http://www.boston.com/news/nation en-us 2009-11-26T17:19:00Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/seniors_suffer_in_troubled_socal_subdivision?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News Thirteen Southern California residents have had their hopes for a carefree retirement in newly built homes dashed by the housing industry's collapse. Jacob Adelman, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-26T17:21:33Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/26/obama_telephones_thanks_to_10_us_service_members?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News On his first Thanksgiving in the White House, President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. servicemen and women stationed in war zones to thank them for their service. 2009-11-26T17:11:33Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/palin_spends_thanksgiving_with_family_in_richland?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News Sarah Palin is spending Thanksgiving with relatives in Washington state before resuming book signing over the weekend. 2009-11-26T16:51:32Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/ex_soccer_standout_gets_33_years_for_killing_dad?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News A 23-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison after acknowledging he killed his father three years ago and hid his body in a freezer. 2009-11-26T15:41:40Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/thanksgiving_day_kicks_off_with_slew_of_parades?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to thousands of revelers Thursday eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-26T15:11:39Z http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/26/tv_wanna_bes_apparently_crash_white_house_dinner?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News WASHINGTON - A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia crashed the White House’s state dinner Tuesday night, penetrating layers of security with no invitation to mingle with the likes of Vice President Joe Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post 2009-11-26T04:49:29Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/26/in_health_care_debate_both_sides_being_heard?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News WASHINGTON - President Obama’s top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained yesterday by the Associated Press. 2009-11-26T03:58:24Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/no_cash_salvation_army_takes_plastic?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News COLORADO SPRINGS - There could be less jingle in the Salvation’s Army’s hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards. Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press 2009-11-26T02:51:39Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/new_response_urged_to_military_suicide?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News NEW YORK - Since at least the time of Abraham Lincoln, presidents have sent letters of condolence to the families of service members killed in action, whether the deaths came by hostile fire or in an accident. James Dao, New York Times 2009-11-26T02:50:48Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/11/26/scientists_get_us_funds_to_crack_the_turkeys_genetic_code?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News WASHINGTON - If ever there were a candidate for genetic engineering, surely it is the pale, flavor-challenged bird that will adorn millions of American dinner tables as a matter of Thanksgiving ritual. Daniel de Vise, Washington Post 2009-11-26T02:50:38Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/11/26/shuttle_atlantis_with_crew_of_seven_leaves_space_station_and_heads_home?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early yesterday and headed home, with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who has been away from her young son since the summer. Associated Press 2009-11-26T02:49:26Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/26/rescuers_working_to_free_man_stuck_in_utah_cave?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News SALT LAKE CITY - Rescuers chipped away with air-powered tools in a narrow tunnel yesterday to free a man trapped about 150 feet below ground in a popular Utah cave. Associated Press 2009-11-26T02:49:11Z fan http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/26/obama_ready_to_commit_us_to_specific_emissions_cuts?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News WASHINGTON - The White House said yesterday that President Obama will attend international climate talks next month in Copenhagen and commit the United States to a specific short-term target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, providing new momentum for negotiations that had been faltering. Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear, Washington Post 2009-11-26T02:48:52Z fan