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New climate draft has gaping holes at UN talks
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A new draft agreement Friday at the Copenhagen climate talks pulled together the main elements of a global pact but left gaping holes on financing and cutting greenhouse gas emissions for world leaders to fill in next week.
Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation
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Five young Americans detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links will most likely be deported, a local police chief said Friday.
November retail sales rise more than expected
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Retail sales rose more than expected in November, boosting hopes that the all-important consumer sector will support the fragile recovery.
SC first lady files for divorce from cheating gov
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South Carolina's first lady, a former Wall Street vice president who helped launch her husband's political career, announced Friday she is filing for divorce months after his tearful public confession of an affair with an Argentine woman.
EU nations commit $3.6 billion to climate fund
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EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster the talks in Copenhagen.
Health care loophole would allow coverage limits
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A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates.
Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home
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With a Nobel Peace Prize in hand, President Barack Obama is returning to the grind of governing, refocusing on his top domestic priority as the Senate moves toward a pivotal moment on legislation to remake the nation's health care system.
Charities still stung by Madoff scandal year later
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Nancy Falchuk will never forget the phone call. She was in Boston, it was raining and the news was bad. Hadassah, the century-old Jewish charity she had been elected to lead a year earlier, had just lost a big chunk of its endowment in a Ponzi scheme - maybe as much as $90 million.
Pee-wee Herman's big comeback
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The star may be Pee-wee, but his new live stage show is absolutely huge.
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