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The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday easily defeated a Democratic effort to call for President Bush to outline a timetable for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Republicans countered with their own alternative, urging that 2006 "should be a period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty," with Iraqi forces taking the lead in providing security - a step lawmakers hope will speed a reduction of U.S. forces.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10049905/Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.
World's safest pastries? That could be the new marketing slogan for Dunkin' Donuts, thanks to nearly $20 million in federally guaranteed loans that were granted to more than two dozen franchises across the East Coast - under a program designed to help businesses recover from 9/11. Problem is, only one of the loans went to a store in New York City; the rest went to franchises as far away from Ground Zero as Woodstock, Ga., Essex Junction, Vt., and Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/57446.htmBill O'Reilly defended his call on Al Qaeda to attack San Francisco on Talking points memo last night: "Predictably some far left internet smear sites have launched a campaign to get me fired over my point of view... Finally, what did the citizens of San Francisco think was gonna happen after they voted to oppose military recruitment? We're in the middle of a War on Terror and these loopy voters do something like this and I'm not supposed to call them on it?"
Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages _ especially when it is portable. One online social network of amateur pinup girls said it logged 500,000 downloads of the sexy "featurettes" _ three- to five-minute video clips _ in the first 24 hours targeting the new iPod-toting crowd.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/04/AR2005110401432.htmlMonica Novotny reports.
Jacko's blushing - and this time it's not just his rouge. The Queen, er, King of Pop, disguised in an Arabic woman's head scarf, got caught fixing his face in a ladies' bathroom in a Dubai shopping mall Saturday. Cops were called to the scene to resolve a dispute between Jackson, 47, and a shocked Tunisian woman who snapped his picture as he primped at the mirror. No arrests were made, according to The Khaleej Times.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/365743p-311450c.htmlThat's some of what we're planning for tonight's show.
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Violent burglars in London fled the scene when their 97-year-old victim threw a plant pot out of a window to alert passers by. The woman had opened her door after she heard the doorbell ring. Three men then forced the front door open, knocking her to the floor. One of the men held her on the floor covering her mouth with his hand while the other men searched the victim's house. As she was held on the floor the victim began shouting for help and managed to throw a plant pot out of an open window to attract attention of neighbors or passers by. A neighbor heard the victim's calls for help and went up to the front door to investigate. The burglars fled. Police are investigating.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.650876.0.quick_thinking_pensioner_97_foils_burglars.phpGo granny.
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After an all-night negotiations helped along by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel and the Palestinians agreed Tuesday on a detailed arrangement for opening the borders of the Gaza Strip and allowing freer movement for Palestinians elsewhere - a significant step toward an eventual peace deal between historic enemies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10046916/A Pennsylvania teen accused of killing his girlfriend's parents waived extradition to his home state Tuesday, a day after he and his 14-year-old girlfriend were arrested in Indiana after a police chase that ended in a crash.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10050182/A woman who authorities said had sex with high school boys during alcohol- and drug-fueled parties has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, officials said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10049170/FBI agents arrested a woman Tuesday who was suspected of robbing four banks in suburban Virginia while appearing to be talking on a cell phone.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10036180/Noting that the grizzly bear population in the Yellowstone area has thrived in recent years, the Bush administration on Tuesday announced that it plans to remove federal protections for the animals in the areas around the national park.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9996768/It's been a long wait for Medicare beneficiaries, but about two years after Congress approved a new prescription drug benefit, senior citizens and the disabled finally get to enroll, beginning Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10051072/The cost of mailing a letter will increase to 39 cents on Jan. 8.
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