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Today's Front Page News: Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview Pressures on Pakistan's president mount Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices Bernanke makes case for strong Fed role on banks Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe Stanford beats Notre Dame in Weis' possible finale Black Friday sales barely up, online surges Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash Iran speaker warns West on nuclear cooperation Afghan talks to seek road to security handover Commonwealth advances momentum for climate deal Hondurans to elect new president after June coup Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai on "case by case" basis Patrol unable to question Tiger Woods on car crash Climate talks on track after Commonwealth boost Bomb attack blamed in deadly Russia train disaster Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:33 pm PST AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Full Story Top News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:10 pm PST AP - A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Story Top Pressures on Pakistan's president mount Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:28 pm PST AP - Pakistan's unpopular president is coming under increasing pressure from the powerful army and political opponents to resign or relinquish most of his powers, fueling political turmoil just as the West wants the country to focus on the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban. Full Story Top Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:47 pm PST AP - The mystery over Tiger Woods' car crash intensified Saturday when his agent called state troopers on their way to Woods' house and asked them to wait another day before speaking to him. Full Story Top Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:38 pm PST AP - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. Full Story Top Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:15 pm PST AP - Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. Full Story Top GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:22 pm PST AP - The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Full Story Top Bernanke makes case for strong Fed role on banks Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:50 pm PST AP - The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Full Story Top Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:08 pm PST AP - Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Full Story Top Stanford beats Notre Dame in Weis' possible finale Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:58 pm PST AP - Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Full Story Top Black Friday sales barely up, online surges Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:46 pm PST Reuters - In a worrisome sign for retailers, data released on Saturday showed that sales rose a scant 0.5 percent on the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season despite early signs of a strong showing. Full Story Top Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:59 am PST Reuters - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russia's heartland. Full Story Top Iran speaker warns West on nuclear cooperation Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:52 pm PST Reuters - Iran's parliament could move to reduce Tehran's cooperation level with the U.N. nuclear agency watchdog if the West continues to pressure the Islamic state over its nuclear program, speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday. Full Story Top Afghan talks to seek road to security handover Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:31 am PST Reuters - Britain will host talks on Afghanistan on January 28, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, just days before U.S. President Barack Obama spells out his expansion of the war effort next week. Full Story Top Commonwealth advances momentum for climate deal Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:25 pm PST Reuters - Commonwealth nations representing one-third of the world's population threw their weight on Saturday behind accelerating efforts to clinch an "operationally binding" U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month. Full Story Top Hondurans to elect new president after June coup Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:45 pm PST Reuters - Hondurans vote for a new president Sunday in the latest chapter of a months-long political standoff triggered by a coup that has divided the United States from Latin American powers Brazil and Argentina. Full Story Top Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai on "case by case" basis Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:47 am PST Reuters - Abu Dhabi, wealthy capital of the United Arab Emirates, will "pick and choose" how to assist debt-laden neighbor Dubai, a senior official said on Saturday, after fears of a Dubai default sent global markets reeling. Full Story Top Patrol unable to question Tiger Woods on car crash Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:20 pm PST Reuters - Florida troopers who sought to interview golf great Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor's tree were told by his agent to come back the following day. Full Story Top Climate talks on track after Commonwealth boost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:13 pm PST AFP - Global climate talks to be held in Copenhagen got a big boost on the weekend when leaders representing a third of the planet's population put their full weight behind sealing a deal. Full Story Top Bomb attack blamed in deadly Russia train disaster Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:09 pm PST AFP - An elite passenger train carrying hundreds of people from Moscow to Saint Petersburg was derailed by a bomb attack that left dozens dead and nearly 100 injured, officials said Saturday. Full Story Top

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