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1:30 AM ET, December 1, 2013

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Cary Osborne / signalscv.com:
Actor Paul Walker killed in Valencia car crash  —  Two people were killed Saturday afternoon when a Porsche sports car crashed and burst into flames in Valencia, and the passenger was actor Paul Walker, his publicist confirmed to the Associated Press  —  “Sadly I have to confirm that Paul Walker …
Discussion: The Raw Story and Deadline.com
NY Daily News:
Elderly woman could be city's 10th ‘knockout game’ victim  —  Yvonne Small, 76, fell to the ground after being punched by her assailant on Alabama Ave. and Wortman Ave. in East New York about 11:35 a.m.  —  The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying …
New York Times:
Health Care Site Rushing to Make Fixes by Sunday  —  As the Obama administration's weekend deadline for a smoothly functioning online marketplace for health insurance arrives, more than a month of frantic repair work is paying off with fewer crashes and error messages and speedier loading of pages …
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Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Health Site Is Improving But Likely to Miss Saturday Deadline … Despite recent progress at HealthCare.gov, a raft of problems will remain beyond the Obama administration's Saturday deadline to make the troubled federal insurance website work.  —  The news isn't all bad …
Washington Post:
HealthCare.gov will meet deadline for fixes, White House officials say
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Save America: Restore the draft  —  At this time of Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for the U.S. military — not just for the usual reason that it protects us from our foes but also because it has the potential to save us from ourselves.  —  As I make my rounds each day in the capital …
Associated Press:
Obama shops at D.C. bookstore  —  President Barack Obama is doing his part to support small businesses.  —  Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha dropped in Saturday at Washington's Politics and Prose bookstore and purchased what he said was a “long list” of books that included “The Kite Runner …
ninanews.com:
Security  —  7 Beheaded bodies found in Tikrit  —  Tikrit (NINA) - Police in Salaheddin province found 7 beheaded bodies in Tikrit.  —  Police source told NINA that the bodies found in various parts of Qadisiya neighborhood, northern Tikrit; they are bearing bullet shots.
Nina Golgowski / NY Daily News:
Seattle man who wore clothes with holes, clipped coupons leaves $188M to institutions  —  Jack MacDonald, who kept a meager lifestyle all his life, was never poor as he appeared but was in fact a secret millionaire.  MacDonald's astonishing donations from his will mark the largest philanthropic gift in Washington State this year.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Karen Araiza / Philadelphia News, Local News …:
Women Get Into Black Friday Stun Gun Fight Inside the Mall  —  Black Friday shopping can be hazardous to your health.  —  One woman apparently used a stun gun on another after an all-out brawl inside of the Franklin Mills Mall in Northeast Philadelphia.  —  Mike Napolitano was in the mall …
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Rooting for Failure  —  I just spent 15 minutes on my local health care exchange and realized that I could save a couple hundred dollars a month on my family's insurance.  Of course, I live in Washington State, which has a very competitive market, a superbly functioning website …
New York Times:
Airlines Urged by U.S. to Give Notice to China  —  WASHINGTON — On the same day that China scrambled fighter jets to enforce its newly declared air defense zone, the Obama administration decided to advise American commercial airlines to comply with China's demands to be notified in advance of flights through the area.
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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius / The Huffington Post:
HHS Shares Tips for Consumers Visiting HealthCare.Gov  —  As we continue working around the clock to improve HealthCare.gov and the holiday shopping season kicks into gear, we wanted to share some consumer friendly tips for individuals looking for quality affordable health insurance.
 
 
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Floyd Norris / New York Times:
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The Sun on Sunday lied about me last week. Have they learned nothing?
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Mitt Romney's Son Helped Rescue Four People After Car Crash
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Pressure builds on Boehner for NSA vote
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U.S. man in hot water in Dubai over parody video
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

George Steer / Financial Times:
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Hacking group GhostR claims it stole 5.3M records from World-Check screening database, used for KYC checks for sanctions and financial crime links, in March

 
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