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Midcourse Changes
on the Way, Obama Says

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During a three-day trip to India, the president acknowledges political tensions back home, saying he must make "midcourse corrections" in the wake of Democrats' midterm election losses.
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Deck Stacked for Canadian as Poker Finals Down to 2

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Jonathan Duhamel has 98 percent of the chips has he prepares to take on American John Racener for $8.9- million World Series prize.

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Why Elders Kept California From Going to Pot

By Robert W. Stock | AOL News

Sixty-six percent of senior citizens voted against a California proposal to legalize marijuana. Here's what motivated them.

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New on Facebook: Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's monarchy is launching a series of official pages offering daily updates on the queen and other royals.

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Greek Leader Braces for Voter Backlash

By Anthee Carassava | AOL News

George Papandreou threatened to call new elections if his party loses in today's local voting, stirring fears about Greece's economy.

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Zenyatta Comes Up Short in Breeders' Cup Classic

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Zenyatta came within a head of finishing a perfect career, but lost the $5 million Breeders' Cup to a horse named Blame.

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Defense Spending Cuts for a New Congress? Not So Fast

By David Wood | Politics Daily

Newly arriving legislators, elected to slash government spending, will have their work cut out for them with the defense budget.

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Identity thieves have become savvier than ever. The Internet has created a digital society where a new breed of criminals prowl to collect sensitive information either from a third party or straight from the victims themselves.

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Victims of Indonesian Volcano Buried in Mass Grave
One by one the bodies of dozens killed by Indonesias most volatile volcano %u2014 some too charred to ever be identified %u2014 were placed into a...
Why Elders Kept California From Going to Pot
Fifty-three percent of the electorate voted against Californias ballot measure to legalize marijuana, but among those 65 and over, 66 percent...
New on Facebook: Queen Elizabeth II
Britains Queen Elizabeth II has joined Facebook, launching a series of official pages offering the websites 500 million users daily updates on her...
Jury Resumes Deliberations in Home Invasion Case
A Connecticut jury is deliberating whether Steven Hayes should receive life in prison or the death penalty for killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her...
Myanmar Holds Rare Election Amid Heavy Criticism
Voters in the secretive military-ruled nation of Myanmar cast their first ballots in 20 years on Sunday, as slim hopes for democratic reform faced an...
Greek Leader Braces for Voter Backlash
George Papandreou is not the gambling type. But in the political equivalent of an all-in bet at a high stakes poker table, the bewildered Greek prime...
AirTran Flight Makes Emergency Landing
An AirTran Airways flight carrying 65 people from New Orleans to Milwaukee had to make an emergency landing in Tennessee when smoke and an odor was...
Obama Says 'Midcourse Corrections' Are Coming
Followed by the politics of home, President Barack Obama on Sunday acknowledged that he must make some midcourse corrections if he is to win over a...
Deck Stacked for Canadian as Poker Finals Down to 2
The World Series of Pokers Main Event heads into its most lopsided finale ever Monday. French Canadian Jonathan Duhamel holds more than 98 percent...
Calif. Mother IDs Missing Daughter's Bracelet
FULLERTON, Calif. (Nov. 6) %u2014 The mother of a Southern California woman who vanished almost 10 years ago says a bracelet found on recently...
Defense Spending Cuts for a New Congress? Not So Fast
A bruising fight over defense spending looms on Capitol Hill, where newly arriving legislators, elected to slash government spending and the deficit,...
Can Obama Emulate Reagan and Clinton -- and FDR?
As a biographer of Ronald Reagan, Ive been asked if Barack Obama can recover from the catastrophe of the midterm elections to win a second term, as...
Mexico: 18 in Grave Are Missing Acapulco Travelers
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Nov. 6) %u2014 Relatives confirmed that 18 bodies found in a mass grave outside Acapulco are those of a group of travelers...
Drug Lord's Death Could Empower Rival Zetas Gang
A day after marines killed a reputed powerful drug lord, dozens of ominous banners apparently hung by rivals appeared Saturday in cities across...
Five Options for Replacing Stalled Virtual Border Fence
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has already frozen work on the controversial virtual fence that was supposed to secure roughly...
Zenyatta Comes Up Short in Breeders' Cup Classic
Zenyatta came within a head of finishing a perfect career. Horse racings biggest star closed from dead last on Saturday, only for Blame to hold off...
Top Marine Wants to Keep Ban on Gays
The new commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps says the dont ask, dont tell policy barring gays from serving openly in the military should stay in...
Naked Chimp Reminds Us of Ourselves
Guru, a hairless chimpanzee, has become a star at a zoo in India -- because he looks a lot like a human.
Peru Officials: Berenson to Be Released Monday
Peruvian officials say convicted rebel collaborator Lori Berenson will go free on Monday. The 40-year-old New York woman was paroled in May after...
Death Toll Rises as Volcano Halts Flights to Jakarta
Violent eruptions from Indonesias Mount Merapi forced the cancellation of at least 50 flights into Jakarta today as the death toll from the fiery...
Remember to Fall Back to Standard Time
Its time to reclaim that hour of sleep you lost last spring.Thats right, the clocks are turned back in most of the country.%0A
Ancient House in Pompeii Collapses
A 2,000-year-old house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was once used by gladiators to train before combat, collapsed Saturday, officials...
Japan Besieged From North and South by Island Claims
Japan, which for centuries relished the security of being an archipelago, is being challenged in separate territorial disputes over small islands.
Microsoft CEO Sells $1.3B of Shares
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer has sold about 1.3 billion worth of his company shares recently, the first time hes done so in seven years.%0A