[U.S.] Obama, Romney maintain awkward tradition

Obama, Romney maintain awkward tradition
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/84365.html
7:11AM EST November 29. 2012 - Reactions to the news that President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet Thursday are amusing -- it's almost like some people are expecting a fight to break out, or an extended taunting session.

Attorney: Prayer group killing confession made up
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/28/3937587/man-says-prayer-group-leader-told.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man who told police he killed the wife of his prayer group leader at her husband's request made up the story and had nothing to do with the woman's suicide, his defense attorney said Wednesday.

NYPD officer's act of kindness goes viral on Facebook
http://www.newsday.com/news/nypd-officer-larry-deprimo-s-act-of-kindness-becomes-a-facebook-sensation-1.4272975
NEW YORK - An NYPD officer's act of kindness has gone viral on Facebook. Jennifer Foster, a Florence, Ariz., tourist, posted a photograph of the officer giving a homeless man a pair of boots and socks on a frigid night in Times Square on Nov. 17.

10 Things to Know for Today
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Empire-State-Building-surprises-NY-with-new-lights-4075701.php
Earlier this week, a switch was flipped at the Empire State Building, turning on its dancing new LED lights. They burst from the skyscraper, synchronized with R&B star Alicia Keys singing "Empire State of Mind"...More >>. In the middle of the night, as most of ...

Florida college wants civil case dismissed in student hazing death
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/11/28/famu_to_ask_judge_to.html
A Florida judge said he probably will rule by the end of next week on a motion to throw out the civil suit by the family of Robert Champion, the drum major who was killed during a hazing incident involving members of Florida A&M University's famed Marching ...

Family sues CIA, decades after scientist's mysterious death
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50003125/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Biochemist Frank Olson, shown here in a 1952 file picture, died in 1953 after falling from a hotel window in Manhattan. Olson's family is suing the federal government over his death.

NYPD: No Murders, Shootings, Stabbings Reported On Monday
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/172989/nypd--no-murders--shootings--stabbings-reported-on-monday
The New York City Police Department says not a single murder, shooting, stabbing or slashing was reported in the five boroughs on Monday.

Glenn Beck?s Obama Pee Stunt Shows He?s Still in Populist Huckster Game
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/29/glenn-beck-s-obama-pee-stunt-shows-he-s-still-in-populist-huckster-game.html
Submerging an Obama doll in fake urine may have been a bid for attention, but out of the limelight the former Fox News host's been building an empire that goes beyond right-wing paranoia to TV network TheBlaze, a $100 million radio deal, and 10-dollar ...

Local artists' handiwork part of White House holiday display
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WASHINGTON â€"â€". First lady Michelle Obama opened the festive, fir-draped doors Wednesday to the family's fourth White House Christmas, with Chicago talent helping put on the pageantry.

American Horror Story: Asylum Recap: The Angel of Death Descends on Briarcliff
http://www.eonline.com/news/366911/american-horror-story-asylum-recap-the-angel-of-death-descends-on-briarcliff
The Angel of Death was our guest of honor tonight on American Horror Story: Asylum, and she certainly lived up to her name. Season one alum Frances Conroy played the dark angel guiding people through death with a kiss, and she landed more than one ...

Obama opposes Microsoft, Cisco-backed immigration bill
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/outsourcing/Obama-opposes-Microsoft-Cisco-backed-immigration-bill/articleshow/17415800.cms
NEW DELHI: US President Barrack Obama shot down an immigration reform bill proposed by Silicon Valley companies that aims to give 55,000 visas to foreigners with US doctorate and masters degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics ...