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Today's Front Page News: Leaked US cables reveal sensitive diplomacy SKorea leader vows consequences for NKorean attack Ore. fire raises Muslims' fears of attack backlash 'Naked Gun,' 'Airplane' actor Leslie Nielsen dies Holiday sales encouraging, but are shoppers done? FBI: Planes, dogs, psych experts seek 3 Mich. boys `12 Days of Christmas' items' cost nears $100,000 Election chaos has Haiti again on edge of turmoil NYC teacher caught up in Spanish curse debate Turnovers help Chargers turn back Colts 36-14 Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks South Korea vows retaliation against any further attack Congress returns to work with long to-do list ECB's Noyer assures cagey markets over Ireland rescue Debt-panel chairs make changes to draft: report Oregon mosque hit by arson 2 days after bomb sting World migrants could total 405 million by 2050 Protests and fraud charges roil Haiti elections Iran nuclear scientist killed in 'terrorist act' WikiLeaks unleashes a flood of damaging US cables Leaked US cables reveal sensitive diplomacy Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:50 pm PST AP - Hundreds of thousands of State Department documents leaked Sunday revealed a hidden world of backstage international diplomacy, divulging candid comments from world leaders and detailing occasional U.S. pressure tactics aimed at hot spots in Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea. Full Story Top SKorea leader vows consequences for NKorean attack Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:32 pm PST AP - South Korea's president took responsibility Monday for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week, vowing tough consequences for any future aggression and expressing outrage over the "ruthlessness of the North Korean regime." Full Story Top Ore. fire raises Muslims' fears of attack backlash Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:41 pm PST AP - Someone set fire to an Islamic center on Sunday, two days after a man who worshipped there was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during Portland's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Other Muslims fear it could be the first volley of misplaced retribution. Full Story Top 'Naked Gun,' 'Airplane' actor Leslie Nielsen dies Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:37 pm PST AP - Leslie Nielsen had the somber demeanor and stone-serious face that were just right for dramatic roles. They proved even better for comedy. Full Story Top Holiday sales encouraging, but are shoppers done? Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:26 pm PST AP - Holiday shoppers gave retailers a happy Thanksgiving weekend, crowding stores and malls more than last year. Full Story Top FBI: Planes, dogs, psych experts seek 3 Mich. boys Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:28 pm PST AP - Authorities used planes and search dogs to scour areas along the Michigan-Ohio border Sunday, hoping to find three Michigan boys who were reported missing the same day their father tried to hang himself. Full Story Top `12 Days of Christmas' items' cost nears $100,000 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:28 pm PST AP - In the unlikely event that your Christmas list this year includes every item mentioned in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," be prepared to pay nearly $100,000. Full Story Top Election chaos has Haiti again on edge of turmoil Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:02 pm PST AP - Haitians entered election day hoping for the best. Within hours, ballot boxes were ripped to pieces, protesters were on the streets and nearly every presidential hopeful was united against the government. Full Story Top NYC teacher caught up in Spanish curse debate Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:29 pm PST AP - It can be tossed off almost harmlessly like "damn" or dropped like an F-bomb. Full Story Top Turnovers help Chargers turn back Colts 36-14 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:30 pm PST AP - San Diego's defense gave Peyton Manning another night to forget. Full Story Top Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:12 pm PST Reuters - Saudi King Abdullah has repeatedly urged the United States to attack Iran's nuclear program and China directed cyberattacks on the United States, according to a vast cache of diplomatic cables released on Sunday in an embarrassing leak that undermines U.S. diplomacy. Full Story Top South Korea vows retaliation against any further attack Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:06 pm PST Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday labeled North Korea's artillery attack on a west coast island a crime against humanity and said the South would retaliate against any further provocation. Full Story Top Congress returns to work with long to-do list Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:03 pm PST Reuters - U.S. lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list, topped by a dispute over expiring tax cuts, when they return to work on Monday in a session that offers an early gauge of the chances for bipartisanship when the new Congress convenes in January. Full Story Top ECB's Noyer assures cagey markets over Ireland rescue Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:42 pm PST Reuters - European Central Bank policymaker Christian Noyer sought to bolster market confidence in the euro zone's rescue for Ireland, telling cagey investors they should have faith in the plan's success. Full Story Top Debt-panel chairs make changes to draft: report Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:45 pm PST Reuters - The chairmen of the White House's debt-reduction commission are making changes to their draft proposal in a move broaden support before Wednesday's vote, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Oregon mosque hit by arson 2 days after bomb sting Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:03 pm PST Reuters - U.S. investigators said a fire at an Islamic center in Oregon on Sunday was arson and warned they would tolerate no retribution for an attempt by a Somali-born teenager to detonate what he thought was a car bomb. Full Story Top World migrants could total 405 million by 2050 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:01 pm PST Reuters - Migrants who have crossed borders in search of work and a better life could exceed 400 million, or nearly 7 per cent of the present global population, by 2050, said a report issued on Monday. Full Story Top Protests and fraud charges roil Haiti elections Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:10 pm PST Reuters - Haiti's elections ended in confusion on Sunday as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates denounced "massive fraud" and demanded the polls be annulled and street protests erupted over voting delays and problems. Full Story Top Iran nuclear scientist killed in 'terrorist act' Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:50 pm PST AFP - An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed and another injured when they and their wives were attacked by "terrorists" on Monday, state television and other media reported. Full Story Top WikiLeaks unleashes a flood of damaging US cables Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:08 pm PST AFP - Whistleblower website WikiLeaks unleashed a flood of US cables detailing shocking diplomatic episodes, from a nuclear standoff with Pakistan to Arab leaders urging a strike on Iran. Full Story Top

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