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Today's Top Stories: Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up Cable company filmed uninvited White House couple Asian stocks tumble amid Dubai fears, dollar slump Americans give thanks, see parades, feast in space NATO teams train Afghans on the front line New climate targets may not change daily life much Man who died in Utah mishap was experienced caver Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy Air Force captain wins new car on 'Jay Leno Show' Broncos end 4-game skid with 26-6 win over Giants U.S. shoppers hit Black Friday sales with pared budgets Dubai debt delays revive fear of financial crisis Husband of Philippine massacre victim files candidacy World powers demand Iran mothball nuclear site U.S. allies must send more troops to Afghanistan: NATO Cost concerns unlikely to sink U.S. health overhaul German military chief resigns over Afghan air strike China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal Philippine politician ordered massacre: witnesses K.Rouge jail chief makes shock acquittal demand Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:45 pm PST AP - The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers. Full Story Top Cable company filmed uninvited White House couple Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:42 pm PST AP - The couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a camera crew connected with a reality television program, although none of the filming took place on White House grounds, a spokeswoman for the program's network said Thursday. Full Story Top Asian stocks tumble amid Dubai fears, dollar slump Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:43 pm PST AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with Hong Kong and South Korea down about 5 percent, as fears mounted over the fallout from Dubai's massive debt problems and the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen. Full Story Top Americans give thanks, see parades, feast in space Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:47 pm PST AP - Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Full Story Top NATO teams train Afghans on the front line Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:48 pm PST AP - As President Barack Obama prepares to pour up to 35,000 more U.S. troops into Afghanistan, a much smaller contingent of NATO trainers — many of them European — form a crucial part of the strategy to win the war and get foreign troops home. Full Story Top New climate targets may not change daily life much Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story Top Man who died in Utah mishap was experienced caver Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:49 pm PST AP - A medical student who died Thursday after a daylong effort to rescue him 150 feet underground was an outdoors lover and experienced caver who was expecting the birth of his second child next year, officials and family members said. Full Story Top Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:50 pm PST AP - A politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in the southern Philippines in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy Friday for the election. Full Story Top Air Force captain wins new car on 'Jay Leno Show' Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:23 pm PST AP - An audience member at "The Jay Leno Show" is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. He won a new car. Full Story Top Broncos end 4-game skid with 26-6 win over Giants Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:52 pm PST AP - The Denver Broncos still have their troubles with the red zone and yellow flags. The dark cloud that hung over them during their month of misery, though, is gone. Full Story Top U.S. shoppers hit Black Friday sales with pared budgets Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:10 pm PST Reuters - Americans headed to department stores in droves in the dead of night on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season, though many said they had pared back how much they would spend on family members and on themselves. Full Story Top Dubai debt delays revive fear of financial crisis Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:16 pm PST Reuters - Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis. Full Story Top Husband of Philippine massacre victim files candidacy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:06 pm PST Reuters - A politician whose wife, sisters and relatives were among 57 people killed in the southern Philippines because he wanted to contest elections next year, registered his candidacy on Friday. Full Story Top World powers demand Iran mothball nuclear site Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:28 am PST Reuters - Six world powers are demanding Iran immediately mothball a uranium enrichment site it hid for years in a resolution to be voted on by U.N. nuclear agency governors, calling it a message to Tehran to change its ways. Full Story Top U.S. allies must send more troops to Afghanistan: NATO Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:13 am PST Reuters - Allies of the United States must follow its lead and boost their troop levels in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday. Full Story Top Cost concerns unlikely to sink U.S. health overhaul Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:01 am PST Reuters - A U.S. debt that is topping $12 trillion is raising fresh questions about the cost of President Barack Obama's proposed healthcare overhaul, but those concerns are unlikely to sink the legislation. Full Story Top German military chief resigns over Afghan air strike Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00 am PST Reuters - The head of Germany's armed forces and a senior Defense Ministry official were forced to resign on Thursday over reports the military withheld details about a September 4 air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan. Full Story Top China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19 pm PST Reuters - China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next month hoping to aid a global climate deal. Full Story Top Philippine politician ordered massacre: witnesses Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49 pm PST AFP - A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals, the government alleged Friday. Full Story Top K.Rouge jail chief makes shock acquittal demand Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:18 pm PST AFP - Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch asked Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court Friday to acquit and release him, in a surprise development on the final day of arguments in his trial. Full Story Top

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