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Islamic extremists being coaxed toward YouTube

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Islamic extremists are being instructed on how to use the popular video-sharing site YouTube as a way to disseminate propaganda videos, a U.S.-based terrorism monitor said on Tuesday. ...  > full story
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Clinton for a Clinton? Senate guessing game begins

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — New York Gov. David Paterson has famous names to choose from in picking a replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a Kennedy, a Cuomo and even another Clinton, as in the former president of the United States. ...  > full story
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Pentagon chief Gates backs Obama Iraq policy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will stay on under Barack Obama, said on Tuesday he supported the president-elect's Iraq policy but declined to back his proposed timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. ...  > full story
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NATO says agrees gradual reengagement with Russia

BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday on a gradual resumption of contacts with Russia, suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said. ...  > full story
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U.S. sees way forward on N.Korea nuclear talks: Hill

TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. negotiator for multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program said on Tuesday he saw a way forward at the next meeting, but details on verification must still be clarified. ...  > full story
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Two U.S. soldiers charged for abusing Afghans

KABUL, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Two U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been charged with the abuse of Afghan detainees, the U.S. military said Tuesday. ...  > full story
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Lots of TV and Web harms kids' health

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story
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Iraq's "Chemical Ali" gets second death sentence

BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ...  > full story
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Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties

TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ...  > full story
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Republicans win crucial Georgia Senate seat

ATLANTA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss won a run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday, CNN said, denying Democrats the chance for a 60-seat "super majority" in the Senate that would have enabled them to pass legislation virtually at will. ...  > full story
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Amnesty says torture routine in Mauritania

DAKAR, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Mauritanian security forces routinely torture detainees, using electric shocks, burns and sexual violence, and this has increased since a military coup in August, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

U.N. sleuths find new evidence in Hariri killing

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. investigators probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Tuesday they had found new information that expanded their list of suspects. ...  > full story

Experts unearth Srebrenica bodies in ghost village

KAMENICA, Bosnia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Forensic experts said on Tuesday they have unearthed about 1,000 skeletal remains of Bosnian victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in a mass grave. ...  > full story

Canada governor-general returns to tackle crisis

OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canadian governor-general Michaelle Jean -- the acting head of state -- said on Tuesday she would cut short a foreign trip and return to Canada to help resolve a major political crisis. ...  > full story

Politics

Ex-generals to urge Obama action on torture issue

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Barack Obama should act from the moment of his inauguration to restore a U.S. image battered by allegations of torturing terrorism suspects, said a group of retired military leaders planning to press their case with the president-elect's transition team on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Clinton for a Clinton? Senate guessing game begins

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — New York Gov. David Paterson has famous names to choose from in picking a replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a Kennedy, a Cuomo and even another Clinton, as in the former president of the United States. ...  > full story

Pentagon approves reforms to rein in weapons costs

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Spurred by massive cost overruns and chronic schedule delays, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer approved on Tuesday the first major changes in the Defense Department's acquisition policies in five years. ...  > full story

Lawmakers warn Bush not to rush into Doha deal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Four senior U.S. lawmakers warned President George W. Bush on Tuesday against rushing during his final weeks in office to reach a world trade agreement that could end up being rejected by Congress. ...  > full story

Business

Bed Bath & Beyond lowers third-quarter outlook

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc cut its third-quarter earnings outlook on Tuesday, citing lower expected sales and more promotions, but the home goods retailer did not change its fiscal 2008 view. ...  > full story

AIG, U.S. in deal to terminate some debt obligations

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — American International Group Inc and the U.S. government have reached an agreement to clear the insurer of its obligations on about $53.5 billion in toxic mortgage debt, the giant insurer said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. ...  > full story

New York Times sees charge for unit closing

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The New York Times Co will cut 530 jobs and take a charge of up to $53 million for closing its City & Suburban unit, which distributes the company's namesake newspaper in the New York City area. ...  > full story

Fed officials play down risk of deflation

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States does not face a high risk of Japan-style deflation and ought to spell out a target for prices to keep this threat at bay, two top Federal Reserve policy-makers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Science

Bird flu makes mallards thin, study finds

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Avian flu viruses make mallard ducks thinner than other ducks, a finding that implies they do not spread the germs over long distances, researchers reported Tuesday. ...  > full story

Cuba ready to authorize GM corn crop: scientists

HAVANA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Cuba could soon authorize the planting of 124 acres of genetically-modified corn for the first time to help reduce its dependence on costly food imports, Cuban scientists said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Rocket company sells discount rides to space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The space tourism race heated up on Tuesday when a second company began offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of competitor Virgin Galactic's. ...  > full story

Swedish researchers create body-swap illusion

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers using closed-circuit televisions to create an illusion have made volunteers virtually swap bodies, even making women believe they were in a man's body and vice-versa. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Polanski seeks dismissal of decades-old sex charge

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Oscar-winning film director and fugitive Roman Polanski asked a Los Angeles court on Tuesday to dismiss a 30-year-old charge of unlawful sex with a minor, his lawyers said. ...  > full story

As music sales slow, digital market offers hope

DENVER, Dec. 2, 2008 (Billboard) — Ever since Apple's iTunes store launched in 2003, the digital music market has received an annual Christmas gift in the form of a sales boost, as consumers unwrap new iPods and gift cards for the holidays. ...  > full story

Brandy breaks 4-year recording hiatus

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2008 (Billboard) — You can't blame Brandy for being a little nervous stepping back into the recording studio. Four years have elapsed since the release of the R&B/pop singer's fourth album, "Afrodisiac." And it has been just two years since her headline-making car accident in which another driver died. ...  > full story

New Jay-Z song leaks, old videos go mobile

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Billboard) — Jay-Z fans have both new and old music to enjoy this week. ...  > full story

Sports

WNBA disbands women's pro basketball team in Houston

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Houston Comets franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association is disbanding after a new owner could not be found for the league-owned team, the league said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Champion Phillies' bonus share tops $350,000

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The post-season bonus pool shares for the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies was $351,504, while a full share for the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays was $223,390, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Wounded Giants receiver Burress out for season

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The New York Giants placed Plaxico Burress on the reserve/non-football injury list on Tuesday, ending the season for the wide receiver who wounded himself in a gunshot accident last weekend. ...  > full story

Selig mulls World Series changes, not to home comforts

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig would like to tinker with the World Series schedule but is adamant the Fall Classic will not be moved away from hometown fans. ...  > full story
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