White House confirms Bush-Maliki to meet as Iraq violence spirals AFP via Yahoo! News
The White House reiterated that President George W. Bush would meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week amid a sharp rise in Shiite-Sunni violence.
White House condemns Iraq violence AFP via Yahoo! News
The White House condemned the latest violence in Iraq as "deplorable" while reiterating that President George W. Bush will meet with Iraqi leader Nuri al-Maliki on November 29-30 in Jordan.
SAN FRANCISCO / Victim identified in Parkside house fire San Francisco Chronicle
Authorities on Friday identified the victim of a fatal house fire last week in the Parkside neighborhood. Hen Lieh Wei, 65, died in the fire Nov. 18 in a home near 32nd Avenue and Rivera Street, the medical examiner's office said. The Fire
White House condemns huge bomb attack in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News
The White House said on Friday that the bombing in a Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad that marked the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a "senseless act" aimed at creating instability.
White House condemns attacks that killed 200 Shiites in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News
The White House condemned the "senseless" violence that killed more than 200 people in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad, and vowed to help the Iraqi government forge peace.
State House institution retiring Baltimore Sun
Longtime reporter for Associated Press, 67, calling it quits If ever there was a State House institution, a walking history of all the here and there of Annapolis politics, it is Tom Stuckey.
'Christmas Story' house gets a new life with fan's passion Lansing State Journal
Brian Jones has restored the three-story, wood-frame Cleveland house to its appearance in the movie and will open it for tours beginning today. His hope is that it will become a tourist stop alongside the city's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and other destinations. (Check it out at www.redriderleglamps.com.)
House fire started by turkey fryer The Champaign News-Gazette
FISHER – A fire at a house in Fisher on Thursday is being blamed on a turkey fryer. "Someone was frying turkey in their garage and the ultimate happened," said Amanda Allen, chief of the Dewey Division of Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District.
Amity Santa House opening for season Reading Eagle
The Fifth Annual Amity Santa House will be open weekends from today until Christmas in front of the Douglassville Post Office, Route 662 and Postal Road.
Blaze at house claims former Texas legislator Deseret Morning News
A former Texas legislator died Friday when his house went up in flames after a holiday celebration that officials said included a large candle display.