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Today's Top Stories: Hawaii's governor wants to reveal Obama birth info NY struggles to dig out; passengers still stranded Commander: US can't seal Afghan-Pakistan border SKorea seeks NKorea disarmament progress next year Ski lift accident in Maine sends 8 to hospital Venezuela's Chavez dares US to cut diplomatic ties Rep Davis to Clinton: Stay out of Chicago politics Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill Annual box office down a bit from 2009 record Webb, Peterson help Vikings upset Eagles 24-14 Judge clears way for Murkowski Alaska Senate win China's rare earths export cut raises trade concerns Allstate sues BofA, Mozilo over Countrywide losses S.Korea's Lee says talks the answer to nuclear crisis Apple sued over apps privacy issues; Google may be next In the Madoff case, "net winners" could get lucky Investor doubts linger over holiday sales upside Time Warner Cable and Sinclair spar West Africa delivers ultimatum to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo China milk activist freed from jail, supporters worry Hawaii's governor wants to reveal Obama birth info Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:34 pm PST AP - Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth and dispel conspiracy theories that he was born elsewhere. Full Story Top NY struggles to dig out; passengers still stranded Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:55 pm PST AP - Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded for up to 10 hours on the tarmac at overworked Kennedy Airport. Ambulances struggled to get patients through unplowed streets. City buses sat abandoned in the snow. Full Story Top Commander: US can't seal Afghan-Pakistan border Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:34 pm PST AP - There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so they are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday. Full Story Top SKorea seeks NKorea disarmament progress next year Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:06 pm PST AP - South Korea's president said Wednesday that urgent progress must be made next year in dismantling North Korea's atomic weapons program ahead of a key anniversary that could spur Pyongyang to bolster its nuclear capabilities. Full Story Top Ski lift accident in Maine sends 8 to hospital Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:12 pm PST AP - A 35-year-old chair lift due to be replaced failed Tuesday in high winds at a Maine resort, sending skiers — some of them children — plummeting into ungroomed snow far below that fell with the Northeast's recent blizzard and softened the landing. At least eight were injured. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez dares US to cut diplomatic ties Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:00 pm PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the United States to expel his ambassador or cut off diplomatic ties in retaliation for his rejection of Washington's choice for ambassador to Caracas. Full Story Top Rep Davis to Clinton: Stay out of Chicago politics Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:34 pm PST AP - Congressman Danny Davis has a message for former President Bill Clinton: Don't take sides in the Chicago mayor's race — or else. Full Story Top Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:34 pm PST AP - People aren't the only ones in Florida who don't like cold weather. Manatees — those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails — are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters and into warmer springs and power plant discharge canals. On Tuesday, more than 300 manatees floated in the outflow of Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Station. Full Story Top Annual box office down a bit from 2009 record Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:15 pm PST AP - Domestic box-office revenues for 2010 won't quite hit last year's record-setting haul, but they'll be awfully close. Full Story Top Webb, Peterson help Vikings upset Eagles 24-14 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:14 pm PST AP - Considering everything else the Minnesota Vikings have endured this season, it was silly to think two extra days sitting around a hotel room would bring 'em down. Full Story Top Judge clears way for Murkowski Alaska Senate win Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:27 pm PST Reuters - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by conservative Tea Party favorite Joe Miller that challenged his loss in Alaska's election for a Senate seat, clearing the way for state officials to certify Lisa Murkowski's historic write-in victory. Full Story Top China's rare earths export cut raises trade concerns Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:54 pm PST Reuters - China has raised fresh international trade concerns after slashing export quotas on rare earths minerals, risking action from the United States at the World Trade Organization. Full Story Top Allstate sues BofA, Mozilo over Countrywide losses Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:55 pm PST Reuters - Allstate Corp has sued Bank of America Corp, its Countrywide lending unit and 17 other defendants for allegedly misrepresenting the risks on more than $700 million of mortgage securities it bought from Countrywide. Full Story Top S.Korea's Lee says talks the answer to nuclear crisis Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:59 pm PST Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday the nuclear crisis on the peninsula must be tackled by negotiation, but chances of international talks are slim because of a gulf between the parties involved, and a lack of pressure on an emboldened North Korea. Full Story Top Apple sued over apps privacy issues; Google may be next Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:58 am PST Reuters - Two separate groups of iPhone and iPad users have sued Apple Inc alleging that certain software applications were passing personal user information to third-party advertisers without consent. Full Story Top In the Madoff case, "net winners" could get lucky Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:38 pm PST Reuters - The unexpectedly rapid pace of recovery in the Madoff case -- including a recent $7.2 billion settlement -- has raised the prospect that the victims could actually be made whole. Full Story Top Investor doubts linger over holiday sales upside Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:14 pm PST Reuters - New sales data confirm that retailers are poised to show their best holiday season in three years, but investors seemed unimpressed as concerns mount that shoppers will pull back in the new year. Full Story Top Time Warner Cable and Sinclair spar Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:53 am PST Reuters - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc said it has been unable to reach a programming agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc, meaning millions of homes could lose some of their local stations on New Year's Eve. Full Story Top West Africa delivers ultimatum to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:02 pm PST AFP - A trio of West African leaders handed Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo an ultimatum -- cede power to rival Alassane Ouattara or face regional military action. Full Story Top China milk activist freed from jail, supporters worry Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:12 pm PST AFP - A Chinese father jailed after campaigning for victims of a huge tainted milk scandal has said he was freed on medical parole and regretted his actions, but supporters say his words may have been forced. Full Story Top

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