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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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 Orbiting Astronaut a New Dad 

Bresnik takes first spacewalk as wife delivers baby No. 2 at home

11 hours, 17 minutes ago
UPDATED

 Indonesian Ferry Sinks, Kills 25 

Rescuers pull at least 243 from rough waters

12 hours, 43 minutes ago

 Iran Kicks Off 5 Days 
 of War Games 

Drill meant to boost air defense of nuclear facilities

12 hours, 49 minutes ago

 Judge Orders 
 Hasan Held 'Til 
 Court Martial 


Ft. Hood suspect likely to move from hospital to jail

13 hours, 57 minutes ago

 Senate Democrats Clear 
 Health Care Hurdle, 60-39 

Reid gets 60 votes to open full debate after Thanksgiving recess

Nov 21, 09 7:13 PM CST

 Reid Gets 60th Vote: 
 Holdout Lincoln Agrees 

She'll allow health care bill to move forward; vote at 8pm

Nov 21, 09 1:51 PM CST
60 votes?

Landrieu's Officially In, Leaving Only One Holdout

She'll allow bill to move forward; Blanche Lincoln hasn't tipped her hand

Nov 21, 09 12:05 PM CST

2 Arrested in Italy for Aiding Mumbai Attackers

Duo allegedly transferred $299 for insurgents' phone lines

Nov 21, 09 7:57 AM CST

 Chinese Mine Explosion 
 Kills 42, Traps 66 

Gas buildup cited for blast at state-run mine

Nov 21, 09 5:46 AM CST

 Billboard Links Obama to Jihad 

Colo. car dealership wants this opinion heard

Nov 20, 09 8:42 PM CST

Shaniya Raped, Killed on Day of Abduction: Cops

NC 5-year-old was asphyxiated, arrest warrant says

Nov 20, 09 5:04 PM CST

 Vatican Historian: 
 Shroud of Turin 
 Is Authentic 

Barely visible writing has Jesus' name, she says

Nov 20, 09 11:24 AM CST
UPDATED

 Suicide Suspected 
 in Death of 
 Model Daul Kim 


20-year-old South Korean beauty had popular blog, video diary

Nov 20, 09 10:57 AM CST

Suicide Bomber Kills 16
in Afghanistan

Two children among the dead in latest attack

Nov 20, 09 6:44 AM CST

Fla. Jury: Philip Morris Must Pay Ex-Smoker $300M

Tobacco company found negligent in state's largest verdict

Nov 19, 09 9:21 PM CST

 Oprah Ending Show in 2011 

She will offer more details during tomorrow's broadcast

Nov 19, 09 5:42 PM CST

 Post Office  
 Drops North Pole 
 Letter Program 

Cancellation infuriates Santa's helpers in Alaska town

Nov 19, 09 12:18 PM CST
UPDATED

FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed

System broke down in both Atlanta and Salt Lake City

Nov 19, 09 9:56 AM CST
Nixon's missing 18 1/2 minutes

 Notes Scoured 
 for Watergate Key 

Hope to fill in gaps with cutting-edge forensics

Nov 19, 09 8:47 AM CST

Computer Glitch Causes Nationwide Flight Delays

Planes in the air not affected

Nov 19, 09 8:23 AM CST

 AOL to Lay Off a Third of Staff 

Roughly 2300 will get the boot after spin-off

Nov 19, 09 8:13 AM CST

 Karzai Sworn In, 
 Vows  to Fight 
 Corruption  

Afghan prez promises to take over country's security in 5 years 

Nov 19, 09 7:31 AM CST
UPDATED

Semenya Will Keep Medals; Gender Test Confidential

Board rules in favor of South African runner

Nov 19, 09 7:01 AM CST

 Suicide Bomb Kills 19 
 at Pakistan Courthouse 

Region hit with seventh militant attack in two weeks

Nov 19, 09 6:16 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view, will happily kill women to save money. My colleague, Caroline Miller, Newser’s editor in chief, took umbrage in this space the other day about the new guidelines. She noted the obvious cold efficiencies involved with discouraging younger women from having a yearly mammogram, as well as the “patronizing” justification for... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

7
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that women in their 40s don’t need to endure the annual indignity of baring their breasts to the radiologist after all. That’s because it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who believes that the federal panel changed its recommendation for her benefit. It’s not that the decision doesn’t make sense: It costs a lot to... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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