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 SWEEPING HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL PASSES HOUSE AFTER MONTHS OF DEBATE: In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
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GOP LEADERS RALLY HUNDREDS IN PROTEST OF HEALTH CARE BILL AT CAPITOL: Foes of the House Democrats’ health care bill rallied outside the Capitol Saturday afternoon, hours before what many of them anticipated will be a setback for their position — approval of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill. “It may pass out of the House tonight. We do realize that,” Jenny Beth Martin, event organizer for the Tea Party Patriots, said. “But there is the Senate still. And we are going to leave no stone unturned and fight the government taking over our health care.”
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PALIN WILL HEADLINE MEDIA DINNER: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s sharp criticism of the media won’t stop her from breaking bread with journalists next month at a dinner here in the nation’s capital. The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee will be the GOP speaker at the Gridiron Club and Foundation’s annual winter dinner, the organization announced Friday.
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 SEATTLE POLICE: SUSPECT IN SLAYING OF OFFICER IS ‘LONE DOMESTIC TERRORIST’: A suspect in the shooting of a Seattle, Washington, police officer is also believed to be behind the bombing of four police cars, Seattle Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said at a press conference Saturday. Christopher Monfort, 41, remained hospitalized in serious condition after being shot by officers during a confrontation Friday. “This man, from everything that we can tell, appears to be a lone domestic terrorist,” Pugel said.
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 POLICE: BLAST IN PAKISTAN GOAT MARKET KILLS 12 SUICIDE BOMBER APPARENTLY TARGETED ANTI-TALIBAN MAJOR, INJURED DOZENS: A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said. The morning attack took place in the town of Adazai, about 10 miles south of the main northwest city of Peshawar. The market was crowded with shoppers and goats being sold to celebrate the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid.
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 SOCIAL NETWORKS AND KIDS: HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG?: Status updates, photo tagging and FarmVille aren’t just for adults or even teenagers anymore .Researchers say a growing number of children are flouting age requirements on sites such as Facebook and MySpace, or using social-networking sites designed just for them. Facebook and MySpace require users to be at least 13. But they have no practical way to verify ages, and many young users pretend to be older when signing up. Some scientists worry that pre-adolescent use of the sites, which some therapists have linked to Internet addiction among adults, could be damaging to children’s relationships and brains. But many other experts say there’s not any solid research to back that up and that most children seem to use social-media sites in moderation, and in positive ways.
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MEXICAN ARMY MAKES LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE: The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country’s northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico. The 448 pounds (203 kilograms) of opium paste was found Thursday hidden in nine plastic containers in the township of Guadalupe y Calvo, in the border state of Chihuahua, the Defense Department said in a statement.
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HOMELAND CHIEF WARNS AGAINST ANTI-MUSLIM BACKLASH: The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. Janet Napolitano says her agency is working with groups across the United States to try to deflect any backlash against American Muslims following Thursday’s rampage by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim who reportedly expressed growing dismay over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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 CHINA PROMISES BILLIONS IN AID, LOANS TO AFRICA: PLEDGES, PART OF CHINA’S GROWING PUSH IN CONTINENT, WATCHED WARILY BY WEST: China’s premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations over the next three years and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries, as the Asian powerhouse looked to deflect criticism that its investments in the continent were motivated purely by greed. At a two-day China-Africa summit that began on Sunday, Wen Jiabao also said China would build 100 new clean energy projects for Africa over the same period as part of an effort to help the continent deal with climate change issues.
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 WEST AFRICA’S GIRAFFES MAKE A BIG COMEBACK: NIGER USES CARROTS (LOANS, TOURISM), STICKS (PRISON, FINES) TO HELP POPULATION: A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. The tallest animals on earth are here, the guide says, somewhere amid the scant green bush on one side, and the thatched dome villages on the other. They’re here, but by all accounts, they shouldn’t be.
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SEVERAL KIDS ARRESTED AFTER FOOD FIGHT: PARENTS WORRY THAT CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR SUCH AN EVENT WILL HAUNT STUDENTS’ FUTURES: More than two dozen students were slapped with criminal charges in connection with a food fight in the cafeteria at a Chicago charter school. The students were caught in chaos at Perspectives Charter Schools Calumet Campus. Police arrested 25 students ranging in age from 11 to 15 after a food fight broke out in the cafeteria Thursday. “The next thing you know I saw a tray fly up in the air, and then I saw an orange fly,” student Jordan Grevious said. ‘Then, I heard the words ‘food fight.’”
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 LBN-SPORTS INSIDER: ***The ghost of Sammy Sosa is upon us.The former Cubs slugger, recently photographed during an appearance at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, is drawing attention for his severely lightened complexion. In addition, he appears to be wearing green contact lenses a change from his natural brown. The cause of Sosa’s skin condition is reportedly because of a skin rejuvenation process he has been undergoing, according to the Chicago Tribune. ***Zenyatta pawed the ground with her right front hoof and pranced past an adoring crowd jamming the grandstand as she made her way to the start of the Breeders Cup Classic.By the time the race ended, this showgirl would leave no doubt shes as gutsy as the guys.
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 LBN-HEALTH WATCH: ***Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday. That’s true even for people who are at extra risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children, the Harvard School of Public Health poll found. ***A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession. Peace in Medicine marijuana dispensary is a clean, modern operation in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. It could easily be mistaken for a doctor’s office, if not for the three security guards and overwhelming skunky smell of pot.
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LBN-BUSINESS INSIDER: ***Warren Buffett’s company said Friday that its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s derivative contracts. Berkshire said it generated $3.2 billion, or $2,087 per share, in net income. That’s up significantly from last year’s $1.1 billion, or $682 per share. ***President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.The bill-signing came a day after the House, displaying rare bipartisan agreement over the troubling employment picture nationally, voted 403-12 to pass the measure. The Senate had approved it unanimously on Wednesday. ***Whos your patty? Not McDonalds Chain settles suit with Minn. hamburger shop over trademarked phrase. A Minnesota hamburger parlor and McDonald’s Corp. have settled a federal lawsuit over the phrase, “Who’s your patty?” Michael Lafeber is an attorney for The Lion’s Tap in Eden Prairie. He says the parties reached a “mutually beneficial amicable resolution.” McDonald’s also says a satisfactory agreement was reached.
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 LBN-BOOK NEWS: ***Where will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie be December 1? Whether toy-shopping in the south of France, shooting in L.A. or helping the needy in the Third World, the parents of six might want to avoid bookstores — where readers will be snatching up the first day’s copies of Brangelina Exposed. Written by Ian Halperin — an investigative journalist and author of July’s No. 1 bestseller Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson — Brangelina Exposed promises to explain how the famous couple “have successfully manipulated the public into believing a glamorous fairytale that bears little resemblance to the reality of the pair’s life together,” according to a press release. ***What would Emma Thompson, Desmond Tutu and Debbie Harry say to their 16-year-old selves if they had the chance? You can find out and help fund AIDS research with the new book Dear Me: A Letter To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self. The Elton John AIDS Foundation will receive 1 (about $1.64) for every book purchased. The foundation suffered a loss recently when co-founder Robert Key passed away in mid-October. The foundation provides grants to promote innovative HIV programs.
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LBN-VIDEO LINK: Rosie O’Donnell Says “F*ck” On Jimmy Fallon Show, Calls Glenn Beck “Carnival Barker” CLICK HERE.
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LBN-COMMENTARY By DR. JON PERLMAN (Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery – Geffen UCLA School of Medicine): Are you in favor of reinstating the military draft? Why?. Am I crazy or does anyone else agree that our beloved US of A’s efforts to provide stability and sanity around the world in recent decades has floundered. It seems that we need a Colin Powell to look into whether we are capable of taking on the job effectively once given adequate troop availability. If we can’t do it with the military numbers that we now have, we need to reach a decision as a nation to either step down our efforts and idealism, or increase our troop numbers so the military is empowered to get the job done. If we choose the latter course, a volunteer army should be the priority and a draft used only as a last resort. Just my humble opinion.
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LBN-MUSIC INSIDER: *** A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Thursday blocked the sites BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com and owner Hank Risan from selling copyrighted songs by the Beatles and others. Music company EMI Group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking an injunction against the sites, claiming they were engaging in music piracy. *** The inquiry by the Competition Commission in the U.K. into the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster has been extended by eight weeks, and will now report by Jan. 19. It follows a provisional CC ruling on Oct. 8 that the merger will hinder competition in the market for live music ticket retailing, which could result in higher prices.
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 LBN-HISTORICAL COMMENTARY By Johnny Cash: You can ask the people around me. I don’t give up. I don’t give up… and it’s not out of frustration and desperation that I say I don’t give up. I don’t give up because I don’t give up. I don’t believe in it. (2002)
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 LBN-OVERHEARD: ***Art D’Lugoff, who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85. ***Michael Jackson’s father is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday.
The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch. ***A judge sentenced Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted the terms of a plea deal between Francis and prosecutors, who struck the agreement after learning on the eve of trial that a key witness had withheld information from them. ***In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men’s club to the start of a rainbow coalition. Wanda Sykes’ weekly Fox comedy show debuts 11 p.m. EST Saturday, followed by George Lopez’s four-night-a-week talk show on TBS, starting 11 p.m. EST Monday. They join “The Mo’Nique Show” on BET.
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LBN-NOTICED: *** Ginnifer Goodwin, a cast member in “A Single Man,” attends the premiere of the film at AFI Fest 2009 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 5. *** The Hills” star Kristin Cavallari seen at the Breeders’ Cup Winners Circle event at the ESPN Zone and L. A. Live in Los Angeles. *** Howard Stern and his wife Beth Ostrosky Stern attend the 2009 North Shore Animal League America’s 4th annual DogCatemy gala at New York’s Cipriani, Wall Street. *** BFFs Jay-Z and Alex Rodriguez spent the entire day together yesterday. They kicked things off at the Yankees parade, then went to an early dinner at Jay and Bs fave spot Nellos, and hung out courtside at the Knicks vs. Cavs game. *** Rihannas been out and about a lot this past week in L.A.. She was spotted rocking some killer booties while out with her publicist and friends yesterday. ***BE AN LBN-CORRESPONDENT Send your celebrity sightings to LBN-Elert@TimeWire.net.
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LBN-QUOTE: “As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, but that America gave him the White House based on the same credentials.” -Newt Ginrich.
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LBN-HISTORY: On November 8, 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.
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1.Name: Eddie Garcia
2.Occupation: Entertainment publicity
3.What is your greatest extravagance? Honestly, I dont have one.
4.What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Not having family in my life.
5.If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be and why? If I were to die and comeback as a person or thing, Id like to come back as a more refined, upgraded version of my current self.
6.What is your most marked characteristic? My warm and welcoming personality.
7.Who are your heroes in real life? My father and Neil Strauss.
8.What’s the worst fashion crime a person can commit? Wearing skinny jeans when youre not skinny. You know who you are.
9.What is your motto? I get paid to party.
10.E-mail and website: Egarcia@LCOonline.com ;
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