http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F Philly.com national headlines. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:27:19 GMT 2009-11-12T00:27:19Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69807017&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_ap_loudobbssaysheisleavingcnn.html CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:27:19 GMT c5a960141919d2444ac368552ba09b37 2009-11-12T00:27:19Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737202&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Chemical_tied_to_sex_problems.html WASHINGTON - Exposure to high levels of a chemical found in thousands of everyday plastic products appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men, according to a study published yesterday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT af6688b029aaa2e991082a4e899d11f1 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69635287&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091110_Christie__Let_Camden_run_itself__takeover_a__failure_.html New Jersey Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie yesterday described the state takeover of Camden as mostly a "failure" and said he would work with Camden's next mayor to shift power back to the city. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 859bf853695466e4466c9a5457a423bc 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737192&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_In_the_World.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 67a79751b1914a7e1f60e77a7ebd5356 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737227&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_In_the_Nation.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 16a5ed32d6e9036e432c82c32a3aade3 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737172&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_The_church_confronts_the_cosmos_.html VATICAN CITY - E.T., phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8ccd51d30d68e844c16615593e36d0fa 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737182&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Small_town_is_focus_of_British_war_grief.html WOOTTON BASSETT, England - Veterans saluted and mourners laid flowers on hearses as hundreds paid tribute yesterday to six soldiers killed in Afghanistan - including five shot to death by an Afghan police officer who turned against them. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 062e51e7ee1c5a263b3c8946e1541c47 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737177&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_1_year_s_probation_for_ex-astronaut.html ORLANDO, Fla. - A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d68d77f35e9bbd2febbd38af99a83ef0 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737057&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111__Your_loved_ones_endure_.html FORT HOOD, Texas - President Obama told a sea of mourners yesterday that the lives of 13 people who died at the hands of a gunman here last week affirmed the nation's "core values" in a time of war and selfishness. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 58a15382af531f5f0a9204dca9ca9fd8 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737207&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Clinton_urges_senators__Act_on_overhaul.html WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats yesterday to resolve their differences with a health-care bill and pass an overhaul as soon as possible. Summoning the lessons of his own history with health-care legislation, Clinton warned: "The worst thing to do is nothing." Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 21457fceaf41e30b8892c55865c8b4c1 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737197&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Hunt_for_radical_with_ties_to_Hasan.html SAN'A, Yemen - Yemeni authorities are searching for Anwar al-Awlaki, the extremist U.S.-born prayer leader who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 61247b2ea110140d5b76b14943974b95 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737077&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_D_C__sniper_is_put_to_death.html JARRATT, Va. - John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who kept the Washington region paralyzed by fear for three weeks as he and a young accomplice gunned down people at random, was executed last night by lethal injection. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cae321e632365e8ec33796c9aedceaf1 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737242&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Aide_who_battled_with_Fox_is_leaving.html WASHINGTON - In an expected development, White House communications director Anita Dunn is stepping down after a brief tenure marked by a dustup with Fox News Channel over its coverage. She will be succeeded by her deputy, Daniel H. Pfeiffer. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2071fbf7ae8b03cd3df4ba3c98f3934c 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737237&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Saudis_widen_fight_against_rebels.html CAIRO, Egypt - Saudi Arabia imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to Shiite rebels along its border, a Saudi government adviser and media reports said yesterday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a6d9e50bbbe73b7ac97221be1f799fa3 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737232&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Bombing_at_market_kills_24_in_Pakistan.html ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - At least 24 people were killed yesterday in the third bombing in as many days in Pakistan's northwest, as extremists continued to wreak revenge for a U.S.-backed offensive against Taliban guerrillas. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT fd07c7590a3e49f2fb9c0dc1e8523ae0 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737222&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Israel__Hezbollah_arms_buildup_threatens_cities.html JERUSALEM - The Lebanese extremist group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said yesterday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT c41f8552b743ae2c02d9efb147e09be3 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737217&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Ships_skirmish_off_Korea_coast.html TOKYO - A brief naval skirmish erupted yesterday between North and South Korea, raising tension in Northeast Asia as President Obama prepares for a visit to the region. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 555e6d7a000fde98c4c01cef04a3e50a 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737212&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Hikers__families_walk_a_delicate_line_with_Iran.html MINNEAPOLIS - The families of three Americans accused of espionage in Iran are attempting the delicate feat of keeping a spotlight trained on the plight of their loved ones while trying to avoid the tangled politics of the tense U.S.-Iran relationship. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT dd018aa5a300aebaead8ed349e2e7e4b 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737187&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_U_N__chief__Act_on_climate.html WASHINGTON - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed the Senate yesterday to act on climate change, but key senators made clear that a bill is unlikely to pass this year. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 96afb68a410af6580434a417222ac3e5 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=69737162&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20091111_Obama_weighs_four_options_for_new_Afghan_strategy.html WASHINGTON - President Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said yesterday, while military officials said the choices involved several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1022b9a38cc5764df3bc315415aead34 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z