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Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Bush: Time is right for Mideast peace
AP - 10 minutes ago

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - President Bush said in remarks prepared for delivery Tuesday at the Annapolis conference that the time is right to relaunch Mideast peace talks because "a battle is under way for the future of the Middle East."

World

Lebanon on the brink

The country has entered a perilous and unprecedented constitutional vacuum.

Economy

Housing crisis

Analysts can't agree on why minorities are more likely to get high-cost mortgages.

ASTRONOMY

Space shots

Colossal impacts in space may have created cracks in moons' surfaces.

Politics

Late arrival

Did Fred Thompson waste too much time to have an effect?

  • Vice President Dick Cheney holds his hand to his heart at the White House in Washington in this June 29, 2001 file photo. Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, experienced an irregular heartbeat Monday and will be evaluated at George Washington University Hospital. The condition was detected when Cheney was seen by doctors for a lingering cough from a cold. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
    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.

  • This undated photo released by Sheryl Ann Sawyers shows her granddaughter Riley Ann Sawyers, 2, whose body washed ashore in a storage bin in Galveston Bay on Oct. 29, 2007. Investigators said Monday, Nov. 26, 2007,  they are 'fairly confident' of the identity of a 2-year-old girl whose body washed ashore in a storage bin in Galveston Bay. The girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, and her companion, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, 24, were arrested early Saturday and charged with injury to a child and tampering with evidence. (AP Photo/Sheryl Ann Sawyers)
    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.

  • Young residents of Villiers-le-Bel, a northern Paris suburb,  vandalize an abandoned police car during clashes late Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Rampaging youths threw Molotov cocktails and set fire to cars in a troubled neighborhood outside Paris on Monday, the second night of street violence after two local teens were killed in a crash with a police patrol car. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
    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.

  • This photo provided by ABC shows Melanie Brown and her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007 on the set of 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles. Brown emerged from Monday, Nov. 26, 2007's 'Dancing With the Stars' ballroom battle with the highest score, positioning her to claim the mirror-ball trophy during Tuesday's season finale. (AP Photo/ABC, Carol Kaelson)
    `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.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers' James Farrior, top, and Ike Taylor, left, stop Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams (34) after a short gain in during second quarter NFL football action in Pittsburgh, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    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.

  • U.S. President George W. Bush (R) listens to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice introduce him to speak at a dinner honoring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the State Department in Washington November 26, 2007. 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. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
    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.

  • Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor raises his hand to acknowledge fans after the Redskins defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia in this January 1, 2006 file photograph. Taylor died on Tuesday after being shot at his home near Miami, local television stations reported. (Tim Shaffer/Files/Reuters)
    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.

  • Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf (R) salutes during the playing of Pakistan's national anthem at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi November 27, 2007. Musharraf said farewell to military colleagues on Tuesday as he prepared to become a civilian president ahead of January's general election. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)
    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.

  • A foreclosed house for sale is pictured in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood in Denver, Colorado July 26, 2007. 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. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    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.

  • Two women walk past an Iraqi policeman in Bayji (Baiji), approximately 250km (180 miles) from Baghdad, November 26, 2007. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
    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.

  • Military vehicles parade during Taiwan's national day celebrations in Taipei October 10, 2007. 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. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)
    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.

  • A pregnant woman is seen behind a curtain in a file photo. 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. (Mykhailo Markiv/Reuters)
    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.

  • A view of the scene of a suicide car bomb explosion in Kabul November 27, 2007. A suicide car bomb targeting a foreign convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul killed two civilians on Tuesday, a senior police official said. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)
    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.

  • US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Palestinian and Israeli negotiators worked through the night to narrow differences ahead of a Middle East peace conference which Bush warned would need "difficult compromises".(AFP/Mandel Ngan)
    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".

  • A classroom of a school in Villiers-le-Bel, outside Paris. A second night of riots by youths in a Paris suburb has left more than 80 police injured, buildings gutted and France facing heightened tensions in towns ringing the capital.(AFP/Thomas Coex)
    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.

  • Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, seen here, has paid a pomp-filled farewell to his troops, one day before he bows to global pressure and quits as army chief to become a civilian leader.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
    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.

  • An Iranian soldier stands near a Ghadr-1 missile during an annual military parade in Tehran, September 2007. Iran 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.(AFP/Atta Kenare)
    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.

  • An amputee at Walter Reed Hospital, VA. 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.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
    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.

  • Pedestrians walk past a share prices board in Tokyo. Most Asian stock markets lost ground in volatile trade after new worries about the fallout from the US subprime loan crisis battered Wall Street.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    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.

  • A construction worker erects scaffolding in eastern Germany. German business confidence posted a surprise pick-up in November as companies in the eurozone's biggest economy took a brighter view of their current prospects, bucking a six-month losing streak, an IFO survey has shown.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)
    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.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • A Kenyan man walks with an unidentified tourist at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach in the coastal town of Mombasa November 15, 2007. (Joseph Okanga/Reuters)
    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.

  • The setting sun casts an orange glow on passing clouds over the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington September 19, 2006. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
    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.

  • Jermaine Jackson, seen here in January 2007 said that 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.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    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.

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams talks to the media, in Colombo May 10, 2007. 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. (Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters)
    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.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Redskins' Taylor dies day after shooting

AP - 32 minutes ago

MIAMI - Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died early Tuesday, a day after he was shot at home by what police say was an intruder. He was 24. Family friend Richard Sharpstein said Taylor's father told him the news around 5:30 a.m.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Citi sells stake to Abu Dhabi fund

AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup, offering the nation's largest bank needed capital to offset big losses from mortgages and other investments.

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - November 27, 2007
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Otto von Bismarck (1815 - 1898)
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
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