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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Obamas welcome guests with curry at state dinner

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WASHINGTON - The first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and even a wardrobe malfunction.

  • Belgian patient Rom Houben, seen here using a specially-adapted computer to type messages at the Weyerke institute near Liege. Houben, who was wrongly diagnosed as being in a coma for 23 years, has revived the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study.(AFP/Stringer)
    Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn AP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

    BRUSSELS - Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.

  • UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China AP - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

    SHANGHAI - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.

  • This Nov. 17, 2009 photo provided by ABC shows Mya and Dmitry Chaplin on 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey) NO SALES
    Donny Osmond wins 'Dancing with the Stars' AP - 12 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Donny Osmond is the new champion of "Dancing with Stars."

  • Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club AP - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

    INDIANAPOLIS - A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches the flight of a solo home run hit off of San Diego Padres pitcher Edward Mujica during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Diego. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
    Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Albert Pujols' third National League MVP award put him in select company.

  • U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
    Obama says will "finish the job" in Afghanistan Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 6:38 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan, and officials said he could announce an increase of around 30,000 troops next week.

  • Pedestrians are reflected in downtown Boston, March 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
    U.S. third-quarter economic growth revised down Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:18 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but a fifth month of gains in house prices in September and an improvement in consumer morale signaled the anemic recovery was intact.

  • Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    Rajaratnam denies insider charges, blasts wiretaps Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 2:41 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam attacked a U.S. regulator's lawsuit on Tuesday, denying insider trading charges and saying government wiretaps violated his constitutional rights.

  • New York rally planned to protest 9/11 trial Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 6:18 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group against bringing the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks to trial in a U.S. civilian court will hold a rally in New York demanding Washington reconsider its decision, the group said on Tuesday.

  • President Barack Obama listens while India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a welcome ceremony at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties Reuters - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities.

  • National Councillor Doris Fiala receives a vaccination during a H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for members of the national parliament, during the winter parliament session in Bern, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
    WHO probing drug resistant swine flu Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:46 PM ET

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

  • Big powers draft resolution to press Iran at IAEA Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 1:48 PM ET

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers have drafted a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog urging Iran to clarify the purpose of its previously secret uranium enrichment site and confirm it has no more hidden atomic work, diplomats said.

  • Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is seen in this video grab released October 2, 2009 by Israeli television. REUTERS/Handout
    Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal may not happen Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:45 PM ET

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.

  • US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
    Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan AFP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

  • Workers load into a truck dead bodies, victims of massacre after gunmen shot at least 46 people in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province, on November 24. Philippine police have named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in the election-linked massacre.(AFP/Mark Navales)
    Philippine president's ally 'top suspect' in massacre AFP - 45 minutes ago

    MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine police on Wednesday named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people.

  • US President Barack Obama (right) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd left) pose for photos with Indian President Manmohan Singh (2nd right) and his wife Gursharan Kaur in Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, on November 24, as the Obamas host their first official State Dinner.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
    India is 'indispensable': Obama AFP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama threw the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.

  • A protestor wearing a Tony Blair mask covers his hands with fake blood as he demonstrates outside the venue for the public inquiry into the Iraq war. The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Blair led London to war.(AFP/Shaun Curry)
    British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war AFP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.

  • A Zimbabwean orphan displays the anti-retroviral drugs he obtained by walking across a mountain range and crossing into Mozambique. AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)
    AIDS deaths top 25 mln but infections slow AFP - Tue Nov 24, 12:10 PM ET

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.

  • The United States has firmed up plans to impose up to 15 percent tariffs on imported Chinese steel pipes targeted for wideranging sanctions for alleged unfair subsidies.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)
    US firm on slapping tariffs on Chinese steel pipes AFP - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has firmed up plans to impose up to 15 percent tariffs on imported Chinese steel pipes targeted for wideranging sanctions for alleged unfair subsidies.

  • The BBC has held talks with financial advisers about floating part of its commercial arm on the stock market, amid pressure over its market share and public subsidy, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)
    BBC holds talks over floating commercial arm: report AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - The BBC has held talks with financial advisers about floating part of its commercial arm on the stock market, amid pressure over its market share and public subsidy, a report said Wednesday.

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  • A handout photograph released in London November 24, 2009, shows the damage sustained by Bridgewater House in London during World War Two German air raids in 1941. Paul Delaroche's "Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers", was hanging in the dining room at the time and sustained extensive shrapnel damage. REUTERS/The Times/Handout
    Delaroche work "ruined" in war rescued for show Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 10:58 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A major work by French painter Paul Delaroche thought to have been virtually destroyed during a World War Two German air raid on London in 1941 has been unrolled and found to be in good condition.

  • A job seeker picks up a copy of the Washington Job Guide at a job fair in a Washington hotel, August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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    While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers? Do you tend to make your interviewers a little nervous?

  • No longer Top Secret: RAF wartime aerial photos Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:55 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Aerial photographs of prisoners in high security Colditz and POWs who worked on the infamous bridge over the River Kwai are among images now available to view online for the first time.