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Top Stories: New York, Dec 15: Scandal-hit American golfing superstar Tiger Woods is reportedly on the verge of losing his sponsorship deal with Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer, raising the prospect that it could be next in line to cut ties with the sportsman. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:20:02 -0500Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The White House gatecrashers who strolled uninvited into President Barack Obama's state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have earned only the 7th spot on Time's 'Top 10 Fleeting Celebrities' list for their caper. IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:30:01 -0500Chicago, Dec 15 (IANS) Fresh evidence unearthed by the FBI shows that the Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT), the Pakistan-based extremist outfit, was planning to carry out Mumbai-type attacks on India's National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi, the Somnath temple, an important Hindu pilgrimage place in Gujarat, as well as target some Bollywood stars and leaders of the Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena party in M... IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:03 -0500New York, Dec 15 : The US Supreme Court has announced that it will decide if bosses have the right to read X-rated text messages sent by an employee on the company phone. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:14 -0500Washington, Dec 15 : Scientists in the U.S. have shown that tiny nanoprobes are effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumour cells and the correct cellular compartments. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:10 -0500New York, Dec. 15 : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has extended the mandate of the UN commission probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto by three months. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:08 -0500New York, Dec 15 : Tiger Woods' doctor, Tony Galea, who performed a controversial procedure on him, has come under the scanner of investigative agencies after he has been linked to illegal dugs including human growth hormone (HGH). ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:08 -0500Washington, Dec. 14 : American solders deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq have formulated a language of their own, filled with black humor, cultural references and even the occasional crudity. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:20:14 -0500New York, Dec 15 : All those girls who idolise Lindsay Lohan can now dress like her - in just 25 dollars. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:20:07 -0500Washington, Dec 15 : People who have periodontal (gum) disease are at higher risk for diabetes, according to a study by New York University nursing-dental research team. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:20:04 -0500London, Dec 15 : Scientists from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and the University of Virginia have found a gene that can act as a potential therapeutic target for deadly form of childhood leukemia called mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL). ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:09 -0500Kathmandu, Dec 15 (IANS) Six years after he was arrested in Nepal for the murder of an American tourist during the hippie era of the 70s and slammed with life imprisonment, the country's most talked-about prisoner Charles Sobhraj and his fairytale love story with a young Nepali woman 44 years his junior is now going to inspire a film by a Nepali director. IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:03 -0500Washington, December 15 : Gangs Of New York star Stephen Graham has said he has been unsuccessful in turning Leonardo DiCaprio a soccer fan. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:04 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 15 : The Pakistan Supreme Court has heard that the CIA and General Headquarters pose a threat to the current democratic government. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:03 -0500New York, Dec.15 : Golfer Tiger Woods was at the top of his game and now his career seems to be in freefall. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:01 -0500Washington, Dec 15 : American scientists are developing a mathematical and visual analytic toolkit to quicken the diagnoses of pandemics and create better ways of dealing with them. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:50:10 -0500Melbourne, Dec 15 : Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker won top honours at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Boston Society of Film Critics awards. ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:50:06 -0500Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) An Indian American has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Texas court and ordered to pay $68 million in restitution for his involvement in an elaborate rogue internet pharmacy scheme. IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:50:01 -0500WASHINGTON ? The White House says it doesn't expect President Barack Obama to sign a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia when he travels to Copenhagen this week. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says ... Sign on San Diego Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:41:09 -0500FRANKFURT, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- print24, the online one-stop shop for printing needs, announced today it's expanding its global presence to offer its services in the U.S. and Canada through newly f... RedOrbit Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:33:11 -0500WARSAW, Ind., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoWorx, the newly formed industry, community and education initiative to advance and support the orthopedics device sector in Kosciusko County, is working to c... RedOrbit Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:33:01 -0500GSBC ), the holding company for Great Southern Bank, today announced that it will be added to the NASDAQ OMX American Bankers Association (ABA) Community Bank Index (... Market Wire Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:30:11 -0500FT. WORTH, TX--(Marketwire - December 15, 2009) - The American Beacon Funds are proud to announce the addition of Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC ("Standish") as a new sub-advisor to th... Market Wire Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:30:00 -0500Beginning Tuesday, The Miami Herald will accept voluntary contributions via its website. At the end of each online story, readers will find an option for making a contribution to support its news cove... Miami Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:29:31 -0500A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the killers afterward, federal prosecutors ... The Miami Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:28:56 -0500For the second time in just over a week, Barack Obama is on his way to Scandinavia, his mission once again to confront impossible expectations with a cold bucket of reality. Last week he was in Oslo t... The Guardian Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:24:40 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/15/2009 - Financial News industry news provided by Financial News USA. In its report "Red Ink Rising," the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Refo... Financial News USA Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:40 -0500(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)FILE - In this April 5, 1987 file photo, evangelist Oral Roberts gives a sermon to members of the Church on the Rock, in Rockwall, Texas. Evangelist Oral Roberts, who rose from... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:33 -0500The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the ... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:31 -0500Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don't burn hot enough to melt snow and can become crusted over in a storm ... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:29 -0500Quincy Harrison and Cliff Grefe rapping about the coastie girls wearing tights, Ugg boots and North Face jackets quickly became an Internet hit this fall. Tens of thousands of people heard the song on... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:27 -0500(AP Photo/Don Ryan)Heavy windswept snow and ice falls on Timberline Lodge as heavy machinery clears the parking lot in Government Camp, Ore., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Heavy overnight snowfall with more... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:24 -0500Mayor Gavin Newsom is endorsing a proposal that would make San Francisco the first city in the country to require radiation labels for cell phones.The legislation would require cell phone retailers to... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:23 -0500A federal judge in Chicago has refused to release on bond a man who allegedly had advance knowledge of the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. The Seattle Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:17:58 -0500’s Farmer School of Business to help students study abroad. The Morrison’s gift of $100,000 to the Roger L. Jenkins International Scholarship fund will help provide financial aid to busin... Business Journal Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:17:46 -0500’s troubled FasTracks project, agency officials said Tuesday. The federal budget included $2.5 million for FasTracks’ East corridor from downtown to Denver International Airport. It also ... Business Journal Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:17:32 -0500Washington — Recent actions by the Iranian regime have served to heighten concerns about the regime’s real intentions regarding nuclear fuel reprocessing and the need for further international act... U.S. State Department Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:20 -0500U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman December 15, 2009 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON Bahrain National Day December 16, 2009 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United St... U.S. State Department Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:19 -0500Washington — Support for democracy and the fostering of economic development are the cornerstones of the Obama administration’s agenda for promoting human rights around the world, says Secretary o... America.org Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:17 -0500Washington — The United States and Japan have reached agreement on liberalizing air services between the two countries, paving the way for cross-border airline alliances and more choices for passeng... America.org Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:16 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will include the cost of the military surge in Afghanistan as part of its budget request next year, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tues... The Star Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:15:00 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. -- The remains of a 16-year-old Portland, Ore., girl reported missing in 1983 have been identified - reopening an investigation into whether there's a link to a ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:13:37 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- An Iowa woman convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of her 2-year-old son has been sentenced to life in prison. Michelle Kehoe of Coralville al... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:13:36 -0500From climate change, swine flu and economic meltdowns to terrorism and nuclear menace, the shocks, threats and surprises that befell humanity in 2009 were, more than ever, an experience globally share... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:13:35 -0500By GLEN JOHNSONAP POLITICAL WRITER BOSTON -- An attorney for former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says a federal education official bearing a grudge triggered the 2005 bankruptcy of a Kentucky vo... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:13:35 -0500 Dec. 15: Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn talk about the government's plan acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number ... MSNBC Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:34 -0500December 15, 2009 My name is Sally McNamara. I am Senior Policy Analyst for European Affairs at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed a... Heritage Foundation Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:08 -0500(CNN) -- Two women and two children were found dead in an San Clemente, California, home in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said. CNN Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:10:09 -0500NEW YORK - Publishers Weekly, the book trade magazine, is apologizing for a cover that has been strongly criticized for being racist. The magazine's current issue shows a black woman with a crown... C News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:09:44 -0500EDMONTON — Welcome to Edmonton, the most sociable place on the continent.At least, that’s the view of a group called the Responsible Hospitality Institute, which decided the city’s friendliness ... Calgary Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:08:36 -0500Editor's Note: American hikers Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd are a precious catch for Iran, which is hoping to get some political mileage from their detention, observes NAM contributor Wil... New America Media Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:34 -0500One of the last bilingual Japanese-English newspapers in San Francisco has ceased its print publication and will likely end its Internet edition in the near future, leaving Japantown residents disappo... New America Media Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:32 -0500LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed stock options backdating-related charges against Broadcom Corp co-founder Henry Nicholas and former Chief Financial Officer W... Reuters Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:57:50 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the defending America's Cup champion, Alinghi of Switzerland, to hold the world's most prestigious yachting race in the Unite... Reuters Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:57:49 -0500The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is showcasing some of the latest military robotics technology in the Army Strong Zone display Jan. 4-9, 2010, at the... Earth Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:56:30 -0500Authorities transport bodies from a home in San Clemente, Calif. Monday evening, Dec. 14, 2009. Authorities said a domestic dispute inside a gated community came to a bloody end Monday as a woman kill... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:50 -0500Taking 9/11 Cases to NYC Draws Ire, Praise (CBS/AP) Guantanamo Bay detainees brought into the U.S. for trial will not be staying, the Obama administration is promising. A detainee tried in this cou... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:47 -0500Texas DNA Exonerees Score Freedom, Payday (AP) A judge in Washington has ordered a man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape and murder be released after DNA testing showed he's innocent. Prosecu... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:42 -0500Nancy Cordes spoke with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) about Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) decision to halt health care reform. Plus; CBS News' Chip Reid with where the White House stands on the process... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:40 -0500Poll: Texting + Driving Should be Illegal (AP) R u kidding me? Americans punched out more than 110 billion text messages last year, double the number in the previous year and growing, as the shorthand... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:37 -0500Study: Home Daycare Feeding Kids' TV Habit (CBS/AP) Police are investigating allegations that workers at a suburban Cincinnati church daycare slipped children a dietary supplement hidden in candy to h... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:34 -0500FAA Ignores Safety Warnings on Boeing 777 (AP) The first light of the Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner is over. The plane landed just after 1:30 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field after about three hours ... CBS News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:55:32 -0500San Francisco residents now have a new tool they can use to examine nefarious activity in their neighborhoods. Police Tuesday unveiled a new Web site,... 5PIX Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:52:37 -0500California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Financial Times that the United States should try to be the "power" behind the effort to fight climate change ? and in the process took a... CBS 2 Chicago Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:52:30 -0500GENEVA (Reuters) - The European Union and United States initialed a deal Tuesday with Latin American, African and Caribbean nations ending a decades-old trade war over bananas. Swiss Info Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:47:30 -0500Seven graves, probably dating back more than a century, were discovered under a house being renovated in the Fairmount section of the city, authorities said. The shallow graves were revealed around 1... Philadelphia Daily News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:45:49 -0500(AP) ? WASHINGTON - The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Copenhagen this week to attend a conference aimed at fashioning a global deal to curb emi... New Jersey Online Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:45:43 -0500MEXICO CITY (AP) ? President Felipe Calderon is proposing runoff elections in future presidential contests and re-election for many officials in Mexico's most dramatic political reform attempt ... WBZ4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:29:58 -0500The Baja California state prosecutor's office says police found three of the bodies inside a home early Tuesday. An hour later, they found a fourth decapitated body inside a pickup truck. The offic... WBZ4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:29:57 -0500KABUL (AP) ? A suicide car bomber struck Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel frequented by Westerners, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 40 in a ... WBZ4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:29:56 -0500Bloomberg joined about 80 other local leaders from around the world at a "summit" that took place alongside the U.N. climate conference. The mayors and other officials were from rich capitals like ... WBZ4 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:29:55 -0500Brazilian equities lost ground Tuesday, with utility stocks lower following a wind-energy auction at which the selling price for energy was lower than anticipated. Morning Star Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:27:24 -0500Brazilian equities lost ground Tuesday, with utility stocks lower following a wind-energy auction at which the selling price for energy was lower than anticipated. Morning Star Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:27:21 -0500Brazilian equities lost ground Tuesday, with utility stocks lower following a wind-energy auction at which the selling price for energy was lower than anticipated. Morning Star Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:27:10 -0500Brazilian equities lost ground Tuesday, with utility stocks lower following a wind-energy auction at which the selling price for energy was lower than anticipated. Morning Star Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:26:55 -0500The US debate over financial regulation inspires no confidence. The House of Representatives has passed a bill modelled on – or at least starting from – the administration’s proposals. Attention... Financial Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:26:21 -0500The European Union and United States initialled a deal on Tuesday with Latin American, African and Caribbean nations ending a decades-old trade war over bananas. The pact ends the world's longest-runn... World Bulletin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:35:37 -0500Tennessee junior safety Eric Berry became just the second Vol to earn unanimous All-America status twice in his career when the Sporting News and AP named him to their teams Tuesday. WBIR Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:35:15 -0500NEW YORK - Publishers Weekly, the book trade magazine, is apologizing for a cover that has been strongly criticized for being racist. The magazine's current issue shows a black woman with a crown of... Star Tribune Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:29:08 -0500December 15, 2009 The economic crisis shattered that dream for many, and made many other would-be home buyers reconsider. Joseph Gyourko of the University of Pennsylvania's Real Estate Center and Wilh... NPR Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:25:42 -0500FuseboxLA, an independent advertising agency, joins the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to launch a regional public service advertisement (PSA) campaign intended to motivate members of ... Medical News Today Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:23:04 -0500NEW DELHI: Ongoing probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has shown that Pakistani origin American David Coleman Headley, during his travels in India, splurged in shopping in malls in Mumbai... The Hindu Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:20:02 -0500(AP Photo/Don Ryan)Heavy windswept snow and ice falls on Timberline Lodge as heavy machinery clears the parking lot in Government Camp, Ore., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Heavy overnight snowfall with more... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:28 -0500U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.The two federal agencies spearheading a national crackdown on Medicare fraud said the suspects lined up bogus patients and otherwise billed Medicare f... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:27 -0500Mark Steinberg told the newspaper in an e-mail: "I would really ask that you guys don't write this? If Tiger is NOT implicated, and won't be, let's please give the kid a break."According to the report... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:26 -0500Massachusetts man says his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after drawing a stick figure Jesus on a cross because the teacher thought it was t... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:25 -0500New Orleans .More than an inch of rain an hour was falling in south Louisiana, and the New Orleans airport recorded more than 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period that ended Tuesday morning.Heavy rain... The Examiner Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:24 -0500North American Contractors Association have created an alliance to bring employers of the union construction industry closer together. The two organizations aren’t merging, but the unions are a... Business Journal Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:14:35 -0500The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Copenhagen this week to attend a conference aimed at fashioning a global deal to curb emissions that cause global war... The Seattle Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:14:08 -0500European and Latin American countries on Tuesday ended a 13-year dispute over banana tariffs in a deal that will significantly open EU markets to more imports from countries such as Ecuador. The Seattle Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:14:02 -0500American Superconductor Corp., which makes equipment for power generators and utilities, said Tuesday it has promoted Daniel P. McGahn to president and chief operating officer in a newly created posit... The Seattle Times Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:12:36 -0500By ROBERT BURNSAP NATIONAL SECURITY WRITER WASHINGTON -- The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Copenhagen this week to attend a conference aimed at fash... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:08:40 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MATTAWA, Wash. -- Three men were shot to death near the central Washington town of Mattawa, and it appears they were targeted and it wasn't a random act, authorities said Tuesd... 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