Saints stay unbeaten with 38-17 win over Patriots (AP)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees pumps his fist after his 20-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)AP - Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints left Tom Brady in the dust, zipping up and down the field in a dominant romp over the New England Patriots.



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Terry’s late basket lifts Mavs over 76ers (Reuters)

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Reuters - Jason Terry sank a 17-foot jump shot with one second remaining to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 104-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
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Northwestern State holds off Centenary 83-80 (AP)

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AP - Will Pratt scored 16 points and Northwestern State held off a late Centenary rally to beat the Gentlemen 83-80 on Monday night and snap a five-game road skid.
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Saints stay unbeaten with 38-17 win over Patriots

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With one pinpoint throw after another, Drew Brees put New Orleans' pursuit of perfection into overdrive and left Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the dust. Brees threw for a season-high 371 yards and five touchdowns, carving up coach Bill Belichick's defense like few quarterbacks ever have in the Saints' 38-17 victory Monday night.



U.S. war drama wins top film at Gotham awards (Reuters)

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Reuters - "The Hurt Locker," a suspense film about a U.S. Army bomb squad unit that defuses bombs in Iraq, won best feature on Monday at the Gotham awards, the top U.S. East Coast independent film awards.

‘Locality pay’ for federal workers won’t increase

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WASHINGTON – Federal employees whose regional costs of living entitles them to higher compensation will see no increase in their "locality pay" percentages next year, President Barack Obama informed Congress on Monday.



Kiprusoff blanks Preds for 2nd straight shutout (AP)

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Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla (12) clears the puck away from the net as Nashville Predators right wing Joel Ward (29) watches in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn. Also defending for Calgary are defenseman Adam Pardy (7) and goalie Miikka Kiprusoff (34), of Finland. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 22 shots for his second shutout in a row, and Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross each had a goal as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 5-0 Monday night.



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South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies (AP)

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AP - South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.



Suspect in Philippine massacre charged with murder (AP)

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AP - Eight days after the Philippines' worst political massacre, prosecutors on Tuesday charged the heir of a powerful clan who they say directed the slaughter of 57 people, more than half of them journalists.



Army defeats Bryant 64-58 (AP)

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AP - Cleveland Richard scored 18 points to lead Army in a 64-58 win over Bryant on Monday night.
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