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  Cheney's heart restored to normal rhythm AP - 32 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Doctors administered an electrical shock to Vice President Dick Cheney's heart and restored it to a normal rhythm during a 2 1/2 hour hospital visit Monday. The procedure was described as a low-risk, standard practice. Cheney, 66, went home from George Washington University Hospital and was expected back at work on Tuesday.

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  Documents: Mom describes killing girl, 2 AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  GALVESTON, Texas - Authorities are trying to determine if the 2-year-old dubbed "Baby Grace" after her body was found in Galveston Bay was repeatedly abused by her mother and stepfather, an investigator said Tuesday.

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  77 police officers hurt in Paris riots AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France - Rampaging youths rioted for a second night in Paris' suburbs, firing at officers and ramming burning cars into buildings. At least 77 officers were injured, a senior police union official said Tuesday.

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  `Dancing' finale: Mel B is in the lead AP - 20 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Melanie Brown, Marie Osmond and Helio Castroneves mamboed, tangoed and fox trotted through 10 weeks of competition for a chance to claim the "Dancing With the Stars" crown.

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  Reed's field goal drops Dolphins to 0-11 AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  PITTSBURGH - Jeff Reed's 24-yard field goal with 17 seconds left gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 3-0 victory Monday night over the winless Miami Dolphins, the first time in 64 years an NFL game lasted that long without any points.

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  Bush hosts Mideast talks amid skepticism Reuters - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush opens a high-stakes Israeli-Palestinian peace conference on Tuesday, trying to achieve in his final 14 months in office a goal that has eluded U.S. leaders for decades.

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  Redskins star Taylor dies from gunshot Reuters - 39 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sean Taylor, a star defensive player with the National Football League's Washington Redskins, died on Tuesday after being shot during an apparent burglary at his home near Miami, local media reported.

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  Musharraf prepares to shed army uniform Reuters - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf said farewell to military colleagues on Tuesday as he prepared to become a civilian president ahead of January's general election.

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  Mayors warn worst of mortgage crisis ahead Reuters - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

  DETROIT (Reuters) - An escalating mortgage crisis will push another 1.4 million U.S. homes into foreclosure and drive nationwide property values lower by 7 percent next year, according to a report released on Tuesday by a group representing city mayors.

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  Attack by Iraq "shepherd" bomber kills 9: police Reuters - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nine people were killed when a suicide bomber posing as a shepherd attacked police north of Baghdad on Tuesday and at least six civilians died in a spate of shootings by U.S. soldiers, security officials said.

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  China prods U.S. to block Taiwan "splittist" moves Reuters - Tue Nov 27, 3:12 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China has again prodded the United States to oppose a controversial referendum on U.N. membership by Taiwan and warned Washington to stop arms sales to the island China claims as its own, state media said on Tuesday.

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  Study sees rise in imaging exams for pregnant women Reuters - Tue Nov 27, 5:44 AM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pregnant women are receiving more high-tech imaging exams, exposing their babies to higher doses of radiation than a decade ago, a study said on Tuesday.

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  Suicide car bomb in Afghan capital kills 2 civilians Reuters - Tue Nov 27, 5:33 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul killed two civilians on Tuesday, the latest attack to shake confidence in government efforts to uphold security.

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  Bush says 'difficult compromises' needed at Mideast talks AFP - Tue Nov 27, 3:52 AM ET

  ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AFP) - Palestinian and Israeli negotiators worked through the night to narrow differences ahead of a Middle East peace conference on Tuesday which President George W. Bush warned would need "difficult compromises".

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  New riots rock Paris suburbs AFP - 47 minutes ago

  VILLIERS LE BEL, France (AFP) - A second night of riots by youths in a Paris suburb left more than 80 police injured, buildings gutted and France on Tuesday facing heightened tensions in towns ringing the capital.

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  Pakistan's Musharraf bids farewell to arms AFP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf paid a ceremonial farewell to his troops Tuesday, a day before he bows to worldwide pressure and quits as army chief to become a civilian leader.

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  Iran builds new longer-range missile: report AFP - Tue Nov 27, 5:41 AM ET

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Tuesday announced it has built a new missile with a range sufficient to put Israel and US bases in the Middle East within easy reach, amid rising tensions over Tehran's contested nuclear drive.

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  Scientists help amputees to ‘feel’ with their prosthetic limbs AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Amputees given prosthetic limbs could soon ‘feel’ with their new hands or feet, after a team of US scientists successfully rerouted two patients’ key nerves.

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  World stocks rattled by fresh subprime jitters AFP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday after fresh worries about the fallout from the US subprime loan crisis battered Wall Street overnight.

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  German business confidence posts surprise pick-up: IFO AFP - 32 minutes ago

  FRANKFURT (AFP) - Business confidence in Germany posted a surprise pickup in November as companies in the eurozone's biggest economy took a brighter view of their current prospects, a survey showed Tuesday.

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  Older white women join Kenya's sex tourists Reuters - Mon Nov 26, 8:24 AM ET

  MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Bethan, 56, lives in southern England on the same street as best friend Allie, 64.

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  Capital has severe HIV epidemic, report finds Reuters - Mon Nov 26, 5:37 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., has the highest rate of AIDS in the United States, and more babies are born with the AIDS virus in Washington than in other U.S. cities, according to a report released on Monday.

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  Jackson Five to reunite for new tour: Jermaine AFP - Mon Nov 26, 7:09 PM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - The Jackson Five, the group that launched the career of pop superstar Michael Jackson, are planning to reunite for a tour as early as next year, Jermaine Jackson told the BBC on Monday.

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  World Anglican leader launches attack on U.S. Reuters - Sun Nov 25, 11:38 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, leader of the world's Anglicans, has launched an attack on the United States, saying it has lost the high moral ground since the September 11 attacks in 2001.

• Redskins star Taylor shot in Miami Reuters - Mon Nov 26, 1:36 PM ET

  MIAMI (Reuters) - The National Football League's Sean Taylor, a star defensive player for the Washington Redskins, was in critical condition after being shot at his home near Miami on Monday, police said.