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Politics A suspected U.S. missile struck a car carrying alleged militants in a northwest Pakistan tribal region Friday, killing three men in the second such attack in less than a day, intelligence officials said.

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Officials: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan
Dec
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Politics Jubilant gay couples have rung in the New Year in New Hampshire with wedding vows to celebrate the state’s new law legalizing same-sex marriage.

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N.H. Gays Celebrate New Law With Weddings
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31
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Business LG Electronics has developed handheld terminals compatible with the U.S. mobile digital TV format and will show them at next week’s International Consumer Electronics Show, it said Thursday.
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LG develops cell phone for US mobile DTV standard
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Politics President receives preliminary assessment on missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing • Dems Accuse GOP of Exploiting Terror Plot • Body Scanners Ignite Privacy Concern • Freed Gitmo Detainees Bolster Al Qaeda in Yemen • DHS Subpoenas Journalists Over Security Leaks

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Report to Obama Shows Intelligence Failures Persist
Dec
31
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Business Remember, back in the day, when cell phones had the same dimensions as bricks, laptops were unheard of, and Windows 95 introduced that newfangled Start menu? Back when parents got mad at their teenagers for tying up the phone line (”landlines,” I believe they were called), people bought music on CDs, and “Google” was a misspelling of 10 to the power of 100? Ah, yes, the good ol’ days.
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The Best Tech-Nostalgia Stories of 2009
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Business You can tell a lot about the future by studying the not-too-distant past. The megapixel war is officially over, as 8 to 10 megapixels has become the default resolution for even the lowest-end pocket cameras. Instead of racing to add resolution, camera makers will be rushing to capitalize on some of the big developments of the past year.
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CES 2010 Predictions: What’s on Deck for Cameras?
Dec
31
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Politics The Richland Parish sheriff says an off-duty policeman’s 3-year-old son apparently shot and killed a 3-year-old cousin with his father’s gun.

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3-Year-Old Boy Kills Cousin With Cop Dad’s Gun
Dec
31
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Politics Archeologists — thanks to clearcutting of rainforest — uncover mysterious designs carved into Amazon jungle

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Ancient Earth Carvings Revealed
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31
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Politics North Korea says it remains committed to achieve a nuclear-free Korean peninsula through dialogue and negotiations

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North Korea’s New Year’s Resolution: Be Less Hostile