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TV news shows

By The Associated Press
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:16 a.m.

Lineup of guests for today’s TV news shows: ABC’s This Week — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. 9 a.m., KATV, Channel 7, Little Rock.
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Names and faces

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:15 a.m.

John Travo lta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown of Ocala since his son’s death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor’s new comedy Friday night.
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Powerball

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:15 a.m.

The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are: 7-26-36-49-58 Powerball : 4 Estimated jackpot : $32.8 million Power Play: 5
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’50 B-29 crash became lore in Chinese village Search for remains stirs ghosts of war

By DAVID PIERSON LOS ANGELES TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:15 a.m.

Lin Zhengping was 13 the evening he saw the hills above his home glow. He was too frightened to go up and investigate.
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2 Koreas hold joint Buddhist ceremony

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:14 a.m.

Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
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Base suspect ordered held until trial, attorney says

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:13 a.m.

The Army psychiatrist accused in the killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
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The nation in brief

By - COMPILED FROM ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SE
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:13 a.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “The steps we are taking are helping.And I will not let up until businesses start hiring again.” President Barack Obama during his weekly radio and Internet address on his attempts to revive the economy Article, this page
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Watchdog firing spurs GOP report

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:12 a.m.

A report by Republicans in Congress about the Obama administration’s firing of a government agency’s internal watchdog suggests that the school chancellor in Washington intervened on behalf of her current fiance, who was under investigation by the watchdog.
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Are ads true? Lawsuits demand proof

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD THE NEW YORK TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:12 a.m.

Companies that were once content to fight on television commercials are now choosing a different route — filing lawsuits and other formal grievances challenging their competitors’ claims.
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Jobs focus of trip, Obama says

Exports to Asian countries key in economy, notes president

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:11 a.m.

President Barack Obama said Saturday that he focused much of his recent week-long trip to Asia on exploring ways to increase U.S. exports and thereby create jobs.
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Atlantis’ spacewalkers take 2nd turn

By MARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:11 a.m.

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the international space station on Saturday.
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Thanksgiving travel expected to rise a bit

By NAFEESA SYEED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:10 a.m.

The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
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Gadgets baby-sit drivers who won’t leave phones alone

Cell muzzlers catch auto insurers’ eye

By SAM GROBART THE NEW YORK TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:10 a.m.

Dede Haskins’ cell phone has been her constant companion for more than a decade. And she has always considered herself a careful driver — even using a handsfree set so she could keep both hands on the wheel.
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Billy Carter’s gas station: U.S. landmark?

By RICHARD FAUSSET LOS ANGELES TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:09 a.m.

In the age of the $787 billion stimulus package, it is, perhaps, a modest question: Should the American taxpayer foot the bill to enshrine the gas station run by the late Billy Carter — the beer-swilling, wisecracking, self-professed redneck brother of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president?
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Army to let media cover Palin’s visit

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: November 22, 2009 6:09 a.m.

The U.S. Army said Friday that it would open Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
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