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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.


Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken (AP)

This undated photo provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shows Shaniya Nicole Davis. Mario McNeill already accused of kidnapping 5-year-old Shaniya Davis faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Mario McNeill is being charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child, Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told reporters at a news conference. (AP Photo/National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)AP - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.


Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (AP)

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.


US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP)
AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC (AP)

Allene Diaz (L), 11, and her mother, Christina, wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City, Texas October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiAP - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.


Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found (AP)

In this image provided by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze shows a finger attributed to Galileo Galilei. A Florence museum says, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and will go on display next spring. Three fingers and a tooth were taken from the astronomer's body in 1737 and placed in a container. Paolo Galluzzi, director of the Museum of the History of Science, said a private collector had bought a container at auction containing two fingers and a tooth. The collector contacted Florence cultural officials and the parts and the container were found to match descriptions of the Galileo relics in historical documents. Galileo, who died in 1642, was branded a heretic by the Vatican for saying the Earth revolved around the Sun. In the early 1990s, Pope John Paul II rehabilitated him. (AP Photo/Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze/ho)AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.


Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew immediate skepticism from some scientists, who maintain the shroud is a medieval forgery. Frale, a researcher at the Vatican archives, said Friday that she used computers to enhance images of faintly written words in Greek, Latin and Aramaic scattered across the shroud. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.


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"New Moon" rises to No. 1 at midnight box office (Reuters)
Reuters - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studio officials said on Friday.
Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for 'Sex and the City 2' in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick says he never discussed selling items from the home.


'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil (AP)
AP - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.
Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia (AP)
AP - Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China (AP)

A Chinese cleaner removes trash from a bin near a poster advertising the Hollywood blockbuster 2012 at a theater in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Chinese movie goers are flocking to the movie that appears to portray China as a savior of the world in a doomsday scenario where the earth's overheating core destabilizes the planet's crust and destroys humanity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.


Brad Pitt's production company enters "Dark Void" (Reuters)

Cast member Brad Pitt and his partner actress Angelina Jolie pose at the premiere of Reuters - "Dark Void" will yield movie development matter.


Dog story "Nubs" being developed for big screen (Reuters)
Reuters - Warner Bros. is going to the dogs, signing on to acquire and develop "Nubs," a feel-good story of a pooch and a U.S. Marine based on a publishing sensation.
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Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage (AP)

Jennifer Lopez, far right, rehearses a dance move with backup dancers for her performance in Sunday's 2009 American Music Awards, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.


NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife (AP)
AP - A judge has convicted an influential New York City television newsman of attempting to assault his wife.
Man accused of taping reporter to appear in court (AP)
AP - An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to appear in court for the first time.
Warrant:Las Vegas firm sold drug in Jackson case (AP)
AP - Police believe a batch of drugs blamed in Michael Jackson's death was purchased by his personal physician at a Las Vegas pharmacy, U.S. court documents released Friday show.
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit (AP)

In this image taken from video Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago that her daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.


Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for 'Sex and the City 2' in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick says he never discussed selling items from the home.


Art investments can add color to a portfolio (Reuters)
Reuters - Collecting fine art is more than just a hobby for savvy investors who see the art world as a $50 billion vehicle for generating wealth, storing it and passing on to their heirs.

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