Al-Sadr movement seeks reinvention

The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to battle the U.S. military and play kingmaker in Iraq but lately their influence has been on the wane.

O.J. Simpson faces prison sentencing

Will lame ducks decide car industry's fate?

A defeated and retiring group of Republican senators, one-tenth of the chamber's membership, may be the decisive voting bloc on the proposed automaker bailout loan.

  Auto execs back on Capitol Hill seeking aid

Economy shed 533,000 jobs in Nov.

  U.S. employers shed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent, the government said Friday in a worse-than-expected report.

  Stocks drop after dismal jobs data

L.T., Rivers help Chargers rout Raiders

The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It’s probably too late. LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run against his favorite punching bag and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, including a 59-yarder to Vincent Jackson, to give the Chargers a 34-7 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night.

Honda quits F1 amid slowdown

Scoop: Sarah Palin snubs Oprah

Is Sarah Palin intentionally snubbing Oprah Winfrey?

Satriani sues Coldplay for plagiarism

Short on cash, some sell own body products

Seeking quick cash in a tanking economy, would-be sellers of sperm, eggs, blood plasma  and even human hair are filling waiting rooms and  swamping agencies with inquiries.

Your happiness could be contagious

Cosmic Log: Snow globes full of stars

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers are offering a double dose of cosmic ornaments for the holidays, in the form of stunning images of globular clusters.

Here's your Web allowance. Don't use it on porn

Canadian carriers cram to obey obesity ruling

High court forces airlines' hands; experts have varying ideas for compliance.

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