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Today's Front Page News: Obama orders 30,000-troop buildup in Afghanistan FACT CHECK: Obama overlooks some tough realities Gatecrashers' e-mail shows no confirmed invitation Henderson exits as GM board demands faster change Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings Tempers flare as Senate moves toward health vote Military families brace for Obama's Afghan surge Fine, points on license for Woods over SUV crash Iran releases 5 British sailors detained at sea FSU coach Bowden to end 44-year coaching career Obama faces tough sell with Afghan troop plan GM CEO Henderson departs in shakeup by board Russia shifts stance on Iran, Ahmadinejad defiant Dubai ruler plays up strength as Gulf markets fall Former lawyer charged in $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme Islamist rebels claim Russian rail bombing Iran releases five Britons detained from yacht: radio Suspect in U.S. cop killings is shot dead by police Obama sends 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, eyes pullout Kabul welcomes US surge, NATO says more to follow Obama orders 30,000-troop buildup in Afghanistan Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:35 pm PST AP - Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief. He promised an impatient public he would begin bringing units home in 18 months. Full Story Top FACT CHECK: Obama overlooks some tough realities Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:36 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday night did not always match the reality on the ground in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Gatecrashers' e-mail shows no confirmed invitation Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:44 pm PST AP - The attention-hungry couple that crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner admitted to a friendly Pentagon official that they went without a confirmed invitation — just in case they got approved at the last minute. Full Story Top Henderson exits as GM board demands faster change Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:19 pm PST AP - The leader of the new General Motors was done in by an old problem at the nation's largest car maker: Change wasn't happening fast enough. Full Story Top Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:51 pm PST AP - A lone officer on patrol in the middle of the night Tuesday spotted a stolen car, its hood up and engine running, and pulled over to check it out. As the patrolman sat in his cruiser, a burly man with a large mole on his cheek came up from behind. Full Story Top Tempers flare as Senate moves toward health vote Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:48 pm PST AP - A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare. Full Story Top Military families brace for Obama's Afghan surge Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:11 pm PST AP - Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan, but many said they support the surge announced Tuesday as long as it helps to end the 8-year-old conflict. Full Story Top Fine, points on license for Woods over SUV crash Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:05 pm PST AP - All Tiger Woods has to do is pay a $164 fine — less than a round of golf at Torrey Pines — and his dealings with Florida authorities over his infamous car accident will be over. Full Story Top Iran releases 5 British sailors detained at sea Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:14 pm PST AP - Iran released on Wednesday five British sailors who were detained last week when their 60-foot racing yacht drifted accidentally into Iran's Persian Gulf waters and was seized. Full Story Top FSU coach Bowden to end 44-year coaching career Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:40 pm PST AP - Bobby Bowden orchestrated one of the great runs in college football, building Florida State into a powerhouse that produced two national titles, dozens of All-Americans and some of the most memorable missed field goals ever. Full Story Top Obama faces tough sell with Afghan troop plan Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47 pm PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's national security team heads to Congress on Wednesday to address concerns from skeptical lawmakers on expanding the war in Afghanistan by sending another 30,000 troops. Full Story Top GM CEO Henderson departs in shakeup by board Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:50 pm PST Reuters - General Motors Co's chief executive Fritz Henderson abruptly resigned on Tuesday, after the company's board decided the automaker needed to push its restructuring faster under new leadership. Full Story Top Russia shifts stance on Iran, Ahmadinejad defiant Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:27 pm PST Reuters - Russia will join any consensus on more sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday after Tehran declared it would expand nuclear activity in defiance of a U.N. rebuke. Full Story Top Dubai ruler plays up strength as Gulf markets fall Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:15 am PST Reuters - Gulf markets dropped again on Tuesday, taking little comfort from Dubai World's plan to restructure about $26 billion of debt and despite reassurances on economic resilience from the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Full Story Top Former lawyer charged in $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme Tue, 1 Dec 2009 06:33 am PST Reuters - A disbarred Florida lawyer surrendered to the FBI Tuesday to face charges he ran a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion, federal prosecutors said. Full Story Top Islamist rebels claim Russian rail bombing Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:33 pm PST Reuters - Islamist militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a bombing that derailed a Russian express train killing 26 people, according to the website KavkazCenter.com. Full Story Top Iran releases five Britons detained from yacht: radio Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:46 pm PST Reuters - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have released five Britons detained in the Gulf after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters, state radio said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Suspect in U.S. cop killings is shot dead by police Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:31 pm PST Reuters - A man accused of gunning down four police officers was shot and killed by authorities on Tuesday in a case that could affect a potential 2012 U.S. presidential candidate who granted him clemency in the past. Full Story Top Obama sends 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, eyes pullout Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:45 pm PST AFP - US President Barack Obama announced he was pouring 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "seize the initiative" to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011. Full Story Top Kabul welcomes US surge, NATO says more to follow Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:31 pm PST AFP - Afghanistan Wednesday welcomed President Barack Obama's pledge to commit 30,000 more US troops to the war, as the head of NATO said he was confident Washington's allies would also boost their commitment. Full Story Top

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