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Today's Front Page News: Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake Tiger Woods: 'Personal failings' let family down AARP backs Democrats in Senate health care fight Honduran lawmakers say 'no' to restoring Zelaya New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research Swift talks Grammy joy; Beyonce top nominee Nets lose NBA-record 18th straight to start season Obama aides defend ambitious Afghan scale-up Bernanke, seeking second term, to defend Fed role New York state lawmakers vote against gay marriage Fort Hood suspect faces more charges in shootings Most in U.S. want public health option: poll Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment Job losses decline again; Fed sees improvement U.S. court jails Mexico drug kingpin for 27 years US says Afghan pullout date not fixed Honduras Congress rejects return of ousted leader Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:26 pm PST AP - A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president's chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in two years. Full Story Top Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:41 pm PST AP - An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the attack, military officials said. Full Story Top Defiant Iran vows to enrich uranium even more Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:14 pm PST AP - In a defiant speech, Iran's president declared Wednesday that his country will enrich uranium to a much higher level — a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran's nuclear program. Full Story Top AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:26 pm PST AP - After months of negotiations, Comcast Corp. is finally about to seal its deal for a majority stake in NBC Universal, turning the nation's largest cable TV provider into one of its most powerful media companies. Full Story Top Tiger Woods: 'Personal failings' let family down Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:12 pm PST AP - With a public apology and another appeal for privacy, Tiger Woods acknowledged Wednesday that he let his family down with unspecified "transgressions" that he regrets with "all of my heart." "I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves," Woods said on his Web site following a magazine report of an alleged affair. Full Story Top AARP backs Democrats in Senate health care fight Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:24 pm PST AP - With a Senate showdown looming, the politically potent AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats on Wednesday, supporting $460 billion in Medicare cuts to help pay for landmark health care legislation. Full Story Top Honduran lawmakers say 'no' to restoring Zelaya Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:48 pm PST AP - Honduras' Congress ended hopes of reversing a coup that has isolated one of the poorest countries in the Americas, voting against reinstating ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite intense international pressure to do so. Full Story Top New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:09 pm PST AP - Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field. Full Story Top Swift talks Grammy joy; Beyonce top nominee Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:47 pm PST AP - Taylor Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning not just one, but eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced. Full Story Top Nets lose NBA-record 18th straight to start season Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:57 pm PST AP - All those losses in what's now the worst start in NBA history had already beaten down the New Jersey Nets. Full Story Top Obama aides defend ambitious Afghan scale-up Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:06 pm PST Reuters - Top U.S. officials said the first of 30,000 new U.S. troops would arrive in Afghanistan in two to three weeks but also made clear on Wednesday that plans to start bringing the soldiers home in 18 months could slip. Full Story Top Bernanke, seeking second term, to defend Fed role Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:40 pm PST Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday will push back at efforts to curb the Fed's power as he goes before lawmakers considering his nomination to a second term at the central bank's helm. Full Story Top New York state lawmakers vote against gay marriage Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:00 pm PST Reuters - New York state lawmakers voted on Wednesday against legalizing gay marriage, dashing gay rights activists' hopes it would become the sixth U.S. state to allow same-sex couples to wed. Full Story Top Fort Hood suspect faces more charges in shootings Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:06 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. Army filed additional charges of attempted murder on Wednesday against a military psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas in November. Full Story Top Most in U.S. want public health option: poll Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:43 pm PST Reuters - Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday. Full Story Top Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:29 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future. Full Story Top Job losses decline again; Fed sees improvement Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:05 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. labor market improved in November, with private sector job losses declining for the eighth straight month and employers planning fewer layoffs, separate reports showed on Wednesday. Full Story Top U.S. court jails Mexico drug kingpin for 27 years Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:16 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. federal judge sentenced a kingpin of Mexico's powerful Juarez drug cartel to 27 years in prison for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, authorities said on Wednesday. Full Story Top US says Afghan pullout date not fixed Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:31 pm PST AFP - Senior officials in President Barack Obama's administration have told US legislators that a July 2011 target date to begin withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan was not set in stone. Full Story Top Honduras Congress rejects return of ousted leader Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:11 pm PST AFP - Honduran lawmakers late Wednesday roundly rejected the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya during a heated debate revisiting details of the June 28 coup which polarized the nation. Full Story Top

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