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<title><![CDATA[Re-start for 'Big Bang' machine]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
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 The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, re-starts after 14 months of repairs. 
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<title><![CDATA[No Recovery for Main Street]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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 Apropos Sean's post on the results of the CNN survey, there are plenty of data points to to explain why Americans are visibly frustrated with the state of the economy. While Wall Street Banks are set to dish out record-breaking bonuses just a year after being bailed out of the financial collapse, things are not [...]  
(<a href="http://realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com/2009/11/20/no-recovery-for-main-street">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 National Congressional Ballot]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Logic exercise]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
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 Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars was the sponsor behind his state&#039;s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. But now he&#039;s behind extending Salt Lake City&#039;s LGBT anti-discrimination to the entire state. Isn&#039;t this the same guy who said gays are &#034;the greatest threat to America&#034;? Yes, he is. And yet now he says, &#034; 
(<a href="http://www.queerty.com/utah-state-sen-buttars-sponsored-gay-marriage-ban-but-he-wants-us-protected-20091119">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gays greatest threat to America, Buttars says]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
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 It's easy. Send a link to the story you were just reading to a friend. Just fill out the form on this page and we'll send it along. Your name and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. 
(<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705285940,00.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate health vote set for Saturday night]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's Joe's Problem?]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009</pubDate>
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 Alex Brandon / AP Photo The Senate takes its first health-care vote tomorrow, with Joe Lieberman tipping the balance. His close friend John McCain tells Lloyd Grove what&rsquo;s driving the public option&rsquo;s new enemy. 
(<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-20/what-does-joe-want?cmpid=p_yahoo">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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 Unless you've recently arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, however, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers  ... 
(<a href="http://consumerist.com/5408885/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tina Fey laughs at NBC]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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 Tina Feytook a shot at her bosses Wednesday night, saying: "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, we're in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now." The 1,200 guests at the Ad Council gala at the Waldorf laughed raucously as Fey continued, "I really believe that if everyone in this room would watch NBC for one  ... 
(<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/tina_fey_laughs_at_nbc_Lrbn2gCELJu2JmVVZV8uMK">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dirty secrets of Black Friday 'doorbusters']]></title>
<pubDate>Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009</pubDate>
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 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars. 
(<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/20/news/economy/black_friday_doorbuster_secrets/index.htm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[France reject Irish replay hopes]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:47 GMT</pubDate>
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 The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game. 
(<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8370764.stm">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11/20 09:16 AM]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 This Thanksgiving, you'll see public-service announcements about the importance of fitness for America's children, featuring NFL stars and a skinny smoker. Clearly, it never crossed the mind of anyone at the White House that Americans might like a Thanksgiving afternoon of watching the Detroit Lions lose without a 90-second call to go build a new  ... 
(<a href="http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWRiOWI0Nzk0NjBjZWZkYTA5MzZiOTYzMDAyYWQxYjc=">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inspector General: Geithner Overpaid AIG in Bailout]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is in trouble again, and this time he may not be able to save his job. You’ll recall that his confirmation was threatened by revelations of cheating on his income taxes. Now he’s accused of paying billions too much for the bailout of AIG and allowing the insurance firm’s Wall Street creditors -- Goldman Sachs,  
(<a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/11/post_155.asp">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:56 EST</pubDate>
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 Also, it's safe to assume that Jefferson County sent the most military ballots out because of Fort Drum. Jerry Eaton, the county Republican elections commissioner, said 605 military ballots were sent, but 51 were returned. Military voters aren't the majority of absentee voters. Furthermore, it is unlikely that military voters will decide this  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe&#8217;s Vote?]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_15"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL3N1c2llbWFkcmFrLmNvbS93b3JkcHJlc3Mvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzL29seW1waWExLTMwMHgyMDMuanBn" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe&#8217;s Vote?"></a>
 The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the more I&#8217;m afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of Olympia Snowe. Many of Snowe&#8217;s top demands managed to make their way into the bill. 
(<a href="http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/11/20/is-harry-reid-laying-the-ground-work-to-betray-progressives-for-snowes-vote/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+CampaignSilo+(Jane+Hamsher+Campaign+Silo)&utm_content=Twitter">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate panel notes 'red flags galore' in Fort Hood incident]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_16"><img border=0 src="/image.php/aHR0cDovL2kudXNhdG9kYXkubmV0L25ld3MvX3Bob3Rvcy8yMDA5LzExLzE5L2ZvcnRob29keC5qcGcjaHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLndvcmRwcmVzcy5jb20vMS4wL2NvbW1lbnRzL2NubnBvbGl0aWNhbHRpY2tlci53b3JkcHJlc3MuY29tLzc4NTk5I2h0dHA6Ly9taWNoZWxsZW1hbGtpbi5jYWNoZWZseS5uZXQvbWljaGVsbGVtYWxraW4uY29/tL3dwL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDA5LzA5L2hvbGRlcjEuanBn" style="float:left;margin-left:24px;margin-right:8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" alt="Senate panel notes 'red flags galore' in Fort Hood incident"></a>
 Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., attend a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday on the Fort Hood shooting. 
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<title><![CDATA[University of California students protest 32 percent tuition increase]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300</pubDate>
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 Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Angry students at the Davis, California, branch of the University of California refused to vacate the school's administration building Thursday evening in a show of defiance and protest over a 32-percent undergraduate tuition hike instituted by the California Board of Regents earlier in the day. 
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Public shifting blame for recession]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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 Opinion about which political party is responsible for the recession is shifting, according to a new poll.  
(<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/20/poll.recession/index.html?eref=rss_politics&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_allpolitics+(RSS:+Politics)&utm_content=Google+Reader">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Venezuela blows up border bridges with Colombia]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-20T16:18:47Z</pubDate>
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 Colombians walk next to a bridge that crosses into Colombia which was blown up by Venezuelan soldiers Photograph: Stringer/colombia/Reuters Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the Andean neighbours. 
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<title><![CDATA[What Leverage Does Chinese Ownership of US Assets Give Them?]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
 I agree with Stephen Walt&#8217;s overall point that part of what we&#8217;re seeing on Barack Obama&#8217;s Asia trip is that the Bush administration&#8217;s squandering of American national power has increased China&#8217;s status vis-a-vis the United States. That said, there&#8217;s a particular thread in his comments that you hear a lot and  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[DeFazio Woos Colleagues to Support Obama Economic Team Ouster]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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 Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of the most outspoken Democratic critics of the White House economic team, said he plans to press the 27-member Congressional Populist Caucus to back his call for their ouster. 
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese officials rip Obama interview from newspaper]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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 An exclusive interview he gave to Southern Weekend -- a weekly supplement to the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper -- was published in Thursday's editions, but the page that carried the interview was removed from many copies. And the official online edition of the newspaper had no coverage of the event. 
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood's Catered Stimulus]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800</pubDate>
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 &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t discuss my personal finances,&rdquo; Tony Garcia says, sitting in his spacious photography studio on Melrose Avenue. In these hard times, with boarded-up storefronts lining the length of Melrose, Tony Garcia Photography seems to be a rare patch of prosperity. At the moment, the main studio is set up for work on a Sprite  ... 
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<title><![CDATA[What You Can Learn From Twitter]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-20T16:18:47Z</pubDate>
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  This came across my feed thirty seconds ago: Hrmm. I wonder if anyone else has had this unique insight? I wonder what Google News says&#8230; I seriously need to remove some people from my twitter feed.  
(<a href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=30153">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia agrees to ease Ukraine gas supply terms]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-20T16:18:47Z</pubDate>
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 Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months. The deal was announced after talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko. 
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<title><![CDATA[Model who wed doorman slaps co-op with $10M 'hostility' suit]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300</pubDate>
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 Christina Ambers, once dubbed the "Heidi Klum of foot models," says a romance with her porter-turned-husband, Angel Rotger, turned her into a pariah among workers at 340 E. 74th St., who made her hail taxis and retrieve packages on her own. 
(<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/11/20/2009-11-20_hand_model_puts_up_her_dukes_vs_coop_10m_suit_sez_porters_love_made_her_pariah.html">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rules toughen for drug-using health workers in state]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300</pubDate>
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 Nurses, dentists and other professionals with addictions will be subject to more drug tests, and any restrictions to their licenses will be listed on public websites. 
(<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-california-nurses20-2009nov20,0,1768450.story">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California lawmakers, officials face 18% pay cut]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300</pubDate>
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 Legislative leaders had challenged the authority of the state's independent pay commission after it voted to trim salaries. But Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown's opinion says the panel can cut compensation. 
(<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pay-cuts20-2009nov20,0,7572266.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+latimes/news/local+(L.A.+Times+-+California+%7C+Local+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader">Read on Source</a>) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Low Expectations for Climate Summit]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-20T09:39:35Z</pubDate>
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 A power station in Wales: Nobody wants to sign any kind of binding treaty at the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen in December. The chances of a binding agreement being reached at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen seem slimmer than ever. But environmentalists still see a small chance of progress at the December meeting. 
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<title><![CDATA[Dems fight over funds left from bailout]]></title>
<pubDate>2009-11-20T09:39:35Z</pubDate>
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 Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money &mdash; money that Republicans think should simply be returned to taxpayers. 
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