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Tiger Woods Admits to 'Transgressions'

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In a statement posted on his Web site, Tiger Woods says he let down his family with unspecified "transgressions" and apologizes for not being "true to my values and the behavior my family deserves." His statement comes as new allegations of affairs surface.
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Officials Defend Obama's Afghanistan Plan

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Failure in Afghanistan would have dire consequences for the U.S. and the world, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns a Senate committee. His words come a day after the president announces plans to send 30,000 more American troops there. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all testify on Capitol Hill in support of the plan.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates , center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.

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Huge Explosion Reveals Massive Star

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Family Feud Over L'Oreal Billions

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The daughter of Europe's richest woman asks that her mother be placed under court supervision. Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, 56, insists that her 87-year-old mother's lavish gifts to a friend -- totaling $1.5 billion -- raise questions about Liliane Bettencourt's state of mind. The L'Oreal cosmetics matriarch, left, calls her daughter's concerns nonsense.

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Man Moved Robotic Hand With Mind

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Stem Cell Lines Opened for Research

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The federal government approves 13 batches of embryonic stem cells for use in research, opening the door to the discovery of potentially life-saving medical treatments. Dozens of more lines are expected to be open soon. Researchers "are champing at the bit for the opportunity to get started," says Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health.

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Groom's Ex Crashes His Wedding

posted: 3 HOURS 47 MINUTES AGOcomments: 28

filed under: World News

A wedding in Peru is interrupted when the groom's ex and her relatives object -- very loudly. As Edwin Ortiz prepares to say 'I do," relatives of his former partner storm into the wedding hall and beat him on the head and back. The fight moves out into a parking lot, where the ex joins in the smackdown. The wedding did not go forward. "Everyone was hauled off to jail," a city official says.