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CIA Director Petraeus quits: extramarital affair

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By ADAM GOLDMAN and CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was

Mich. shooting suspect pleads not guilty

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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press NOVI, Mich. (AP) - An unemployed geologist suspected of two-dozen random shootings in southeastern Michigan was charged Friday with attempted murder after police matched his gun to bullet fragments recovered from victims' vehicles. Raulie Casteel, jailed

UN: Sandy shows need for action on climate change

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By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that one of the main lessons from Superstorm Sandy is the need for global action to deal with future climate shocks. Ban told the U.N. General Assembly that it is difficult to attribute any

Illegal gold mining in South Africa brings hope

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By CARLEY PETESCHAssociated Press ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP) - Julius Mthembu's mud-spattered face lit up as he held a tin pan and pointed to the glimmering flecks of hope lying among sand and water: gold. The find meant the 48-year-old would eat that week. "It's difficult. I don

Israel minister: Iran slowed down enrichment push

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By TIA GOLDENBERGAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister said Iran has slowed the timetable for enriching enough uranium to build nuclear weapons, implying that Israel would have more time to decide whether to strike Iran's enrichment facilities. Ehud Barak's

APNewsBreak: Senators mull tougher Iran sanctions

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented sanctions against Iran that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing business with most of the world until it agrees to international constraints on its nuclear program, officials

Global markets shaken by US fiscal cliff fears

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By The Associated Press World stocks mostly fell Friday as fears persisted over the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" that's seen as a big threat to the economic recovery. By midafternoon in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading companies was down 0.5 percent at 5,749.88 while Germany

Canada PM urges Obama to avoid "fiscal cliff"

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By ROB GILLIESAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged President Obama on Thursday to work with the U.S. Congress to resolve the "fiscal cliff." Harper's office said the prime minister called Obama to offer his congratulations and used "the opportunity to

Election won't end abortion/contraception debate

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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GOP candidates who took rigid stands against abortion. However, the issues in dispute -

Stocks slide on Wall Street, extending sell-off

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By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks slid on Wall Street Thursday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average logged its biggest one-day drop of the year, as investors fretted about the potential for gridlock in Washington. The Dow closed down 121.41 points to 12,811.32