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Pentagon has added staff combing through documents leaked by WikiLeaks to determine whether sources have been unmasked and to protect them from Taliban revenge.
Wikileaks - Afghanistan - Politics - Asia - Taliban
Rangel support fading: Obama calls charges troubling, some House Democrats raise resignation
Barack Obama - President - United States - History - President of the United States
People familiar with the investigation say California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial.
Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - Charles B. Rangel - Business
Infornmant Adrian Lamo says Wikileaks suspect Pfc. Bradley Manning had civilian help.
Wikileaks - United States - Bradley Manning - New York Times - Military
St. Petersburg famous museum The Hermitage has a secret collection, a tradition of allowing a herd of cats to roam over much of the grounds and live in the basement.
Saint Petersburg - Hermitage Museum - Russia - Administrative Regions - Museum
Over 800 dead in Pakistani floods as rescuers struggle to reach the marooned, disease looms
Flood - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Past Floods - Pakistan
scams, schemes, work-from-home scams
Telecommuting - Fraud - Business - Home Office - Small Business
Connecticut attorney general began investigating Tedd Collins after The New York Times disclosed a trail of lawsuits and fraud accusations against him from people across the U.S. who claimed the doctor had duped them out of large amounts of money in investment ventures well before he created the Become My Hero and Natasha's Place charities.
United States - Fraud - New York Times - Attorney general - Connecticut
Former Vice President Al Gore will not be prosecuted by the district attorney in Portland, Oregon, on allegations that he tried to sexually assault a masseuse sent to his hotel room there in 2006. The district attorney's office wrote, 'This case is not appropriate for criminal prosecution. The matter is closed.'
Al Gore - United States - Government - President - Elections
Dutch 14-year-old to set out next week for round-the-world solo sailing attempt
sail - Laura Dekker - Single-handed sailing - Recreation - Education
Boarding a plane without an agent to inspect or take your pass has arrived in the USA. Continental Airlines has confirmed it's testing the procedure at a gate at its hub in Houston Intercontinental. It's the first experiment at what's called "self-boarding" in the U.S.
Continental Airlines - United States - George Bush Intercontinental Airport - Airline - Business
Girl injured falling 40 feet to ground when Wis. amusement park attraction's safety net fails
Amusement park - Recreation - Free fall - Theme Parks - Defunct
When successful businessman and attorney Jim Cannon's lifeless body was found naked and stuffed in a closet of his West Nashville home in late June 2008, authorities soon would zero in on his estranged wife, Kelley Cannon. A story of love, privilege, drug addiction and death.
Drug addiction - Death - Nashville Tennessee - Businessperson - Jim Cannon
Fergie's films, Taboo's shoes, and Will.i.am and apl.de.ap crush on NYC.
Taboo - Will.i.am - Apl.de.ap - Shopping - Fergie
Microbiologists run tests to see how mold forms inside homes
Mold - Business - Polymers - Chemicals - Processing Methods
Chicago clerk was shot in the arm during a struggle with the robber.
Chicago - Robbery - Police - Business - Closed-circuit television