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Obama:

Obama "very close" to Afghan troop decision: TV report

U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday he is "very close" to a decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan and would make an announcement "in the next several weeks."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/pl_nm/us_afghanistan_oba...

Politics:

Rush Interviews Governor Sarah Palin

We are going to open this hour with a rare personal interview, a rare guest. It doesn't happen much on this program, but we are happy to have with us former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, whose book, Going Rogue, hits the shelves today and it's already headed for I think a record in sales.

Source: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_111709/content/0...

Politics:

Sarah Palin on Oprah

Glenn: Let's start with let's start with Sarah Palin. Shall we? Can we start a little Sarah Palin and Sarah Palin on Oprah yesterday. Who saw it? Did anybody watch it? You saw it. Stu is a little Stu said that the audience was unbelievably, what would you

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News:

Lawmakers Seek to Award Casualty Benefits to Fort Hood Victims

Republican Rep. John Carter plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that would grant the victims of the Fort Hood massacre the same legal status as combatant casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, a move that could intensify a debate over whether the incident should be deemed a terrorist attack.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/17/gop-effort-benefi...

News:

Captor of Elizabeth Smart sentenced to 15 years

A woman who helped her husband keep kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart enslaved for nine months was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison after admitting her role in the abduction.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-elizabe...

Politics:

House plans jobs bill before year end: Hoyer

Democrats in the House of Representatives aim to pass job-creating legislation before the end of the year to ease double-digit unemployment levels that threaten the economic recovery, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5AG4OY200...

International:

Israel approves new homes near Jerusalem, defies U.S.

Defying the United States, Israel approved on Tuesday the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLH27626

International:

Somalia still top of corruption list

Transparency International's latest annual report has ranked 180 countries based on perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, and found war-torn nations were the most corrupt.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8365094.stm

International:

Dutch Drivers to Be Taxed By the Mile

Rather than an annual road tax for their cars, drivers will soon pay a few cents for every mile on the road, in a plan aimed at breaking chronic traffic jams and cutting carbon emissions, the Cabinet decided Friday.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575286,00.html