AP Sources: House GOP bill renews jobless benefit (AP)

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• AP Sources: House GOP bill renews jobless benefit (AP)
• Meeting with wife may be key to future of Cain bid (AP)
• Obama on AIDS: 'We can beat this disease' (AP)
• Israeli defense chief: Iran strike may be needed (AP)
• Gingrich in Iowa urges more responsible citizenry (AP)
• Biden: Sacrifices of troops allow Iraq war to end (AP)
• Apple juice can pose a health risk — from calories (AP)
• APNewsBreak: GM willing to buy back Volts (AP)
• Simon Cowell one of Walters' 'Fascinating People' (AP)
• AP source: Vikings waive QB Donovan McNabb (AP)
• Auto sales rise to near two-year high (Reuters)
• November chilled retailers stuck in a rut (Reuters)
• Mass. AG hits big banks with foreclosure lawsuit (Reuters)
• Factories growing despite global slowdown (Reuters)
• ECB opens door to action, Sarkozy seeks new treaty (Reuters)
• Syria firms and VIPs sanctioned in "civil war" (Reuters)
• NATO attack threatens war on militants: Pakistan (Reuters)
• Clinton offers Myanmar first rewards for reform (Reuters)
• Should President Reagan shooter John Hinckley get more freedom? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Census finds 1 in 8 Americans are seniors – an all-time high (The Christian Science Monitor)

AP Sources: House GOP bill renews jobless benefit (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST AP - House Republicans are drafting legislation to renew an expiring unemployment benefits program, officials said Thursday, and intend to add it to a planned extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut due to run out on Dec. 31.

Meeting with wife may be key to future of Cain bid (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST AP - He's still plotting an aggressive campaign schedule across several states, but Herman Cain also has begun to outline a possible exit strategy from the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Obama on AIDS: 'We can beat this disease' (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal Thursday for significantly increasing access to life-saving AIDS drugs for people in the U.S. and around the world, as he announced a renewed American commitment to ending a pandemic that has killed 30 million people.

Israeli defense chief: Iran strike may be needed (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST AP - Israel does not want to take military action against Iran over its nuclear program, but at some point may have no other option, Israel's defense minister said Thursday.

Gingrich in Iowa urges more responsible citizenry (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:32 PM PST AP - The scope of the nation's problems requires citizens to take more responsibility for the country's direction, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said Thursday, adding the alternative would be the nation's demise.

Biden: Sacrifices of troops allow Iraq war to end (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST AP - As Iraqi flags were raised in what was once a giant U.S. military base, Joe Biden joined Iraqi officials in honoring forces who the vice president said made it possible to "end this war."

Apple juice can pose a health risk — from calories (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST AP - It's true — apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about.

APNewsBreak: GM willing to buy back Volts (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:33 PM PST AP - General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO said Thursday.

Simon Cowell one of Walters' 'Fascinating People' (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST AP - Barbara Walters has named talent-show tycoon Simon Cowell, New York Yankees star Derek Jeter and pop singing sensation Katy Perry as three of the year's "10 Most Fascinating People."

AP source: Vikings waive QB Donovan McNabb (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST AP - A person with knowledge of the situation says the Minnesota Vikings have waived quarterback Donovan McNabb, giving the 13-year veteran the opportunity to sign with another team for the stretch run.

Auto sales rise to near two-year high (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST Reuters - Strong sales gains by major automakers, paced by Chrysler Group LLC and Volkswagen AG, put November U.S. auto sales on track to hit a two-year high as consumers returned to showrooms even without a big year-end sale.

November chilled retailers stuck in a rut (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:33 AM PST Reuters - Earlier hours and bigger promotions were the keys to success for several U.S. retailers in November, while chains that held fast to their same old holiday season strategies were dealt a blow.

Mass. AG hits big banks with foreclosure lawsuit (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:03 AM PST Reuters - The Massachusetts attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five large U.S. banks accusing them of deceptive foreclosure practices, a signal of ebbing confidence that a multi-state agreement can be worked out.

Factories growing despite global slowdown (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST Reuters - U.S. factories shrugged off weakness in the global economy in November as manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in five months, a fresh sign the domestic economy was accelerating.

ECB opens door to action, Sarkozy seeks new treaty (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST Reuters - The new head of the European Central Bank signaled on Thursday it stood ready to act more aggressively to fight Europe's debt crisis if political leaders agree next week on much tighter budget controls in the 17-nation euro zone.

Syria firms and VIPs sanctioned in "civil war" (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:18 PM PST Reuters - The United States, European Union and Arab League blacklisted Syrian VIPs and companies on Thursday to force an end to the military crackdown on protesters challenging the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

NATO attack threatens war on militants: Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:25 PM PST Reuters - Pakistan, enraged by a NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the U.S.-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the foreign minister said, warning that "enough is enough."

Clinton offers Myanmar first rewards for reform (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST Reuters - The United States will support more aid for Myanmar and consider installing an ambassador after an absence of some two decades, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, offering the first rewards for reform.

Should President Reagan shooter John Hinckley get more freedom? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:21 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In court hearings this week, experts and advocates are debating whether John Hinckley Jr. should be allowed greater freedom away from the psychiatric hospital where he’s been held since he shot former President Ronald Reagan and others 30 years ago.

Census finds 1 in 8 Americans are seniors – an all-time high (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 03:30 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Senior citizens now represent a larger share of the US population than they have at any point in the nation's history, and with the first baby boomers hitting 65 this year, the trend is likely only to accelerate in the years ahead.

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