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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 crushing a Shi'ite revolt 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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Georgia votes in key Senate run-off election

DULUTH, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. state of Georgia votes in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to ram through legislation virtually at will. ...  > full story
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Chances of WMD attack in big city greater: report

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The chances of a terror attack on a major city somewhere in the world using weapons of mass destruction are better than even, according to a task force mandated by the U.S. Congress, The Washington Post reported in its Tuesday edition. ...  > full story
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Bargain-hunters fail to save retail sales

CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Bargain-hunting holiday shoppers did not save U.S. retail sales in November, which will likely represent a second straight month of declines for the industry. ...  > full story
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Utility SCE opens biggest solar rooftop in California

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The biggest single rooftop photovoltaic solar project in California was officially opened on Monday by electric utility Southern California Edison at a warehouse 50 miles east of Los Angeles. ...  > full story
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Chavez launches new bid for reelection

CARACAS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President Hugo Chavez launched a new campaign on Monday to change Venezuela's constitution so he can stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections, almost exactly a year after voters rejected the proposal. ...  > full story
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House to seek about $500 billion economic stimulus

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Democrats in the House of Representatives likely will seek passage next month of an economic stimulus bill costing about $500 billion, a House Democratic aide said on Monday. ...  > full story
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Bush calls flawed Iraq intelligence biggest regret

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush said the biggest regret of his presidency was flawed intelligence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and told ABC "World News" in an interview airing on Monday that he was unprepared for war when he took office. ...  > 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 crushing a Shi'ite revolt after the 1991 Gulf War. ...  > full story

Darfur rebel leader resists peace talk pressure

KHARTOUM, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Darfur rebel leader on Tuesday said he was resisting international pressure to attend peace talks in Qatar and vowed to boycott all negotiations until government militias were disarmed and attacks ended. ...  > full story

Zimbabwe's cholera toll hits nearly 500

HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has killed nearly 500 people in the biggest outbreak recorded recently in the crisis-hit country, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. ...  > full story

Pakistani Taliban bomb Afghan supply convoy

LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Militants set off a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as trucks supplying Western forces in Afghanistan were passing by, wounding three people, a government official and witnesses said. ...  > full story

Politics

Condoleezza Rice plays piano for Queen at palace

LONDON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the piano for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace Monday as a farewell gesture before the end of the Bush administration's term next month. ...  > full story

Georgia votes in key Senate run-off election

DULUTH, Georgia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. state of Georgia votes in a run-off election for U.S. Senate on Tuesday that will help decide whether Democrats gain a big enough majority in the chamber to ram through legislation virtually at will. ...  > full story

Nicaragua asks U.S. for war reparations in aid row

MANAGUA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, angry because the United States is rethinking an aid program, pressed Washington on Monday for billions of dollars in war reparations dating back to a 1980s civil war. ...  > full story

Schwarzenegger calls new special budget session

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to focus on a swelling state budget gap just days after another special session failed to close the shortfall. ...  > full story

Business

Nokia unveils N97 touch screen phone

BARCELONA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Nokia Oyj, the world's largest mobile phone maker, unveiled its flagship N97 model smartphone on Tuesday, which drew a lukewarm response from analysts. ...  > full story

Goldman faces $2 billion loss: report

Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc is likely to report a net loss of as much as $2 billion for the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal said, citing industry insiders. ...  > full story

Boeing engineers approve work contract

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Boeing Co's second-largest union voted on Monday to approve the company's four-year contract offer, avoiding a second damaging strike at the plane maker's Seattle-area plants. ...  > full story

Toyota to cut bonuses and output as sales slump

TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Tuesday it will cut management bonuses by 10 percent as the global economic slowdown bites hard and prompts it to reduce production further in Japan. ...  > full story

Science

Bad back may stop cane toad invasion

SYDNEY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — It seems a bad back might be the only thing that can stop the relentless spread of Australia's poisonous cane toads, which are killing native animals as they hop across the nation, researchers say. ...  > full story

Researchers link C-section babies to asthma risk

LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Canada's Pacific coast killer whales still at risk

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday. ...  > full story

First days after HIV infection may hold vaccine key

GENEVA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday. ...  > full story

Entertainment

J.K. Rowling back in stores with charity book

LONDON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A new book by British author J.K. Rowling, her unofficial farewell to the adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter which made her the world's wealthiest writer, goes on sale on Thursday. ...  > full story

Luciano Pavarotti tribute hits cinemas, DVD

LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Billboard) — The Luciano Pavarotti tribute concert staged recently in the world heritage site of Petra, Jordan, in front of only 500 people, now will be available to a much wider audience. ...  > full story

"Panda" earns 16 Annie Awards nominations

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" fought off stiff competition to earn 16 nominations -- the most for a feature -- for the International Animated Film Society's 36th Annual Annie Awards. ...  > full story

Classical musicians get shot at fame on YouTube

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The video-sharing Web site YouTube will take classical music out of pricey concert halls and bring it to the masses by holding an online competition where the public chooses musicians to play at Carnegie Hall. ...  > full story

Sports

Japanese pitcher Tazawa set to join Red Sox

TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa is poised to join luminary Daisuke Matsuzaka at the Boston Red Sox subject to a medical. ...  > full story

Hossa fires game winner as Wings dominate Ducks

DETROIT, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Marian Hossa fired the game-winning goal early in the third period as the Detroit Red Wings finally made their dominance pay to edge the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Monday. ...  > full story

Houston Rockets doctor to treat Liu's foot: report

BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — China has put its faith in Houston Rockets doctor Tom Clanton to help fix the foot of injured 110 meters hurdles world champion Liu Xiang, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the Chinese Athletics Administrative Center. ...  > full story

Pierce leads Celtics to win over Magic

BOSTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Paul Pierce scored 24 points to guide the NBA champion Boston Celtics to a 107-88 victory over the Orlando Magic Monday, their ninth successive victory. ...  > full story
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