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6 hrs ago | The Times of India

Convicted felon in US, Gilani changed name to hide tracks

WASHINGTON: Daaod Gilani, suspected of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage and one of the two Pakistani expats charged with transcontinental terror plots, is a convicted felon who served 15-month prison sentence in US in 1999 before he changed his name to David Coleman Headley, a camouflage that may have helped him get a long-term Indian visa.

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Related Topix: Travel, World News, India, Asian-American, Indian-American, Philadelphia, PA

14 hrs ago | Hotels

Golden Nugget Las Vegas Announces Opening of Stunning New Rush Tower; ...

Golden Nugget Las Vegas Announces Opening of Stunning New Rush Tower; $150-million luxury tower, set to open November 20, 2009, will usher in new era of energy and style in downtown Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Nov.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Travel, Las Vegas Travel, Dining, Restaurant Management, Landrys Restaurants, Life, Food, Travel/Tourism

19 hrs ago | The Town Talk

Grave neglect remedied at Shreveport cemetery

An indignity lasting decades is being righted, and a social fixture from Shreveport in the Gilded Age is finally getting closure.

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Related Topix: Natchitoches, LA, Travel

23 hrs ago | Newsday.com

Some lawmakers send few minorities to US academies

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - ANNAPOLIS, Maryland a ' As U.S. military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

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Related Topix: Travel, Annapolis, MD, US Politics, Elijah Cummings, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nydia Velazquez, Charles Rangel

Thu Nov 19, 2009

USA Today

AAA predicts more drivers, fewer fliers for Thanksgiving

More travelers on the road, fewer flights and rainy weather could make a mess of Thanksgiving travel next week, experts said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Travel, Weather, US News

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

About 100 attend first Tahoe Boulder Bay project public comment phase

Ron Grassi, of the Tahoe Area Sierra Club, talks about the proposed Boulder Bay redevelopment during Wednesday's TRPA governing board meeting at The Chateau.

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Related Topix: Incline-Village, NV, Crystal-Bay, NV, Lake Tahoe Travel, Travel

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Stores pull out gimmicks start of holiday shopping season: cookies, longer hours, big deals

As you rush into the holiday shopping season, you may catch a whiff of cookies baking at the mall or find a note from a roving elf on your iPhone or get a coupon by text message.

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Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Cookies, Dessert, Food, iPhone, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Travel

WAOW-TV Wausau

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel, Computers, The National, Entertainment, Television, New York

BruDirect

Students Join US Leadership Programme

After an intense selection process which included interviews, six students will participate in a newly-introduced three-week Asean Youth Leadership programme in Chicago and Washington DC, sponsored by the US State Department.

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Related Topix: Travel, Northern Illinois University

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Journal News

CEO: Reader's Digest leaving Chappaqua HQ

WHITE PLAINS - The company that publishes Reader's Digest is planning to vacate its longtime Chappaqua headquarters, the CEO said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Chappaqua, NY, White Plains, NY, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Travel

The Age

How to beat boredom during an airport wait.

With a mountain of luggage and Jack Kerouac as company, Alan Mascarenhas endures a day at LAX.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Australia Travel

CBS 4

Travel Missions Continue Costing In The Thousands

Share + Nov 17, 2009 7:34 pm US/Eastern 1 of 2 AP 2 of 2 File: Commissioner Natacha Seijas prides herself in not being available to the media.

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Related Topix: Travel, Miami, FL, Miami Metro, South Africa Travel

Xinhuanet

Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors stride into Washington museum

An exhibition that features the largest number of terra cotta warriors ever to travel to the United States for a single show kicked off here on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Travel, Archaeology, Science, Anthropology

Tue Nov 17, 2009

People's Daily Online

Shanghai Party chief meets U.S. President Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, Nov.

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Related Topix: Travel, China, Asia, World News, China Travel

Airport Business

Key Air Launches New Website Reflecting New Customer-Focused Branding Initiative

In conjunction with Key Air's new integrated brand positioning campaign -- "Perfect Flying Conditions" -- the company recently launched its new website.

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Related Topix: Travel, Los Angeles, CA

Canada.com

Spring to action early and book your cruise for 2010

Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest and newest cruise ship, arrives off the Florida coast, headed for its home port in Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as seen from a park in Dania Beach, Florida November 13, 2009.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro, Dania Beach, FL, Travel, Mexico Travel

Business Travel News

US Airways To Shift U.S. Capacity Almost Totally To Hubs

US Airways To Shift U.S. Capacity Almost Totally To Hubs By Jay Boehmer NOVEMBER 16, 2009 -- US Airways is realigning its U.S. network to focus almost exclusively on service to and from its Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix hubs and three other cities, which by the end of 2010 will represent 99 percent of the airline's capacity, up from about 93 ...

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Related Topix: Travel, Philadelphia, NY, Phoenix, NY, 9, Springs, NY, New York Metro

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WNOL-TV New Orleans

Parks fight flu with hand sanitizers, fliers

With the global H1N1 flu pandemic showing no sign of abating, Walt Disney World has stepped up efforts to prevent swine flu and other viruses from spreading within its theme parks.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters, Travel, Orlando Travel

KHWB-TV Houston

Food-focused walking tours in L.A.

The story of Los Angeles can be told through its food. Neighborhoods, cultures and history come into focus through a bite of bread, a nibble of cheese or a sip of tea.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Tea, Drink, Chocolate

The Shreveport Times

Froma Harrop: Casinos can take money from states

In Las Vegas, house prices have dropped 55 percent since peaking in August 2006, and the foreclosure rate is seven times the national average.

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Related Topix: Travel, Las Vegas Travel, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Ohio

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