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Beware of sharks swimming in your office lottery pool
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20121128_Huge_Iowa_jackpot_is_powering_sales.html
A Powerball ticket for the estimated record $425 million jackpot prize, Powerball's biggest winnings ever, is seen at a convenience store in Washington on Monday.

Man Says Prayer Group Leader Told Him to Kill Wife
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-prayer-group-leader-told-kill-wife-17824541
Less than three months after he stood as a groomsman in the wedding of two friends he had known since college in Texas, Micah Moore walked into a suburban Kansas City police department and unloaded a dark secret: He had taken the woman's life at the ...

Republican senators say Rice meeting just leaves more questions unanswered
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/gop-senators-troubled-rice-meeting-17814179
Republican senators finally got their opportunity Tuesday for a face-to-face talk with UN Ambassador Susan Rice about the events surrounding the fatal attacks on U.S.

From King to President
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/king-president-article-1.1209085?localLinksEnabled=false
Rep. Pete King has crossed his eminence, anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist - and for this, Norquist is hoping King will pay a price.

Brace yourself for major winter storm
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5cf05431c0ad4fd48852deeb81935156/CA--California-Storm
Northern California residents are bracing for gusty winds, lots of rain and snow at higher elevations, as a series of storms bears down on the region.

Manning's mental health focus of pretrial hearing
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8HXuY2TjJro9q6E-4ZuePjdppoA?docId=8386091588564ecda3b7e1829bae4500
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - The mental health of a U.S. Army private is the focus of a pretrial hearing on charges that he gave classified information to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks.

Dole, 89, hospitalized for routine procedure
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/27/3937181/dole-89-hospitalized-for-routine.html
Former U.S. senator and 1996 presidential candidate Bob Dole was in the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Shooting of unarmed Florida teen is no Trayvon Martin case, attorney says
http://www.news4jax.com/news/Lawyer-Murder-suspect-saw-shotgun-in-teens-SUV/-/475880/17566116/-/ku79pw/-/index.html
(CNN) -- The attorney for a Florida man who shot at a car of unarmed teens over the weekend, killing one, says the incident bares no resemblance to the infamous Trayvon Martin case.

Picture Japan: Swimming Santa, DPJ Manifesto, Narita Rally
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/11/28/picture-japan-swimming-santa-dpj-manifesto-narita-rally/
A diver dressed as Santa Claus swam with dolphins at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama on Tuesday. The underwater feeding session involving divers dressed as Santa will take place daily until Christmas Day.

4 former clients suing Jersey City-based JONAH gay conversion therapy group
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NY-gays-accuse-NJ-therapy-group-of-false-promises-4070990.php
A Jersey City-based gay conversion therapy group is facing a lawsuit from former clients who claim they suffered psychological abuse during treatment sessions.

GOP divide surfaces early in 2014 Senate contest
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/11/26/2014-candidates-are-off-and-running/
The fissures within the Republican Party that some say cost the GOP control of the Senate have resurfaced just three weeks after the election.

Julian Assange warns of internet danger
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9706862/Julian-Assange-warns-of-internet-danger.html
The internet has become the “most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen”, according to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.