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Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 2:00 pm ET

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. Full Story »
Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan
AP – Mon Nov 23, 1:58 pm ET

AFP

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called his war council together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Full Story »
New Map Bolsters Case for Ancient Ocean on Mars
SPACE.com – Mon Nov 23, 5:30 pm ET

AFP/NASA-HO/File

Several lines of evidence point to the possibility of a past ocean on Mars, from apparent ancient shorelines to chemicals in the soil. Full Story »
Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP
AP – 20 mins ago

AP

MINNEAPOLIS - At the ripe old age of 26, Joe Mauer now has an AL Most Valuable Player award to add to a jam-packed trophy case that already holds three batting titles, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves. Full Story »
U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 11:51 am ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday. Full Story »
Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
AP – Mon Nov 23, 2:38 pm ET

AP

LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Full Story »
A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond)
The Nation – Mon Nov 23, 9:48 am ET

The Nation -- Is there something inherently wrong with entrusting a private company to run a prison? Might this even be unconstitutional? As far as I'm aware, no court in Europe or the United States has entertained this question. When and if one does, there will now be a precedent to cite: a potentially historic 8-1 ruling just handed down by the Supreme Court in Israel that overturned a 2004 Knesset amendment permitting the establishment of such prisons. Full Story »
SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings
AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

AP

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Legislators irked for months over Gov. Mark Sanford's summertime vanishing act and his tearful revelation that he was in Argentina for a rendezvous with his lover plan to start debating a measure Tuesday that ultimately would remove him from office. Full Story »
Adam Lambert's sexually-charged act draws complaints
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 7:59 pm ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC television said on Monday it had received about 1,500 complaints about the sexually-charged performance by "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Full Story »
Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams
AP – 1 min ago

AP

GENEVA - Scientists running the world's largest atom smasher used the $10 billion machine's accelerator to speed up proton beams for the first time Tuesday, in a step toward experiments about the makeup of the universe. Full Story »
Why Kids Ask Why
LiveScience.com – Mon Nov 23, 11:46 am ET

A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others. Full Story »
Mass. woman seeks funds for turkey's eye surgery
AP – Mon Nov 23, 8:38 pm ET

REHOBOTH, Mass. - A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry. Lyndsey Medeiros and her husband adopted three-year-old Jerry and another turkey from a Rhode Island farm last week. But Jerry has cataracts, and the eye problems mean he can't eat independently or join his female companion, Penelope, in flying. Full Story »
Afghanistan announcement expected next week
AP – 1 hr 55 mins ago

AP

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama held a "rigorous final meeting" with his Afghanistan war council and is expected to announce his revised strategy for the eight-year-old conflict just after his Thanksgiving break. Full Story »
Protecting Jungles: One Way to Combat Global Warming
Time.com – Mon Nov 23, 10:00 am ET

Protecting Jungles: One Way to Combat Global Warming Full Story »
Police: Pa. man killed puppy before Steelers game
AP – Mon Nov 23, 2:10 pm ET

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. - Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game. Full Story »
Iran gained $5 billion on shift from U.S. dollar: state TV
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 10:42 am ET

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has gained $5 billion through its policy of shifting away from the U.S. currency in favors of the euro, state television reported on Monday, citing Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani. Full Story »
Schumer says failure not an option on health care
AP – Mon Nov 23, 9:30 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. Full Story »
Coal Country
The Nation – Mon Nov 23, 10:52 am ET

The Nation -- Across the country last week thousands of Americans gathered at more than 850 house-parties organized by the Sierra Club to watch a new documentary, Coal Country. Full Story »