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Alabama mayor arrested on illegal payments charges

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday as part of a corruption probe surrounding the city's sewer bonds. ...  > full story
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Iraq blasts kill 30 people

BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Blasts at Baghdad's police academy and in the northern city of Mosul killed 30 people and wounded dozens more on Monday, hours after a roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi official, police said. ...  > full story
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Baghdad blasts target Iraqi police

BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Blasts at Baghdad's police academy and in the northern city of Mosul killed 29 people and wounded dozens more Monday, hours after a roadside bomb wounded a senior Iraqi official, police said. ...  > full story
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Mobile phones distract drivers more than passengers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. ...  > full story
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Iraq civilian death toll up, U.S. deaths down

BAGHDAD, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The number of civilians killed in Iraq rose last month after a series of Baghdad bombings, but the U.S. military death toll fell to its lowest level since the war began in 2003, data showed. ...  > full story
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Credit card industry may cut $2 trillion of lines: analyst

Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months due to risk aversion and regulatory changes, leading to sharp declines in consumer spending, prominent banking analyst Meredith Whitney said. ...  > full story
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Eight killed in suicide blast in Pakistan

MINGORA, Pakistan, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide car-bomber killed eight people on Monday in an attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said. ...  > full story
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Seven killed in Pakistani suicide attack

MINGORA, Pakistan, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Seven people were killed on Monday in a suicide attack aimed at a military checkpost in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said. ...  > full story
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India demands swift Pakistan action over Mumbai

MUMBAI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him that deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible. ...  > full story
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Endeavour touches down in California

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day mission to prepare the International Space Station for its first six-member crew with a flawless touchdown at NASA's backup landing site in California. ...  > full story
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Kuwait emir accepts cabinet resignation, keeps PM

KUWAIT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Kuwait's ruler has accepted the resignation of the government in a bid to end a crisis with parliament, but reappointed his nephew as prime minister, the speaker of the assembly said on Monday. ...  > full story

Canada's opposition agrees to coalition outline

OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government and then put together a coalition, a senior politician said on Monday. ...  > full story

U.S. troops investigated for abuse of Afghans

KABUL, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Two U.S. soldiers based in Afghanistan are being investigated for alleged abuse of Afghan detainees, the U.S. military said Monday. ...  > full story

Tsvangirai seeks help for Zimbabwe

HARARE, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged the world on Monday to help end a "man-made" humanitarian crisis which has left hundreds of people dead in a cholera epidemic. ...  > full story

Politics


Women see Clinton job as triumph, disappointment

CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — In what was billed as the Year of the Women in U.S. politics, the choice of Hillary Clinton as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state somehow seems both more and less than her supporters had hoped for. ...  > full story

Obama focus on Iran, N.Korea, Middle East peace

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama on Monday gave a sense of his foreign policy priorities by saying he sees much work to do on reining in Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs and promoting Middle East peace. ...  > full story

Obama vows to continue to invest in military

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama vowed on Monday to continue to invest to strengthen the U.S. military, increase ground forces and ensure success against al Qaeda and the Taliban. ...  > full story

Hill to meet N.Koreans in Singapore this week

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill will meet North Korean officials in Singapore ahead of December 8 multilateral talks in Beijing on persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs, a U.S. official said on Monday. ...  > full story

Business


Ford considers sale of Volvo, shares jump

DETROIT, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Ford Motor Co said on Monday it was reviewing options for Volvo and could sell the luxury Swedish car brand, sending Ford shares up 8 percent. ...  > full story

Manufacturing sags to weakest since 1982: ISM

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Factory activity fell in November to its weakest since the 1981-1982 recession, according to an industry report released on Monday. ...  > full story

UnitedHealth gives rosier 2009 revenue forecast

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — UnitedHealth Group Inc raised the lower end of its 2009 revenue forecast on Monday, although it maintained its profit outlook for next year. ...  > full story

J&J to buy breast implant firm Mentor for $1.1 billion

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would acquire breast implant maker Mentor Corp for $1.07 billion as the giant diversified healthcare company pushes into the market for aesthetic medical products. ...  > full story

Science


Endeavour touches down in California

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day mission to prepare the International Space Station for its first six-member crew with a flawless touchdown at NASA's backup landing site in California. ...  > full story

Study finds childhood sleep terrors inherited

CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday. ...  > full story

Brains of autistic slower to react to sounds: study

CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The brains of autistic children react to sounds a fraction of a second slower than those of normal children, which may help explain the communication problems associated with autism, researchers said on Monday. ...  > full story

150 whales die in stranding off Australian coast

SYDNEY, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania's west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean. ...  > full story

Entertainment


Small things "Frost/Nixon" could do without

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Sir David Frost says a new film about his historical interview with former U.S. President Richard Nixon is better than the stage play it is based on, but "there are one or two small bits it could do without." ...  > full story

Buscemi eyes role in HBO's "Empire"

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Actor Steve Buscemi is in talks to star as a powerful racketeer in "Boardwalk Empire," Martin Scorsese's period drama pilot for HBO. ...  > full story

"Rome" might not be history, series creator says

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — The creator of CBS' red-hot police procedural "The Mentalist" has unfinished business in Italy. ...  > full story

Akon ushers in "new phase" with "Freedom"

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Billboard) — Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic. ...  > full story

Sports


Niedermayer leads Ducks to fourth consecutive win

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Rob Niedermayer scored twice in a three-goal third period to lift the streaking Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. ...  > full story

Broncos end Jets' five-game winning streak

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The Denver Broncos ended the New York Jets' five-game winning streak with a 34-17 road victory in a showdown of AFC division leaders on Sunday. ...  > full story

Bills quarterback Edwards injured in loss to 49ers

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Buffalo quarterback Trent Edwards suffered a groin injury in the first half of San Francisco's 10-3 surprising victory over the Bills on Sunday. ...  > full story

Zahrobska sheds one-win wonder tag in Aspen

ASPEN, Colorado, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — World champion Sarka Zahrobska set the record straight when she beat a strong field and testing winds to win her first World Cup slalom in Aspen on Sunday. ...  > full story
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