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Today's Most Popular News: Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' 10,000 E. African albinos in hiding after killings Hotel owners, like home owners, behind on payments Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money: Study Dubai looks to oil-rich neighbor for possible aid Recession sends older Americans to food pantries Big challenge for Obama: retain Hispanic support Swiss vote on anti-Islam move to ban new minarets News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview Police find Texas teacher's body in SUV at impound FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188 Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death NY apple growers leaving more fruit on trees Leaders say momentum building on climate change Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul 9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired 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 10,000 E. African albinos in hiding after killings Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:24 pm PST AP - The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa's albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who can make up to $75,000 selling a complete dismembered set. Full Story Top Hotel owners, like home owners, behind on payments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:05 am PST AP - Like many home owners, hotels are starting to drown in debt. 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 Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:25 am PST AP - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. Full Story Top US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:05 pm PST AP - Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world. Full Story Top Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money: Study Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological therapy may be much more effective at making people happy than getting a raise or winning a lottery prize, suggests an English study. Full Story Top Dubai looks to oil-rich neighbor for possible aid Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:17 pm PST AP - As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai's debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue. Full Story Top Recession sends older Americans to food pantries Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:23 am PST AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession. Full Story Top Big challenge for Obama: retain Hispanic support Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:44 am PST AP - Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush's inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House employing an aggressive strategy to keep it that way. 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 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 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 Police find Texas teacher's body in SUV at impound Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:01 pm PST AP - Police say they found the body of a 35-year-old Houston teacher in his SUV after the apparently abandoned vehicle was towed to an impound. Full Story Top FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:49 pm PST AP - After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday. Full Story Top Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:06 am PST AP - Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose. Full Story Top NY apple growers leaving more fruit on trees Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:14 am PST AP - New York's apple orchards are being carpeted with red as unpicked apples drop to the ground. Full Story Top Leaders say momentum building on climate change Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:41 pm PST AP - Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates. Full Story Top Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22 pm PST AP - Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: Full Story Top 9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:06 pm PST U.S. News & World Report - While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers? Do you tend to make your interviewers a little nervous? Full Story Top

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