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• W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice
• Female military members sue to serve in combat
• Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons
• Entitlement programs: 'Line in the sand' in cliff talks?
• Bob Dole hospitalized
• U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator
• South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title
• 30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats
• Rep. King's greatest hits as Homeland Security Chairman
• Greenfield: Why Abe Lincoln was lucky
• Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits record low
• Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests
• Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site
• Photo album of human history launched into space
• Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA
• Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list
• Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes
• Photos: Rolling blue 'waves' hit Antarctica
• Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo

W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST The U.N. ambassador failed to assuage her top Republican critics in a closed-door meeting with them today.

Female military members sue to serve in combat Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition will have on morale.

Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST South Korean authorities capture an assassin armed with deadly gadgets almost as implausible as this collection of espionage gear.

Entitlement programs: 'Line in the sand' in cliff talks? Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST Medicare and Medicaid savings should be part of future debt-reduction efforts, but not on the table in talks regarding the impending "fiscal cliff," the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate said. In the prepared remarks of Sen. Richard Durbin's speech today to the liberal Center...

Bob Dole hospitalized Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:01 PM PST Former Senate GOP Leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST The Obama administration said China's currency remained "significantly undervalued" but declined to call the country a currency manipulator.

South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:27 AM PST Kelley, the woman who helped bring down David Petraeus, allegedly tried to "peddle influence" and profit off business deals, a top South Korean official says.

30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PST Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found.

Rep. King's greatest hits as Homeland Security Chairman Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST He drew comparisons to Joe McCarthy, hunted fugitives in his free time and maintained his grip on one of the most powerful roles in Congress in the post-9/11 world.

Greenfield: Why Abe Lincoln was lucky Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST All he had to contend with was ingrained racism, a war-weary nation and daunting political arithmetic. What he didn't have to deal with was…modern media.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits record low Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PST Brazil's Environment Minister says that the country will start using satellites to detect illegal logging and slash-and-burn activity.

Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:15 PM PST Macho features have long been touted as an evolutionary asset that heterosexual women look for in a potential mate. But new research suggests weight may be a more powerful driver of attraction.

Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST Several rocks taken from humankind's first lunar landing have been unearthed once again, with the moon rocks this time turning up in a Minnesota storage area. The Star Tribune reports that the pebble-sized samples collected by the Apollo 11 voyage in 1969 somehow ended up in a government storage area in St. Paul. "The Apollo [...]

Photo album of human history launched into space Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PST A disc containing 100 photographs representing modern human history was affixed to the exterior of the newly lofted EchoStar XVI satellite.

Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:09 AM PST A Texas scientist claims to have sequenced the DNA of Sasquatch, a creature whose very existence is mysterious to many and purely mythological to most. "Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples," Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, Texas, [...]

Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:09 AM PST Congratulations, Mitt Romney. After a stunning election loss, millions of dollars spent and an exhaustive campaign, GQ Magazine has named you one of the Least Influential People of 2012. From the magazine: Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up [...]

Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST Major earthquakes might set off incredibly slow earthquakes thousands of miles away, new research suggests.

Photos: Rolling blue 'waves' hit Antarctica Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST

Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:42 AM PST An Oklahoma family has lost its pet kangaroo and they're hoping a $1,000 reward will ensure the safe return of their beloved Lucy Sparkles.

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