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Pending home sales tumble 16 percent in November

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in November because of the end of a rush to beat the initial expiration of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Tuesday.

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Exhausted Japan finance minister to quit: report

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's aged finance minister is to quit due to poor health after weeks of exhausting wrangling over the budget, the Nikkei news agency said on Tuesday, a fresh blow for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as he struggles with a frail economy and huge public debt.

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Blair to face Iraq war inquiry, big demand for seats

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LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will make his hugely-anticipated appearance before an official inquiry into the Iraq War in late January or early February, the inquiry team said on Tuesday.

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Democrats in final push on healthcare overhaul

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A final push to deliver a sweeping healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate.

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Karzai to try again with new cabinet line-up

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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to present a new list of cabinet nominees to Parliament on Saturday, an official said, replacing 17 names unexpectedly rejected by lawmakers last week in a humiliating snub.

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Iraqi militant leader linked to hostages freed

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials have released a Shi'ite militant leader, an Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday, raising hopes that the last of five British hostages captured in Baghdad more than 2-1/2 years ago would be returned.

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Report shows U.S. healthcare spending growth slows

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending rose at the lowest rate on record in 2008 due to the recession, but still reached $2.3 trillion and devoured 16.2 percent of the U.S. economy, government analysts said in a report on Tuesday.

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Iran renews execution threat against protesters

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's interior minister warned opposition activists on Tuesday they risk execution as enemies of God if they continue anti-government demonstrations, and the foreign ministry said arrested foreigners face punishment.

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Israel to build more homes in East Jerusalem

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality has approved construction of four apartment buildings next to a Jewish seminary in East Jerusalem, officials said on Tuesday, a project Palestinians called an attempt to undermine peace moves.

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State Department Using 'Diversity Visas' to Encourage Immigration to U.S. from Terror-Ridden Yemen

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The State Department is using "diversity visas" to encourage immigration to U.S. from terror-ridden Yemen.

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TSA Considers Passengers One of 20 ‘Layers of Security’ to Stop Terrorist Attacks

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The Transportation Security Administration cites passengers as one of 20 layers in place "to ensure the security of the traveling public," according to a graphic on its Web site.

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DHS Plans to Catch Only One in Four Travelers Committing ‘Major’ Criminal Violations While Entering U.S. on International Fights in 2010

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Documents produced by the Department of Homeland Security indicate that in fiscal 2010 the department is planning to catch only 26 percent of travelers committing major violations of law while entering the United States on international flights.

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President Obama to Announce New Airline Safety Measures

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fter meeting with his national security team on Tuesday, President Obama will talk to the public about screening for airline passengers and the U.S. terror watch-list system.

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Senate Health-Care Bill Provision Would Make it Impossible for Future Congresses to Repeal Parts of Bill

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A provision deep within the Senate health-care overhaul bill would make it impossible, once approved, for a part of the legislation to be repealed or changed by future Congresses.

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States Warn Congress of Possible Lawsuit Over Nebraska’s ‘Cornhusker Kickback’

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Thirteen state attorneys general have sent a letter to Congress threatening legal action against health care reform unless a provision in the Senate bill given to Nebraska is removed.

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State Jobs Depend on Expansion of Gambling in Pennsylvania

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Government agencies in Pennsylvania have been told to start planning for staff furloughs in case the state legislature does not pass a bill expanding legal gambling by the end of this week.

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U.S. Intelligence-Gathering Is Deficient in Afghanistan, NATO Official Says

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Eight years into the war, the U.S. intelligence community is only "marginally relevant" to the overall mission in Afghanistan, a new report says.

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Bomber at CIA Base Was A Double Agent

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The suicide bomber who killed eight people at a CIA base in Afghanistan claimed to have information about Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, and was being recruited as a double agent to infiltrate al-Qaida.

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GOP Chairman Says Republicans 'Screwed Up' After Reagan

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In his new book "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda," Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele says the GOP should acknowledge where "we most glaringly compromised our principles" in the past decade and hold its elected officials accountable.

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Staff Quits After Alabama Congressman Switches to GOP

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In a sharply worded statement, Rep. Parker Griffith's former chief of staff called the freshman congressman's switch to the Republican Party a "mistake" that goes against the interests of his district.

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