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Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.

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 HEADLINES — Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate Hurdle
Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
David Espo, AP NEWS - 4 minutes ago

Obama Trumpets Asia Trip as Boost to US Economy
President Barack Obama’s eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
Philip Elliott, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago

Jacko ‘Moonwalk’ Glove Sells for 350,000 Dollars
The rhinestone-encrusted glove worn by pop icon Michael Jackson for his first “moonwalk” dance in 1983 sold Saturday for 350,000 dollars at a frenzied auction in New York.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 15 minutes ago

Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients
A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force’s largest hospital.
Paul J. Weber, AP FEATURES - 17 minutes ago

Senate Vote Under Way on 1st Test of Health Care
The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.
Staff, AP NEWS - 26 minutes ago

Fort Hood Suspect in Confinement in Hospital
The Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
Angela K. Brown, AP FEATURES - 36 minutes ago

Atheist Student Groups Flower on College Campuses
The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: “Ask an Atheist.”
Eric Gorski, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago

3-Alarm Fire Breaks Out on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Officials say a three-alarm fire has broken out on the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Staff, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago

Motown Gala ‘Means Everything’ to Founder Gordy
Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
Jeff Karoub, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago

Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal
Hugo Chavez has defended imprisoned terrorist Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan was an important “revolutionary fighter” who supported the cause of the Palestinians.
Ian James, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago

More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving
The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
Nafeesa Syeed, AP NEWS - 74 minutes ago

Atlantis Astronauts Install Gadgets on Second Spacewalk
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts began the second of their mission’s three spacewalks Saturday to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space Station.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 75 minutes ago

Atlantis Astronauts Install Gadgets on Second Spacewalk
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Saturday completed the second of their mission’s three spacewalks to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space Station.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 75 minutes ago

Rain-Lashed Britain Braces for Fresh Deluges
Britain’s flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 75 minutes ago

Rain-Lashed Britain Braces for Fresh Deluges
The flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges.
Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 75 minutes ago

Chinese Rights Lawyer’s Wife Gets US Asylum: Supporters
The United States has granted political asylum to the wife and children of jailed Chinese civil rights lawyer Guo Feixiong who the family says is suffering abuse, supporters said Saturday.
Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 75 minutes ago

Obama Has Low-Key Evening Out After Long Week
President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia.
Staff, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago

Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients
A court martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force’s largest hospital.
Paul J. Weber, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect to Remain Hospitalized
A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.
Staff, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago

 7 pm
Calif. Fisherman Arrested in Sea Lion Shooting 6:58 PM
Levin: More E-Mails From Ft. Hood Suspect Possible 6:49 PM
McCain Links Political Correctness to Shootings 6:46 PM
McCain Says He Enjoyed Reading Sarah Palin Book 6:42 PM
US Set for Healthcare Test. 6:33 PM
EPA: Uranium From Polluted Mine in Nev. Wells 6:32 PM
Venezuela Captures Wanted Colombian Fugitive 6:19 PM
Historic Health Care Bill Nears Key Senate Vote 6:13 PM
AP News in Brief 6:12 PM
Obama Health Drive Set to Clear First Test 6:10 PM
NBA Knicks Hand Nets 13th Straight Defeat 6:10 PM
Delayed Spacewalk Ends Successfully. 6:03 PM
 6 pm
Mexico Says Drug Witness Died in Apparent Suicide 5:53 PM
Police: Ohio Suspect May Have Eaten Evidence 5:42 PM
Swiss Police: Man Attacked by Bear in Park 5:37 PM
Astronauts Finish Another Spacewalk, Still No Baby 5:33 PM
Terror Trials Differ in Civilian, Military Courts 5:31 PM
Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients 5:11 PM
Sleiman Seeks Abolition of Religion in Lebanese Politics 5:10 PM
Gaza Water Unfit for Human Consumption: Palestinians 5:10 PM
Thousands Throng Rival Nicaraguan Rallies, Ortega Backers Mass 5:10 PM
Obama Health Drive Faces Critical Vote 5:10 PM
28 Arrests at Spanish Event Attended by BNP’s Griffin 5:10 PM
Robinson Hails Famous Scotland Win Over Wallabies 5:10 PM
Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 5:02 PM
 5 pm
5 Long Beach Students Arrested in Alleged Groping 4:56 PM
Rocket Fired From Gaza Into Israel: Army 4:10 PM
Italy’s Berlusconi in Surprise Saudi Trip 4:10 PM
Egypt Muslims Burn Christian Shops: Police 4:10 PM
Swine Flu Kills First Hajj Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia 4:10 PM
Venezuela Seizes Colombia-Linked Paramilitary Chief 4:10 PM
Swine Flu Kills 4 Hajj Pilgrims: Saudi 4:10 PM
Setting Afghan Exit Date Defeatist: Defense Panel 4:10 PM
1000 People Evacuated After Colombia Volcano Erupts 4:10 PM
Anglican Leader, Pope Meet Amid Tensions 4:10 PM
Obama Health Drive Faces Critical Vote 4:10 PM
Jade Johnson Pulls Out of Strictly 4:10 PM
Bush, Ellis Won’t Play for Saints Sunday 4:10 PM
Sheryl Crow Takes Up Cause of Wild Horses in West 4:03 PM
 4 pm
Suspicious Note and Package Found at Fort Benning 3:41 PM
Sheryl Crow Takes Up Cause of Wild Horses in West 3:41 PM
Historic Health Care Bill Nears Key Senate Vote 3:28 PM
Lawyer: Ex-Air Force Nurse Sped Patients' Deaths 3:23 PM
Dems Snare 60 Votes to Move Ahead on Health Care 3:14 PM
Central America Demands Billions in Climate Damages 3:10 PM
Poland to Sell Ireland 15 Million Euro Carbon Credits 3:10 PM
Italy FM Warns Leaders Ahead of Climate Summit: Reports 3:10 PM
Greenpeace Rallies to Stop Deforestation in Indonesia 3:10 PM
Austrian Sets Up Online Cattle Auctions 3:10 PM
Ireland Battles Severe Flooding 3:10 PM
Belgian Ex-Premier Meets Party Chiefs as Hunt Begins for New PM 3:10 PM
Belgian Ex-Premier Meets Party Chiefs as Hunt Begins for New PM 3:10 PM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernisation 3:10 PM
Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest Low Prices 3:10 PM
Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest Low Prices 3:10 PM
UN Court to Rule on Niger-Burkina Faso Border Row 3:10 PM
Angolan President Calls for ‘Zero Tolerance’ of Corruption 3:10 PM
Chelsea Cruise as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League 3:10 PM
Chelsea Cruise as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League 3:10 PM
Flawless Sexton Eases Ireland Past Fiji 3:10 PM
 3 pm
Dems Have 60 for Health Care; Lincoln a ‘Yes’ 2:45 PM
Hackers Leak E-Mails, Stoke Climate Debate 2:36 PM
H1N1 Mutation Discovered in Norway 2:31 PM
Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations 2:30 PM
59 and Counting: Health Care Bill Nears Test Vote 2:28 PM
W.Sahara Activist Refuses Madrid Offer of Refugee Status 2:10 PM
Two Pakistanis Suspected of Mumbai Attack Funding Arrested 2:10 PM
‘Twilight’ Sequel Breaks Opening Day Record: Report 2:10 PM
Pope in Landmark Meeting With Artists in Sistine Chapel 2:10 PM
Swedish Soprano Soderstrom Dies 2:10 PM
Spanish Crew Members Freed by Pirates Arrive Home 2:10 PM
Football: South Africa Creates Special ‘World Cup Courts’ 2:10 PM
Smiling on Facebook Costs Canadian Her Insurance 2:10 PM
Restored Machine to Explore Mysteries of Big Bang 2:07 PM
A Bad Month in Afghanistan Rippled Across the US 2:03 PM
 2 pm
Comparison of Democratic Health Care Bills 1:59 PM
Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala 1:45 PM
Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers 1:31 PM
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Attack 1:14 PM
Gaza Militants Agree to Halt Rocket Fire 1:14 PM
Lebanese Forces Fire at Israeli Drone 1:10 PM
Four Pilgrim Deaths From Swine Flu Ahead of Hajj 1:10 PM
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel’s Work on Sabbath 1:10 PM
Dutch Workers Protest Pending Retirement Age Rise 1:10 PM
Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 1:10 PM
Top German Economists Critical of Tax Relief: Report 1:10 PM
Michelin Chief Announces New Factory in Brazil: Report 1:10 PM
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock 1:10 PM
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock 1:10 PM
New Zealand See off Battling England in RugbyU 1:10 PM
Australia Issues ‘Catastrophic’ Alerts as Fires Rage 1:10 PM
Housing Data in Focus as Wall Street Rally Pauses 1:10 PM
US, Paraguay Meet to Boost Trade Ties 1:10 PM
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving 1:09 PM
 1 pm
Italian Police Arrest 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks 12:48 PM
‘New Moon’ Takes Record $72.7M Box Office Bite 12:42 PM
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 12:41 PM
NC Man Gets Life in Prison for Woman’s Fatal Scare 12:40 PM
Losing Winfrey Would Be Big Blow for Second City 12:38 PM
Sri Lanka to Release 136,000 Tamil War Refugees 12:34 PM
Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers 12:33 PM
Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 12:22 PM
LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 12:11 PM
Tree-Eating Bugs Threaten Monarch Butterfly in Mexico 12:10 PM
Atlantis Astronauts Begin Second Spacewalk 12:10 PM
Women Run in Style in Paris Stiletto Race 12:10 PM
Space Station Alarm Delays Atlantis Crew Spacewalk 12:10 PM
Anglican Leader, Pope Meet Amid Tensions 12:10 PM
Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM
Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM
Trafigura Waste Victims Waiting for Compensation 12:10 PM
Madagascar Foes to Meet Over Stalled Unity Govt 12:10 PM
Anglican Leader Meets Pope Amid Tensions 12:10 PM
Brown Visits Scene of Massive Floods 12:10 PM
Wales Cruise to Rugby Victory Over Argentina 12:10 PM
Govt Probes Transmission of Drug-Resistant Flu 12:10 PM
US Experts to Visit Pyongyang Before Envoy: Yonhap 12:10 PM
McGrady Eager to Play, Rockets Say Slow Down 12:10 PM
Bucks' Bogut to Miss Up to Four Weeks 12:10 PM
Japan Rugby Team Beat Canada 27-6 12:10 PM
Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 12:07 PM
Mali: Drought Resistant Maize 12:04 PM
Hijack Ship Crew Home in Spain 12:02 PM
Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 12:02 PM
Riots Over Intel Sabbath Work 12:01 PM
Hawaii Anxiously Watching Year-End Tuna Supply 12:01 PM
 12 pm
Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:55 AM
Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 11:50 AM
Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 11:47 AM
Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal 11:43 AM
Coal Mine Blast Kills 42 in China, 66 Trapped 11:39 AM
Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal 11:38 AM
German Auction House Pulls Disputed Painting 11:31 AM
Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 11:31 AM
LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 11:29 AM
Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 11:18 AM
Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:16 AM
‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
Iraqi MPs to Meet Sunday on Election Wrangle 11:10 AM
Sri Lanka ‘to Free All War-Displaced Civilians’ 11:10 AM
‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 11:10 AM
Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 11:10 AM
Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 11:10 AM
Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
 11 am
Mubarak Vows Not to Tolerate Attacks on Egyptians 10:50 AM
AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony 10:47 AM
Quick Restart of Big Bang Machine Stuns Scientists 10:42 AM
Reports: 101-Yr-Old Brazil Architect Back at Work 10:32 AM
Elderly US Couple Pleads Guilty in Cuba Spy Case 10:10 AM
Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy Murder Trial 10:10 AM
Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 10:10 AM
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 10:08 AM
Iraqi Parliament Seeks to End Election Crisis 10:07 AM
Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 10:04 AM
Taiwan Beef Noodle Worries 10:02 AM
Afghan Road Builder’s Dream Thwarted by Violence 10:02 AM
 10 am
McCain Says He Enjoyed Palin Book 9:44 AM
Postal Service to Resume North Pole Santa Letters 9:32 AM
GOP: Health Test Recommendations Could Affect Care 9:24 AM
Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 9:20 AM
US to Drop Shooting Case Against Blackwater Guard 9:19 AM
Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 9:19 AM
Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Civilians 9:10 AM
Turkey ‘Gives Israel Deadline’ for Drone Delivery 9:10 AM
Turkey Sticks to Nuclear Power Plan 9:10 AM
EU Criticises Financial Pledges to GM Europe 9:10 AM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 9:10 AM
Austria in Talks With Russia Over South Stream 9:10 AM
China Says 42 Dead, 66 Trapped in Mine Explosion 9:08 AM
Germany to Send Trial Observer to NY 9:07 AM
Iraq Working for Release of Americans Held in Iran 9:04 AM
African Movie Gets People Talking 9:02 AM
 9 am
Michael Jackson Glove Among Items at Music Auction 8:52 AM
Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations 8:49 AM
AP NewsAlert 8:49 AM
Obama Trumpets Asia Trip as Boost to US Economy 8:49 AM
Russia President Criticizes Ruling Party Over Vote 8:45 AM
Iraqi Lawmakers Delay Vote on Election Law Dispute 8:40 AM
White Farmers Relocate to Nigeria 8:33 AM
Philippines Welcomes Hero Boxer 8:31 AM
Diplomat: Iran Needs Uranium for Hospitals 8:27 AM

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  Iraq Afghanistan  
Days 2,439 2,967  
GIs Killed in Action 3,476 649 DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths 889 192 DoD
GIs Severely Wounded 13,883 2,678 DoD
Current Troop Deployment 124,000 68,000 AP , AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009) $711 Bln $219 Bln AP
Cost Per Day (Avg) $298 Mil $75.2 Mil
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