Suicide bomber kills 8 American civilians at U.S. base in Khost province, Afghanistan

US Marines on patrol in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber attacked an American base on Wednesday. Eight American civilians were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a U.S. base in Afghanistan , military officials said. There are reports that the attacker, wearing a suicide vest, detonated the …

New York Daily News · December 30, 2009, 1:13 PM (PST)

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Quake near US-Mexico border shakes wide area, forcing hospital evacuations in Mexicali

Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights British hostage in Iraq freed after over 2 years Wis. man’s bank quip earns him Champion Liar title W. Pa. man buys home at tax sale, finds it razed Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested SAN DIEGO – Authorities say hospitals were briefly …

Minneapolis Star Tribune · December 30, 2009, 1:21 PM (PST)

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Kirk Cousins: Texas Tech’s firing of Mike Leach won’t change Spartans’ Alamo Bowl preparation

AP File Photo Mike Leach was 84-43 in 10 seasons at Texas Tech. SAN ANTONIO — Off-the-field issues remained on center stage Wednesday at the Alamo Bowl, when Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach after suspending him Monday because of his treatment of an injured player. Michigan State quarterback Kirk …

MLive.com · December 30, 2009, 1:06 PM (PST)

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RedRaiders.com

GM continues with Saab shutdown

NEW YORK – General Motors Co. said today it is pressing ahead with plans to shut down Saab, though it will continue to hear bids for the Swedish car brand. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the automaker is not commenting on reports that a deadline for proposals for Saab has been extended to Jan. 7 …

Detroit Free Press · December 30, 2009, 1:21 PM (PST)

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Tri-City Herald

Stocks manage to eke out gains to end trading

NEW YORK – Stocks wavered in a narrow range Wednesday as good news on manufacturing helped offset a drop in commodities prices. The market got support from a key economic indicator that signaled growth in the Midwest manufacturing industry for a third straight month. The Chicago Purchasing Managers …

MSNBC · December 30, 2009, 1:13 PM (PST)

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Top News India

Brooke Sheen and Charlie Sheen consider divorce after knife to throat

Looks like Charlie Sheen didn’t expect to get coal – or police handcuffs – this Christmas. In the TV star’s holiday card, sent out well before his arrest Friday on domestic-violence charges, Sheen, 44, is grinning broadly alongside wife Brooke Mueller and their twin boys in Los Angeles …

Elites TV · December 30, 2009, 11:48 AM (PST)

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Daily Breeze

Freed prisoners again accused of new crimes

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – At least 18 men released early from prison under a secret program in Illinois are back behind bars, most of them accused of committing new, violent crimes. Some were arrested just one day after they were freed. The new allegations against them include domestic battery, unlawful …

MSNBC · December 30, 2009, 1:06 PM (PST)

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Town Hall

Ron Paul son Rand makes Ky. Senate run official

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s son has officially entered the GOP Senate primary in Kentucky. Rand Paul’s campaign manager turned in the candidacy papers and a $500 check to the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday afternoon. Rand Paul, a Kentucky eye …

WWL-TV · December 30, 2009, 1:06 PM (PST)

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NASA says collision unlikely, as Russia considers asteroid mission

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s space chief is considering a space mission to knock away an approaching asteroid, though NASA officials don’t consider the giant rock a threat to Earth. When the 885-foot asteroid (Apophis) was discovered in 2004, astronomers gave it as much as a 1-in-37 chance of hitting …

kgw.com · December 30, 2009, 1:06 PM (PST)

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Post Chronicle

‘Hand of God’ Seen in Christmas Eve Revival of Mother, Baby

Dec. 28: Tracy Hermanstorfer kisses her newborn son, Coltyn, a
t Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo. DENVER – A Colorado woman says a Christmas miracle brought her and her newborn son back from the brink of death after her heart stopped beating during childbirth and the baby was delivered …

FOX News · December 30, 2009, 11:40 AM (PST)

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