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Party Backing Ousted Thai Leader Wins

News – A party that supports former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won Thailand's parliamentary election on Sunday, defeating a party backed by the generals who ousted him in a coup 15 months ago.

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Petraeus Dashes Right-Wing Dreams Of His Presidential Run

Politics – On Fox News Sunday this morning, Petraeus rejected any talk about his presidential prospects. Asked by host Chris Wallace if he had "any interest in that," Petraeus gave an emphatic "none."

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Huckabee angers some Catholics

Religion – Rising Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee risked his standing with Catholic voters on Sunday by courting his evangelical base at the church of a controversial preacher accused of disparaging Catholics.

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Rivals learn from Boeing's 'Connexion'

Gadgets & Tech – Airlines and service providers seeking to deliver high-speed Internet services to passengers say they've learned from Boeing Co.'s 2006 decision to pull the plug on its ambitions to outfit its planes with a similar service.

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | FBI campaign against Einstein revealed

Science – A new book reveals the 22-year effort by FBI director J Edgar Hoover to get Albert Einstein arrested as a political subversive or even a Soviet spy.

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Iran Cited In Iraq's Decline in Violence

Politics – Tehran's move to rein in the militias it supports in Iraq has curbed roadside attacks, a top State Dept. adviser says; Pentagon's view is more cautious.

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McCain closing gap with Romney

Politics – Senator John McCain of Arizona, whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination was all but dead this summer, has made a dramatic recovery in the Granite State 2 1/2 weeks before the 2008 vote, pulling within 3 percentage points of front-runner Mitt Romney, a new Boston Globe poll indicates.

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Anti-Islam Facebook Group Removed After User Complaints

Religion – What exactly is the line that divides hate speech and freedom of speech? Tough to answer, that one. A Facebook group with, as NYTimes describes, a "crude title", was made inaccessible by Facebook after a petition asking for removal of the group was signed by over 58,000 members of the site.

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The Redskins Must Continue to Follow Their Leader, Coach Gibbs

Sports – It's become clear Redskins franchise needs Joe Gibbs - even more than he might need them.

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Dog rescuer loses her home in a fire

Pets – For most of her life, Pali Boucher lived on the streets, in the grip of alcohol and drugs as HIV settled in her blood. It was a dog who saved her, giving her a reason to clean up and get a life. She then set about saving dogs, founding San Francisco's Rocket Dog Rescue in 2001.

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Designing Your Edible Landscape

Do-It-Yourself – Winter is the perfect time of year to sit back and imagine the possibilities in your yard. For those interested in growing edibles this is a good time to map out what new trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, and herbs will adorn your yard come spring.

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Gibbs' Contract Status (Updated)

Sports – A quick post to share what we know about the possibility of a contract extension for Coach Joe Gibbs.

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There's Agreement All Along the Line

Sports – Washington must win the game to remain eligible for the playoffs; the Vikings' wild-card chances would be damaged by a loss.

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Shoppers rush to stores before Christmas

Shopping – The nation's shoppers jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up to be a mediocre December for some retailers.

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Top 10 Gadgets of the Year

Gadgets & Tech – We see a lot of new gadgets every year, and 2007 was no exception. But every mountain has a summit, so we humbly present, from the bottom to the top, this year's heap.

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