saturday afternoon about his client's legal woes. more About New York For Kerik, Comedown From on High Must Hurt 10 Nov 07, 17:56 ET Bernard B. Kerik, left, former New York City police commissioner, leaving court Friday after his arraignment. By JIM DWYER At the defendant’s table, Bernard B. Kerik cocked his head toward the left side of the courtroom, waiting for a door to open. more Body of Ill. cop's 3rd wife to be exhumed 10 Nov 07, 17:54 ET BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The body of Sgt. Drew Peterson's third wife will be exhumed and autopsied as suspicion grows about the police officer from Bolington, Ill. more Finnish School Killer May Have Contacted US Plotter Via Web 10 Nov 07, 17:52 ET Don’t blame me, says girlfriend who split with YouTube killer Times Online more US among worst in world for infant death 10 Nov 07, 17:50 ET AP - The rate at which infants die in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized nations. more Hasselbeck Births a Boy! 10 Nov 07, 17:46 ET E! Online - Guess we know what they'll be yakking about on The View Monday. more Bulldogs beat 'Bama for bowl eligibility 10 Nov 07, 17:45 ET AP - Anthony Johnson returned an interception a school-record 100 yards for a touchdown and Mississippi State became bowl eligible Saturday for the first time since 2000 with a 17-12 upset of No. 21 Alabama. more Baseball Roundup Torre Won’t Close Door on Williams as a Dodger 10 Nov 07, 17:21 ET By BILL FINLEY A Bernie Williams-Joe Torre reunion in Los Angeles could become a reality next season. When asked to speculate whether Alex Rodriguez could also join the Dodgers next season, Torre, again, would not close the door. more Girl awakens after surgery to remove extra arms and legs 10 Nov 07, 17:00 ET A two-year-old Indian girl separated from her conjoined twin was doing well yesterday after regaining consciousness for the first time after a grueling 27 hours of surgery. more Spain's king tells Venezuela's Chavez to "shut up" 10 Nov 07, 16:59 ET Reuters - Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world that brought the Ibero-American summit to an acrimonious end. more Memphis fights its infant mortality rate 10 Nov 07, 16:43 ET AP - The first thing you notice is how tiny they are: Row upon row of babies, some no older than this day, hooked to grotesque jumbles of tubes. Press your palm against the incubator wall and the infant inside disappears from view. more Arafat mausoleum unveiled in Ramallah 10 Nov 07, 16:23 ET AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dedicated Yasser Arafat's sleek new mausoleum in a ceremony Saturday, drawing on his predecessor's continued popularity as he heads into peace negotiations with Israel. more Bhutto Aims to Unite Pakistan's Fragmented Opposition 10 Nov 07, 16:18 ET Bhutto Persona Raises Distrust, as Well as Hope New York Times more Lebanon postpones presidential vote to November 21 10 Nov 07, 16:09 ET AFP - Parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday postponed Lebanon's presidential election for a third time to allow rival political leaders a final chance to resolve a months-old deadlock. more Syria displays new Iraq border security 10 Nov 07, 16:06 ET AP - Syria showed off new security measures on its long and porous border with Iraq during an organized tour for foreign diplomats and journalists on Saturday. more Morocco to sharply boost security budget amid terror concerns 10 Nov 07, 16:00 ET AFP - Draft Moroccan legislation has earmarked nearly 30 percent of the state's 2008 budget for security, underscoring anti-terrorism concerns after spring suicide attacks, a government source said Saturday. more From out of the Northwest 10 Nov 07, 15:59 ET weather.com - more UN report: Human cloning ban needed 10 Nov 07, 15:52 ET AP - The international community faces a stark choice: outlaw human cloning or prepare for the creation of cloned humans, U.N. researchers said Saturday. more Georgian Opposition Leader Meets With Ally of President 10 Nov 07, 15:37 ET AP TBILISI, Georgia -- President Mikheil Saakashvili repeated his pledge to lift a state of emergency as his allies met Saturday with opposition leaders to seek a way out of Georgia's worst political crisis in years. more Missing Illinois Mom's Neighbor Reports to Police Cop-Husband's ... 10 Nov 07, 15:34 ET BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - A neighbor of an Illinois woman filed a police report against the husband of an Illinois woman and recalled seeing the mother of two sitting at the end of her driveway in tears a week before she disappeared. more Star Russian singer tours North America 10 Nov 07, 15:34 ET AP - La creme de la Kremlin is touring the United States. more Non-prescription Zyrtec-D For Allergies Approved By FDA 10 Nov 07, 15:13 ET The FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) has approved an allergy drug, Zyrtec-D (cetirizine HCl 5 mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg), for non-prescription use in children aged 12 and more and adults. more 25 years of Vietnam offerings 10 Nov 07, 15:06 ET AP - They are lined up like footnotes to the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial's polished black granite, leaning against its base, some a collective tribute to the fallen, others bearing a message for just one of the dead. more Spain's king to Venezuela's Chavez - "shut up" 10 Nov 07, 15:05 ET Reuters - Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world that brought the Ibero-American summit to an acrimonious end. more Thailand saves pangolins bound for China restaurants 10 Nov 07, 15:03 ET AFP - Thai Customs officers said Saturday they have rescued more than 100 pangolins and arrested three men attempting to smuggle the endangered animals to China, where they were destined for the cooking pot. more Bhutto Persona Raises Distrust, as Well as Hope 10 Nov 07, 15:03 ET David Guttenfelder/AP The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, above, climbed into her vehicle after joining a protest Saturday in Islamabad. more NFL will eject players for helmet hits 10 Nov 07, 14:52 ET AP - The NFL has told its officiating crews to start ejecting players for flagrant helmet-to-helmet hits. more Rosie Muses on Her TV Deal Undone 10 Nov 07, 14:48 ET Rosie's Loose Lips Sink MSNBC Ship E! Online more Bush, Merkel say diplomatic solution needed on Iran 10 Nov 07, 14:44 ET Reuters - President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday they would seek a diplomatic solution in dealing with Iran's nuclear program. more Combat wound affects a life's journey 10 Nov 07, 14:34 ET AP - The telegram that arrived on Nov. 15, 1969, was not pessimistic: "Private First Class Johnny O Brooks was slightly wounded in action." more Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls to Launch Pad 10 Nov 07, 14:30 ET SPACE.com - The shuttle Atlantis rolled out to its Florida launch pad Saturday as NASA prepares for a December construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS). more Loyalty a factor in heroism 10 Nov 07, 14:20 ET AP - An infantryman charges a pillbox in the face of enemy fire. A firefighter rushes up the stairwell of a burning skyscraper as office workers flee. A teacher shields her student from a schoolyard gunman with her body. more China says bead toy contained toxic substances 10 Nov 07, 14:16 ET BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China's quality control watchdog said on Saturday initial investigations had found bead toys recently recalled in the United States and Australia contained toxic substances, the Xinhua news agency reported. more Sri Lanka violence claims 25 lives 10 Nov 07, 14:11 ET By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops killed 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the north of the island in which a soldier also died, a military spokesman said on Saturday. more Pakistan a "pressure cooker", journalists expelled 10 Nov 07, 14:01 ET Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home New York Times more N. Korea's cooperation may undercut US intelligence: report 10 Nov 07, 13:59 ET AFP - The government of North Korea is providing information that could prove that, contrary to US claims, the communist country never intended to produce highly-enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. more New song to start NY Thanksgiving parade 10 Nov 07, 13:52 ET AP - When the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gets under way this year, it will be to the rhythm of a Michael Feinstein song especially written for 600 dancing children. more Farewell Orange Bowl: 'Canes era to end 10 Nov 07, 13:38 ET AP - More than a few Miami players wish they could smuggle their lockers from the Orange Bowl as souvenirs. Some will sneak onto the turf after this farewell game to pluck some blades of grass as keepsake items. more WGA Rips Ellen's Return; NBC Toppling Tonight? 10 Nov 07, 13:25 ET E! Online - Oh, what a tangled web we weave when writers get up from the table and leave. more Exiled Koreans return after 60 years 10 Nov 07, 13:14 ET AP - Pak Den Dya has lived as an outsider in this hardscrabble land in the frigid North Pacific - never taking Soviet or Russian citizenship in the 68 years since the Japanese empire uprooted her from her native Korea. more School got complaints about teacher 10 Nov 07, 13:02 ET AP - Back in August, the rumor around Lexington Middle School was that 25-year-old math teacher Kelsey Peterson had a boyfriend - a 13-year-old former student. more Confusion on US growth hormone rules 10 Nov 07, 12:51 ET AP - Jeffrey George had no background in health care when he founded his business to sell human growth hormone on the Internet. more Space shuttle rolled out to launch pad 10 Nov 07, 12:51 ET Reuters - NASA moved space shuttle Atlantis to its seaside launch pad on Saturday ahead of a planned early December mission to get Europe's first permanent space laboratory into orbit. more Islamic terror hits tourist paradise 10 Nov 07, 12:51 ET AP - While vacationing tycoons and bikini-clad Hollywood superstars blissfully sipped drinks on the Maldives' secluded white beaches, an Islamic revolution fueled by preachers trained in Pakistan and the Middle East was brewing. more ISS astronauts prepare Harmony module for permanent docking 10 Nov 07, 12:33 ET AFP - A US and Russian astronaut on the International Space Station performed a seven-hour spacewalk to prepare the recently delivered Harmony module for its permanent docking point on the ISS, NASA said. more Suitcase nukes said unlikely to exist 10 Nov 07, 12:23 ET AP - Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal Emergency Management Agency has alerted Americans to a threat - information the White House includes on its Web site. more Bush urges Congress to OK veterans bill 10 Nov 07, 12:22 ET AP - President Bush said Saturday that Congress' Democratic leaders should celebrate Veterans Day by finally passing a spending bill covering programs for veterans. more UN chief opposes Somalia peacekeepers 10 Nov 07, 11:41 ET AP - Against a backdrop of heavy fighting and growing insecurity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opposed the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers to Somalia and suggested instead a multinational force. more Pakistan: The Making of a Crisis 10 Nov 07, 11:40 ET Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home New York Times more Mother visits her jailed US daughter in Perugia murder case 10 Nov 07, 11:39 ET AP ROME: The mother of a US student jailed in the university town of Perugia as part of a probe into the murder of her British apartment mate comforted her daughter in jail Saturday, the prison's chaplain said. more Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay 10 Nov 07, 11:37 ET Eric Risberg/AP Cleanup crews bagged oil-soaked soil near Muir Beach after a South Korean-operated container ship rammed a tower of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, spilling about 58000 gallons of fuel. more Kurdish Guerrillas Remain Resolute 10 Nov 07, 11:25 ET By Sudarsan Raghavan RANJ PRAKH, Iraq -- In the jagged mountains of northern Iraq, hard-bitten Kurdish fighters are increasingly besieged. more Norman Mailer Brawled With Bush to the Bitter End 10 Nov 07, 11:25 ET The Nation - The Nation -- There is much, much to be said of Norman Mailer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world-class rabble-rouser who died Saturday at age 84. more Iran, Pakistan finalise gas exports contract 10 Nov 07, 11:14 ET AFP - Iran and Pakistan have finalised a contract for a multi-billion-dollar gas export deal scheduled to be signed within a month, the Iranian oil ministry's news service Shana on Saturday. more Yi vs. Yao draws millions of Chinese 10 Nov 07, 11:09 ET AP - The Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets game had a distinctly local flavor for NBA fans in China. Among the estimated 100 to 200 million TV viewers in China were more than 400 who packed a Beijing bar at breakfast time Saturday to watch a live televised broadcast of Rockets star Yao Ming against Bucks' rookie Yi Jianlian in the Chinese players' first NBA matchup. more Sports of The Times Little Piece of Yankees Leaves With Legends 10 Nov 07, 10:50 ET Don Mattingly will be one of Joe Torre’s coaches for the Dodgers next season. By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Keep up with the latest postseason news on The Times’s baseball blog. more Pakistan Announces Plan To End Emergency Rule 10 Nov 07, 10:27 ET Pakistan police block Bhutto again Washington Post more Clash in Iraq kills 18 al-Qaida members 10 Nov 07, 10:13 ET AP - Former insurgents who turned against al-Qaida in Iraq launched an attack against the terror group and killed 18 of its members, asking the U.S. military to stay away while the battle raged, an ex-insurgent leader and Iraqi police said Saturday. more MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site 10 Nov 07, 10:07 ET Singer's MySpace Page Hacked, Cleaned, Rehacked eWeek more Billionaire to run for Georgian presidency 10 Nov 07, 10:03 ET Georgian Vote Won't End Crisis Wall Street Journal more Biographer: Norman Mailer dead at age 84 10 Nov 07, 09:33 ET AP - Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead," died Saturday, his literary executor said. He was 84. more Musings of boxing great Johnson a memoir 10 Nov 07, 09:28 ET AP - Jack Johnson, addicted to attention and craving a colorful legacy, loved to chronicle his rise from a restless Texas teen to the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion. Now, nearly a century after his most famous bout - the 1910 defeat of "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries - and decades after his death, Johnson has more tales to tell. more Bart heads cast of 'Young Frankenstein' 10 Nov 07, 09:24 ET AP - In the last six years, Roger Bart has had quite a ride. "The Producers," of course. Movies. Television. Remember George, the psychotic pharmacist on "Desperate Housewives"? And now back to Broadway as the lead in Mel Brooks' stage version of his 1974 film classic, "Young Frankenstein." more Pulitzer-winning author Mailer dies 10 Nov 07, 09:15 ET AP - Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead," died Saturday, his literary executor said. He was 84. more Synagogue's hospitality rankles church 10 Nov 07, 09:14 ET AP - The Archdiocese of St. Louis and a Jewish Reform congregation are on the same side when it comes to advocating for immigrants and the poor, often finding common ground in a zeal for social justice. But when the Central Reform Congregation offered its synagogue for Sunday's ordination of two women in a ceremony disavowed by the Roman Catholic church, it drew the ire of church officials and a pledge to never again partner with the congregation. more Author Norman Mailer dies aged 84 10 Nov 07, 09:10 ET Reuters - Norman Mailer, the pugnacious two-times Pulitzer Prize winner who was a dominating presence on the U.S. literary scene across seven decades, has died, his editorial assistant said on Saturday. more Illinois Cop Suspect In 4th Wife's Disappearance 10 Nov 07, 09:01 ET Joliet, IL (AHN) - Illinois authorities now consider Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson as a suspect in his fourth wife's disappearance and now suspect that the ruled accidental drowning of an ex-wife in 2004 was actually not an accident at all. more Hacker Pleads Guilty to Spreading Botnets 10 Nov 07, 09:00 ET PC World - A hacker has pleaded guilty to infecting hundreds of thousands of computers with malware in order to steal money from Paypal accounts. He could spend 60 years in prison and face a US$1.75 million fine. more The writings of Norman Mailer 10 Nov 07, 08:57 ET AP - Novels, journals and essays by Norman Mailer: more Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home 10 Nov 07, 08:34 ET By DAVID ROHDE ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- The Pakistani police allowed the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to leave her home on Saturday, and she carried out a brief protest in front of the home of the ousted chief justice. more Israelis shoot two in Lebanon border village 10 Nov 07, 07:49 ET AFP - Israeli troops shot and wounded two suspected Lebanese drug smugglers as they tried to infiltrate the Israeli-held sector of a divided border village, a military spokesman said on Saturday. more Malaysia police use water cannon at Anwar rally 10 Nov 07, 07:43 ET Reuters - Police in the Malaysian capital used water cannon and fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters in one of the nation's biggest anti-government rallies in nearly a decade. more Personal Assistant Is Charged in Broker’s Killing 10 Nov 07, 07:39 ET Aide confesses she beat Linda Stein to death with yoga stick New York Daily News more FBI finds stolen Spanish maps in global hunt 10 Nov 07, 07:37 ET Reuters - The FBI has returned two 15th century world maps stolen from Madrid's national library this year. more U.S. soldier found not guilty of Iraq murders 10 Nov 07, 07:29 ET Reuters - A U.S. solider has been acquitted of three murder charges after investigations into the unlawful killings of three Iraqis earlier this year, the U.S. military said on Saturday. more Pakistan police block Bhutto 10 Nov 07, 07:27 ET Reuters - Police blocked opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from visiting Pakistan's deposed chief justice on Saturday, as President Pervez Musharraf resisted U.S. calls to end emergency rule. more Man describes Simpson hotel room scene 10 Nov 07, 07:23 ET AP - A man recruited to assist O.J. Simpson in seizing sports memorabilia from a hotel room testified at Simpson's preliminary hearing that he was pushed aside as others rushed in, followed by the former football great. more Merck to pay $4.85B Vioxx settlement 10 Nov 07, 07:08 ET AP - Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of state and federal lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest drug settlements ever. more Iraq's Kurdish leaders walk fine line 10 Nov 07, 06:34 ET Turk general says not too late for incursion-report Reuters more 2007 deadliest for US in Afghanistan 10 Nov 07, 06:09 ET AP - Six U.S. troops were killed when insurgents ambushed their foot patrol in the high mountains of eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. The attack, the most lethal against American forces this year, made 2007 the deadliest for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. more A shadow over Giuliani 10 Nov 07, 06:05 ET Feds: Bernard Kerik's a scammer who ripped off city New York Daily News more House halts tax hike, but Dems feud over how to cover shortfall 10 Nov 07, 06:05 ET House OKs tax plan along party lines Los Angeles Times more Around Bay Area, outrage at delayed response to oil spill grows 10 Nov 07, 06:05 ET Video: Governor Declares Emergency Over Oil Spill kcratv more Turk general says not too late for incursion-report 10 Nov 07, 06:02 ET ISTANBUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - It is not too late for Turkey's military to carry out a full-scale cross-border operation into northern Iraq, the head of Turkey's armed forces said. more Peterson is now 'clearly' suspect 10 Nov 07, 06:01 ET BY DAN ROZEK AND STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporters Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson has cast himself as a misunderstood man whose young, pretty wife simply left him -- possibly for another man. more Sri Lanka fighting kills 24 in north 10 Nov 07, 05:58 ET COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops killed 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the north of the island, while a soldier was also killed in the fighting, a military spokesman said on Saturday. more Ex-Oprah headmistress denies cover-up 10 Nov 07, 05:47 ET AP - The former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls has denied being aware of allegations that a dormitory matron sexually assaulted and abused pupils. more Unaware of sexual abuse, says head of Oprah Winfrey's school 10 Nov 07, 05:39 ET BY RICH SCHAPIRO The former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa says she was unaware of allegations that a dormitory matron sexually abused students. more Aide confesses she beat Linda Stein to death with yoga stick 10 Nov 07, 05:38 ET Broker’s Assistant Charged in Her Killing New York Times more Feds: Bernard Kerik's a scammer who ripped off city 10 Nov 07, 05:38 ET BY THOMAS ZAMBITO and GREG B. SMITH Bernard Kerik proclaims his innocence on the steps of White Plains Federal Court after being released on $500000 bail in 16-count indictment Friday. more Judge: Teacher has no right to carry gun 10 Nov 07, 05:32 ET AP - An high school English teacher who wanted to take her semiautomatic handgun onto school grounds has no right to do so, a judge said Friday. more Joe Torre says Dodgers may pursue Alex Rodriguez 10 Nov 07, 05:32 ET BY ANTHONY McCARRON Don Mattingly and Joe Torre at Torre's Safe at Home Foundation gala on Friday night. For more pics from the gala, click photo. more NATO and Afghan soldiers killed in ambush 10 Nov 07, 05:23 ET Reuters - Taliban insurgents killed six troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and three Afghan soldiers in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, an ISAF spokesman said on Saturday. more Indian girl born with eight limbs recovering after surgery 10 Nov 07, 05:16 ET AFP - A two-year-old Indian girl who underwent marathon surgery to part her from her headless conjoined twin was making a steady recovery but it was too soon to declare her out of danger, doctors said. more Bush-Merkel talks span the globe 10 Nov 07, 05:00 ET AP - President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are holed up in a tiny Texas town, but their talks this weekend are spanning the globe, from Iran to Afghanistan to Russia. more Some No Name Key residents want no power 10 Nov 07, 04:54 ET AP - The absence of electricity is what drew Hallett and Linda Douville to No Name Key in 1990. more North Korea rebuts U.S. uranium charges: paper 10 Nov 07, 04:52 ET Reuters - North Korea is offering the United States evidence that it never intended to produce uranium for nuclear weapons, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. more Congress aims to put out cigarettes 10 Nov 07, 04:44 ET AP - Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and - more importantly - seeking a significant federal tax increase on cigarettes. more New unrest worries Chavez ahead of vote 10 Nov 07, 04:42 ET AP - The defection of Venezuela's former military chief coupled with massive protests that have turned violent have given President Hugo Chavez a potentially explosive mixture to worry about as he seeks to expand his power through constitutional changes. more US lawmakers introduce bill backing UN membership for Taiwan 10 Nov 07, 04:37 ET AFP - Nineteen US lawmakers, nearly all of them from President George W. Bush's Republican party, have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives backing UN membership for Taiwan, a move that could anger China. more Police officer's 4th wife is missing; officials to exhume 3rd wife 10 Nov 07, 04:02 ET Mark Carlson / AP The grave site of Kathleen Savio, the third wife of Bolingbrook (Ill.) Police Officer Drew Peterson whose bloody and bruised body was found in her bathtub in 2004. more Bhutto kept from rally 10 Nov 07, 04:01 ET CONFRONTATION: An activist with the fundamentalist Jamaat-i-Islami political party and riot policemen tussle during a demonstration against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the northwestern city of Peshawar. more Emergency declared in Bay Area oil spill 10 Nov 07, 04:00 ET Alcatraz is surrounded by oil slicks that leaked from a cargo ship after it bumped the San Francisco -Oakland Bay Bridge. Coast Guard's response criticized as the 58000-gallon slick creeps up the Marin County coastline and the toll on wildlife climbs. more IPhone goes on sale in Europe 10 Nov 07, 03:56 ET AP - Customers in Germany and Britain lined up to buy the iPhone as it debuted there Friday, with Apple Inc. hoping to replicate the success that the combination cell phone, music player and Web browser has seen in the United States. more Bayh: Mukasey better than 2 predecessors 10 Nov 07, 03:47 ET By Maureen Groppe WASHINGTON -- Sen. Evan Bayh, one of only six Democrats to vote to confirm Michael Mukasey as attorney general Thursday, said Mukasey was an improvement over Bush's previous attorneys general. more Foreign cash could boost housing market 10 Nov 07, 03:35 ET AP - The weakening dollar has caused many problems for consumers, but it may also be providing the fuel for one unintended - and very welcome - benefit: a rally in the struggling housing market driven by foreign investors. more Kurdish Guerrillas 'Open' To Dialogue With Turkey 10 Nov 07, 03:21 ET AP ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 9 -- A Kurdish guerrilla group whose northern Iraq bases Turkey has threatened to attack said Friday it was "open" to discussing a political settlement that could lead to laying down arms. more Mukasey sworn in, inherits struggling Justice Department 10 Nov 07, 02:57 ET AP / November 10, 2007 WASHINGTON - Retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey was sworn in yesterday as the nation's 81st attorney general, filling a vacancy left when Alberto R. Gonzales resigned amid questions about his credibility. more Remnant of Yellowstone volcano rising: study 10 Nov 07, 02:48 ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A big blob of molten rock appears to be pushing up remnants of an ancient volcano in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, scientists reported on Friday. more Mukasey vows to be his own man 10 Nov 07, 02:45 ET By LAURIE KELLMAN AP WASHINGTON - Of neither Washington nor President Bush's Texas power circle, Michael Mukasey won his new job as attorney general in large part by vowing to be his own man. more Pakistan's state of emergency 'to be lifted' 10 Nov 07, 02:44 ET RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's attorney general Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press Saturday that the country's "state of emergency will end within one month. more Modern-day tech startups tread carefully 10 Nov 07, 02:44 ET AP - There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mom's fried chicken restaurant, another is that her only full-time programmer is her boyfriend, who has a day job. more Coen Brothers Country 10 Nov 07, 02:43 ET By LYNN HIRSCHBERG Joel and Ethan Coen, who write, direct, produce and edit their films, do not agree that their latest movie, “No Country for Old Men,” adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel, is a western. more Space station crew tackles next phase of remodeling 10 Nov 07, 02:33 ET By MARK CARREAU US and Russian astronauts floated outside the international space station on Friday, disconnecting power cables as part of a remodeling effort to prepare for the arrival of European and Japanese science modules. more Sri Lanka fresh fighting kills 18 in north 10 Nov 07, 02:02 ET COLOMBO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops killed 17 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the north of the island, while a soldier was also killed in the fighting, a military spokesman said on Saturday. more Torre Won’t Close Door on Williams as a Dodger 10 Nov 07, 01:54 ET Don Mattingly will be one of Joe Torre’s coaches for the Dodgers next season. By BILL FINLEY A Bernie Williams-Joe Torre reunion in Los Angeles could become a reality next season. more Miss. man buys Elvis Is Alive collection 10 Nov 07, 01:40 ET AP - A collection of photographs, books and FBI files from The Elvis Is Alive Museum sold for $8,300 on eBay, and the 81-year-old proprietor of the roadside attraction hopes the bidder will carry on his theory that the King never died. more The Yao and Yi Show: Rockets top Bucks 10 Nov 07, 01:24 ET AP - Yao Ming thinks Yi Jianlian will be a better player than him some day. For now, Yao still is the king of basketball in China. Yao and Yi each had their share of highlights in the much-anticipated first matchup of the country's greatest player and its top rising star, and Yao's Houston Rockets beat Yi's Milwaukee Bucks 104-88 on Friday night. more NASA Scientists Discover Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star 10 Nov 07, 01:15 ET Astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system. more Energetic Cosmic Rays May Start From Black Holes 10 Nov 07, 01:09 ET Cosmic 'Bullets' Traced to Supermassive Black Holes FOX News more Georgian Vote Won't End Crisis 10 Nov 07, 01:02 ET Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili is expected to win the snap elections he has called for Jan. 5 to defuse an escalating crisis after he cracked down on opposition protests. more All-American sweetheart who plunged into 10 Nov 07, 00:45 ET Death was slow and painful - judge Guardian Unlimited more Priest fit for trial in Conan case 10 Nov 07, 00:44 ET AP - A priest accused of stalking Conan O'Brien was found fit to stand trial Friday, although his lawyer acknowledged he has been treated for psychological problems. more Police officer's 4th wife is missing 10 Nov 07, 00:43 ET Missing-wife case called possible homicide, husband is a suspect CNN International more Retail sales, PPI and CPI may trip stocks 10 Nov 07, 00:42 ET Reuters - Any new signs that the economy continues to decelerate could make it hard for stocks to regain their footing after a bruising week that saw market indexes down sharply, and left consumer confidence at a two-year low. more Ex-wife accused of torching bison head 10 Nov 07, 00:27 ET AP - A southwest Idaho woman accused of setting fire to a mounted bison head at her ex-husband's home faces arson charges. Police arrested Ryann Jean Stafford, 26, Thursday on a charge of third-degree arson, a felony. more Mmmmmmmm: Fizzy, bottled ham 10 Nov 07, 00:26 ET AP - Coming soon next to the Coke and Pepsi in a store near you: ham-and latke-flavored soda to make your holiday feast complete. It even will be kosher, the company making it says - including the ham. more Broker’s Assistant Charged in Her Killing 10 Nov 07, 00:20 ET Celeb realtor's assistant confesses to murder amNewYork more Captain America back from dead? 10 Nov 07, 00:18 ET AP - Captain America may not be back from the dead, but he's back - sort of. more China bans exports of drug-tainted toy 10 Nov 07, 00:16 ET AP - China's government has suspended exports of toys covered with a toxic chemical that have been subject to recalls from Australia to the United States after sickening children, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. more Comic Marilyn Martinez dies at 52 10 Nov 07, 00:07 ET AP - Marilyn Martinez, a sassy standup comic who performed with the Original Latin Divas of Comedy and other Latina troupes, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52. more Broadway stagehands going on strike 10 Nov 07, 00:04 ET AP - Stagehands will go on strike Saturday, a move expected to darken most of the plays and musicals on Broadway, according to a person close to contract negotiations. more

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