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The election of Barack Obama might be a boon for the titans of conservative talk, as was Bill Clinton’s eight years. But Michael Medved argues that conservatism will see no political gains if hosts simply appeal to the right-wing fringe.
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Dump the Xanax and grab Tales of Beedle the Bard. This charming book is the best anti-anxiety medication on the market.
Money
housing | |
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures.
energy | |
By Paul Sakuma, AP
Oil tumbled below $44 a barrel and average gasoline prices slipped to four-year lows, as jobless benefit claims soared.
taxes | |
Property taxes are rising across the USA despite the steepest drop in home values since the Great Depression.
economy | |
By Amy Sancetta, AP
There's no such creature as a "recession-proof" company or sector. But some businesses appear to be recession-hardy.
retail | |
MGA Entertainment is banned from making and selling the dolls, a decision Mattel hailed as a major victory in the four-year doll fight.
Across the USA
religion | |
Voters' economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported the ballot.
Space & Technology
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NASA will push back the launch of a next-generation rover to Mars until 2011 because of testing and hardware challenges.
computersecurity | |
Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs.
tech |
Analysis finds Google has paid approximately $344M toward the operating cost, but that's $6.9B short of what costs are.
Around the world
The 84-passenger Ushuaia, an ice-strengthened vessel that spends five months each year in the region, was in Wilhemina Bay.
military | |
American troops killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan hit a low of 11 in November.
world | |
India has evidence that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the 60-hour siege that killed 171 people.
Sports
stars | |
By Frank Franklin II, AP
Suspended Sean Avery has met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for about three hours at a disciplinary hearing.
giants | |
Pierce didn't know his teammate was carrying a gun last weekend until it accidentally discharged, Pierce's attorney said.
Health & Wellbeing
health | |
Perhaps half a million embryos lie frozen in U.S. clinics because patients feel they don't have satisfactory options for dealing with them.
health | |
Don't send the kids away just yet, but new research shows that an empty nest can help mom and dad's marriage.
