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Monday, November 7, 2011

Jury: Conrad Murray guilty of killing Jackson

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury Monday found Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson. The verdict came after 8 1/2 hours of deliberation, following a six-week trial. Murray faces as much as four years in prison when he is sentenced... Sign in to see full entry.

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Papademos to be interim leader in Greece

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Lucas Papademos, a one-time European Central Bank deputy president, was tapped Monday to be the interim leader of debt-riddled Greece's interim administration. The country's parties agreed to form a transition government that will help push a bailout package through... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

TV veteran Andy Rooney dead at 92

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Veteran CBS "60 Minutes" television essayist Andy Rooney died in New York Saturday of post-surgical complications, the network said. He was 92. Rooney died just five weeks after his 1,097th and final appearance on the news magazine show. He wrote his first opinion piece,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Growing generational divide in electorate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Generational differences between Democratic and Republican voters have been more pronounced in the last four national elections, the Pew Research Center said. A Pew survey of 2000-10 exit polling data and a poll conducted Sept. 22-Oct. 4 found the Democratic trend among... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Karzai stresses regional help

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an international conference in Turkey without cooperation from regional countries peace "will remain elusive" in Afghanistan. The one-day conference among 13 countries in Istanbul was called to consider Afghanistan's security and... Sign in to see full entry.

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