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Today's Most Popular News: Global warming may require higher dams, stilts Blessed are the conservative in Bible translation Health bill survives first big test - on Medicare 'Monk' star Shalhoub calls finale very satisfying Suicide bomber hits Somali graduation, 22 dead Ind. teen charged with strangling brother, 10 Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs First Photo Taken of Object Around Sun-Like Star, Scientists Say Physically active boys are smarter, study hints Rain, winds, record heat hit Northeast on same day Obama family lights National Christmas Tree What do cats do home alone? Cat cams have answers Job creation near but likely to be painfully slow Getting a Mortgage in 2010: 10 Things to Know Rural America Surprisingly Prosperous, Study Finds Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails Study Reveals the Angriest Americans Pelosi: Bailout money to fund jobs initiative Alan Parsons Project band co-founder Woolfson dies Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess Global warming may require higher dams, stilts Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:37 pm PST AP - With the world losing the battle against global warming so far, experts are warning that humans need to follow nature's example: Adapt or die. Full Story Top Blessed are the conservative in Bible translation Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:50 am PST AP - The Gospel of Luke records that, as he was dying on the cross, Jesus showed his boundless mercy by praying for his killers this way: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Full Story Top Health bill survives first big test - on Medicare Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:56 pm PST AP - Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. Full Story Top 'Monk' star Shalhoub calls finale very satisfying Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:30 pm PST AP - The final episode of "Monk" has some heavy lifting to do: Resolve Monk's poisoning and whether he survives, uncover his wife's killer or, just maybe, reveal whether Trudy really is alive after all. Full Story Top Suicide bomber hits Somali graduation, 22 dead Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:16 pm PST AP - A suicide bomber disguised as a woman attacked a graduation ceremony in Somalia on Thursday, turning a rare reason to celebrate into carnage that killed at least 22 people — including medical students, doctors and three government ministers. Full Story Top Ind. teen charged with strangling brother, 10 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:26 pm PST AP - Ignoring his younger brother's plea of "Andrew, stop," a 17-year-old who told authorities he identified with a television serial killer strangled the boy, dragged the body to his car and drove to see his girlfriend, an Indiana prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story Top Obama calls for new ideas for creating jobs Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:43 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation," including some ideas he said could be put into action quickly. He cited an expanded program to help make more U.S. homes energy-efficient as an example. Full Story Top First Photo Taken of Object Around Sun-Like Star, Scientists Say Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:01 pm PST SPACE.com - Astronomers say they have taken the first direct image of a planet-like object orbiting a star much like our own sun. Full Story Top Physically active boys are smarter, study hints Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:16 am PST Reuters - Jocks get new respect in a large Swedish study that suggests physically active teen boys may be smarter than their couch-potato counterparts. Full Story Top Rain, winds, record heat hit Northeast on same day Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:06 pm PST AP - A storm packing blustery winds and driving rain knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Northeast on Thursday before giving way to sunny skies and record high temperatures — all in the same morning. Full Story Top Obama family lights National Christmas Tree Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:55 pm PST AP - Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree. Full Story Top What do cats do home alone? Cat cams have answers Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:51 am PST AP - What do cats do when their owners are away? There was one way to find out — "cat cams." Full Story Top Job creation near but likely to be painfully slow Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:55 pm PST AP - The economy is getting closer to generating jobs for the first time in two years, but it probably won't be enough to stop the unemployment rate from rising. Full Story Top Getting a Mortgage in 2010: 10 Things to Know Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:05 am PST U.S. News & World Report - More than three years into a painful housing crash, the real estate market has sent recent--albeit tentative--signs of stabilization. Home sales have increased, inventory levels are down, and price declines have become less precipitous. Along with more affordable home prices and a tax perk from Uncle Sam, attractive mortgage rates--which remained below 5 percent as of late November--have been a driving force behind this development. The availability of low mortgage rates will play a decisive role in the performance of the 2010 housing market as well. ... Full Story Top Rural America Surprisingly Prosperous, Study Finds Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:31 pm PST LiveScience.com - For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains. Full Story Top Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:17 am PST AP - House Republicans pointed to controversial e-mails leaked from climate scientists and said it was evidence of corruption. Top administration scientists looking at the same thing found no such sign, saying it doesn't change the fact that the world is warming. Full Story Top Study Reveals the Angriest Americans Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:35 am PST LiveScience.com - Anger is more likely among the young, those with children at home, and the less educated, a new study finds. Full Story Top Pelosi: Bailout money to fund jobs initiative Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:07 pm PST AP - Democrats are looking to tap as much as $70 billion in unused funds from the Wall Street bailout to pay for new spending on roads and bridges and to save the jobs of firefighters, teachers and other public employees, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Alan Parsons Project band co-founder Woolfson dies Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:20 am PST AP - An agent says Eric Woolfson, co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits "Eye in the Sky" and "Don't Answer Me," has died of cancer. He was 64. Full Story Top Dubai mega-tower `last hurrah' to age of excess Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:10 pm PST AP - When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands. Full Story Top

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