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Australia uranium sales to India ‘will improve ties’ AFP Australia’s ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party’s decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard had pushed for the scrapping of the ban on exports […]

LSU vs. Alabama in BCS title game By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer Play it again, LSU and Alabama. The Crimson Tide edged out Oklahoma State in the final round of voting and will play the top-ranked Tigers in an all-SEC BCS national title game on Jan. 9 in New Orleans. The Cowboys […]

Tiger Woods wins first golf tournament since scandal erupted   Photo: Tiger Woods watches tee shot at third hole Sunday in Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks. Credit: Allan Henry/US Presswire The Los Anegles Times Tiger Woods won his first golf tournament in two years Sunday when he sank a birdie putt on the 18th […]

Cain suspends presidential bid CNN ATLANTA– Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain told supporters Saturday that he is suspending his presidential campaign, which has become hobbled in recent weeks by allegations of sexual harassment and an Atlanta woman’s claim that they carried on a 13-year affair. He introduced his “Plan B” — “continue to be a […]

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era   NPR Fresh Air from WHYY  Audio: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=142714568&m=142938308 _________________________________________________ GPS monitors can track your every movement. Brain scans can now see lies forming in your brain. And advancements in genetic engineering may soon allow parents to engineer what their children will look and be like. These new technologies […]

Chicago news anchor Robin Robinson potentially confused some children when she announced during a nightly newscast that Santa Claus is not real.    

Many obstacles remain before NFL returns to Los Angeles There will soon be a new owner in Jacksonville who may have his sights on L.A. But a move by the Jaguars or any other team won’t be easy, as owners figure to make the relocation fee extremely high.   Sam Farmer The Los Angeles Times  […]

Zimbabwe ‘to raise diamond mining fees’   AFP   HARARE — Zimbabwe plans to increase diamond mining fees to up to $5.0 million, state media said on Friday, just one month after winning approval from the global “blood diamond” watchdog to export the gems.   “The period where foreign miners exploit our resources for next […]

Unemployment Dips, But That Hardly Makes Up for a Lost Year on Economic Recovery By Mike Konczal | The Nation Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that unemployment dropped to 8.6 percent from 9 percent, while the economy added 120,000 new jobs.  Is this actually good news? About half of this decline is due […]

Senate approves $662 billion defense bill By Donna Cassata Associated Press   WASHINGTON—Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil.   The vote was […]