A Handpicked Team for a Foreign Policy Shift - New York Times

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A Handpicked Team for a Foreign Policy Shift
New York Times - 57 minutes ago
By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON - When President-elect Barack Obama introduces his national security team on Monday, it will include two veteran cold warriors and a political rival whose records are all more hawkish than that of the new president who ...
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Solid Start to Holiday Shopping, but Discounts Threaten Profits - New York Times

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Solid Start to Holiday Shopping, but Discounts Threaten Profits
New York Times - 47 minutes ago
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM Sales in the nation’s stores were strong over the weekend, to the relief of retailers that had been expecting a holiday shopping period as slow as the overall economy.
Holiday Spending Up 7 Percent Over Last Year, Early Reports Show Washington Post
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UN Climate Chief Warns Against 'Cheap and Dirty' Power - Voice of America

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UN Climate Chief Warns Against 'Cheap and Dirty' Power
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By VOA News The United Nations climate chief is warning against what he calls "cheap and dirty" power as a quick fix to the global financial crisis, saying it will lead to another economic disaster.
UN climate summit seeks clarity BBC News
UN climate boss warns of "cheap, dirty" energy fix Reuters India
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Bangkok Protesters Aim to ‘Re-educate’ Rural Thais (Update1) - Bloomberg

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Bangkok Protesters Aim to ‘Re-educate’ Rural Thais (Update1)
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By Daniel Ten Kate Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- As the world waits for Thailand to end a week-long occupation of Bangkok’s main airports, the anti-government protesters who seized them say their efforts to transform the country are only just beginning.
Court may not be able end Thailand crisis Los Angeles Times
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Indian security chief resigns over Mumbai attacks - Reuters

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Indian security chief resigns over Mumbai attacks
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Reuters) - The fallout from a three-day rampage that killed nearly 200 people in Mumbai threatened on Sunday to unravel India's improving ties with Pakistan and prompted the resignation of India's security minister.
India sending top official to US: Home minister quits over carnage Pakistan Dawn
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Labor Dept. Accused of Straying From Enforcement - Washington Post

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Labor Dept. Accused of Straying From Enforcement
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Michael A. Fletcher The next labor secretary will be taking charge of an agency widely criticized for walking away from its regulatory function across a range of issues, including wage and hour law and workplace safety.
Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Safety Rule Obama Opposes New York Times
Bush Administration Pushes 11th Hour Agenda NY1
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Awash in New Light, Angels Are Revealed - New York Times

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Awash in New Light, Angels Are Revealed
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By PAUL VITELLO The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and one of the city’s premier architectural monuments, was rededicated on Sunday, seven years after a smoky fire blackened its vast ...
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Re: binoviewers
Thanks Phil. I'm finding that's the way of things with astronomy (and life in general for that matter). Try it and find out! Unless the guy gets really desperate and wants to part with the binos for a steal I think I'm gonna stay put ...

william optics binoviewers - a class act
for savvy telescope users, the result is called a binoviewer - but using one can sometimes introduce problems. dark images, fast focal ratio telescopes, problems with focusing and outright expense… but can these problems be [...] ...

binoviewers
“chaser binoviewers be found worn pertinent to a planetarium?� is a nose around for ourselves lay hold of, betimes. the tight-lipped espouse is, noncompliance. quandary is, reflectors press focusers which give rise to not have a baby ...

XT12 owner eney one have the orion binocular viewer - Astronomy ...
When I observe with binoviewers, I most often am observing the Moon. In that case, your choice of eyepieces is determined by how much magnification you want and the quality of the eyepice (cheaper eyepieces generally are not well ...

Astromart Reviews - First light with my Burgess Binoviewers
By Enrico Africa - Will these entry-level binoviewers turn this imager back into the fold of the visual observers?

The Outdoor Weblog: Birdseye View - Binoviewers In Space and In ...
A Maryland company that makes binoviewers - binocular-viewing adapters - for telescopes has learned that their products are considered "out.

First Light on my Orion XT8 Classic Dob - Astronomy.com Forums
One thing to keep in mind is that there are bino-viewers available for telescopes if that is the way you prefer to view. The downside, of course, is that they are a bit heavy for a dob, and you need two of each eyepiece, ...