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Video: More errors found in Palin's memoirs: Nov. 30: Huffington Post contributor Shannyn Moore talks about the.. http://twurl.nl/7q8wk4

Three injured in officer-involved car crash

Three people were injured after a car accident that involved a Broward Sheriff's deputy near the Swap Shop on Monday night. http://twurl.nl/yrfuo3

Murtha: No Clear "Achievable Victory" in Afghan War

John Murtha, fresh from a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan, said in a Politico interview he is unable to find a clear answer on what is an “achievable victory.” He said that he is “still very nervous about this whole thing” and that “if you had 10 years, it might work; if you had five, you [...] http://twurl.nl/1anmlj

Obama orders Afghan strategy into force (AFP)

AFP - President Barack Obama has given fateful orders likely to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan in a political gamble meant to forge an eventual US exit from a costly and gruelling war. http://twurl.nl/gucllv
Video: Rep. Hinchey claims Pres. Bush let bin Laden get away: Nov. 30: Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-New York) just r.. http://twurl.nl/032bms

Senate healthcare debate begins

Nov 30 - The U.S. Senate opened debate Monday on a broad healthcare overhaul, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. http://twurl.nl/61fz1i

Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths (AP)

AP - A former Missouri city official previously accused of assaulting his wife was charged Monday with capital murder in the shootings of her and their two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas. http://twurl.nl/of1mtd

Man accused of posing as police officer, threatening to kill neighbor who waved at him

Claiming to be a police officer, a Davie man pointed a BB gun at a neighbor's face and threatened to blow his brains out, officials said. http://twurl.nl/hat021

Woods still mum about accident

Nov 30 - Three days after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his multi-million dollar Florida home, the world's number one golfer has yet to meet with law enforcement officials. http://twurl.nl/agathc

Police release name of woman killed in Tamarac house fire

Authorities still investigating cause of fire Authorities have released the name of a woman killed in a house fire that left one other dead and injured a man earlier this month. http://twurl.nl/atevxm
Video: Huckabee under scrutiny after police killings: Nov. 30: Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in the killings of.. http://twurl.nl/kugi3z

Woods withdraws from tourney, citing injuries (AP)

AP - Tiger Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. He said he would not compete again until next year. http://twurl.nl/g7p27c

MI Gov Poll: GOP's Cox Leads

A Mitchell Research & Communications poll (600 LVs, 11/17-19, 22-24, +/- 4%) shows Attorney General Mike Cox (R) with a slim lead in the GOP gubernatorial primary in 2010, but a sizeable advantage in the open-seat race against Lt. Gov. John Cherry (D), the likely Democratic nominee. Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is not seeking a [...] http://twurl.nl/s2ymxj

Quote of the Day

“That takes the attention off Senator Reid. You have a splitting of the resources and I believe that hurts the Republican cause.” - Scandal plagued Republican Senator John Ensign's rationale for not resigning. http://twurl.nl/vuvd6x

Anger over Swiss minaret ban

Nov 30 - Switzerland's vote to outlaw the construction of new minarets on mosques sparks a wave of international criticism. http://twurl.nl/c1m714
Video: Obama prepares to sell the surge: Nov. 30: As President Barack Obama prepares for his speech on the situ.. http://twurl.nl/xyx4v4

The Internet Monster

Jeremy Clarkson pens a delicious riff on the pros and cons of the Internet: Which is why I have been examining the argument carefully and I've decided that the biggest issue in all of this is the internet. It's a monster. An invisible machine over which mankind has absolutely no control. We can't even turn it [...] http://twurl.nl/o0up5c

Colombia hosts land mines summit

Nov 30 - Delegates from more than 100 nations are in Cartagena to review the progress of a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines. http://twurl.nl/rwclk8

Honduras hopes to move past coup with election (AP)

AP - Honduras has a newly elected president. The question is whether he can convince the world the vote was legitimate and show that Hondurans want to put a summer coup behind them. http://twurl.nl/e1zub5

Iran announces nuclear expansion

Nov 30 - Tehran unveils plans for ten new uranium enrichment plants in a show of defiance against the U.N's nuclear watchdog. http://twurl.nl/brr2ha

Hallandale Beach fuel tank fire that burned two being investigated

(AP) -- Authorities are investigating a fuel tank fire in Hallandale Beach that left at least two men with serious burn injuries. http://twurl.nl/el8sct

Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US (AP)

AP - Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangers waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat to the region. http://twurl.nl/cw2go4

Memories soothe father of 6-year-old slain in Jupiter massacre

Jim and Muriel Sitton returned to their home this afternoon for the first time since a Thanksgiving shooting spree killed their 6-year-old daughter and three other relatives. http://twurl.nl/a76hc6

Switzerland votes to ban new minarets (AFP)

AFP - Swiss voters have approved a ban on new mosque minarets being built, prompting dismay and anger in the Muslim world at the success of the far-right initiative. http://twurl.nl/bzzixq

Four police officers shot dead in Washington state (AFP)

AFP - Four police officers were gunned down in an execution-style ambush at a coffee shop in Washington state, triggering a manhunt for a convicted armed robber with a history of violence. http://twurl.nl/dwa3nq
Video: Can an Afghan 'surge' be successful?: Nov. 29: CNBC's Carl Quintanilla speaks with msnbc military analys.. http://twurl.nl/zzrtry

4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse (AP)

AP - One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff's spokesman said. http://twurl.nl/j7brmr

U.S. police killed

Nov. 29 - U.S. police say four officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee shop in Washington State on Sunday (November 29). http://twurl.nl/a3q4qf

Naked anti fur protest

Nov. 29 - Naked activists covered in fake blood stage anti fur protest in Spain http://twurl.nl/ojcazj