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Party crashers e-mailed Pentagon official

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:49:19 GMT

The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.

Activist seeks divorce ban in Calif.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:44:22 GMT

In a slap on people who oppose gay marriage, a California Web site designer starts a satirical movement to ban divorce.

Black workers' crisis may linger after upturn

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:44 GMT

The recession has compounded a decades-long problem facing black workers, leaving experts worried blacks will remain in crisis even in a recovery.

Poll: Americans still in giving spirit

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:53 GMT

Despite a lingering recession, only 20 percent of Americans plan to reduce charitable giving during the holiday season, according to a survey.

Chelsea Clinton to wed next summer

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:53 GMT

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, according to a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton. The couple will be married next summer.

Aerialist in mall’s ‘Hunky Santa’ show survives fall

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:06:21 GMT

A 26-year-old aerialist in a holiday performance of "Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls" at an L.A. mall slipped off a metal hoop and fell more than 20 feet as hundreds of patrons watched in horror. The aerialist was hospitalized after breaking her wrist and pelvis.

Divided Senate opens health care debate

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:03:16 GMT

The Senate begins over sweeping health care legislation that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats have vowed to approve and Republicans have sworn to block.

White House tries to spur mortgage relief plan

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:13:58 GMT

The Obama administration's efforts to step up pressure on the lending industry to provide mortgage relief includes few new incentives or penalties.

Newsweek: Is the American empire at an end?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:23:44 GMT

If the United States succumbs to a fiscal crisis, as an increasing number of economic experts fear it may, then the balance of global economic power could shift. And the U.S.'s ability to manage its finances is closely tied to its ability to remain the predominant global military power.

Sad development: The last Kodachrome film lab

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:48:13 GMT

Fifty years ago, 2,000 film labs in the U.S. processed Kodachrome. Now, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, is the last one — in the entire world. “It’s kind of pride mixed with sadness, because Kodak isn’t making Kodachrome any more,” said Dwayne Steinle’s son, Grant.