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• 'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth'
• Ex-Republicans claim Fla. GOP suppressed Democratic vote
• 'Zero Dark Thirty' based on controversial first-hand accounts
• Black Monday: Feds shut down 130 counterfeit websites
• 'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker: I have no regrets
• Supermarket owner gives stores to employees
• Photo of iceberg that sank the Titanic for sale
• Bangladesh factory fires highlight working conditions
• Bloomberg to ask Congress for $9.8 billion for Sandy costs
• Supreme Court allows new challenge to health law
• Photos: Mount Everest litter transformed into art
• Fiscal Cliff Notes: A study aid for the budget shell game
• SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro leaving post
• Don't copy and paste that 'copyright' Facebook post
• SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro stepping down
• SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro stepping down
• Jobless benefits truly at risk of going over cliff
• Pep talk from sick teen spurs NY Giants' rout
• The truth behind Warren Buffett's plea for more taxes
• Rep. Capito to announce 2014 U.S. Senate bid in WVa
• Parents swept to sea in effort to save son, dog
• Cyber Monday sales poised to hit $1.5B
• Explosives found under car of prominent Pakistani journalist
• Goodbye Clinton? President Obama prepares for cabinet shuffle
• Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus

'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth' Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:48 PM PST The drama around " Two and a Half Men" didn't end with Charlie Sheen. In a video published on YouTube today, Angus T. Jones, who plays Jake Harper on the hit CBS sitcom, trashes the show, calling it "filth" and begging people to stop watching.

Ex-Republicans claim Fla. GOP suppressed Democratic vote Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:15 PM PST Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer has been claiming for months that state party members engineered a new law to suppress voter turnout, falsely touting voter fraud concerns to advance their mission. Now, other former Republicans and consultants are backing Greer up, the Palm Beach Post reports. Greer, who is under indictment and accused of [...]

'Zero Dark Thirty' based on controversial first-hand accounts Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST Kathryn Bigelow's New Movie Had an Alternate 'Mission Failed' Ending

Black Monday: Feds shut down 130 counterfeit websites Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST No arrests were announced as part of the cyber Monday crackdown, but the cases were ongoing and could lead to prosecutions.

'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker: I have no regrets Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:26 PM PST Nakoula Basseley Nakoula says he stands by the movie, which portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud and a pedophile.

Supermarket owner gives stores to employees Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST 'Tis the season of giving, and a grocery-store owner is doing just that. Joe Lueken, who owns and manages two grocery stores in Bemidji, Minnesota, and one in Wahpeton, North Dakota, is retiring. Instead of selling his stores to the highest bidder, though, he will transfer ownership to the stores' 400 or so employees. The [...]

Photo of iceberg that sank the Titanic for sale Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:52 AM PST An auction house is selling a black and white photo of the iceberg that experts say the Titanic struck shortly before it sank on its maiden voyage.

Bangladesh factory fires highlight working conditions Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:36 AM PST Just after a fire killed hundreds at a garment factory in Dhaka, another factory caught fire Monday morning, and thousands took to the streets to protest poor safety standards.

Bloomberg to ask Congress for $9.8 billion for Sandy costs Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:20 AM PST The mayor says public, private and indirect losses to the city from the devastating storm totaled an estimated $19 billion.

Supreme Court allows new challenge to health law Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:47 AM PST The Supreme Court has opened the door to a new challenge to President Obama's sweeping health care reform law, just five months after upholding the law's individual mandate in a dramatic 5-4 decision. The Court decided on Monday that Liberty University, an evangelical institution in Virginia, must get a second hearing from a lower court of [...]

Photos: Mount Everest litter transformed into art Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:31 AM PST Art made from trash picked from Mount Everest are pictured at a visual art symposium in Kathmandu November 20, 2012. Fifteen Nepali artists closeted for a month with a heap of 1.5 metric tons (1.7 tons) of trash picked up from Mount Everest transformed the litter into art, creating 75 sculptures, including one of a yak and another of wind chimes, made from empty oxygen bottles, gas canisters, food cans, torn tents, ropes, crampons, boots, plates, twisted aluminium ladders and torn plastic bags dumped by climbers over decades on the slopes of the world's highest mountain. Kripa Rana Shahi, director of art group Da Mind Tree, said the sculpting - and a resulting recent exhibition in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu - was aimed at spreading awareness about keeping Mount Everest clean. Picture taken November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer (NEPALSOCIETY ENVIRONMENT - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Fiscal Cliff Notes: A study aid for the budget shell game Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:13 AM PST It was the political equivalent of discovering more Americans were secretly watching British snooker telecasts than pro football. According to a recent national survey by the Pew Research Center, more Americans claimed to be very closely following the budget negotiations to avert the Fiscal Cliff than were engrossed in the soap opera that forced CIA director David Petraeus to resign.

SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro leaving post Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:57 AM PST The first female to lead the agency took office in 2009, winning confirmation with the economy shaken to its core by the global financial meltdown.

Don't copy and paste that 'copyright' Facebook post Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST You may have seen that very message pop up -- perhaps time and time again -- in your Facebook feed. The message has been making the rounds on the social network. It encourages people to copy and paste the text and post it on their own walls if they want to be placed "under protection of copyright laws."

SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro stepping down Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:23 AM PST The head of the government's financial sector watchdog is stepping down. Mary Schapiro, who chairs the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced today that she will leave her post next month after four years of working to retool the agency after a severe financial crisis it...

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro stepping down Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Schapiro, announced on Monday that she would step down from the agency on December 14. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter will be designated to succeed Schapiro upon her departure, the White House said in a statement. "The SEC is stronger, and our financial system is safer and better able to serve the American people - thanks in large part to Mary's hard work," President Barack Obama said. Speculation had swirled for months that Schapiro would leave soon after the November presidential election. ...

Jobless benefits truly at risk of going over cliff Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:49 AM PST Millions of Americans are now facing a frightening prospect: the loss of unemployment benefits.

Pep talk from sick teen spurs NY Giants' rout Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:33 AM PST Fifteen years old, with Burkitt's Lymphoma churning in his stomach, there was Adam Merchant, stepping out after Friday's practice in front of the New York Giants, his favorite team and Make-a-Wish first choice. Coach Tom Coughlin had charged him with the task of offering a few final words after a week of preparation and the kid didn't hold back, coming strong before concluding with a most simple message.

The truth behind Warren Buffett's plea for more taxes Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:56 AM PST Buffett points out that, even in the 1960s and 1970s, eras with truly high taxes, these taxes did not stop him and his clients from pursuing investment opportunities.

Rep. Capito to announce 2014 U.S. Senate bid in WVa Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:01 AM PST Weeks after winning re-election, West Virginia Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is set to announce Monday morning her candidacy for U.S. Senate in 2014, Hoppy Kercheval reports for West Virginia MetroNews. Capito's early announcement puts potential opponent Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller, 75, on notice amid speculation over his retirement. But don't expect Rockefeller to speed [...]

Parents swept to sea in effort to save son, dog Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:54 AM PST Family members trying to rescue their dog from powerful surf in Northern California were swept out to sea, leaving a couple dead and their 16-year-old son missing, authorities said.

Cyber Monday sales poised to hit $1.5B Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:37 AM PST It has already been a big holiday weekend with a record $59.1 billion spent at U.S. stores and websites, according to the National Retail Federation.

Explosives found under car of prominent Pakistani journalist Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:21 AM PST The Taliban had threatened Hamid Mir over his coverage of a schoolgirl the militants shot, his employer said.

Goodbye Clinton? President Obama prepares for cabinet shuffle Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:31 AM PST As President Obama prepares for his second term, preparations have begun for the traditional shuffling of the Cabinet. Top priority for the president: filling slots for those top officials heading — if not running — for the door: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary...

Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:15 AM PST "We are coming for you Bashar," a rebel shouted in an internet video of what activists said was a helicopter base.

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