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Obama Awards Medal of Honor
To Afghanistan War Veteran

Christopher Weber | Politics Daily

The president gives the nation's highest military honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta. The Iowa soldier is the first living recipient of the award since the Vietnam War.

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The Holiday Guide to the 'Touch My Junk' Backlash

By Mara Gay | AOL News

Will you scan or take a stand at airport security lines? AOL News answers your questions as National Opt-Out Day nears.

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Middleton: The Woman Who Could Be Queen

By Theunis Bates | AOL News

Go inside to find out all about the 28-year-old commoner who'll marry the second-in-line to the British throne next year in London.
Plus: Details | Reactions | Photos | The Ring

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The Beatles Make Their Debut on Apple's iTunes

By Dawn Kawamoto | DailyFinance

The most prominent holdout from iTunes has worked things out with Apple, making the Fab Four's entire catalog available there.
Surge Desk: The Internet Isn't Impressed

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Bundle Up for the Holiday: Here Comes the Cold

By Paul Yeager | AOL News

Colder-than-normal weather is expected through much of the U.S. by Thanksgiving as storms begin to spread from the Rockies.
More: Get Your Forecast | Doppler Radar

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Good Economic News May Be Bad for Fed's Plan

By Joseph Schuman | AOL News

Consumers show a willingness to spend, but that gives ammunition for critics of plans to pump $600 billion into the economy.

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Muslim Holiday Eid al-Adha Begins

By Justin Vela | AOL News

The four-day festival of sacrifice starts with the ritual slaughtering of lambs and also cows, goats and other animals.

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Identity thieves have become savvier than ever. The Internet has created a digital society where a new breed of criminals prowl to collect sensitive information either from a third party or straight from the victims themselves.

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Experts Trying to Determine if Jawbone Belongs to Natalee Holloway
Authorities in the Netherlands said today they are examining a bone found on an Aruba beach to determine if it belongs to missing American teenager...
The Holiday Guide to the 'Touch My Junk' Backlash
his holiday season, take a stand and add a pat-down to your travel plans. Thats if you want to send a message to the Transportation Security...
Besting Harry Potter: Hybrid Invisibility Cloak Could Bend Space and Time
In a paper published in the Journal of Optics, a team of scientists at Imperial College London laid down the theory for how a time-bending invisible...
Prosecutor Says Chandra Levy Deserves Justice
The nine-year march down a tortuous path toward justice for the Chandra Levy family, prosecutors and investigators came down to final arguments today...
Rare Pink Diamond Smashes World Record at Auction
A rare pink diamond has smashed the world record for a jewel sold at auction after a well-known gemstone dealer bid over 46 million for the precious...
Report: 45 Million Americans Went Hungry in 2009
A federal report finds that a record number of Americans continued to experience food insecurity in 2009, continuing a worrisome trend.
Smoking 3,000 Joints Is Bad for Your Brain, Study Finds
A new study shows that subjects who began smoking pot before age 16 scored significantly worse on cognitive function tests than both nonsmokers and...
Obama Bestows Medal of Honor on Iowa Staff Sergeant
In a White House ceremony Tuesday, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for putting his life on the line...
Diver's Own Breathing Could Be Used to Thwart Attack
For years, the military has looked at ways to spot -- and stop -- divers and swimmers who could pose a security threat to ports and ships. Now an...
Prince William: The Man Who Could Be King
William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor has lived his life in the full glare of the media spotlight. From the moment he was born on June 21, 1982,...
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Iowa Staff Sergeant
(Nov. 16) -- Salvatore Giunta, an Army staff sergeant who stepped into the line of fire to help a pair of comrades on the Afghan battlefield, has...
Muslim Holiday Eid al-Adha Begins
This ritual of slaughtering of lambs and also cows, goats and other animals is happening across Turkey and many other countries in the region today...
How Close Is Prince Harry to the Altar? Not Very
Poor Prince Harry. The wild and younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana has long lived in his big brothers shadow. William was the heir....
Pressure Mounts on FDA to Ban Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
Pressure is mounting against popular caffeine-laced alcoholic drinks like Four Loko that have been implicated in several deaths, with states moving...
Muslims Harassed During Prayer Festival in Greece
Ultra-right activists waved Greek flags and pelted Muslims with raw eggs as they gathered today in central Athens to pray during the Eid al-Adha...
One Engagement Ring to Wed Them All: The Rock William Gave Kate
Today Prince William announced he had proposed marriage to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton with the same engagement ring worn by his mother,...
Opinion: 3 Reasons the GOP Shouldn't Drop Social Issues
Have indignant tea party activists gone to battle with the newly empowered GOP leaders in Congress over Republican refusal to drop divisive social...
Macabre Details of Zahra Baker's Death Mar Birthday Vigil
Zahra Bakers 11th birthday will be celebrated today with a candlelight vigil in North Carolina. The somber event, however, has been overshadowed by...
Prince William Is Engaged: Commoners React on Twitter
The Twitter peanut gallery offers its thoughts on the Prince William and Kate Middleton engagement.
ITunes Offers the Beatles; the Internet Is Not Impressed
Apple announced today that it will now offer the Beatles for download on iTunes and the general reaction online is not impressed.
New York Cops Unveil Sci-Fi-Style Iris-Scanning Technology
Open your eyes and see the future of identity verification. Police in New York City are using sci-fi-style eyeball scanners to confirm the identities...
Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Rangel Guilty of Violations
A House ethics subcommittee has found Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) guilty on 11 counts of violating House rules by clear and convincing evidence,...
10 Questions About the Royal Wedding
Where will they marry? What do the royals really think of Kate? What will her title be?
Bundle Up for the Holiday: Here Comes the Cold
Winter weather has already arrived in the northern Rockies, where storm warnings are in effect for an ongoing potent storm, with a second storm...