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A Seattle patrol officer shoots and kills the man suspected of gunning down four cops at a Washington state coffee shop. The suspect, 37-year-old Maurice Clemmons, had eluded authorities in the area for days. The motive for the deadly attack remains unclear.
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Couple Deny They Crashed State Dinner

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A Look at Past Wartime Speeches

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As President Barack Obama prepares to tell a skeptical nation of his new strategy for Afghanistan in a primetime address Tuesday night, one Politics Daily writer looks at how other commanders in chief -- from Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush -- have sold wars to the American public. Can Obama strike the right balance between optimism and realism? Also: 30,000 More Troops

A V6 Engine Like no Other

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Ford Motor Company

While it seems like only hybrid and full-electric powertrain get attention these days, Ford is making waves with V6 gasoline engine. Sure, Ford offers hybrid vehicles and electric cars. In fact, Ford hybrid sales may outnumber Honda by the end of the year according to autopsies.com

Obama's Aunt Says She Lives in Anguish

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filed under: National News, The Obama Presidency

President Barack Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, has exiled herself from her famous family as she faces possible deportation. Onyango, a native Kenyan, lives in Boston, although she was supposed to leave the United States five years ago. In a rare interview, she says she fears hurting Obama politically, and so stays away.

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Disabled Mayor Cries Foul at Disney

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A paralyzed Florida man says he was hassled by Disney employees over his use of a high-tech wheelchair, which allows him to ride on just two wheels. Employees at Disney World told Myron Rosner, 49, to drop down to four wheels or leave the park. "I'm not a dog," Rosner says. "I don't want to be on all fours." He plans to sue.

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Icebergs Steered Away From New Zealand

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filed under: Science News, World News

Iceberg floats past Australia's Macquarie Island in November 2009

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Scores of icebergs that prompted a shipping warning last week have been driven off the course they were following to New Zealand, thanks to strong westerly winds. "It looks like they've all disappeared east of New Zealand," an oceanographer says. The flotilla likely broke off from Antarctica in 2000, when parts of two major ice shelves fell apart, scientists say.

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Moms Nurse Infant After His Mother Dies

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ZUMA Press

Just hours after he was born in January, baby Moses' mother died of a rare amniotic fluid embolism. Since then, more than 20 mothers in the Michigan community where he lives have breast-fed the infant. "It's been such an incredible outpouring of community love," says his father.

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3 Boys Arrested in 'Ginger Day' Attacks

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filed under: Crime News, National News

Three boys are arrested on suspicion of bullying red-haired students in a "Kick a Ginger Day" prank that apparently went too far. Seven students said they were shoved or kicked on Nov. 20 at a middle school in Calabasas, Calif. No one was seriously hurt in the incidents, which authorities believe were inspired by a "South Park" episode satirizing prejudice.