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• 6. THANKSGIVING-HANUKKAH OVERLAP IS A CONUNDRUM FOR SOME
• The convergence of the secular and religious holidays is a source of angst for many who celebrate both.
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• 7. THAI DEMONSTRATORS ENTER FINANCE MINISTRY COMPOUND
• The anti-government rally escalates seeking to force civil servants to stop working.
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• 8. WHERE METH IS A GROWING CONCERN
• Experts on North Korea see signs of a steady output of the drug there -- and the potential for global distribution.
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• 9. WHO WON THE NIGHT AT THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
• Taylor Swift took home four honors including artist of the year for the third time.
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• 10. GIANTS, WITH BACKS TO WALL, COME UP SHORT
• Dallas downs New York 24-21, ending the Giants' four-game winning streak and most of their playoff hopes.
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AP News in Brief
AP Exclusive: Obama advised Netanyahu of secret US-Iran talks in September
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a warm day in Washington this fall, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled in the White House, each flanked by a handful of top advisers, including Vice President Joe Biden. Just three days earlier, Obama had held an historic phone call with Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani, the leader of a country Israel sees as a threat to its very existence.
• In the confines of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Sept. 30, just after the high Jewish holidays, Obama revealed to Netanyahu that his administration had been engaged in secret, high-level diplomatic talks with the mortal enemy of the Jewish state. Netanyahu's immediate public reaction betrayed no surprise, but a day later he launched a full-frontal attack on Iran, delivering a blistering speech at the U.N. General Assembly in which he said the Islamic republic was bent on Israel's de (Continued on page 26)
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