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Obama to outline Afghan endgame in speech Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:58:26 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will address Americans on the war in Afghanistan on December 1 and spell out a strategy that would see U.S. forces withdrawing within eight or nine years, the White House said on Wednesday. Item Category: topNews

New Iran atom site sparks mistrust: ElBaradei Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:10:37 -0500 VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors have no proof of more covert nuclear sites in Iran but a newly revealed plant makes no sense for civilian or military ends by itself and mistrust has arisen, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Wednesday. Item Category: topNews

Israel announces partial settlement freeze Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:59 -0500 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved on Wednesday a limit on settlement construction for 10 months in a bid to revive peace negotiations with the Palestinians who said the partial moratorium did not meet their terms for talks. Item Category: topNews

Health public option fight - symbol over substance Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:25:49 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fight over a U.S. government-run public insurance plan may be getting louder and noisier, but for now the program's political symbolism far exceeds its practical impact on expanding health coverage. Item Category: topNews

Eleven more bodies found at Philippine massacre site Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:05:17 -0500 AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said. Item Category: topNews

Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:52:01 -0500 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defense lawyer said. Item Category: topNews

Gay marriage losing support in New Jersey: poll Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:33 -0500 NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey voters are split on whether to legalize gay marriage, but more people now oppose it than support it, a poll found on Wednesday. Item Category: topNews

Obama to attend beginning of U.N. climate meeting Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:13 -0500 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen for a U.N. climate change meeting on December 9, hoping to add momentum to an international process despite slow progress on a domestic bill to cut carbon emissions. Item Category: topNews

U.S., U.N. present proposals to end Iraq vote impasse Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:05:34 -0500 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and U.N. officials have proposed solutions to Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president to stop him vetoing for a second time a law needed for an election to take place next year, an official said on Wednesday. Item Category: topNews

China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:35 -0500 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird flu virus is endemic in the country, a leading Chinese disease expert said. Item Category: topNews