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Obama makes key Cabinet picks: Several key appointments, including State and Treasury Department secretaries appear to be nearly-done deals, with Democratic officials confirming President-elect Barack Obama's intended nominees. ›00:51
Opinion: Cancer's not the only smoking risk: Cancer is the disease most often associated with cigarettes. Yet there is something far more common, more lethal , and more avoidable linked to cigarettes the heart attack. ›13:55 20 Nov, Thu
Islamists: We'll fight Somali pirates: A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil. ›18:35 21 Nov, Fri
2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Production Cars: Editors' ten favorite production vehicles at the biennial show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Kids of centenarians live longer, healthier lives: People who make it to the age of 100 may indeed have some "good genes" that they pass on their children, according to a new study. ›21:18 21 Nov, Fri
Study ties saturated fat to small intestine cancer: Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer of the small intestine, a study shows. ›23:33 21 Nov, Fri
EU wants early foreign policy from Obama: The European Union's foreign policy chief says he expects the president-elect to move quickly to deal with top trans-Atlantic goals, including Middle East peace, Iran and global warming. ›18:45 21 Nov, Fri
Man wields bat to get cat from shelter: Dallas police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees. ›16:57 19 Nov, Wed
Will Knicks Scandal Affect Cablevision?: Jimmy Dolan's sports empire is a humiliation. Does that make him unfit to run Daddy's cable company? ›00:00 15 Oct, Mon
Date-rape doctor they could not convict: Despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape. ›13:15 21 Nov, Fri
WHO: 294 cholera deaths in Zimbabwe: The World Health Organization said Friday that 294 people have died from a cholera outbreak exacerbated by the country's collapsing health care system. ›18:46 21 Nov, Fri
Cool Cars We Miss: Gone but not forgotten—a shortlist of cars we loved and still miss. ›07:00 18 Oct, Thu
4 in hot water over 'Joe the Plumber' searches: Two more senior managers at the Ohio agency where computers were used to dig up information about "Joe the Plumber" have been suspended for their roles in the searches, an official said Friday. ›10:24
FDIC to guarantee $1.4 trillion in bank debt: Federal regulators will guarantee as much as $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt in a bid to get the distressed financial system pumping again. ›01:03
'Card check' best hope for auto workers union?: One advantage the Honda and Hyundai plants in Alabama have over the General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford plants in Michigan is lower labor costs. But what if the UAW could more easily organize workers at Honda and Hyundai? ›17:38 21 Nov, Fri
Lawsuit claims teen with HIV was bullied: The family of a 14-year-old girl who says she was bullied so badly over her HIV-positive status that she left school is suing the school district. ›21:22 21 Nov, Fri
Al Gore's Nobel Patrol: A vigilant fan of the former veep keeps watch as the Nobel Committee announces its peace prize. ›15:10 12 Oct, Fri
Deflation poses new economic threat: Strapped consumers are rejoicing at falling prices. But some economists warn of the growing risk of a ruinous downward price spiral called deflation. Here's what's at stake. ›17:10 21 Nov, Fri
Cheeky! 'Butt bandit' suspect nabbed: Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. ›01:26
Starr: How to Fix the Yankees: With their longtime manager halfway out the door, the Yankees in transition will be the most fascinating story in baseball. ›22:28 10 Oct, Wed
First Read: Geithner likely to be treasury secretary: part of an effort to reassure markets. ›20:04 21 Nov, Fri
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
'Mercenary is a Slanderous Term': The founder of Blackwater defends himselfand his company. ›03:32 13 Oct, Sat
Newsweek: Why Geithner boosted the market: Newsweek: Why Geithner boosted the market ›14:21 20 Nov, Thu
