Professional journalists’ group condemns NBC for bringing NJ man, son home from Brazil on jet

NEW YORK – The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a New Jersey man involved in a bitter custody battle and his son home from Brazil. David Goldman, who successfully fought the Brazilian family of his now …

Minneapolis Star Tribune · December 29, 2009, 1:15 PM (PST)

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With a twist, race still a factor in Ala. gov race

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The man vying to become Alabama’s first black governor is battling some unlikely critics – black Democratic leaders who were on the front lines of the civil rights movement. U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, 42, wasted little time launching his campaign after Barack Obama’s presidential …

Modesto Bee · December 29, 2009, 1:22 PM (PST)

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Napa Valley Register

Funeral home offers drunk drivers a free burial

ROME, Ga.- Planning to drink and drive this New Year’s? A north Georgia funeral home has a deal for you. Between now and noon Thursday, drivers can visit McGuire, Jennings and Miller Funeral Home in Rome to sign a contract stating they plan to drink or take drugs and then drive on New Year’s Eve …

Boston Globe · December 29, 2009, 1:07 PM (PST)

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Autopsy on slain Md. girl finds multiple injuries

DOVER, Del. -An autopsy has found that a Maryland girl abducted from her home last week died of multiple injuries. According to the chief medical examiner’s office in Maryland, the death of 11-year-old Sarah Haley Foxwell is listed as a homicide. The office did not specify her injuries. Foxwell was …

AOL · December 29, 2009, 11:56 AM (PST)

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Rock Hill Herald

China executes British national, sparking outrage

Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "appalled and disappointed" by the execution of Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father-of-three who according to supporters had bipolar disorder . His family expressed grief and asked for privacy. China confirmed the execution and defended its use of …

YAHOO! · December 29, 2009, 1:07 PM (PST)

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USS Cole bombing survivor dies in Fla. home

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Johann Gokool lost his left foot when a bomb ripped a hole in the side of the USS Cole nearly a decade ago, but the injury was nothing compared with the mental torment that ravaged him almost daily. He returned home to Florida suffering …

WJLA · December 29, 2009, 1:07 PM (PST)

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Times-Leader

Oil near $79 a barrel; pump prices ticking up

NEW YORK — Energy prices rose slightly Tuesday with a majority of futures traders taking the holiday week off, though a stronger dollar helped keep a barrel of oil below $79. Benchmark crude for February delivery added a dime to settle at $78.87 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, still …

Forbes · December 29, 2009, 12:53 PM (PST)

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Top News India

Kings extend Petrie three years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Geoff Petrie will get another chance to turn the Sacramento Kings from a struggling franchise into a championship contender. Petrie signed a three-year contract extension Tuesday to remain the team’s president of basketball operations. Petrie’s contract was set to expire after …

ESPN.com · December 29, 2009, 12:39 PM (PST)

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Hacker pleads guilty in Mass. to ID theft case

BOSTON- A computer hacker who helped orchestrate one of the largest credit card thefts in U.S. history has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and wire fraud in the last of three cases brought by federal prosecutors. Prosecutors say Albert Gonzalez, of Miami, invaded the computer systems of …

Boston Globe · December 29, 2009, 1:15 PM (PST)

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Town Hall

Comedy Central not renewing `The Jeff Dunham Show’

NEW YORK – Comedy Central won’t be renewing "The Jeff Dunham Show" for a second season. The show, featuring comedian Jeff Dunham and his repertoire of puppets, attracted plenty of attention, both positive and negative. Its debut drew 5.3 million viewers, a season premiere record for Comedy Central …

YAHOO! · December 29, 2009, 1:22 PM (PST)

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