Anchorage Daily News (registration) -
For years, Alaskans spoke with trepidation of the day when "Uncle Ted" would leave the US Senate, cutting off the flow of federal "Stevens money" that helped sustain Alaska's economy.
Stevens loses Senate race in Alaska
Vote Count Indicates Alaska's Ted Stevens Will Lose Senate Seat
 TVNZ |
New York Daily News -
BY MIKE JACCARINO, CARRIE MELAGO and MICHAEL SAUL Eric Holder's innate sense of fairness and strong moral compass make him an excellent choice for attorney general, friends and family here say.
Video: Holder Is Obama's Top Choice for AG
Holder is top choice for attorney general
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CNN -
(CNN) -- An Indian warship has exchanged fire with a pirate "mother vessel" off the hijacking-plagued Horn of Africa, leaving the ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, an official said Wednesday.
Indian warship skirmishes with pirates in Gulf of Aden
Somali pirates hijack Thai fishing boat, 16 crew
 Maktoob Business (press release) |
AFP -
LIMA (AFP) - Top officials from across the Pacific rim were set to open talks here Wednesday on the global economic crisis and to issue a joint appeal against protectionism.
Arroyo to Peru for APEC
China, India growth seen as vital
 BBC News |
BBC News -
Rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have begun to withdraw from some of their positions in east as promised, the UN and rebels say.
Congo: Rebel leader orders troops out of town
Congo Rebels Ask for UN Intervention During Ceasefire
 Times Online |
San Jose Mercury News -
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER AP Writer LOS ANGELES—With a trio of once-ferocious wildfires reduced to embers, authorities in Southern California shifted their attention from the blazes to their causes, and said a group of careless college kids was behind ...
Video: AP First Person: California Fire Damage
Bonfire built by students caused Montecito fire, sheriff says
 WELT ONLINE |
The Associated Press -
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Some Connecticut Democrats believe Sen. Joe Lieberman's colleagues in Washington let him off the hook for backing John McCain, and say it's time for them to consider a possible censure by the state party.
Video: Dems Vote to Keep Lieberman in Caucus
Lifeline fits Obama's story line
San Francisco Chronicle -
(11-18) 17:46 PST LOS ANGELES -- In his first speech on global warming since winning the election, President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday to set stringent limits on greenhouse gases, saying the need is too urgent for delay.
Video: Obama Pledges New Direction on Climate Change
Obama Addresses Climate Summit
 AFP |
Detroit Free Press -
WASHINGTON - For the first time in their century of existence, Detroit's automakers and their union joined together to plead to Congress for help to survive an economic crisis.
Auto Execs in the Hot Seat
The Environmental Motor Company
 Jakarta Post |
Bloomberg -
By Crayton Harrison Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc. investors say the search to replace Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang should focus on a turnaround artist from outside the Internet company who can draw Microsoft Corp.
Yang's Exit Doesn't Fix Yahoo
Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction
 Straits Times |
Forbes -
Markets across Asia fell on steep losses in financial and exporter stocks, with the yen continuing strong and recession looming over Australia.
Global stocks sag as auto woes stir caution
ASIA MARKETS: Recession Winds Chill Asia; Banks, Techs In Retreat
 Times Online |
The Associated Press -
HOUSTON (AP) - Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks planned during space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the international space station, after a crucial tool bag floated out to space during a repair trip.
First Spacewalk Completed, Tool Bag Lost
Nation Digest Shuttle tool bag is really lost in space
 Stuff.co.nz |
PC Magazine -
by Brian Heater Developers have long been touting voice recognition as the future of mobile apps, but various hurdles have stood in the way of large-scale adoption.
Review: Google Mobile App, revisited
Google’s iPhone Voice Search App Reviewed
 dBTechno |
GameSpot -
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Online rental service confirms licensing issues are temporarily preventing many films from being viewable on updated 360s; online reports point to Sony.
Microsoft goes on offense to keep gaming lead
Netflix on Xbox 360 No Longer Streaming Sony Columbia Pictures Films
 The Southern Ledger |
The Associated Press -
NEW YORK (AP) - Money showers the stage like confetti in "Road Show," the exhilarating Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical that finally has surfaced in New York after a long, arduous journey that included several different titles, directors and casts ...
New York 'Road Show' opens; Mizners have the last laugh
Review: Stephen Sondheim's 'Road Show'
 E! Online |
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
BY LISA ROSE Harry Potter, move over: Bella and Edward are in town. And they are ready to perform their own form of box office wizardry.
Meyer hopes ‘Twilight’ film is start of bloody-good run
Success of 'Twilight' would lead to bigger role for actor in 'New ...
 CTV.ca |
New York Times -
When final weekend box-office figures were reported for “Quantum of Solace,” this new James Bond movie saw its record-breaking numbers stirred, but not dramatically shaken: “Quantum,” the 22nd official entry in the Bond franchise, earned $67.5 million ...
Audiences bond $67 million to 'Quantum of Solace'
Boats for Bond, James Bond
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Boston Globe (registration) -
By Dan Shaughnessy Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? It's sort of like the first time you heard "Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" or "Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei.
Boston's Dustin Pedroia wins American League most valuable player ...
Satisfaction for Red Sox after MVP vote
 Variety |
New York Daily News -
Tuesday's announcement that Bowl Championship Series football games will move to ESPN starting in January 2011 accelerates the inevitable march of major sporting events away from free TV.
ESPN and BCS confirm agreement on four-year deal
Jewels of BCS awarded to ESPN
 Sydney Morning Herald |
Boston Globe (registration) -
By Frank Dell'Apa The home locker room at TD Banknorth Garden was quieter than usual last night; Kevin Garnett's vocal presence was missing.
Celtics Hold Off Late Knicks Rally
Knicks talk good game, but lose to Celtics
 CTV.ca |
Reuters -
By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - A Colombian woman has received the world's first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an international research team reported on ...
Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
 Fresh News |
Los Angeles Times -
A clinical trial involving people ages 75 to 96 showed no relation between taking the supplement and boosting brainpower or staving off the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Herbal supplement Ginkgo doesn't stop Alzheimer's
Ginko no defense from dementia, sez study