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'Meh': Apathetic expression enters dictionary (AP)

AP - At least someone is excited about "meh."

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:23:51 GMT

'Borat' star crashes NBC drama 'Medium' (AP)

AP - Even a make-believe psychic couldn't spot the scam when an actor disrupted a scene for "Medium" involving Patricia Arquette, who stars as psychic Allison DuBois in the NBC drama.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:29:59 GMT

Top salesmen for financial bailout face grilling (AP)

AP - The two top salesmen for a $700 billion financial bailout are in for a grilling by Capitol Hill lawmakers just one week after the administration officially ditched the original strategy behind the rescue.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:55:35 GMT

Rioters attack government office in northwest China (Reuters)

Reuters - A crowd of about 1,000 people attacked a government office in northwest China, smashing cars and beating police and officials in a riot sparked by a property dispute, the local government said on Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:30:28 GMT

Obama advisers: No charges likely vs interrogators (AP)

AP - Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who has criticized the use of torture, is being urged by some constitutional scholars and human rights groups to investigate possible war crimes by the Bush administration.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:21:20 GMT

Big Three beg for aid as bailout bill stalls (AP)

AP - Detroit's Big Three auto makers are begging Congress for a $25 billion government rescue, while the legislation clings to life support on Capitol Hill and top lawmakers and the White House suffer from bailout fatigue.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:21:46 GMT

Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform (AP)

AP - The bitter general election campaign behind them, President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are seeking common ground on a range of issues in hopes of engendering greater bipartisan cooperation in Washington.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:24:19 GMT

McCain backer Lieberman may keep committee chair (AP)

AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman appears likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite lingering hard feelings over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain during this year's presidential campaign.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:50:56 GMT

Wis. woman pleads no contest in toilet corpse case (AP)

AP - A woman accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse on her toilet so they could continue collecting her Social Security was convicted of a misdemeanor in a deal for her to testify against the leader, a prosecutor said Monday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:25:45 GMT

Spacewalkers prepare for in-orbit cleaning job (AP)

AP - Two astronauts face a tedious cleaning and lube job Tuesday, the first of a series of spacewalks to resurrect a massive joint that turns one of the international space station's power-generating solar-panel wings toward the sun.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:57:40 GMT

Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead (AP)

AP - Taliban militants attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a gunbattle and an explosion that killed seven people, an official said Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:59:53 GMT

Somali pirates seize supertanker loaded with crude (AP)

AP - Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:31:11 GMT

Copy of famed Lincoln letter turns up in Dallas (AP)

AP - A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thought to have lost five sons in the Civil War.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:57:20 GMT

Fans flock to `Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles (AP)

AP - Hundreds of shrieking fans mostly teenage girls lined the streets outside the Mann Village and Bruin Theatres on Monday for a chance to peek at the stars attending the Los Angeles premiere of "Twilight." Some enthusiasts of the popular vampire literary series-turned-movie camped out overnight, while many arrived at dawn to secure a place in line.