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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1776 Most Viewed en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:04 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1776 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests ap/20091126/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests AP politics Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e69a52ee075a487e96a6e033f0cfccdb.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny124.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=qnVkieQuxEVT.1dQuq_Vzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Crashing a state dinner at the White House apparently takes a security breakdown as well as some kind of nerve.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e69a52ee075a487e96a6e033f0cfccdb.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny124.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=qnVkieQuxEVT.1dQuq_Vzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896 politico/20091125/29896 Politico politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259089887031-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=NlWchjsrsIrp8y0xiwEb6Q--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="VIDEO: President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Duration: 00:36(AFPTV/POOL)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The Obama White House is addicted to the &ldquo;unprecedented.&rdquo;</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259089887031-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=NlWchjsrsIrp8y0xiwEb6Q--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="VIDEO: President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Duration: 00:36(AFPTV/POOL)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chinese_drywall ap/20091125/us_chinese_drywall AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:21:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chinese_drywall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0c4f41a39da040bdaf01d93df730643e.chinese_drywall_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=n.WMdwkRvQVEfvpPHxtrFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chinese_drywall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0c4f41a39da040bdaf01d93df730643e.chinese_drywall_ny122.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=n.WMdwkRvQVEfvpPHxtrFQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_us/us_sept11_pager_messages ap/20091126/us_sept11_pager_messages AP us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:12:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_us/us_sept11_pager_messages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.7d5a15005419476f85b8c301ec053946.sept_11_pager_messages_nyol544.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=96x9XOK4a8_18ZP.pddq9Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="This screen grab from Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 shows the Wikileaks.org home page. An activist group called Wikileaks has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept. 11, 2001. The group says some of the messages were sent by federal and local officials, but most appear to be from regular people, including frantic New Yorkers trying to reach loved ones in and around the World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Wikileaks.com) --NO SALES--" border="0" /></a>AP - An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept. 11, 2001, from "Second World Trade Center tower collapses" to "I'm ok & love you..xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_us/us_sept11_pager_messages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.7d5a15005419476f85b8c301ec053946.sept_11_pager_messages_nyol544.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=96x9XOK4a8_18ZP.pddq9Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="This screen grab from Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 shows the Wikileaks.org home page. An activist group called Wikileaks has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept. 11, 2001. The group says some of the messages were sent by federal and local officials, but most appear to be from regular people, including frantic New Yorkers trying to reach loved ones in and around the World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Wikileaks.com) --NO SALES--" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_hostages_killed ap/20091126/as_philippines_hostages_killed AP world Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:45:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_hostages_killed"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.53bb00a411c541b7be657633a3b4c71c.philippines_hostages_killed_xaf116.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=VBxB3t9B6ZPjId4zVLS.jg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A man digs beside a backhoe as they recover a vehicle that was dumped together with massacre victims along a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)" border="0" /></a>AP - A scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Wednesday amid mounting pressure on the government to crack down on lawlessness and warlords.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_hostages_killed"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.53bb00a411c541b7be657633a3b4c71c.philippines_hostages_killed_xaf116.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=VBxB3t9B6ZPjId4zVLS.jg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man digs beside a backhoe as they recover a vehicle that was dumped together with massacre victims along a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_en_mu/us_tv_adam_lambert ap/20091125/us_tv_adam_lambert AP entertainment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:03:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_en_mu/us_tv_adam_lambert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b08a3d371d2a4bc7bf12f0b6f65e5be4.people_adam_lambert_nycs102.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=l4R9KsNoHV2rk_9bH4NJHA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Singer Adam Lambert appears on CBS's' 'The Early Show' in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he's offering no apology.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_en_mu/us_tv_adam_lambert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.b08a3d371d2a4bc7bf12f0b6f65e5be4.people_adam_lambert_nycs102.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=l4R9KsNoHV2rk_9bH4NJHA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Singer Adam Lambert appears on CBS's' 'The Early Show' in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_mideast_afp/mideastenvironmentwaterjordan afp/20091125/mideastenvironmentwaterjordan AFP world Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:28:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_mideast_afp/mideastenvironmentwaterjordan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259075611220-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=x169.9uRoMexXdbTYAJ2MQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A picture shows the drying shores of the Dead Sea, south of the Jordanian capital Amman, on November 9. The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_mideast_afp/mideastenvironmentwaterjordan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259075611220-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=x169.9uRoMexXdbTYAJ2MQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="A picture shows the drying shores of the Dead Sea, south of the Jordanian capital Amman, on November 9. The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_aig_greenberg ap/20091125/us_aig_greenberg AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:07:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.e53a0bbe83e243d7bf5a214ce37d4384.aig_greenberg_nybz140.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=c.xiC_IvZH0__jevzecKEA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this April 2, 2009 file photo, former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington prior to testifying before the House Oversight Committee. American International Group Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 said it reached an agreement to settle all legal disputes with Greenberg. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle all legal disputes with its former chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the company said late Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.e53a0bbe83e243d7bf5a214ce37d4384.aig_greenberg_nybz140.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=c.xiC_IvZH0__jevzecKEA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this April 2, 2009 file photo, former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington prior to testifying before the House Oversight Committee. American International Group Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 said it reached an agreement to settle all legal disputes with Greenberg. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_copenhagen ap/20091126/us_obama_copenhagen AP science Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_copenhagen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.d5cd21bbe01542339e6c0ac647d38c53.obama__dcab104.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=1HMSIZroaC9oGBnXYio9ig--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks as he pardons a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress over higher costs for businesses and homeowners.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_copenhagen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.d5cd21bbe01542339e6c0ac647d38c53.obama__dcab104.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=1HMSIZroaC9oGBnXYio9ig--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks as he pardons a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091125/sc_livescience/surpriseyourskincanhear livescience/20091125/surpriseyourskincanhear LiveScience.com science Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:06:22 GMT LiveScience.com - We not only hear with our ears, but also through our skin, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings ap/20091126/us_white_house_health_meetings AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091125/en_ynews/ynews_en1000 ynews/20091125/ynews_en1000 The Newsroom entertainment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:53:40 GMT The Newsroom - Earlier this month we reported on a minor controversy that arose after PBS re-aired a two-year-old episode of &ldquo;Sesame Street&rdquo; that parodied Fox News. Last night, in an effort to make light of that episode, a Sesame Workshop executive went on Fox News&rsquo; &ldquo;The O'Reilly Factor&rdquo; to introduce a brand-new muppet: Spill O'Reilly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tesla_motors_factory ap/20091126/us_tesla_motors_factory AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:12:22 GMT AP - This blue-collar suburb on the edge of Los Angeles once helped send men to space. After the collapse of its aerospace industry, its ambitions are now more down-to-earth but still looking toward the future. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_winfrey_vicki_kennedy ap/20091126/us_winfrey_vicki_kennedy AP entertainment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:05:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_winfrey_vicki_kennedy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.fb473a1b12594042893aa6a35c251aba.winfrey_kennedy_cx102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jlQaI34qN.9KXnekhC8HAw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Nov. 20, 2009 and released by Harpo Productions, Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, right, talks with Vicky Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, in her first television interview since her husband's passing during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' The episode will air on Wednesday, Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns)" border="0" /></a>AP - The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_winfrey_vicki_kennedy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.fb473a1b12594042893aa6a35c251aba.winfrey_kennedy_cx102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jlQaI34qN.9KXnekhC8HAw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Nov. 20, 2009 and released by Harpo Productions, Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, right, talks with Vicky Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, in her first television interview since her husband's passing during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' The episode will air on Wednesday, Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/en_nm/us_obama nm/20091126/us_obama Reuters health Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/en_nm/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e1dd87aba16a4212bc505013b39b232e.obama_copenhagen_ny107.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=4Q_1YjgukiMR7iW0Z5MxFg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file photo, President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington. President Barack Obama is committing the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The queen of daytime will interview the president of the United States during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/en_nm/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e1dd87aba16a4212bc505013b39b232e.obama_copenhagen_ny107.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=4Q_1YjgukiMR7iW0Z5MxFg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2009 file photo, President Obama speaks during the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Courage, in a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House, in Washington. President Barack Obama is committing the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/wl_time/031542194260400 time/20091125/031542194260400 Time.com world Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT Time.com - One unlucky traveler got hit with an excess-baggage charge so outrageous, he may as well have bought his luggage its own seats on the flight http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians ap/20091126/ml_israel_palestinians AP world Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:40:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.93eae475958a4a42b8da37acb63d4503.mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl134.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dKVMveU3Noo6.DDnGTRLCg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gestures as he speaks during a press conference in his Jerusalem office, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2009. Israel will halt construction in its West Bank settlements for 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday, in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze as insufficient because it did not include east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Washington welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer, but the Palestinians swiftly rejected it because it did not include a building freeze in Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the mainly Arab sector of the city they want as the capital of a future state.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.93eae475958a4a42b8da37acb63d4503.mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl134.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=dKVMveU3Noo6.DDnGTRLCg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gestures as he speaks during a press conference in his Jerusalem office, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2009. Israel will halt construction in its West Bank settlements for 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday, in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze as insufficient because it did not include east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_thanksgiving_travel ap/20091126/us_thanksgiving_travel AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c938d82b5fb04bb0b37c41b3a91a9e00.thanksgiving_travel_ax205.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=hOqBsyZCFJvdzbXsIjWxXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are short Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2009. Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_thanksgiving_travel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c938d82b5fb04bb0b37c41b3a91a9e00.thanksgiving_travel_ax205.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=hOqBsyZCFJvdzbXsIjWxXg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are short Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2009. Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard. (AP Photo/Dorie Turner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_en_ce/eu_switzerland_polanski ap/20091126/eu_switzerland_polanski AP entertainment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:15:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_en_ce/eu_switzerland_polanski"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.450db56691d74c749ff9ec915b7eb452.switzerland__polanski_lon115.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Ob14InljkKKvDAfjHsr6EA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France. Polanski was granted bail at $4.5 million on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 in a surprising decision that keeps the 76-year-old director imprisoned for up to 10 days pending a possible appeal by the Swiss government. The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident that the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in Switzerland under house arrest and in an electronic bracelet. It still viewed him as a high flight risk. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Roman Polanski has been granted $4.5 million bail, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_en_ce/eu_switzerland_polanski"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.450db56691d74c749ff9ec915b7eb452.switzerland__polanski_lon115.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=Ob14InljkKKvDAfjHsr6EA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France. Polanski was granted bail at $4.5 million on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 in a surprising decision that keeps the 76-year-old director imprisoned for up to 10 days pending a possible appeal by the Swiss government. The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident that the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in Switzerland under house arrest and in an electronic bracelet. It still viewed him as a high flight risk. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_re_us/us_teen_set_on_fire ap/20091125/us_teen_set_on_fire AP us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:35:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_re_us/us_teen_set_on_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.01cdaa8acdfc486ea0aa408abd4dd256.teen_set_on_fire_flda104.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=BrW0OGPTLP.1g0G5UmAzvw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Valerie Brewer speaks about the recovery of her son Michael, 15, who was burned over 65 percent of his body after being doused with rubbing alcohol by a group of bullies, during an interview at Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami Wednesday Nov 25, 2009. (AP Photo/David Adame)" border="0" /></a>AP - In the days after 15-year-old Michael Brewer was set on fire by a group of teens, his mother, Valerie Brewer, sat at his hospital bedside and worried.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_re_us/us_teen_set_on_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.01cdaa8acdfc486ea0aa408abd4dd256.teen_set_on_fire_flda104.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=BrW0OGPTLP.1g0G5UmAzvw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Valerie Brewer speaks about the recovery of her son Michael, 15, who was burned over 65 percent of his body after being doused with rubbing alcohol by a group of bullies, during an interview at Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami Wednesday Nov 25, 2009. (AP Photo/David Adame)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)