TURN THE TABLES

Durbin on NATO airstrike: What if 'it were U.S. troops?’

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In response to the NATO airstrike killing 24 Pakistani soldiers, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) struck a tone of sympathy on Fox News Sunday.

HIGH-LEVEL EMBARASSMENT

UK secretly promoting oil extraction from Canadian tar sands

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Canadian politicians are being secretly aided by the highest levels of the British government in their attempts to ward off European penalties on the use of oil from Canada’s highly polluting tar sands

SHOP 'TIL YOU POP

Pepper spraying Wal-Mart shopper turns herself in

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According to CBS affiliate KCAL, the woman turned herself into LAPD officers Friday evening. The incident came as crowds were in line to buy a new XBox 360.

SUPER COMMITTEE FAILURE

Sen. Kyl denies being 'cowed' by Norquist

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Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl (R) insists that he wasn’t pressured by anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist into sabotaging a deal to lower the U.S. budget deficit.

LOVE IS DANGEROUS

Kansas activists seek to repeal sodomy law

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The Kansas Equality Coalition, an LGBT advocacy group, hopes to pressure Gov. Sam Brownback (R) into repealing a state law that prohibits people of the same sex from engaging in intercourse.

RIGHT-WING CRED

Arizona Sheriff Arpaio to endorse Perry

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona will endorse Rick Perry for president next week. The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in the nation” has gained national attention for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration.

Science

Climate change denial still runs strong in U.S.

On the US political stage, skepticism and denial of climate changeare as popular as ever, and…

Climate set to worsen food crises: Oxfam

Storms and droughts that have unleashed dangerous surges in food prices could be a “grim foretaste” of…

Tech News

HTC says to tough out downturn, new models coming

TAIPEI (Reuters) – HTC Corp promised competitive new models early next year and said it…

Google seeks EU approval for Motorola Mobility deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – World No. 1 Internet search engine Google is seeking EU regulatory clearance of its planned purchase…

Media

Director Ken Russell dies aged 84

British film director Ken Russell, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Women in Love”…

UK tabloids brace for more damage at ethics inquiry

Britain’s tabloids are braced for more damaging celebrity testimony this week at a public inquiry…

World

Europe stocks, euro rise amid Italy bailout talk

European stocks and the euro surged on Monday largely on a report that the International Monetary Fund was in talks with Italy about a…

Fukushima nuclear plant director is sick

The director of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is stepping down due to illness, the facility’s operator said Monday but it was…

Arab League agrees to sweeping sanctions on Syria

CAIRO — Arab foreign ministers and Turkey agreed a list of sweeping sanctions Sunday designed to cripple the Syrian regime…

Two dead, more than 20 hurt in Philippine blast

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in an explosion in a…

U.S. News

Huntsman: ‘Not running’ from support of in-state tuition for immigrants

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman said Sunday that he was “not running” his past support…

U.S. to spend more than $6 billion in Iraq next year

BAGHDAD — The United States is to spend more than $6 billion in Iraq in…

New Hampshire newspaper backs Gingrich

WASHINGTON — The largest newspaper in the pivotal US election state of New Hampshire on…

Capital punishment slowly loses ground in U.S.

WASHINGTON — With a new moratorium on the death penalty in Oregon and a drop…

Black Friday sales estimated to break records

US retail sales on Black Friday hit a new record for the start of the…