News for Wednesday 12 Nov 08 - Morning Edition

George the Cat with sibling Ira before George went missing in 1995

. . . 13 years later, 8 pounds lighter, George re-unites with original owner Melinda

After 13 years of being MIA, loved cat with imbedded chip is finally found and returned to ecstatic owners!

NBA Basketball: Lakers, Hawks win again . . . only two undefeated teams in NBA are both 6-0. For third time in 4 games, Lebron James scores over 40 points. Iverson scores 30 in his first win with the Pistons.

Denver vs Charlotte
Denver
88
Charlotte
80
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Milwaukee vs Cleveland
Milwaukee
93
Cleveland
99
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Utah vs Philadelphia
Utah
93
Philadelphia
80
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LA Lakers vs Dallas
LA Lakers
106
Dallas
99
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Atlanta vs Chicago
Atlanta
113
Chicago
108
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New York vs San Antonio
New York
80
San Antonio
92
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Detroit vs Sacramento
Detroit
100
Sacramento
92
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Minnesota vs Golden State
Minnesota
110
Golden State
113


Shifts in the election map shown in excellent 14 point slide show from the New York Times.


McCain says he will not run again on Jay Leno's "The Tonight Show".


Afghan Taliban urge Obama to leave Afghanistan.


New Delhi: Bad news piles up for Indian Economy.


Israel: Secular, hawkish entrepreneur on Tuesday defeated a hawkish ultra-Orthodox, member of Parliament in a hotly contested race for mayor of Jerusalem.

Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont) of powerful Senate Finance Committee unveils white paper on Healthcare he intends to push onto Obama. Paper is titled "Call to Action: Health Reform 2009" and its goal is to provide affordable, accessible healthcare for every single American.


Pelosi: GM too big to be allowed to fail.


Motley Fool: Don't bail out Detroit.


General Growth Properties (real estate investment trust traded on NYSE) stock craters 66% on Tuesday. Second largest mall operator in the US (runs 200 malls) warns of bankruptcy.


NYT: How to negotiate a better mortgage if you are not behind on payments.


Health study finds fat kids have the arteries of a 45 year old.