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John McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin’s new memoir and says the tension between his campaign aides and hers is no big deal.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925451&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Rob GilliesSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:44 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925451&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Marcia DunnSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa’s "elves" at the North Pole after all.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925425&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Rachel D'OroSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:32 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925425&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Republicans are seizing on this week’s recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama’s proposed health care overhaul.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925364&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Laurie KellmanSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925364&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital. There are no immediate reports of casualties.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925030&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:20 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63925030&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 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.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924992&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Matt ApuzzoSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:19 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924992&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Prosecutors requested life sentences Saturday for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924960&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:19 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924960&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protested at an Israeli plant of giant US chipmaker Intel for the second Saturday in a row, voicing outrage at the factory’s decision to operate on the Sabbath.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924929&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924929&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Sri Lanka said Saturday it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924928&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924928&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Turkey has given Israeli contractors 50 days to fulfil a long-delayed deal for the delivery of 10 drone aircraft for the Turkish army, Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul was quoted as saying Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924930&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924930&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Sri Lanka said Saturday it plans to let war-displaced civilians move freely in and out of internment camps ahead of completing their planned re-settlement in two months.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924927&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924927&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker’s European unit.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924922&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924922&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924923&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924923&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Austria has begun talks with Russia in view of joining Moscow’s South Stream gas pipeline project, Austrian newspapers reported on Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924921&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924921&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924918&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924918&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924920&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924920&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924919&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924919&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Pope Benedict XVI and his Anglican counterpart, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, had "cordial discussions" on Saturday, the Vatican said amid tensions between the two churches.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924916&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMTAFP European Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924916&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924828&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Cara AnnaSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:08 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924828&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924663&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:07 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924663&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924382&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:04 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924382&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 At this year’s London Film Festival, an African documentary got people talking. The movie was about ordinary people taking on the government and winning.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924206&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Reuters VideoSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:02 GMTReuters News Videohttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924206&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924011&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Jeff KaroubSat, 21 Nov 2009 13:00 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63924011&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923464&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923464&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church’s unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans, with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Victor L. SimpsonSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:49 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923450&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Police report an explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923448&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:49 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923448&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 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 jobs and open new markets for American goods in the future.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923447&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Philip ElliottSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:49 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923447&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was an important "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923434&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Ian JamesSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:47 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923434&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923425&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Irina TitovaSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:45 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923425&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Iraqi lawmakers are seeking a compromise in a dispute over an election law that was vetoed by a vice president, throwing national polls slated for January into question.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923419&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:40 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923419&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world’s largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923404&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Alexander G. HigginsSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923404&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Zimbabwe was once considered southern Africa’s bread-basket until Presidents Mugabe’s controversial land reforms gave white-owned farms to landless blacks.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923398&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Reuters VideoSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33 GMTReuters News Videohttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923398&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Seven-times world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao arrives home to a new fight for a career in politics.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923386&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Reuters VideoSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31 GMTReuters News Videohttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923386&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A top Iranian diplomat has said his nation needs enriched uranium to power some 200 hospitals and insisted "guarantees" were needed before they could consider a storage deal with Turkey.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923335&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:27 GMTAP Featureshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923335&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923294&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Kwang-Tae KimSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:22 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923294&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Iranian state TV is reporting that the country will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923259&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:14 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923259&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Al-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923244&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923244&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923241&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923241&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A US soldier who abused fellow troops in Iraq and then lied about it was on Saturday sentenced to six months in jail, fined almost 6,000 dollars and demoted, the American military said.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923242&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923242&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Hosni Mubarak warned on Saturday that Cairo will be firm in dealing with those who harm Egyptians, following attacks on its nationals in Algeria and Sudan over a World Cup football match.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923240&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923240&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923237&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923237&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday visited the scene of massive floods that killed one person and stranded hundreds after the heaviest rainfall on record in England.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923234&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP European Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923234&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet "very seriously" with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923230&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10 GMTAFP Asian Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63923230&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The gunman who carried out Saipan’s most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922944&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Gemma CasasSat, 21 Nov 2009 12:02 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922944&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt’s bitter soccer row with Algeria on Saturday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922179&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Omar SinanSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:52 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922179&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 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.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922169&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Philip ElliottSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:50 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922169&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922170&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Pamela Hess and Anne GearanSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:50 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922170&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president’s prestige.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922159&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Erica WernerSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:49 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922159&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922107&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Ariel DavidSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922107&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922105&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Marcia DunnSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=63922105&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281