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More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:25:21 -0700

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by car this year - a 2.1 percent increase from last year.

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:17:34 -0700

GENEVA — Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs..

Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:27:36 -0700

LONDON — Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.

Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:23:14 -0700

VATICAN CITY — After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

Moderate Dems pivotal in health care vote

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:21:05 -0700

WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

The Oprah countdown to her exit begins

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:07 -0700

NEW YORK — Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?

Americans save more but earn less as rates fall

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:12 -0700

NEW YORK — The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.

Flake: Obama to take more centrist course

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:07 -0700

Congressman Jeff Flake predicts that President Barack Obama's administration will chart a more centrist course as his administration moves forward.

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:54:01 -0700

A military experiment is trying to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help.

Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:42 -0700

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington says it is obligated to keep paying retirement benefits to six priests who church officials have confirmed are pedophiles.

Man cleared of wife's death during nightmare

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:57 -0700

LONDON — A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

White House at odds with bishops over abortion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:09 -0700

The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:48 -0700

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:13 -0700

WASHINGTON — Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:27 -0700

ATLANTA — When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Army keeping media from Palin event

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:50 -0700

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.

Foreclosures hitting more prime borrowers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:52 -0700

WASHINGTON — A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.

North Pole irked at end to Santa replies

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:24 -0700

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.

Senate girds for historic debate on health bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:26 -0700

Congressional budget crunchers said Thursday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.

FAA glitch causes widespread air travel delays

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:34:32 -0700

ATLANTA — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The impact at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday morning was “minimal,” spokeswoman Claire Stern said, adding that the computer glitch has been fixed.