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Bush ‘pardons’ turkeys for last time
Posted 4 days, 22 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
For the president of the United States, the annual 'pardoning' of the Thanksgiving turkey is dangerous ground. Photos of the event have ranged...

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Today’s photo: It’s the Dog Olympics
Posted 5 days ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
This is part of the 'fashion show' at the Dog Olympics, staged last weekend at an amusement park near Tokyo. These Pomeranians are wearing Japanese...

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Obama announcing economic recovery board
Posted 5 days ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
President-elect Barack Obama is holding his third news conference in as many days at this hour, in part to announce he's creating an economic...

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Feds warn of possible NYC terror attack planning
Posted 5 days ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
Federal officials are investigating a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaeda terrorists may have discussed a terror plot against...

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Consumers slash spending in October
Posted 5 days, 1 hour ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
To the surprise of probably no one, Americans slashed their spending in October, according to a Commerce Department report that just came out....

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News roundup: Bailout, holiday sales…and batteries
Posted 5 days, 3 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
The efforts of the U.S. government to (apparently) bail out the world is the lead in many newspapers and on many news sites this morning. This...

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Did India’s Navy sink a pirate ship, or just a trawler?
Posted 5 days, 3 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
Yarrr. That might be the response today to reports that India's Navy may not have sank a pirate ship after all last week -- but instead sank...

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Top stories in this morning’s USA TODAY
Posted 5 days, 4 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
• In tough times, town looks to film for hope 'Wonderful Life' values resonate in Seneca Falls, N.Y. • Fed adds $800 billion to free up credit...

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Looking ahead
Posted 5 days, 15 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
On the day before Thanksgiving: • President-elect Obama holds another press conference, his third this week. This one is about the economy....

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10 Taliban arrested in acid attacks on Afghan girls
Posted 5 days, 15 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
Afghan police have arrested 10 men for throwing battery acid on 15 girls and teachers as punishment for attending school. Several girls suffered...

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‘Problem’ banks rose nearly 50% in third quarter
Posted 5 days, 16 hours ago on USATODAY.com - On Deadline
The number of "problem" banks jumped nearly 50% over the summer, hitting the highest level since 1995, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reports....

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