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Sen. Nelson, legislators urge IRS to act on Chinese drywall

By ISAAC WOLF, Scripps Howard News Service

WASHINGTON - Homeowners saddled with tainted Chinese drywall may be in for a significant tax break.

Six members of Congress from states stuck with Chinese drywall urged the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday to approve a hefty tax deduction -- known as a "casualty loss" -- for affected homeowners in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia. Complaints have come from dozens other states.

Editorial: A Thanksgiving in tough times

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters, Scripps Howard News Service

George Washington was the first president to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving. The most famous proclamation was Abraham Lincoln's in 1863, "in the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity."

Lindsay: Giving thanks around college football

By JOHN LINDSAY, Scripps Howard News Service

In the spirit of Thursday's impending gluttony, here's our annual moment to give thanks around college football.

Editorial: Our new best friend comes to town

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters, Scripps Howard News Service

Now that the Chinese proved impervious to his blandishments on currency and trade, President Barack Obama has turned his campaign of global conciliation and cooperation toward another emerging Asian giant -- India.

Ambrose: University bubble bursting?

By JAY AMBROSE, Scripps Howard News Service

University students are going crazy in California, and yes, I know, that's hardly news, seeing as how the affliction traces back to the 1960s at the very least. But recent angry protests -- including the takeover of a building at Berkeley -- just may signal something hugely significant, much like the burst of the housing bubble.

Game On: 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' is a must-own

By CHRIS CAMPBELL, Scripps Howard News Service

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC

Genre: Shooter

Publisher: Activision

ESRB Rating: M, for Mature

Grade: 5 stars (out of 5)

The hype is over and the moral shades of gray are ready for the taking in "Modern Warfare 2," probably the most anticipated game of the holiday season.

Higgins: Miles takes blame for Tigers' fiasco

By RON HIGGINS, Scripps Howard News Service

LSU coach Les Miles, fried by Tigers' fans and media from coast-to-coast for a series of blunders concerning play-calling decisions and horrendous clock management in his team's 25-23 loss at Ole Miss on Saturday, took full blame for the defeat on Monday.

Here's some of Miles' explanations for some of the screw-ups:

Stork Craft crib recall prompts warning about infant sleep practices

By LEE BOWMAN, Scripps Howard News Service

Infant safe sleep advocates are scrambling to ensure that parents reacting to the biggest crib recall in American history don't put their babies in greater danger by placing them to sleep with adults or other children.

Compute: Q and A on computer software

By JAMES DERK, Scripps Howard News Service

Lots of people are talking about the best of the holiday season already and with Black Friday here we are talking about lots of computer goodies under the tree.

Schram: When to leak

By MARTIN SCHRAM, Scripps Howard News Service

There are many ways to introduce a controversial topic -- even today's about the most private tool of public diplomacy and its role in President Obama's troop decision on the Afghanistan war.

But first I need to make sure I don't make the same mistake an aspiring television news host made while trying to switch subjects in midstream, so to speak.

Resumania: On your cover letter or resume -- be straightforward

By MAX MESSMER, Scripps Howard News Service

When crafting a resume or cover letter, remember this piece of wisdom from author E.B. White: "Use the smallest word that does the job."

Fla. middle-school students suspended for "kick a Jew" day

By KATHERINE ALBERS, Scripps Howard News Service

NAPLES, Fla. - Ten Naples middle school students have been suspended after participating in what they called "kick a Jew day," school district officials said.

District Spokesman Joe Landon said a student told the North Naples Middle School dean of students at dismissal last Thursday that she was kicked because it was "kick a Jew day."

Try this Blue Cheese and Toasted Walnut Spread

By ELLEN FOLKMAN, St. Petersburg Times

Kelly Cook of Dunedin, Fla., shares an appetizer dip recipe for Blue Cheese and Toasted Walnut Spread.

Comics: Reveling in the 'Turok Archives'

By ANDREW A. SMITH, Scripps Howard News Service

My name is Andrew Smith, and I am a comic-book junkie.

Of course I've always suspected it. But with "Turok, Son of Stone Archives" Vol. 4 ($49.95, Dark Horse), I can no longer deny it.

Calif. state debt burden mushrooms, thanks to voters, recession

By KEVIN YAMAMURA, Sacramento Bee

Before the economy went bust, California voters authorized multibillion-dollar charges on the state's infrastructure credit card.

They approved generational investments in roads, schools and levees, as well as hospitals and stem-cell research. At the time, fiscal experts projected that California at most would have to spend roughly 6 percent of its annual budget on payments.

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FINAL SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service FINAL CONSOLIDATED NEWS budget for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

Editors: Adds NEWSPAPER-FBI.

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE THANKSGIVING SKED

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Here is the sked for stories and photos for use in the weeks before THANKSGIVING. This budget is also included on the Lifestyle sked, moving category l. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service CONSOLIDATED BUDGET for Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE NEWS BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE LIFESTYLE BUDGET

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service LIFESTYLE budget for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

ENTERTAINMENT

GLOOM AND DOOM

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE SPORTS BUDGET

Scripps Howard News Service's SPORTS sked for stories moving Tuesday, November 24, 2009. SHNS editors are available at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at http://www.shns.com.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE OPED BUDGET

This is the Scripps Howard News Service OPED budget for Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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Here is the Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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Here is the Scripps Howard News Service final consolidated budget for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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Here is the Final Consolidated Scripps Howard News Service NEWS budget for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.

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A seven-month investigation into federal mortality records reveals hundreds of thousands of death certificates filed every year in the United States are wrong, meaning we don't really know what's killing Americans. A first-of-its-kind study also found that younger, well-educated and wealthy people are more likely to be autopsied when they die. More men than women are autopsied. And blacks, Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans are more likely to be autopsied than whites.

Autopsy rates differ by race, age, sex, education

Cause of death investigations often dead wrong

Accurate death certificates challenged by poor training

Poll: Doubts persist over accuracy of death certificates

Survey results among different groups

Death poll findings, by questions

What to do if you distrust the death diagnosis

Where to find death records

Deaths by heart disease by state

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Recycled Radiation

Thousands of everyday products and materials containing radioactively tainted metals are surfacing across the United States and around the world. But because of haphazard screening, an absence of oversight, and substantial disincentives for businesses to report contamination, no one knows how many tainted goods are in circulation.

Recycled radioactive metal contaminates consumer products

NRC wants to tighten oversight of often-lost radioactive devices

Same batch of radioactive metal from Mexico enters Calif. for 25 years

Radioactive cheese grater case shows lack of oversight

36 states have nowhere to dump low-level radioactive material

Radioactive mesh from China used to make 30,000 filters in Florida

Authorities scrambled to corral radioactive La-Z-Boy recliners

Only U.S. effort to collect radioactive material has 9,000-object backlog

Mandatory screening, reporting needed to stop recycling radiation

Radioactive materials surface in Tennessee scrap yards

Texas has highest number of radioactive metal incidents

Editorial: The hidden radiation around us

Scripps Howard News Service response to comments from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on SHNS' "Recycled Radiation"

The Doctor is Out

A special report by Scripps Howard News Service finds as many as one in five Americans does not have a family doctor. And this translates directly to higher rates of illness and death and higher costs.

Docs: In ERs, more sore throats than cardiac arrests

Interactive database showing U.S. doctors by county

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