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GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ

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WASHINGTON - Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.

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  1. Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 2, 5:43 PM ETSent 1,961 times

    A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.

  2. More than 2,700 people are sworn in as US citizens during naturalization ceremonies in April 2009 in Montebello, California. Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)
    Millions worldwide would like to switch countries: study AFP - Tue Nov 3, 2:00 PM ETSent 1,417 times

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday.

  3. House seen expanding home buyer tax break: Hoyer Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:08 PM ETSent 486 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to back a Senate plan to extend a popular homebuying tax credit through April and also expand its scope, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday.

  4. A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to researchers at University College London.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)
    Processed food link to depression: research AFP - Mon Nov 2, 10:54 AM ETSent 424 times

    LONDON (AFP) - A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to research published on Monday.

  5. A man tries out the new iPhone 3GS on the first day it is being sold in Spain at the company's store in downtown Madrid June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Susana Vera
    Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:00 PM ETSent 365 times

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.

  6. La. justice resigns after interracial wed flap AP - 58 minutes agoSent 239 times

    BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples resigned Tuesday, after weeks of calls for his ouster from civil rights groups and several public officials, including the governor.

  7. Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell waves to the crowd at his victory party in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Unofficial results showed McDonnell, a conservative and former state attorney general, with about 60 percent of the vote over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. He will be the state's first Republican governor in eight years. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ AP - 24 minutes agoSent 201 times

    WASHINGTON - Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.

  8. The American flag flying next to the US Capitol dome in Washington, DC. Red-faced US lawmakers grappled Friday with the fallout from a leak that revealed normally secret preliminary ethics probes affecting more than 30 members of the US Congress and several aides.(AFP/Karen Bleier)
    Racial disparity: All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers Politico - Tue Nov 3, 4:54 AM ETSent 168 times

    The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn’t asked the committee to stand down.

  9. Medical masks on display at the Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel in Washington, DC. People over the age of 50 who are hospitalized with swine flu are the group most likely to die from the illness, but (A)H1N1 flu remains a young person's illness, US researchers said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
    Swine flu not just a threat to young: study Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 5:22 PM ETSent 165 times

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Swine flu can cause severe disease in people of all ages and appears to pose a special threat to those who are obese, according to an analysis of H1N1 cases in California released on Tuesday.

  10. This undated photo provided by Rep. John Dingell's office shows the congressman with President John F. Kennedy. Dingell, D-Mich, celebrated his 50th anniversary in Congress on Dec. 13, 2005. His colleagues, past and present, say he represents a link to the days in Congress that were driven less by ideology and more by compromise and bipartisanship. 'You will find in this system that everybody has something to give. And, whether you agree with them or not, they deserve to be heard,' Dingell said. 'If you're smart enough to listen to them, you'll probably learn a great deal.' (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Dingell Family)
    Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup AP - Tue Nov 3, 2:10 PM ETSent 160 times

    WASHINGTON - Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.

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  1. Maine Gov. John Baldacci, right, congratulates Jesse Connolly while they both thank supporters at the Question 1 election night headquarters in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 as they await results on the referendum proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage. Maine voters went to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether or not to keep a law that will allow gay marriage. The law was passed by the Legislature and signed by Baldacci last May but has never taken effect. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
    GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ AP - 24 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.

  2. Millions worldwide would like to switch countries: study AFP - Tue Nov 3, 2:00 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday.

  3. In these three undated photos provided by Dickenson State University, missing students, from left, Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada, and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif. are shown. (AP Photo/Dickenson State University)
    Police: 3 ND college students found dead in pond AP - 37 minutes ago

    DICKINSON, N.D. - Three missing North Dakota college softball players were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep pulled from a 12-foot deep farm pond, and police said they believed the women were inside the vehicle when they made two desperate calls to friends for help.

  4. This Nov. 1, 2009 photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony Sowell, 50, who Cleveland Police arrested Saturday, Oct. 31 on a rape and felonious assault warrant. The bodies of six women were found in Sowell's home. Investigators trying to identify the bodies of six women found in the home of a convicted rapist are focusing the inquiry on eight or nine missing women, the coroner said Monday. Sowell hasn't been charged in the rape investigation or in connection with the bodies. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
    Body count at rapist's Cleveland home rises to 10 AP - 58 minutes ago

    CLEVELAND - The number of bodies found in and near a rapist's home rose to at least 10 on Tuesday when authorities unearthed four corpses from the backyard and found a skull in a bucket in the basement.

  5. Swine flu not just a threat to young: study Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 5:22 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Swine flu can cause severe disease in people of all ages and appears to pose a special threat to those who are obese, according to an analysis of H1N1 cases in California released on Tuesday.

  6. Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 2, 5:43 PM ET

    A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.

  7. Supporters of same-sex marriage Suzanne Blackburn, left, and Ann DiMella, of Portland, prepare to set up a NO on 1 sign in Deering Oaks Park, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Portland, Maine. Voters will decide Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
    Gay-marriage vote is too close to call in Maine AP - 12 minutes ago

    PORTLAND, Maine - Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove for the first time that their cause can prevail at the ballot box.

  8. FILE - In this Thursday Nov. 15, 2007 file photograph, the logo is seen on a wall outside the health care products maker Johnson & Johnson's world headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J. Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, it will trim layers of management, cut jobs, and set other restructuring moves in order to save up to $900 million next year.(AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)
    Johnson & Johnson sets restructuring, plans charge AP - Tue Nov 3, 6:09 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it will cut up to about 8,000 jobs and streamline its operations in an effort to cut costs as it braces for changes in the health care industry.

  9. La. justice resigns after interracial wed flap AP - 58 minutes ago

    BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples resigned Tuesday, after weeks of calls for his ouster from civil rights groups and several public officials, including the governor.

  10. This computer generated image made available by Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) shows how Madeleine McCann might look now, right, and with dark brown hair and tanned skin in case she has been living in north Africa, left. The images are taken from a one minute film by Ceop made available Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. British police appealed today for internet users worldwide to spread the new video aimed at pricking the conscience of the key witnesses who know what happened to Madeleine McCann. (AP Photo/Ceop)
    New video plea for missing girl Madeleine AFP - Tue Nov 3, 9:01 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Police Tuesday released an Internet video of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared two years ago in Portugal at the age of three, with tanned skin and darker hair which she might have if held captive in a warmer climate.

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  1. Moonshine turns horse race in rowdy Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:04 PM ET

    TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.

  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voce President Joe Biden listens at rear. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Merkel calls for strong deal on climate change AP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress on Tuesday to "tear down the walls of today" and reach a deal to combat global warming.

  3. Huge Galaxy Cluster Hints at Universe's Skeleton SPACE.com - Tue Nov 3, 9:19 AM ET

    A gigantic, previously unknown set of galaxies has been found in the distant universe, shedding light on the underlying skeleton of the cosmos.

  4. Philadelphia Phillies batter Chase Utley watches his solo home run against the New York Yankees in the seventh inning in Game 5 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar
    Phillies hold off Yankees to force Game Six Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 6:55 AM ET

    PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies kept their championship hopes alive by beating the New York Yankees 8-6 Monday to force a sixth game in the best-of-seven World Series.

  5. British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field. A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)
    Europe reluctant to send troops to Afghanistan Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 3:40 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European nations are unlikely to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday, as President Barack Obama considers boosting U.S. forces there.

  6. In this undated image provided by Computer Scientists, scientist Leonard Kleinrock poses with the first Interface Message Processor. "The Internet is a democratizing element; everyone has an equivalent voice," Kleinrock said. "There is no way back at this point. We can't turn it off. The Internet Age is here."(AFP/HO)
    Internet turns 40 with birthday bash AFP - Thu Oct 29, 10:06 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Technology and media stars, pundits and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child.

  7. US automaker Chrysler is to drop some of its own models in favor of vehicles from Italy's Fiat, its strategic partner as it recovers from bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)
    Auto sales show industry beginning to stabilize AP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

    DETROIT - After months of roller-coaster results, the U.S. auto industry showed signs of stability in October.

  8. Michael Moore ignores capitalism's blessings The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Nov 3, 4:00 AM ET

    Irvine, Calif. - Though Michael Moore seems to have missed it, in the past 10 years corporations have made enormous strides in promoting workplace democracy, patent-free innovation, and the financial independence of women in developing nations.

  9. La. justice resigns after interracial wed flap AP - 58 minutes ago

    BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples resigned Tuesday, after weeks of calls for his ouster from civil rights groups and several public officials, including the governor.

  10. File- Claude Levi-Strauss seen in this Jan. 13, 1967 file photo. The Academie Francaise said Tuesday Nov 3 2009 that Levi-Strauss, an influential French intellectual who was widely considered the father of modern anthropology, had died. He was 100. Levi-Strauss was widely regarded as having reshaped the field of anthropology, introducing new concepts concerning common patterns of behavior and thought, especially myths, in primitive and modern societies.(AP Photo, HO)
    Anthropology giant Claude Levi-Strauss dead at 100 AP - Tue Nov 3, 7:09 PM ET

    PARIS - After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned a young Parisian scholar into a founder of modern anthropology.

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