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Centralized Communist System Always Brought Atrocities

 

Critics Who Vilified Successful Pinochet Are Hypocrites

 

UK's Blair Renounces Multiculturalism-Sort Of

 

Hillary Watch

 

New Congress Will Bring More Regulation

 

The 'Blame America First' Crowd

 

Beware of Illegal Aliens Seeking Hazmat Licenses

 

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jeane Kirkpatrick

 

Surrender By Any Other Name...

 

The House Un-Intelligence Committee

 

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Pelosi Targets Grassroots Freedom of Speech

 

Moore the merrier as The Sky at Night heads for its half-century

 

Q&A: MRSA and other killer superbugs

 

Trimble Navigation Ltd. to Acquire @Road Inc. for 4.99 Times Revenue

 

Indevus Pharmaceuticals to Buy Valera Pharmaceuticals for 4.48 Times Revenue

 

Money in Real Estate: M&A and the REIT Market

 

Wooster on Spring - a Street Art Time Capsule (New owners of a Soho building famous as a target for graffiti art invite a who's who of street artists to have their way prior to renovation. )

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1 climber found dead in 2nd snow cave

1 Climber Found Dead in 2nd Snow Cave on Mount Hood, 2 Others Remain Missing. Teams looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body after searching a second snow cave Sunday, an official said.
 

Baylor beats UCLA for 8th straight win

Jessica Morrow Scores Career-High 24 Points to Lead No. 9 Baylor to 83-70 Victory Over UCLA. Jessica Morrow scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 9 Baylor to an 83-70 victory over UCLA on Sunday. Bernice Mosby added 20 points and Angela Tisdale had 14 points for the Bears (11-1), who won their eighth consecutive game.
 

Climber found dead in 2nd snow cave

Climber Found Dead in 2nd Snow Cave on Mount Hood, Is Believed to Be 1 of 3 Missing. Authorities said a climber on Mount Hood was found dead in a second snow cave, and he's believed to be one of the three missing climbers.
 

Berlusconi may have surgery in U.S.

Berlusconi Ally Says Ex-Premier to Have Surgery in U.S.. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has decided to have surgery in the United States, a close ally said Sunday amid news reports that the ailing media mogul would get a pacemaker.
 

Report: Gambling critic won thousands

Report: Former Pennsylvania Lawmaker Who Opposed Slots Won Big at Casinos. A recently appointed member of the Pennsylvania gaming board was a longtime critic of gambling when he was a legislator but he has won thousands of dollars at casinos, a newspaper reported Sunday.
 

Virtual reality boosts rehab in Israel

In Israel, Virtual-Reality Systems Help With Disability Rehabilitation. On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola's spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he is standing on a small, wooden dinghy gliding downstream, navigating between the islands of a tropical paradise.
 

Wall Street to get more inflation data

Wall Street Looks to Inflation Figures, Profit Reports to Extend Gains. Wall Street will be awaiting fresh data on inflation and corporate earnings in the coming week as it looks to ride its fourth-quarter gains through the end of the year.
 

U.S. military rehearses terror hearings

U.S. Military Rehearses Hearings for Top Terror Suspects at Guantanamo. The U.S. military is rehearsing for hearings on whether 14 top terror suspects can be held indefinitely without charge as enemy combatants, but defense lawyers say the outcome is preordained.
 

Hamas, Fatah groups announce truce

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Rockets-Clippers, Box

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Ex-Iran president leads clerical race

Former Iranian President in Lead for Powerful Clerical Body, Reports Say. A former Iranian president wanted in Argentina for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center was leading the race for a seat on a powerful clerical body, according to partial results of elections reported by state-run television Sunday.
 

Yao powers Rockets past Clippers 108-103

Yao Has 32 Points and 10 Rebounds to Help Rockets Beat Clippers 106-100 and Snap 3-Game Skid. Yao Ming had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Rafer Alston added 24 points and eight assists, and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak without Tracy McGrady in a 106-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
 

Bears escape with 34-31 OT win over Bucs

Bears Escape With 34-31 OT Win Over Bucs to Earn Home-Field Advantage Throughout Playoffs. The Chicago Bears earned homefield advantage throughout the playoffs the hard way. Chicago blew a 24-3 second-half lead Sunday and then recovered with big plays from backups Rashied Davis and Adrian Peterson in overtime to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-31.
 

No. 9 BAYLOR 83, UCLA 70

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No. 7 LSU tops No. 18 Michigan St. 65-50

No. 7 LSU Dominates 1st Half En Route to 65-50 Victory Over No. 18 Michigan State. Quianna Chaney nearly doubled her season scoring average and Sylvia Fowles had a double-double for LSU on Sunday, all in the first half. That was all the help the No. 7 Lady Tigers needed to dominate No. 18 Michigan State 65-50.
 

Tiger finishes the season in style

Tiger Woods Wraps Up Remarkable Season With 4-Shot Victory at the Target World Challenge. One last birdie putt he didn't need. One final victory that didn't count.
 

No. 3 Sooners stifling in 82-36 laugher

No. 3 Sooners Set School Mark for Points Allowed in 23rd Straight Win, 82-36 Over N. Colorado. Courtney Paris had 20 points and 13 rebounds _ her 37th straight double-double _ and No. 3 Oklahoma set a school record for defensive prowess in an 82-36 victory over Northern Colorado on Sunday.
 

Jazz beat Pacers to kick off 5-game trip

Boozer Scores 18 Points, Okur Adds 17 As Jazz Kick Off 5-Game Trip With 104-94 Win Over Pacers. Utah's best defensive performance of the season gave the Jazz their first victory over Indiana in four years.
 

Report: Eli Lilly Said to Play Down Risk

Report: Eli Lilly Said to Downplay Side-Effects of Pill. Eli Lilly and Co. has downplayed for about 10 years the risks associated with Zyprexa, which treats schizophrenia, The New York Times said on its Web site Sunday, citing internal documents from the drug maker and e-mail messages of its managers.
 

No. 14 Huskies win 28th straight at home

No. 14 Huskies Stretch Home Winning Streak to 28 Games With 89-73 Win Over St. Mary's. UConn coach Jim Calhoun thinks freshman guard Jerome Dyson plays basketball like a running back _ and he likes that. Dyson scored 19 points Sunday, many by driving straight through the St. Mary's defense, and No. 14 Connecticut beat the Gaels 89-73 to remain unbeaten.
 

No climbers found in Mt. Hood snow cave

Rescue Team Finds Gear, but No Climbers, in Snow Cave Near Peak of Mount Hood. A snow cave near the peak of Mount Hood contained a sleeping bag, ice axes and rope, but not the three climbers who have been missing for more than a week, authorities said Sunday.
 

Postseason CFL Schedule

Toronto 31, Winnipeg 27
 

NHL Standings

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Gunmen kidnap aid workers in Baghdad

Gunmen Kidnap Aid Workers in Baghdad; Blair Seeks International Support for Iraq Gov't. Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms burst into Red Crescent offices on Sunday and kidnapped more than two dozen people at the humanitarian organization in the latest sign of the country's growing lawlessness.
 

Pilot in Okla. crash charged in 3 deaths

Pilot Who Survived Okla. Plane Crash That Killed 3 Passengers Charged With Manslaughter. A pilot who survived the crash of a small plane that killed three passengers was arrested Sunday and charged with manslaughter, authorities said.
 

No. 8 Shockers pummel Md-Eastern Shore

Couisnard Scores 21 Points to Lead No. 8 Wichita State to 102-46 Pummeling of Md-Eastern Shore. P.J. Couisnard is usually the one setting up his teammates. This time, they fed him the ball _ and some good-natured abuse.
 

Harrah's board meeting again Sunday

Harrah's Board Meeting Again Sunday to Discuss Buyout Bids. The special board committee of casino giant Harrah's Entertainment was meeting again in New York on Sunday for another round of discussions on buyout offers it received this week, according to a person close to the matter.