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RUTH LAUGHLIN » MD » 20812
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LAUGHLIN, RUTH
GLEN ECHO, MD 20812
EMILY'S LIST		$-25
primary		04/09/00
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 HEADLINES — Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Ex-Air Force Nurse Acquitted of Killing Patients
A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder.
Paul J. Weber, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago

McCain Links Political Correctness to Shootings
Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that “political correctness” played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.
Rob Gillies, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago

More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving
The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
Nafeesa Syeed, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago

Rocket Fired From Gaza Into Israel: Army
A Palestinian rocket was fired Saturday from the Gaza Strip into Israel without causing casualties or damage, the Israeli military said.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Atlantis Astronauts Install Gadgets on Second Spacewalk
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts began the second of their mission’s three spacewalks Saturday to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space Station.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Egypt Muslims Burn Christian Shops: Police
Hundreds of Muslim protesters on Saturday burnt Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt and attacked a police station where they believed a Christian accused of raping a Muslim girl was being held, a police official said.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Italy’s Berlusconi in Surprise Saudi Trip
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid a previously unannounced visit to Middle East oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the state news agency SPA reported.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Swine Flu Kills First Hajj Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, health authorities said on Saturday only a few days before the massive Muslim gathering reaches its peak.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Swine Flu Kills 4 Hajj Pilgrims: Saudi
Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency on Saturday.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Venezuela Seizes Colombia-Linked Paramilitary Chief
Venezuelan police captured a leader of a Colombia-linked paramilitary force, the interior minister announced Saturday amid sky-high military tensions between the South American neighbors.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Setting Afghan Exit Date Defeatist: Defense Panel
Despite fierce public pressure to end the war in Afghanistan eight years on, politicians and experts on Saturday decried calls for setting an exit date they say would embolden the Taliban.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Obama Health Drive Faces Critical Vote
President Barack Obama’s signature drive to remake US health care strode closer to clearing a key Senate hurdle Saturday as the last two wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally start debate on the bill.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

1000 People Evacuated After Colombia Volcano Erupts
A thousand people were evacuated and traffic was stopped after the Galeras volcano erupted in southern Colombia without causing casualties, officials said Saturday.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Obama Health Drive Faces Critical Vote
President Barack Obama’s signature drive to remake US health care faced a critical Senate test vote Saturday, amid bitter 11th-hour debate and behind-the-scenes wrangling on a century-old policy feud.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Anglican Leader, Pope Meet Amid Tensions
Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams sought to ease tensions between the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches at “cordial” talks at the Vatican on Saturday.
Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Jade Johnson Pulls Out of Strictly
Olympic athlete Jade Johnson was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday because of injury, saying she was “absolutely gutted” but could not risk her long-term career.
Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Bush, Ellis Won’t Play for Saints Sunday
The New Orleans Saints will be without injured running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis Sunday as they try to stay unbeaten in an NFL clash at Tampa Bay.
Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 48 minutes ago

Sheryl Crow Takes Up Cause of Wild Horses in West
Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
Martin Griffith, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago

 4 pm
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 3:45 PM
Suspicious Note and Package Found at Fort Benning 3:41 PM
Sheryl Crow Takes Up Cause of Wild Horses in West 3:41 PM
Historic Health Care Bill Nears Key Senate Vote 3:28 PM
Lawyer: Ex-Air Force Nurse Sped Patients' Deaths 3:23 PM
Dems Snare 60 Votes to Move Ahead on Health Care 3:14 PM
Central America Demands Billions in Climate Damages 3:10 PM
Italy FM Warns Leaders Ahead of Climate Summit: Reports 3:10 PM
Poland to Sell Ireland 15 Million Euro Carbon Credits 3:10 PM
Greenpeace Rallies to Stop Deforestation in Indonesia 3:10 PM
Austrian Sets Up Online Cattle Auctions 3:10 PM
Belgian Ex-Premier Meets Party Chiefs as Hunt Begins for New PM 3:10 PM
Belgian Ex-Premier Meets Party Chiefs as Hunt Begins for New PM 3:10 PM
Ireland Battles Severe Flooding 3:10 PM
Sarandon Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Stockholm Film Fest 3:10 PM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernisation 3:10 PM
Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest Low Prices 3:10 PM
Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest Low Prices 3:10 PM
Angolan President Calls for ‘Zero Tolerance’ of Corruption 3:10 PM
UN Court to Rule on Niger-Burkina Faso Border Row 3:10 PM
Chelsea Cruise as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League 3:10 PM
Chelsea Cruise as Arsenal Stumble in Premier League 3:10 PM
Flawless Sexton Eases Ireland Past Fiji 3:10 PM
Scotland Claim Rare Rugby Win Over Australia 3:10 PM
 3 pm
Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 2:54 PM
EPA: Uranium From Polluted Mine in Nev. Wells 2:54 PM
Dems Have 60 for Health Care; Lincoln a ‘Yes’ 2:45 PM
Hackers Leak E-Mails, Stoke Climate Debate 2:36 PM
H1N1 Mutation Discovered in Norway 2:31 PM
Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations 2:30 PM
59 and Counting: Health Care Bill Nears Test Vote 2:28 PM
W.Sahara Activist Refuses Madrid Offer of Refugee Status 2:10 PM
Two Pakistanis Suspected of Mumbai Attack Funding Arrested 2:10 PM
Swedish Soprano Soderstrom Dies 2:10 PM
‘Twilight’ Sequel Breaks Opening Day Record: Report 2:10 PM
Pope in Landmark Meeting With Artists in Sistine Chapel 2:10 PM
Spanish Crew Members Freed by Pirates Arrive Home 2:10 PM
Football: South Africa Creates Special ‘World Cup Courts’ 2:10 PM
Smiling on Facebook Costs Canadian Her Insurance 2:10 PM
Restored Machine to Explore Mysteries of Big Bang 2:07 PM
Atheist Student Groups Flower on College Campuses 2:06 PM
A Bad Month in Afghanistan Rippled Across the US 2:03 PM
 2 pm
Comparison of Democratic Health Care Bills 1:59 PM
Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Hometown Gala 1:45 PM
Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers 1:31 PM
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Attack 1:14 PM
Gaza Militants Agree to Halt Rocket Fire 1:14 PM
Lebanese Forces Fire at Israeli Drone 1:10 PM
Four Pilgrim Deaths From Swine Flu Ahead of Hajj 1:10 PM
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel’s Work on Sabbath 1:10 PM
Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 1:10 PM
Dutch Workers Protest Pending Retirement Age Rise 1:10 PM
Michelin Chief Announces New Factory in Brazil: Report 1:10 PM
Top German Economists Critical of Tax Relief: Report 1:10 PM
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock 1:10 PM
Rangers on the Rampage Against Kilmarnock 1:10 PM
New Zealand See off Battling England in RugbyU 1:10 PM
Australia Issues ‘Catastrophic’ Alerts as Fires Rage 1:10 PM
US, Paraguay Meet to Boost Trade Ties 1:10 PM
Housing Data in Focus as Wall Street Rally Pauses 1:10 PM
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving 1:09 PM
 1 pm
Italian Police Arrest 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks 12:48 PM
‘New Moon’ Takes Record $72.7M Box Office Bite 12:42 PM
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 12:41 PM
NC Man Gets Life in Prison for Woman’s Fatal Scare 12:40 PM
Losing Winfrey Would Be Big Blow for Second City 12:38 PM
Sri Lanka to Release 136,000 Tamil War Refugees 12:34 PM
Mental Health Cases Tax Police, Emergency Workers 12:33 PM
Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 12:22 PM
LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 12:11 PM
Tree-Eating Bugs Threaten Monarch Butterfly in Mexico 12:10 PM
Atlantis Astronauts Begin Second Spacewalk 12:10 PM
Space Station Alarm Delays Atlantis Crew Spacewalk 12:10 PM
Women Run in Style in Paris Stiletto Race 12:10 PM
Anglican Leader, Pope Meet Amid Tensions 12:10 PM
Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM
Emotion as Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy 12:10 PM
Madagascar Foes to Meet Over Stalled Unity Govt 12:10 PM
Trafigura Waste Victims Waiting for Compensation 12:10 PM
Anglican Leader Meets Pope Amid Tensions 12:10 PM
Brown Visits Scene of Massive Floods 12:10 PM
Wales Cruise to Rugby Victory Over Argentina 12:10 PM
Govt Probes Transmission of Drug-Resistant Flu 12:10 PM
US Experts to Visit Pyongyang Before Envoy: Yonhap 12:10 PM
McGrady Eager to Play, Rockets Say Slow Down 12:10 PM
Bucks' Bogut to Miss Up to Four Weeks 12:10 PM
Japan Rugby Team Beat Canada 27-6 12:10 PM
Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 12:07 PM
Mali: Drought Resistant Maize 12:04 PM
Hijack Ship Crew Home in Spain 12:02 PM
Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 12:02 PM
Riots Over Intel Sabbath Work 12:01 PM
Hawaii Anxiously Watching Year-End Tuna Supply 12:01 PM
 12 pm
Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:55 AM
Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education 11:50 AM
Obama Trumpets Asia Trip as Boost to US Economy 11:49 AM
Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 11:47 AM
Chavez Praises Alleged Terrorist Carlos the Jackal 11:43 AM
Coal Mine Blast Kills 42 in China, 66 Trapped 11:39 AM
Ukraine’s ‘Hot Air’ Bedevils Global Climate Deal 11:38 AM
German Auction House Pulls Disputed Painting 11:31 AM
Azerbaijan Threatens Force Over Nagorno-Karabakh 11:31 AM
McCain Says He Enjoyed Reading Sarah Palin Book 11:30 AM
LyondellBasell Gets Buyout Offer From Reliance 11:29 AM
Health Care Bill Faces a Crucial Senate Vote 11:18 AM
Saudi: 4 Pilgrims Die of Swine Flu Before Hajj 11:16 AM
Iraqi MPs to Meet Sunday on Election Wrangle 11:10 AM
‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
Sri Lanka ‘to Free All War-Displaced Civilians’ 11:10 AM
‘Four Injured’ in Rocket Attack in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 11:10 AM
Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 11:10 AM
Obama Touts Asia Trade to Create Jobs 11:10 AM
Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 11:10 AM
 11 am
Mubarak Vows Not to Tolerate Attacks on Egyptians 10:50 AM
AP Reporter Caught Up in Stalin Family’s Agony 10:47 AM
Quick Restart of Big Bang Machine Stuns Scientists 10:42 AM
Terror Trials Differ in Civilian, Military Courts 10:38 AM
Reports: 101-Yr-Old Brazil Architect Back at Work 10:32 AM
Elderly US Couple Pleads Guilty in Cuba Spy Case 10:10 AM
Life Term Sought for US Student in Italy Murder Trial 10:10 AM
Liverpool and City Inflict Mutual Damage 10:10 AM
Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 10:08 AM
Iraqi Parliament Seeks to End Election Crisis 10:07 AM
Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 10:04 AM
Taiwan Beef Noodle Worries 10:02 AM
Afghan Road Builder’s Dream Thwarted by Violence 10:02 AM
 10 am
McCain Says He Enjoyed Palin Book 9:44 AM
Postal Service to Resume North Pole Santa Letters 9:32 AM
GOP: Health Test Recommendations Could Affect Care 9:24 AM
Rocket Hits Outside Luxury Hotel in Afghan Capital 9:20 AM
US to Drop Shooting Case Against Blackwater Guard 9:19 AM
Life Requested for US Suspect in Italy Murder Case 9:19 AM
Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Civilians 9:10 AM
Turkey ‘Gives Israel Deadline’ for Drone Delivery 9:10 AM
Turkey Sticks to Nuclear Power Plan 9:10 AM
EU Criticises Financial Pledges to GM Europe 9:10 AM
Putin Backs Medvedev’s Call for Russia Modernization 9:10 AM
Austria in Talks With Russia Over South Stream 9:10 AM
China Says 42 Dead, 66 Trapped in Mine Explosion 9:08 AM
Germany to Send Trial Observer to NY 9:07 AM
Iraq Working for Release of Americans Held in Iran 9:04 AM
African Movie Gets People Talking 9:02 AM
 9 am
Michael Jackson Glove Among Items at Music Auction 8:52 AM
Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations 8:49 AM
AP NewsAlert 8:49 AM
Obama Trumpets Asia Trip as Boost to US Economy 8:49 AM
Russia President Criticizes Ruling Party Over Vote 8:45 AM
Iraqi Lawmakers Delay Vote on Election Law Dispute 8:40 AM
White Farmers Relocate to Nigeria 8:33 AM
Philippines Welcomes Hero Boxer 8:31 AM
Diplomat: Iran Needs Uranium for Hospitals 8:27 AM
Buddhists From 2 Koreas Hold Joint Ceremony 8:22 AM
Iran to Hold War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites 8:14 AM
Al-Qaeda Seizes Japan Hostage in Yemen: Tribal Source 8:10 AM
Egypt Will Not Be ‘Lax’ in Defending Nationals: Mubarak 8:10 AM
Egypt Vows to Be Firm After World Cup Defeat 8:10 AM
US Soldier Jailed for Six Months After Iraq Offences 8:10 AM
Death Toll ‘Rises to 42’ in China Mining Accident 8:10 AM
Dalai Lama Praises Obama on Tibet Issue 8:10 AM
Resort Island Reels After Deadly Attack by Gunman 8:02 AM
 8 am
Levin: Could Be More E-Mails From Ft. Hood Suspect 7:50 AM
1st Senate Vote Looms on Health Legislation 7:49 AM
Italian Police Arrest 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks 7:45 AM
Astronauts Gear Up for 2nd Spacewalk of Mission 7:45 AM
Travolta Appears at Fundraiser in Fla. Hometown 7:44 AM
Russia President Criticizes Ruling Party Over Vote 7:42 AM
3 Men Blow Themselves Up in Pakistani Kashmir 7:42 AM
Pope and Anglican Leader Agree on Closer Relations 7:40 AM
Collider Restarts After Hitch 7:31 AM
Iran to Hold Aerial Defence War Games 7:10 AM
Separate Clashes Kill 23 Taliban in Afghanistan 7:10 AM
 7 am
Europe: Proton Beams Circulate in Big Bang Machine 6:31 AM
Travolta, Family Attend Opening of ‘Old Dogs’ 6:25 AM
Iraqi Lawmakers Seek to End Election Crisis 6:17 AM
Putin Calls for Modernization of Russian Economy 6:14 AM
Quotations of the Day 6:12 AM
Death Toll ‘Rises to 42’ in China Mining Accident 6:10 AM
‘Irrefutable’ Proof US Student Murdered Briton 6:10 AM
China Mine Explosion Kills Dozens 6:01 AM
 6 am
Conflicting Blast Reports Reflect Fear in Pakistan 5:46 AM
Sentence Request for US Woman in Italy Murder Case 5:46 AM
Israel Arrests West Bank Security Agents: Palestinians 5:11 AM
Japan Hostage in Yemen Seized by al-Qaeda: Source 5:11 AM
Italian Police Arrest Two Linked to Mumbai Attacks 5:11 AM
US Senate Gears Up for Key Health Vote Saturday 5:11 AM
Vodafone Seeks More Time to Reply to Indian Tax Claim 5:11 AM
Australia Executives Suspended Over Banknote Probe 5:11 AM
Vodafone Seeks More Time to Reply to Indian Tax Claim 5:11 AM
Wenger Puts Brave Face on Van Persie Loss 5:11 AM
Scholes Urges Fergie to Carry on and on 5:11 AM
Tories Say Would Pull Troops Out of Germany 5:11 AM
Mum of Bangladeshi Twins ‘Overjoyed’ at Op Success 5:11 AM
Second Bangladeshi Twin Wakes, Blows Raspberry 5:11 AM
Bangladeshi Mom Wants Twins to Stay in Australia 5:05 AM

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