Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Wednesday's Top News: Obama Weighs the Cost of an Afghan Surge

Today's Top Stories

Obama Weighs the Cost of an Afghan Surge

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

Skeptical Democrats demand a war tax as Afghanistan's declining security situation raises the financial burden of the U.S. in expanding its commitment there

How a California Judge Is Challenging Obama on Gay Rights

By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER

A powerful judge has ordered the Executive Branch to stop interfering with his decision to allow a court employee to get health coverage for her wife

Zhu Zhu Mania: Why Hamsters Are Ruling Christmas

By SEAN GREGORY

Electronic toy hamsters called Zhu Zhu Pets are the breakout hit of the holiday season. Why the fuzzy creatures will clean up at the cash register

Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge

By JOE KLEIN

The media are giving Obama grief for just about everything. But it's far too soon to judge his policies

East Antarctica, Long Stable, Is Now Losing Ice

By MICHAEL D. LEMONICK

A new study suggests that the East Antarctic ice sheet, which holds about five times as much ice as West Antarctica and Greenland combined, is in decline

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"Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree."
GOOGLE'S STATEMENT,
over a racially offensive picture of Michelle Obama which appears when users search for images of the first lady. Google has refused to remove the picture from its search results
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London

Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo

By Catherine Mayer

Britain has always had a slightly uncomfortable relationship with sex. But you wouldn't know it by the thousands of visitors at the annual sex expo in London

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