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Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years (AP)
AP - A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.
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Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US (AP)
AP - When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.
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Feds find association between drywall, corrosion (AP)
AP - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
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Attorney: Gosselin divorce could be finalized soon (AP)
AP - Jon Gosselin offered his estranged wife a bouquet of red roses at their divorce arbitration hearing over the weekend. She evidently turned them down. Despite the snub, the marathon session went so well that the feuding stars of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" could be divorced by the end of the year, h …
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October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September (AP)
AP - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
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U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs (Reuters)
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.
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After the Health Vote, Republicans Plot Attack Strategy (Time.com)
Time.com - The Senate's first day of debate on health reform gave a clear picture of the Republican attack strategy as the legislation moves forward
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Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions (AP)
AP - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.
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McDonald's makes its logo more 'green' in Europe (AP)
AP - McDonald's is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe.
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Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank (AP)
AP - Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.
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Fort Hood soldiers prepare for battle with scars from rampage (AFP)
AFP - Countless commanders in the US Army have prepared battalions for war since the terrorist attacks of September 11, but none of them had do it after losing soldiers in a shooting spree on a home base.
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Three Mile Island radiation caused by pipe cutting (AP)
AP - Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
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Attack on election convoy kills 21 Filipinos (AP)
AP - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.
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Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner (AP)
AP - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
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Adam Lambert ready to shake up pop world with CD (AP)
AP - During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governs the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands and donning a tight T-shirt slathered with an im …
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Bishops flex muscle, see opportunities (Politico)
Politico - Emboldened by their success in inserting restrictive abortion language into the House health care bill, Roman Catholic bishops say they’ve found a lobbying model that could provide them a louder voice in future policy debates.
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TV retailer QVC joins `Black Friday' frenzy (AP)
AP - Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching — instead of mall-hopping — on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.
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Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care (AP)
AP - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."
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To millions, Oprah's not a megastar, just a BFF (AP)
AP - Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man. Like when she utters the phrase, "Oprah says..."
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McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20 (AP)
AP - Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.
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