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New York Times News - Court Dissolves Thai Government
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Thailand's Constitutional Court has dissolved the main ruling party and banned the prime minister along with 36 party executives from politics for 5 years.


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National Review - Kudlow: Robert Mundells New Wisdom
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At a wonderful dinner I had a chance to talk to Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Mundell about all things economic. What is to be done? I asked him.


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National Review - May: Meet the Taliban
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Listen to the Taliban: We want to eradicate Britain and America, and to shatter the arrogance and tyranny of the infidels.


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BBC News - Thai airport blast kills activist
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A blast kills at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounds 20 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport.


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Digg - Top 5: Sports Changes We Want To See Obama Make
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From the Olympics to the NCAA, I'm fairly certain Obama has more pull in certain arenas, but it's fun to hope.


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New York Times News - Bus Driver Is Fatally Stabbed
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The victim was stabbed by a passenger whom he had declined to give a transfer ticket to, the police said.


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New York Times News - The Caucus: Bush: 'I Was Unprepared for War'
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The president talks a lot about his eight years in office and what he'll do next.


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CBS News - Burress Charged; Teammate, Hospital Eyed
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Plaxico Burress was led out of a police precinct after surrendering on a weapons possession charge, and authorities said that teammate Antonio Pierce is being investigated over his role in an accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub.


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New York Times News - Motherlode: What's in a Last Name (II)
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The modern cultural baggage of using honorifics in everyday conversation.


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New York Times News - City Room: A Muppet That Is Entirely Your Own
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You can make your own Muppet -- complete with choice of eyeballs, nose and hairstyle -- at F.A.O. Schwarz's new boutique Muppet workshop.


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Digg - Professor predicts 100m sprint record could drop to 9.48
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LONDON - Usain Bolt?s stunning world record in the Olympic 100-metre final is still a long way from how fast the human body can go, according to a study by a U.S. professor.Shortly after Bolt ran 9.69 seconds in Beijing, Stanford University biology professor Mark Denny set out to estimate just how fast humans will be able to run.


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Digg - Firefox sails past 20% market share, IE drops below 70%
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Mozilla achieved an important milestone in November, sailing past 20% market share over an entire month for the first time since its release in November 2004. Firefox leaped by almost a full percentage point over October, according to data provided by Net Applications. Microsoft will need a compelling new browser rather sooner than later.


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Digg - How Hitler perverted the course of science
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The Nazis' gruesome experiments became an accepted part of German medical research, according to the author of a new history. Much of what scientists did under the Third Reich was regarded as "normal science", subject to standard protocols of peer review in conferences and journals.


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Digg - Clean People Are Less Judgmental
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A vigorous hand wash or shower could cause a person to be less judgmental. A new study, set for publication in the December issue of the journal Psychological Science, reveals that when a person feels physically clean, he or she cuts others more moral slack.


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Digg - Mac Internet share hits record 8.87%;Windows drops below 90%
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Apple?s (AAPL) slice of the Internet pie grew measurably in November as both the Mac and the iPhone hit record numbers in a Net Applications Web survey issued overnight Monday and updated Monday morning. At the same time, Microsoft?s (MSFT) Web presence crossed two psychological barriers, with Windows? Internet share dropping below 90%.


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BBC News - Three suspended over Baby P case
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Three Haringey Council staff are suspended and two councillors quit after a "damning" report into the Baby P case.


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Digg - Google Earth Used by Terrorists in India Attacks
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Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.


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New York Times News - City Room: New York Governor Deflects Senate Questions
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The governor says that he will not appoint a replacement for the senator until she is confirmed as secretary of state and steps down, in January at the earliest.


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Digg - TexTech QB Harrell has Has Operation Good to Go Bowling!
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Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell played with two shattered fingers on his non-throwing hand Saturday in the Red Raiders' victory over Baylor, a source close to Harrell said Sunday night.


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Digg - The Perils of Blaming Pakistan for the Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Most Pakistanis reacted with horror to news of the Mumbai killing spree starting Wednesday, having lived through equally devastating attacks on their own soil. Extremists would benefit if rising tension forces the Pakistan military to redeploy forces fighting the Taliban to the Indian border


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Digg - 60 y.o Couple Allegedly Downloaded Porn; Lawyers Demand $750
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They told the Guardian newspaper: "We were offended by the title of the film. We don't do porn - straight or gay - and we can't do downloads. We have to ask our son even to do an iTunes purchase."


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BBC News - Tory anger about 'leak meeting'
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The Tories accuse ministers of seeking to influence the Commons speaker ahead of his statement on the Damian Green leak row.


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Digg - Women Kill Males Babies To End War
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Women in Papua New Guinea's Highland region are killing their male babies to end a tribal war that has gone on for more than 20 years.


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New York Times News - The Caucus: Return of a Familiar Face
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Contrasting views overseas of Mrs. Clinton's selection, through the prism of an old administration.


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New York Times News - City Room: Park Longer at Broken Meters
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A new law permits drivers to park at a broken New York City meter for as long as they would normally be allowed to park at a working one. The current limit is an hour.