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Britain Wins 5 International Emmys; 1st for Brazil British TV productions won five International Emmys on Monday night as Brazil claimed its first, and Brits Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw took the top acting awards.
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SF Area Officer, Passenger Injured During Arrest 12:56 PM Rigel Shares Rise on RBC Analyst Upgrade 12:53 PM 4 UK Lawmakers Could Face Charges Over Expenses 12:52 PM Amended Iraqi Election Law Still Angers Sunnis 12:51 PM Dominion Donates $1M to Heating Assistance Program 12:48 PM Pentagon: Fort Hood Review Due Jan. 15 12:44 PM Romania’s President, Rival in Runoff Election 12:44 PM Obama to Honor Young Inventors at Science Fair 12:40 PM UN Says Greenhouse Gases Reach Record High in 2008 12:37 PM Iran Bans Paper for Running Photo of Baha'I Temple 12:37 PM To Millions, Oprah’s Not a Megastar, Just a BFF 12:36 PM Weak Dollar, Home Sales Data Carry Stocks Higher 12:35 PM Hamburg Swans Sent to Winter Retreat 12:32 PM Attorney: Gosselin Divorce Could Be Finalized Soon 12:31 PM TV Retailer QVC Joins ‘Black Friday’ Frenzy 12:29 PM NFL Fans Seek Ticket Info for LA Stadium 12:25 PM Prosecutors Blame Petters for $3.5B Fraud 12:25 PM Huge Philly Apartment Fire Leaves 21 Injured 12:24 PM US Details Assets Seized From Fla. Lawyer 12:24 PM NY’s Top Court Rejects Prison Phone Rate Refunds 12:22 PM Clinton Says Iraqi Election Might Be Delayed 12:21 PM Q&A: 50 Cent Gets Back to Gritty Roots on New CD 12:21 PM McDonald’s Makes Its Logo More ‘Green’ in Europe 12:17 PM A Look at Economic Developments Around the Globe 12:16 PM Analyst Predicts Small Auto Sales Comeback in 2010 12:16 PM Official: China Mine That Exploded Was Too Crowded 12:10 PM Climate Holds Key to Post-Crisis Jobs Recovery: EU 12:10 PM Iraq Vote in Fresh Doubt as New Bill Faces Veto 12:10 PM Iran’s Ahmadinejad on Controversial Trip to Brazil 12:10 PM Lebanon to Host European Film Festival From Thursday 12:10 PM ‘Premature’ to Declare Crisis Over: ECB Head 12:10 PM Taiwan’s Dwindling Birth Rate Causes Concern 12:10 PM Obama Nears Decision on Attending Copenhagen Summit 12:10 PM US Unemployment to Peak by March: Poll 12:10 PM Canadian Aboriginal Chief Decries Child Poverty 12:10 PM Astronauts Take Spacewalk No. 3 After Suit Snag 12:01 PM 12 pm
World Markets Rally as Gold Strikes New High 11:58 AM GM Sues Over Millions Spent on Steering Repairs 11:58 AM Sector Snap: Homebuilders Gain on Home Sales Data 11:57 AM Hundreds Protest Trash Incinerator Plans in China 11:56 AM Palin Arrives at Fort Bragg to a Crowd of Hundreds 11:54 AM 2 Men Charged After 3 Men Found Slain in Rural Ky. 11:53 AM Hundreds Mourn Mich. Boy Allegedly Slain by Father 11:52 AM Weak Dollar, Home Sales Data Carry Stocks Higher 11:50 AM TCF Financial Names Peter Bell to Board 11:50 AM Three Mile Island Radiation Caused by Pipe Cutting 11:49 AM Camus' Children Torn Over Pantheon Transfer Bid 11:44 AM Kan. Congressman Moore Won’t Seek Re-Election 11:42 AM China Activist Who Spoke Out on Quake Gets 3 Years 11:41 AM Have Americans Supersized Thanksgiving, Too? 11:40 AM Trial of Khmer Rouge Prison Chief in Final Stage 11:40 AM Analyst Predicts Small Auto Sales Comeback in 2010 11:38 AM GM Wants Gov'ts to Help Pay $4.9 Bn Restructuring 11:37 AM Fox CEO Wants US to Join France on Internet Piracy 11:36 AM Late Payments on Credit Cards Drop in 3rd Quarter 11:36 AM UK Police Refer 4 British Lawmakers to Prosecutors 11:22 AM Stocks Climb on Report Showing Jump in Home Sales 11:21 AM Priest at Embattled Mo. Parish Willing to Resign 11:21 AM Agriculture Futures Mostly Rise, Livestock Mixed 11:21 AM Bristol-Myers Extends Partnership With Asterand 11:21 AM
NEWSMAKERS
political donations of today's newsmakers
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,441
2,969
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
650
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 23, 2009
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individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
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