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This edition was generated on Thu Nov 19 08:45:02 EST 2009

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honor as he arrives to AP
Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term AP – 34 mins ago

KABUL – Afghanistan will control its own security within five years and prosecute corrupt officials, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his government's first term. Full Story »

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House in Seoul
Obama says US, allies discussing Iran sanctions AP – 1 hr 58 mins ago
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa,
Senate girds for historic debate on health bill AP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - This is an Aug. 28, 2009, file photo showing South African runner Caster AP

SAfrican ministry says Semenya to keep gold medal

AP – 1 hr 57 mins ago

JOHANNESBURG – South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday. Full Story »

The world's tallest under construction tower, Burj Dubai, in background, as a

Allenby shoots 7-under 65 for 1-shot lead in Dubai

AP – 44 mins ago

F1's Raikkonen confirms sabbatical year in 2010

AP – 2 hrs 7 mins ago

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 Ashley Anderson, front, receives a AP

New jobless benefit claims unchanged at 505K

AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, remaining above the level that would indicate the economy is adding jobs. Full Story »

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, a shopping cart is shown outside of a

Sears narrows 3Q loss on cost-cutting efforts

AP – 3 mins ago
Signs can be seen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

World stocks lower amid valuation concerns

AP – 1 hr 46 mins ago

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - November 19, 2009
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
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Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902), Notebooks, 1912
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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Chinese Proverb
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
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Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.
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Heywood Broun (1888 - 1939), Sitting on the World, 1924
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