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Today's Front Page News: Knox convicted, sentenced to 26 years in Italy Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney US Marine, Afghan offensive ongoing in Helmand Senate preserves long-term care program Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 102 Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first Car bomb kills 3 near KFC in NW Pakistan Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC Nets get 1st win, end 18-game skid to open season Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder Firework blaze in Russian club kills at least 101 Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news NATO allies offer 7,000 extra troops for Afghan war GM, China partner take aim at booming India market Senators urge more cost controls in health bill Galleon's Rajaratnam was suspected a decade ago Knox jailed 26 yrs for sex murder of British housemate 102 dead in Russian restaurant fire Knox convicted, sentenced to 26 years in Italy Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:52 pm PST AP - American college student Amanda Knox was found guilty of murdering her British roommate and sentenced to 26 years in prison early Saturday after a year-long trial that gripped Italy and drew intense media attention. Full Story Top Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:44 pm PST AP - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was having an affair with his current girlfriend when he recommended her for U.S. attorney last year, his spokesman said late Friday. Full Story Top US Marine, Afghan offensive ongoing in Helmand Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:35 pm PST AP - U.S. Marines and Afghan troops, conducting the first offensive since the new American war plan was announced, met little resistance from insurgents Saturday as they worked to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in a key valley in southern Afghanistan. Full Story Top Senate preserves long-term care program Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:53 pm PST AP - The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill. Full Story Top Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 102 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:35 pm PST AP - An explosion and fire blamed on fireworks tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 102 people, Russian officials said. Full Story Top Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:54 pm PST AP - At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm — the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history — well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loose. Full Story Top Car bomb kills 3 near KFC in NW Pakistan Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:21 pm PST AP - A car bomb exploded Saturday near a KFC fast-food restaurant in Pakistan's main northwestern city, killing at least three people and leaving others trapped in a blazing building where many lawyers have offices, officials said. Full Story Top Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:55 pm PST AP - Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery. Full Story Top George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:55 pm PST AP - A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's. Full Story Top Nets get 1st win, end 18-game skid to open season Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:38 pm PST AP - Players hugged at center court. Fans stood and cheered as music blared through the arena. Finally, the New Jersey Nets got to experience that winning feeling again. Full Story Top Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision Fri, 4 Dec 2009 04:14 pm PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will attend the end of the Copenhagen climate change summit, a late change of plan the White House attributed on Friday to growing momentum toward a new global accord. Full Story Top Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:33 pm PST Reuters - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison Saturday for murdering her British roommate in a drunken sex game, in a case which has drawn huge interest in Italy and abroad. Full Story Top Firework blaze in Russian club kills at least 101 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:24 pm PST Reuters - A blaze sparked by an indoor firework show ripped through a crowded Russian nightclub on Friday, killing at least 101 and injuring 134 as revelers stampeded for the exits, the Emergencies Ministry said. Full Story Top Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:08 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday prodded large U.S. banks to boost lending to Main Street and cautiously welcomed news of an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate. Full Story Top NATO allies offer 7,000 extra troops for Afghan war Fri, 4 Dec 2009 04:56 pm PST Reuters - Twenty-five NATO allies promised on Friday to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, backing U.S. President Barack Obama's new war strategy and reinforcing efforts to defeat the Taliban. Full Story Top GM, China partner take aim at booming India market Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:33 am PST Reuters - General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor are to make small cars and commercial vehicles in India, taking a successful 12-year Chinese partnership into one of the world's fastest growing auto markets. Full Story Top Senators urge more cost controls in health bill Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:26 pm PST Reuters - Three moderate senators whose votes may be pivotal to overhauling the U.S. healthcare system came together on Friday to offer an amendment to bolster cost controls in the massive legislation. Full Story Top Galleon's Rajaratnam was suspected a decade ago Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:05 pm PST Reuters - Federal investigators suspected a decade ago that Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was trading on inside information but were unable to prove he was breaking the law. Full Story Top Knox jailed 26 yrs for sex murder of British housemate Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:18 pm PST AFP - American Amanda Knox was found guilty early Saturday along with her former Italian boyfriend in the 2007 sex murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher and sent to prison for 26 years. Full Story Top 102 dead in Russian restaurant fire Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:16 pm PST AFP - Over 100 people were killed overnight when fireworks set ablaze a middle-class restaurant in the Russian Ural city of Perm, as officials Saturday ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack. Full Story Top

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