U.S. civilian found dead in Afghanistan after kidnapping
An American civilian working with the Army Corps of Engineers was kidnapped from a power plant in Kabul and strangled to death. Carrie Hughes said officials informed her that her father, James W. Coker, was killed. Two German bodies were also found nearby in a separate incident.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carrie Hughes
Charleston
S.C
James W. “Will” Coker
Adult smoking rate edges down slightly
The CDC report shows 19.3 percent of adults smoked last year, down from about 21 percent in 2005, with 30 or more cigarettes daily dropping to about 8 percent from almost 13 percent. The five year comparison implies 3 million fewer adult smokers, amid fluctuating rates.
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Chicago
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Yahoo names Tim Morse interim CEO after Bartz exit
Yahoo board appoints Tim Morse, CFO, as interim chief executive following Carol Bartz dismissal. Morse, lured from Altera two years ago, will attempt cost cuts amid stagnant revenue and a stalled Microsoft search partnership.
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San Francisco
Yahoo Inc
Carol Bartz
Yahoo
Tim Morse
Bartz
Morse
Altera Corp
Microsoft Corp
Niger urged to arrest Libyan ex-officials over seized assets
U.S. asks Niger to arrest members of Gaddafi’s ousted regime and return state property. Britain and France aid the hunt while Niger denies Gaddafi aboard. Convoys of former officials and metal wealth crossed the Sahara as authorities pursue the ex-leader.
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U.S
Niger
McClatchy
Benghazi
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
United States
Iger
Gadhafi
State Department
Victoria Nuland
Gunman opens fire at IHOP in Carson City killing four
A gunman using an AK-47 killed four people and wounded eight at an IHOP in Carson City Nevada. The shooter Eduardo Sendon 32 died after shooting himself at a hospital. Five National Guard members were among the victims in a violent shopping district. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the suspect fired into nearby shops before police arrived.
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Carson City
Ken Furlong
Center
IHOP
Nev
Jean Birch
Nevada National Guard
April Conway
Nevada Highway Patrol
Chuck Allen
Uniformed National Guard
Nevada
Eduardo Sendon
Supercommittee ties to lobbyists draw scrutiny
Washington Post analysis shows nearly 100 registered lobbyists on the panel or its staff, many former industry insiders from GE and other firms. Democrats and Republicans on the 12 member group employ ex-lobbyists, raising concerns as the committee seeks 1.5 trillion dollars in long term spending cuts by Thanksgiving, with 1.2 trillion automatic cuts if no deal.
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Patrick Donahoe
Postal Service
Treasury
Donahoe
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Washington Post
General Electric
Wall Street
Congress
Bill Allison
Sunlight Foundation
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Brian Privett
Iowa Eye Center
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