Obama: Mideast leaders say peace doable in a year

President Obama opened a new round of Mideast peacemaking, saying after separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that both sides believe a two-state solution is doable “within one year.”

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Tony Blair's kiss-and-tell memoir a smacker

Tony Blair - Prime minister - Politics - History - Parliament
Source:Tony Blair's kiss-and-tell memoir a smacker

Michael Douglas reveals throat cancer at stage 4

Michael Douglas said on Tuesday he felt optimistic about recovering from throat cancer but drew gasps when he told a television audience he had the most advanced stage.

Cancer - Michael Douglas - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Television
Source:Michael Douglas reveals throat cancer at stage 4

Generosity of an heiress: 4 homes for the nurse

Huguette Clark has been generous to those close to her, as indicated by large gifts to her social secretary, longtime nurse and attorney. Msnbc.com’s Bill Dedman reports.

Bill Dedman - Msnbc.com - United States - Huguette Clark - California
Source:Generosity of an heiress: 4 homes for the nurse

Why some people faint at the sight of blood

Stop teasing folks who take a quick trip to Dreamland whenever they spot the tiniest trickle of the vital fluid: We may owe them our very existence.

Sleep - Health - Sleep disorder - Conditions and Diseases - United States
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Toddler survives stare-down with Bengal tiger

A 2-year-old girl survived a stare-down with a 500-pound Bengal tiger after the tiger escaped its enclosure — with the help of a gibbon, of course — at a Florida exotic animal park.

Bengal tiger - Introduced species - Bengal - Florida - West Bengal
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Publicist says Zsa Zsa Gabor 'unresponsive'

The actress decided to spend her final days at her Bel Air, Calif., home after declining to undergo any more surgery after breaking her hip on July 17.

Zsa Zsa Gabor - Actor - Bel Air Los Angeles - Surgery - Bel Air
Source:Publicist says Zsa Zsa Gabor 'unresponsive'

Suspicious luggage: Terror plot or odd packing?

U.S. officials on Tuesday were trying to determine whether odd contents inside a suitcase was part of a plot to test airline security or just a strange way of packing for an overseas flight, NBC News said.

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Red Tape: When your bank is out to kill you

Judy Rivers went to the bank with a simple request last April: She wanted to open a safe deposit box. The response, while equally simple, was a complete surprise. The bank turned her down. Why? She was dead. And she couldn’t get anyone to believe otherwise. So began a mysterious red tape journey that she [...]

Newsweek: How Obama should fight the lies

Jonathan Alter: Obama’s enemies have painted him as an alien threat. Can he fight the flight from facts?

Jonathan Alter - Newsweek - Barack Obama - President - United States
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