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Obama Eyes More Troops for Afghan War

President Barack Obama summons his war council to try to finalize a decision on Afghanistan. Military officials say they expect Obama to ask Congress to send an additional 32,000 to 35,000 troops to the war zone. The increase would include at least three Army brigades and a single, larger Marine contingent, military officials say. Troops would likely begin deploying in January.
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Should You Fly With the Flu?

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As Thanksgiving approaches, travelers with a touch (or more) of the flu are faced with a dilemma. Do they fly, turning the plane into what one flight attendant calls a "petri dish in the sky"? Or do they get slapped with stiff cancellation fees from the airlines? A recent survey suggests 51 percent of travelers will choose to fly the germ-infested skies.
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Man in Coma for 23 Years: I Was Alert

A Belgian man crashed his car in 1983 and doctors said he was in a vegetative state. But Ron Houben says he was conscious all the while -- but unable to speak or even cry out. Doubtful of the doctors' diagnosis, his mother found a physician who put her son through a PET scan that indicated he could touch and feel.
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Pumping Up Rear Seat Safety

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Ford has long history of innovation in automotive safety. The company was first automaker to offer seat belts, and it was the first to begin air bag research. In fact, Ford has more than 50 years of continuous research and industry-firsts relating to these two key safety technologies alone.
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Hopping Mad: Kanga Attacks Man, Dog

A kangaroo sleeping peacefully near a pond wasn't happy about being disturbed by a man walking his dog. Australian Chris Rickard says the irate kangaroo tried to drown his dog, a blue heeler named Rocky, and when Rickard went to help his pet, the rampaging 'roo attacked him with its hind legs, tearing gashes across his abdomen and face.
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Ex-Royal Aide On the Lam for Murder

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A former aide to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is on the run from prison. Jane Andrews was convicted in 2001 of murdering her boyfriend, Thomas Cressman, because he wouldn't marry her. Andrews escaped after being transferred to a minimum-security facility.
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Melting Ice Sheets Boost Sea Levels

A new study says that since 2006, the melting Antarctic ice sheet has caused sea levels to rise faster than originally predicted. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin used satellite images to track the process. "If the current trend continues or gets worse," says one researcher, "Antarctica could become the largest contributor to sea level rises in the world."
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Women Set Out to Ski to South Pole

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An international group of eight women begins a daunting undertaking: skiing 500 miles across the Antarctic to reach the South Pole by Jan. 1. The expedition's purpose is to mark the 60th anniversary of Britain grouping its colonies into a commonwealth.
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