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| Protesters pack Tahrir Square, dispute Morsi Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:50 PM PST  The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak are used against his successor as protesters amass in Egypt. Full Story | Top |
| Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:40 PM PST  A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as her attorneys released emails, telephone recordings and other material that they say show she never tried to exploit her friendship with Petraeus. Full Story | Top |
| A roundup of the best photos of the day Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 10:00 AM PST  Two Kosovar Albanians pose with paper moustaches during an event marking the upcoming Albanian Declaration of Independence in Pristina November 26, 2012. People who attended the event kept or wore fake moustaches to resemble some of the declaration's signees who had moustaches. Albanians will celebrate the 100th anniversary of their independence on November 28. Picture taken November 26, 2012. REUTERS/Hazir Reka (KOSOVO - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY) Full Story | Top |
| SEC's Walter may take similar path to ally Schapiro Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 06:49 PM PST  For the past four years, Elisse Walter stood out at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for her deep loyalty to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro. Full Story | Top |
| 'Two and a Half Men' actor apologizes Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:28 PM PST  Actor Angus T. Jones of the comedy "Two and a Half Men" is apologizing for a series of interviews attacking his own show, at one point calling it "filth." Full Story | Top |
| Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:34 AM PST  South Korean authorities capture an assassin armed with deadly gadgets almost as implausible as this collection of espionage gear. Full Story | Top |
| Judge orders tobacco companies to admit deception Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 05:26 PM PST  Major tobacco companies that spent decades denying they lied to the U.S. public about the dangers of cigarettes must admit it. Full Story | Top |
| Body found in Gulf; may be missing oil rig worker Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:20 PM PST  A coroner is trying to determine whether the decomposed body of a man recovered from the Gulf of Mexico is a worker missing since a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform on Nov. 16. Full Story | Top |
| Durbin wants no entitlements in 'fiscal cliff' deal Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 12:39 PM PST  He writes that progressives cannot “pretend†the programs can “continue forever†without changes to ensure their solvency. Full Story | Top |
| President signs whistle-blower bill for U.S. workers Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 05:26 PM PST President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday that affords greater protection to federal employees who expose fraud, waste and abuse in government operations. Full Story | Top |
| Fourth person dies in Calif. of mushroom poisoning Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 04:06 PM PST A fourth person has died from eating a soup made with poisonous mushrooms earlier this month at senior care facility in Northern California, authorities said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Lava flows to the ocean in Hawaii, creating rare natural show Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 06:03 PM PST HONOLULU (Reuters) - A volcano on Hawaii's largest island is spilling lava into the ocean, creating a rare and spectacular fusion of steam and waves that officials said on Tuesday could attract thrill-seeking visitors if it continues. Lava from a vent in Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii began flowing into the ocean 7 miles away on Saturday. The volcano has been erupting continuously from its Pu'u O'o vent since 1983. The flow was the first from the volcano to reach the ocean since December, said Janet Babb, spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. ... Full Story | Top |
| 30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:34 PM PST Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found. Full Story | Top |
| Human body could power smartphones, pacemakers and other devices Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 05:07 PM PST Imagine a world with no wall chargers. People power might just make that world a reality. That's because our own bodies just might be the sustainable energy sources of the near future, generating electricity from our own body heat, physical movement and vibrations. Roger Highfield of the Science Museum Group writes that scientists are already [...] Full Story | Top |
| Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 04:15 PM PST Macho features have long been touted as an evolutionary asset that heterosexual women look for in a potential mate. But new research suggests weight may be a more powerful driver of attraction. Full Story | Top |
| White House blasts GOP ‘obsession’ with Rice and Benghazi Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 11:54 AM PST The White House sharply escalated its attacks Tuesday on Republicans trying to stop Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice from succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. Press secretary Jay Carney described GOP lawmakers as being gripped by a politically fueled "obsession" with a series of television appearances Rice made shortly after the [...] Full Story | Top |
| U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 02:42 PM PST  The Obama administration said China's currency remained "significantly undervalued" but declined to call the country a currency manipulator. Full Story | Top |
| Bob Dole hospitalized Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:01 PM PST  Former Senate GOP Leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Full Story | Top |
| Female military members sue to serve in combat Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:47 PM PST  Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat. Full Story | Top |
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