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Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of Hebron house (AP)
Israeli police officers and soldiers remove a Jewish settler during the evacuation of a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Israeli security forces stormed the house in the biblical city of Hebro, dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside and hurled rocks, eggs and chemicals at their evictors. It was the first major West Bank evacuation since a violent 2006 confrontation that injured hundreds.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)AP - Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:14:09 GMT

 India names Pakistani masterminds, date plot to 07 (AP)
A Railway Special Forces personnel keeps guard at Mumbai's main train station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. India suspects that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group master minded last week's three-day terrorist attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai, an Indian intelligence official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:58:03 GMT

 Suicide blasts kill 17 as Iraqi council OKs pact (AP)
A wounded Iraqi policeman is brought to a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. The man was among two policemen wounded when their patrol car was struck by a roadside bomb. i(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Suicide bombers killed 17 people — including two American soldiers — and wounded more than 100 in a string of blasts in two Iraqi cities Thursday as a timetable for withdrawing all U.S. troops won final government approval.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:47:42 GMT

 Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-world trip (AP)
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer, greets journalists as he arrives in a solar taxi to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, Dec 4, 2008. The solar vehicle, built by Louis Palmer from Switzerland with the help of Swiss scientists and driven by Palmer has traveled around the world setting a world record of 52,000 km, or 32,300 miles through 38 countries using only solar energy. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - If a solar-powered car can drive 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) around the globe without using a drop of oil, perhaps it can be forgiven for not having a coffee cup holder.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:12:50 GMT

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Attorney: Pierce unaware Burress had gun (AP)
Antonio Pierce didn't know New York Giants teammate Plaxico Burress was carrying a gun last weekend until it accidentally discharged, injuring the receiver in the right thigh, Pierce's attorney said Thursday. "He had no idea Plaxico had a weapon," attorney Michael Bachner said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:13:40 PST

 NFLPA sues to block 5 doping suspensions (AP)
The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Thursday to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. The suit filed in federal court here is on behalf of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:13:03 PST

 Giants sign Renteria to replace Vizquel (AP)
Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract to replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel. "He is a complete player on both sides of the ball, a clutch performer and a winner," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said in a statement Thursday announcing the deal.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:10:41 PST

 Suspended Avery meets with Bettman (AP)
Suspended Sean Avery has met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for about three hours at a disciplinary hearing to discuss derogatory comments the Dallas Stars forward made earlier this week. Dressed in a gray suit and wearing big, dark designer sunglasses, Avery, the fashion-conscious agitator, brushed by reporters and camera crews as he entered and left NHL headquarters Thursday.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:20:06 PST

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Stocks fall on sliding energy sector, weak outlooks (Reuters)
Trading specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 3, 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday as a sharp drop in oil prices sent the energy sector tumbling and disappointing profit outlooks from large companies such as Merck raised the specter of a worsening economy.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:51:05 GMT

 Automakers face skeptical Congress on cash plea (Reuters)
Richard Wagoner (R), chairman and CEO of General Motors, and an aide arrive to testify before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the financial assistance package for the big Detroit automakers on Capitol Hill, December 4, 2008. (Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - The top executives of the major U.S. automakers faced skeptical questioning on Capitol Hill as they pleaded for $34 billion in federal aid and warned of a possible collapse that would jeopardize millions of jobs.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:06:28 GMT

 Bernanke urges action to halt foreclosures (Reuters)
Carmen Fernandez (R) and others rally to ask state lawmakers to stop home foreclosures and help modify loans at the State Capitol in Sacramento, November 25, 2008. (Max Whittaker/Reuters)Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday urged more aggressive steps to halt home foreclosures and said government-funded programs could help strapped homeowners.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:16:54 GMT

 GM, Chrysler say could reconsider merger (Reuters)
General Motors SUV's are displayed in an autosales lot in Troy, Michigan, June 3, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC said on Thursday they would be open to a merger if the U.S. government mandated it as a condition for providing the emergency financing they say is needed to allow them to survive into 2009.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:31:24 GMT

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Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last (Reuters)
A sign for Interstate 10 to New Orleans is seen from a bus, August 13, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings that deemed Vermont the healthiest.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:33 GMT

 Canadian leader shuts Parliament to keep power (AP)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces, during a snowstorm, that Governor General Michaelle Jean approved his recommendation to suspend Parliament, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec 4 , 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Hanson, The Canadian Press)AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament on Thursday in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:10:55 GMT

 Surviving conjoined twin 'very sick' (AFP)
A handout picture from the Saudi Press Agency shows a team of doctors operating on two Iraqi conjoined twins in 2006. A week-old baby girl who survived a high-risk emergency operation to separate her from her conjoined twin is now AFP - A week-old baby girl who survived a high-risk emergency operation to separate her from her conjoined twin is now "very sick", a London hospital said Thursday.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:40:02 GMT

 Bombers return to Fallujah as Iraq-US pact endorsed (AFP)
A map locating the western Iraqi city of Fallujah. Car bombers killed at least 15 people in a former rebel bastion on Thursday as Iraq's security pact with Washington won final approval before its launch at the end of the month.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Car bombers killed at least 15 people in a former rebel bastion on Thursday as Iraq's security pact with Washington won final approval before its launch at the end of the month.


Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:00:56 GMT