Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would have repealed the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and allowed gay troops to serve openly. (Dec. 9)
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A man who disappeared with his slain girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter bought a tent and other camping supplies before vanishing, a police chief in Virginia said Wednesday. (Dec. 9)
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters he hasn’t seen President Barack Obama smoke or seen evidence that the president has smoked a cigarette in about nine months. This comes on the day of a new Surgeon General warning. (Dec. 9)
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AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo says that it would be a ‘shocker’ if Auburn QB Cam Newton does not win the Heisman trophy. Oregon RB LaMichael James, Stanford QB Andrew Luck, and Boise State QB Kellen Moore round out the finalists. (Dec. 9)
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Previewing yesterday's vote on the DREAM Act, which passed the House 216 to 198, NBC News correspondent George Lewis empathized with supporters of the measure on the December 8 “Nightly News.” Lewis acknowledged the bill's dim prospects for passing the Senate, but stood in awe at the apparent surge in support for the bill: “By the thousands, young people, who as children were brought here illegally by their parents, have been going public in support of the DREAM Act.” The network reporter used interviews with young supporters of the bill to pull on the viewer's heartstrings. “It would be a waste if they graduated from high school and they're not able to pursue higher education because of their legal status,” lamented William Perez, a developmental psychologist at Claremont Graduate University. “We want to contribute back to a society, a society that has been my own,” implored Maria Duque, an illegal immigrant attending Fullerton Community College. read more
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British lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial plan to triple university tuition fees by a narrow margin after some government legislators rebelled amid violent protests outside Parliament. (Dec. 9)
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Authorities have set fire to a suburban San Diego home they said was so packed with homemade explosives that they had no choice but to burn it to the ground. (Dec. 9)
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An emu gets loose in Rhode Island, prompting people to call emergency operators asking what was scampering across backyards. Was it a big bird or something else? (Dec. 9)
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Keyshia Cole, who is releasing her fourth CD ‘Calling All Hearts’ on Dec. 21, busted out a tune from the past when asked about the songs she wrote before becoming a Grammy-nominated, R&B superstar. (Dec. 9)
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