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Time Share, Beware

You thought it would be your own little slice of paradise, but your time share has become a nightmare. Maintenance fees have crept up. The value of the time share has plummeted. And you can't get rid of it if you try. "Nightline" correspondent Vicki Mabrey reports on potential time share pitfalls.

California Burning

A wind-whipped wildfire raging through a luxury neighborhood near Santa Barbara where several celebrities live has destroyed more than 100 homes in less than 24 hours. Firefighters beat back the blaze today, but the afternoon winds could kick up the flames. ABC News correspondent Brian Rooney will be live with the latest.

Totally Retired

For a decade, MTV's Total Request Live has been a Times Square fixture, providing a place along the way for stars like Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys to launch their careers. But along came the Internet and MTV's reality-television programming, and TRL's cachet started to fade. ABC News correspondent Andrea Canning takes a look at the pop culture phenomenon as the final curtain comes down.

All that, plus the latest on speculation that Hillary Clinton may have a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet. We hope you'll join us.

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Nightline Tonight Fri., November 14, 2008

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Tonight on 'Nightline'
Nov. 14, 2008

Time Share, Beware

You thought it would be your own little slice of paradise, but your time share has become a nightmare. Maintenance fees creep up. The value of the time plummets. And you can't rid of it if you try. "Nightline" correspondent Vicki Mabrey reports on potential time share pitfalls.

California Burning

A wind-whipped wildfire raging through a luxury neighborhood near Santa Barbara where several celebrities live has destroyed more than 100 homes in less than 24 hours. Firefighters beat back the blaze today, but the afternoon winds could kick up the flames. ABC News correspondent Brian Rooney will be live with the latest.

Totally Retired

For a decade, MTV's Total Request Live has been a Times Square fixture, providing a place along the way for stars like Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys to launch their careers. But along came the Internet and MTV's reality-television programming, and TRL's cachet started to fade. ABC News correspondent Andrea Canning takes a look at the pop culture phenomenon as the final curtain comes down.

All that, plus the latest on speculation that Hillary Clinton may have a spot in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet. We hope you'll join us.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

The New Gulf War Syndrome | Vets Say Stop the War | Dems Silent on Bush's Syria Attacks

AlterNet: The Mix is the Message   War on Iraq Newsletter
November 14th, 2008
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U.S. Still Losing a Brigade's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide  

U.S. Still Losing a Brigade's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide
By Penny Coleman, AlterNet
Obviously, the most immediate and reliable way to prevent soldier suicides is to get troops out of harm's way -- bring them home. Read more »

 

Earlier this week, Kelly Dougherty, Executive Director of Iraq Veterans Against the War, sent out a Veterans Day message. "While it is fitting that our nation reserves a special day to honor the sacrifice and commitment of our warriors," she wrote, "it also serves to highlight how we, as a country, have fallen short of caring for our veterans, reintegrating them back into our communities, and demanding that our military be used responsibly and only as a last resort."

Over 1.7 million men and women of the U.S. military have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many of them now struggle to cope with physical and emotional injuries, with family relationships strained because of prolonged separation, and with finding employment during an economic recession.

Driving this home is a sobering article this week by AlterNet author Penny Coleman, who reports on the staggering suicide rates among returning soldiers, numbers that would shake the American people awake if they were more widely reported. "Every year we lose about a rifle platoon worth of Marines to suicide," a Navy chaplain recently told a gathering of recruits, according to Coleman. "There is no tomorrow. Tomorrow will be too late. Intervene now. Don't waste time. Are you up for that challenge?"

Read more writing by and about veterans in AlterNet's War on Iraq section. And thanks for reading.

Liliana Segura

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This Veterans Day, U.S. Soldiers Say 'Stop the War'  

This Veterans Day, U.S. Soldiers Say 'Stop the War'

An open letter from war resisters calls for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more »

The New Gulf War Syndrome  

The New Gulf War Syndrome

Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are in danger from toxic chemicals, yet most don't know what they've been exposed to or where to get help. Read more »

Could an Obama Presidency Dampen Enthusiasm for Jihad?  

Could an Obama Presidency Dampen Enthusiasm for Jihad?

If Obama upholds democratic values abroad without double standards, jihadi ideologues will have a much harder time recruiting. Read more »

Bush's Unauthorized Attack on Syria Killed Civilians; Dems Silent  

Bush's Unauthorized Attack on Syria Killed Civilians; Dems Silent

By the time it was over, eight people had been killed, at least seven of whom were civilians, including three children. Read more »

Iraq's Tribes Critical to Future Security  

Iraq's Tribes Critical to Future Security

With a new minister for tribal affairs, the Iraqi government is increasingly relying on different tribes to maintain law and order. Read more »

College Life in Baghdad: How Much Has it Improved?  

College Life in Baghdad: How Much Has it Improved?

As safety returns to some Baghdad universities, political and religious influences are still pervasive. Read more »

Iraq Insurgents to Obama:  

Iraq Insurgents to Obama: "Withdraw Your Forces"

In a taped message yet to be verified, insurgents called "unjust" wars the "principal cause of the collapse of the economic giant." Read more »

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We Must Listen to Veterans Not Just Today, But on the Other 364 Days Too  

We Must Listen to Veterans Not Just Today, But on the Other 364 Days Too

It is fitting that our nation reserves a day to honor the sacrifice of our soldiers, but we have fallen short of caring for our veterans. Read more »

Faux New York Times Issue Inspires Hope, Declares Iraq War Over  

Faux New York Times Issue Inspires Hope, Declares Iraq War Over

Unlike the Onion which pokes at the truth with absurd headlines, this clever parody wasn't so far-fetched. Read more »

On Iran and Obama, Battle Lines Being Drawn  

On Iran and Obama, Battle Lines Being Drawn

Everyone has an opinion on how Obama should respond to Ahmadinejad's post-election overture. Read more »

Al Qaida Wants the U.S. to Escalate in Afghanistan  

Al Qaida Wants the U.S. to Escalate in Afghanistan

Will the new president play into their hands? Read more »

 

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530p 11/14 Update: Crew on board; weather appears favorable

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CBS NEWS Coverage of STS-126

CBS NEWS STS-126 STATUS REPORT: 12
Posted: 5:30 PM, 11/14/08

By William Harwood
CBS News Space Analyst

Changes and additions:

   SR-09 (11/13/08): STS-126 mission preview
   SR-10 (11/14/08): Shuttle fueling begins; updated launch time
   SR-11 (11/14/08): Shuttle fueling complete
   SR-12 (11/14/08): Crew on board; weather appears favorable

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5:30 PM, 11/14/08, Update: Shuttle crew on board; weather appears favorable

The shuttle Endeavour's crew strapped in for launch today as a smooth-running  countdown moved into its final stages. Technicians are assisting the astronauts with final seat and suit checks before closing the hatch, securing the "white room" and leaving the area. The shuttle is fully fueled, there are no technical problems of any significance and forecasters say the weather appears to be cooperating. The closest showers of any significance are more than 100 miles away and while it appears a bit windy at the press site, forecasters do not expect any flight rule violations. Launch remains targeted for 7:55:39 p.m., roughly the moment Earth's rotation carries pad 39A into the plane of the international space station's orbit.

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Quick-Launch Web Links:

CBS News STS-126 Status Reports:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html

CBS News STS-126 Quick-Look Page:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html

NASA ISS Expeditions Page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html

NASA Shuttle Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/index.html
NASA Station Web: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html
Spaceflight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/index.html
GoogleSatTrack: http://www.lizard-tail.com/isana/tracking/

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Fox News Runs from Mob It Created | NYT Pranked | GOP's Stupid Media Stunts

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November 14th, 2008
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Watching Them Squirm: Is Fox News Abandoning the Mob It Created?  

Watching Them Squirm: Is Fox News Abandoning the Mob It Created?
By Mark Ames, AlterNet
A huge schism develops between Fox's post-election attempts at "civility" and its pitchfork-wielding audience. Read more »

Brilliant Spoof: New York Times Satire Claims All Problems Will Be Solved By July 2009  

Brilliant Spoof: New York Times Satire Claims All Problems Will Be Solved By July 2009

New York City woke up to find that committed satirists had delivered a remarkably well-rendered facsimile of the Times. Read more »

Forget Red vs. Blue -- It's the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda  

Forget Red vs. Blue -- It's the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda

Millions of Americans live in a non-reality-based belief system informed by childish clichés - they can barely differentiate between lies and truth. Read more »

CNN's Election Night 3-D Holograms Channel Princess Leia and Obi-Wan  

CNN's Election Night 3-D Holograms Channel Princess Leia and Obi-Wan

The news giant wowed viewers with its holographic projection technology which "beamed" reporters into the studio in true Star Wars fashion. Read more »

The Desperate Right's Five Biggest Flops of the 2008 Election  

The Desperate Right's Five Biggest Flops of the 2008 Election

How Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and other stupid stunts did not win the election for McCain. Read more »

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The AP and CNN Get 'The Huxtable Effect' All Wrong  

The AP and CNN Get 'The Huxtable Effect' All Wrong

Why the mainstream media got 'The Huxtable Effect' wrong. Read more »

Scary: The Far-Right's Crazy Attacks on Obama Are Just Getting Started  

Scary: The Far-Right's Crazy Attacks on Obama Are Just Getting Started

What doesn't kill the far-right only makes them crazier. Read more »

Rachel Maddow Slams Palin's Attack on Bloggers (In Her Pajamas No Less)  

Rachel Maddow Slams Palin's Attack on Bloggers (In Her Pajamas No Less)

Maddow -- who later said she saw herself as "a blogger on TV" -- did the show in her pajamas to show solidarity with bloggers. Read more »

Fake 'McCain Adviser' Tricks News Orgs, Pretends to Be Source of Palin Dirt  

Fake 'McCain Adviser' Tricks News Orgs, Pretends to Be Source of Palin Dirt

It looks like the 'Eisenstadt,' who outed himself as the source of the Sarah Palin leaks, is a hoax. The stories about Palin though ... Read more »

 

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