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China's leadership transition formally edges ahead with forwarding of list of names
BEIJING, China – China’s leadership transition officially edged ahead Saturday, with the executive body of the Communist Party Congress forwarding a list of names to congress delegates for review.

Rugby-France turn fear into power to thrash Australia
PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) – France upset Australia on Saturday because they were scared of yet another thrashing by a southern hemisphere nation and they had better be afraid of Argentina next weekend, according to coach Philippe Saint Andre. Les Bleus, who were demolished 59-16 by the Wallabies in their last encounter two years ago, turned fear into power at Stade de France to win 33-6 and claim their first victory in seven years against Australia. “French rugby is a bit like that. When we’re scared we do great things,” Saint Andre told reporters. …

Official: FBI probe that led to Petraeus ouster began with complaint over harassing emails
WASHINGTON – The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover the affair, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Calgary Stampeders downplay post-season history versus Saskatchewan Roughriders
CALGARY – The weather and how much history matters were the themes Saturday at McMahon Stadium as the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders prepared for the CFL’s West semifinal.

Former Iraqi central bank chief rejects graft charges
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The former governor of Iraq’s central bank on Saturday denied parliamentary charges of corruption on Saturday, saying he was the victim of a government campaign to try and control the autonomous bank’s foreign reserves. Iraq’s cabinet last month ousted Sinan al-Shibibi after a parliamentary investigation into central bank officials accused of abusing the bank’s dollar auctions. …